Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Investment In Foreign Subsidiaries

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Effective income tax rate reconciliation net operating loss carryback.

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Effective income tax rate reconciliation non deductible portion of settlements.

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Effective income tax rate reconciliation taxable capital gain.

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Effective income tax rate reconciliation utilization of net operating losses.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.

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Percentage of difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying domestic federal statutory income tax rate to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to deduction. Includes, but is not limited to, dividend deduction, deduction for dividend paid to employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), Medicare prescription drug benefit subsidy deduction, and other deductions.

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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to revisions of previously reported income tax expense.

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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to income tax contingencies. Includes, but not limited to, domestic tax contingency, foreign tax contingency, state and local tax contingency, and other contingencies.

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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to income tax settlements. Including, but not limited to, domestic tax settlement, foreign tax settlement, state and local tax settlement, and other tax settlements.

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Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Statutory Tax Rate of Parent Company to Effective Consolidated Tax Rate (Detail)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Statutory tax rate (in Israel)	21.00%	35.00%	23.00%	23.00%	23.00%
(Decrease) increase in effective tax rate due to:
Utilization of net operating losses			2.60%		(0.40%)
FX on tax payments			0.80%	0.40%	(0.30%)
Write-down and amortization of TNA transferred IP			0.10%
Taxable capital gain			0.10%
Non-deductible expenses (unrecognized income)			(0.10%)
Change in deferred taxes due to change in tax rate			(0.30%)
Taxes from prior years			(0.50%)	(0.80%)	0.60%
Uncertain tax positions, net			(0.90%)	(0.60%)	3.40%
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax asset			(1.20%)
Different tax rates applicable to non-Israeli subsidiaries			(2.50%)	1.30%	0.80%
Non-deductible portion of settlements			(23.60%)
Net operating loss carryback				(1.30%)
Tax benefits from reduced tax rates under benefit programs and other				(4.10%)	(6.20%)
Effective consolidated tax rate			(2.50%)	17.90%	20.90%