Long Lived Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Long Lived Assets [Abstract]

Property and equipment

	AT MARCH 31,
(in millions)	2012			2011
Land and buildings	$	224		$	232
Equipment, software developed for internal use, furniture, and leasehold improvements		869			837
		1,093			1,069
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(707	)		(632	)
Property and equipment, net	$	386		$	437

Capitalized software and other intangible assets

	AT MARCH 31, 2012
(in millions)	GROSS AMORTIZABLE ASSETS		LESS: FULLY AMORTIZED ASSETS		REMAINING AMORTIZABLE ASSETS		ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION ON REMAINING AMORTIZABLE ASSETS		NET ASSETS
Purchased software products	$	5,628	$	4,733	$	895	$	228	$	667
Capitalized development cost and other intangibles:
Internally developed software products		1,366		574		792		258		534
Other intangible assets subject to amortization		814		412		402		214		188
Total capitalized software costs and other intangible assets	$	7,808	$	5,719	$	2,089	$	700	$	1,389

	AT MARCH 31, 2011
(in millions)	GROSS AMORTIZABLE ASSETS		LESS: FULLY AMORTIZED ASSETS		REMAINING AMORTIZABLE ASSETS		ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION ON REMAINING AMORTIZABLE ASSETS		NET ASSETS
Purchased software products	$	5,430	$	4,662	$	768	$	198	$	570
Capitalized development cost and other intangibles:
Internally developed software products		1,201		508		693		205		488
Other intangible assets subject to amortization		772		120		652		440		212
Other intangible assets not subject to amortization		14		—		14		—		14
Total capitalized software costs and other intangible assets	$	7,417	$	5,290	$	2,127	$	843	$	1,284

Depreciation and amortization expense

	YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
(in millions)	2012		2011		2010
Depreciation	$	111	$	114	$	105
Amortization of purchased software		103		88		49
Amortization of internally developed software products		122		104		84
Amortization of other intangible assets		65		73		54
Total	$	401	$	379	$	292

Amortization expense over next five fiscal years

	YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
(in millions)	2013		2014		2015		2016		2017
Capitalized software:
Purchased	$	106	$	98	$	87	$	86	$	84
Internally developed		153		138		112		81		47
Other intangible assets subject to amortization		54		48		40		26		9
Total	$	313	$	284	$	239	$	193	$	140

Goodwill activity

(in millions)
Balance at March 31, 2010	$	5,605
Amounts allocated to loss on discontinued operations		(11	)
Acquisitions		82
Foreign currency translation adjustment		10
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	5,686
Amounts allocated to loss on discontinued operations		(7	)
Acquisitions		179
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(2	)
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	5,856