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Accounts Receivable (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Receivables [Abstract]  
Schedule of accounts receivable
“Accounts receivable, net” consists of the following (in millions).
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Trade accounts receivable
 
$
1,158

 
$
1,303

Other accounts receivable
 
134

 
83

Accounts receivable — third parties
 
1,292

 
1,386

Allowance for doubtful accounts — third parties
 
(3
)
 
(4
)
Accounts receivable, net — third parties
 
$
1,289

 
$
1,382

 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net — related parties
 
$
53

 
$
54

Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts
Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows (in millions).
 
 
 
Balance at
Beginning
of Period
 
Additions
Charged to
Expense
 
Accounts
Recovered/
(Written-
Off)
 
Foreign
Exchange
and Other
 
Balance at
End of  Period
Year Ended March 31, 2015
 
$
4

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(1
)
 
$
3

Year Ended March 31, 2014
 
$
3

 
$
2

 
$
(1
)
 
$
—

 
$
4

Year Ended March 31, 2013
 
$
5

 
$
2

 
$
(4
)
 
$
—

 
$
3

Summary disclosures of financial amounts
The following tables summarize amounts relating to our factoring activities (in millions).
 
 
Year Ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Aggregated receivables factored
 
$
1,796

 
$
1,081

 
$
464

Factoring expense
 
$
10

 
$
5

 
$
2

 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Factored receivables outstanding
 
$
591

 
$
245