Borrowings (Long-term Debt Borrowings) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 5,813,962	$ 5,875,781
Notes, loans and finance/capital leases payable	6,236,822	6,059,713
Less: Debt issuance costs	(36,425)	(37,216)
Total notes, loans and finance/capital leases payable, net	$ 6,200,397	6,022,497
Real estate loan (amortizing term) [Member]
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year	2037
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2027
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 292,617	50,259
Real estate loan (amortizing term) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	4.29%
Real estate loan (amortizing term) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.60%
Senior Mortgages [Member]
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2024
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2042
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 2,389,419	2,206,268
Senior Mortgages [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	2.70%
Senior Mortgages [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.50%
Real estate loans (revolving credit) [Member]
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year	2027
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 0	535,000
Real estate loans (revolving credit) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	0.00%
Real estate loans (revolving credit) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	0.00%
Fleet loans (amortizing term) [Member]
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2023
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2029
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 123,986	124,651
Fleet loans (amortizing term) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	1.61%
Fleet loans (amortizing term) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.68%
Fleet loans (revolving credit) [Member]
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2025
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2027
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 615,000	560,000
Fleet loans (revolving credit) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	2.36%
Fleet loans (revolving credit) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.44%
Capital Leases (rental equipment) [Member]
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2023
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2026
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 252,102	347,393
Capital Leases (rental equipment) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	2.16%
Capital Leases (rental equipment) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.04%
Finance capital lease [Member]
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year	2030
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2024
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 1,286,299	949,936
Finance capital lease [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	1.60%
Finance capital lease [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.98%
Private Placement [Member]
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2029
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2035
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 1,200,000	1,200,000
Private Placement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	2.43%
Private Placement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	2.88%
Other Obligations [Member]
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2023
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2049
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 77,399	$ 86,206
Other Obligations [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	1.50%
Other Obligations [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	8.00%

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Amount of accumulated amortization of debt issuance costs classified as noncurrent.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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