Deferred Revenue (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Deferred Revenue Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of deferred revenue (billed or collected)

The current and noncurrent components of “Deferred revenue (billed or collected)” at March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 were as follows:

	At March 31,
(in millions)	2017		2016
Current:
Subscription and maintenance	$	1,948	$	1,990
Professional services	135		116
Software fees and other	139		91
Total deferred revenue (billed or collected) – current	$	2,222	$	2,197
Noncurrent:
Subscription and maintenance	$	769	$	712
Professional services	19		21
Software fees and other	6		4
Total deferred revenue (billed or collected) – noncurrent	$	794	$	737
Total deferred revenue (billed or collected)	$	3,016	$	2,934