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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from entity's first offering of stock to the public.

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Nature of Business and Organization - (Narrative) (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2019 USD ($) shares	Jun. 26, 2019 $ / shares shares	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2018 $ / shares shares
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in Joint Venture	41.00%			41.00%	30.00%
Payment to acquire joint venture \| shares					37,920,000
Stated interest rate				5.50%
Stock split conversion ratio		126.4
Common Stock, shares authorized \| shares		9,000,000,000		9,000,000,000	252,800,000	252,800,000
Common Stock, par value \| $ / shares		$ 0.001		$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized \| shares		900,000,000		900,000,000	0
Preferred stock, par value \| $ / shares		$ 0.001		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Shares received from Joint Venture \| shares	49,285,713
Proceeds from initial public offering				$ 608,679
Proceeds from tangible equity units			$ 278,875	$ 278,875
5.75% senior notes due 2025 [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Senior note issued					$ 1,000,000
Stated interest rate					5.75%
Joint Venture [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Repayment of debt	$ 805,000
Term Loan Facility [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Line of credit					$ 5,100,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Line of credit					$ 500,000
2009 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Payment to acquire joint venture \| shares					1,800,000,000
Common Class X [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Common Stock, shares authorized \| shares		1		1	1	1
Common Stock, par value \| $ / shares		$ 0.001		$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common Stock [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Shares received from Joint Venture \| shares	49,285,713
Proceeds from initial public offering	$ 608,679
Tangible Equity Units [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Tangible equity unit offering \| shares	5,750,000		5,750,000
Proceeds from tangible equity units	$ 278,875
McKesson Corporation [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in Joint Venture				59.00%	70.00%
McKesson Corporation [Member] \| Promissory Note [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Promissory note					$ 1,300,000