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Income Taxes 3 (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation      
Tax expense at U.S. federal statutory tax rate $ 390us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 356us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 440us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Effect of international operations (91)ca_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEffectofInternationalOperations (147)ca_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEffectofInternationalOperations (131)ca_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEffectofInternationalOperations
U.S. federal and state tax contingencies 1ca_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingenciesFederalStateandLocal (123)ca_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingenciesFederalStateandLocal (8)ca_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingenciesFederalStateandLocal
Domestic manufacturing deduction (23)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (24)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (21)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
State taxes, net of U.S. federal tax benefit 15us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 19us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 23us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Valuation allowance 8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 23us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 11us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Other, net 5us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 25us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 25us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Income tax expense from continuing operations $ 305us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 129us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 339us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit