Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Income Tax [Abstract]

Income (loss) before taxes attributable to domestic and foreign operations

	YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
(in millions)	2012		2011		2010
Domestic	$	830	$	751	$	699
Foreign		524		458		453
	$	1,354	$	1,209	$	1,152

Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations

	YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
(in millions)	2012			2011		2010
Current:
Federal	$	275		$	110	$	198
State		37			48		15
Foreign		120			88		112
		432			246		325
Deferred:
Federal		4			65		28
State		(22	)		5		13
Foreign		2			70		27
		(16	)		140		68
Total:
Federal		279			175		226
State		15			53		28
Foreign		122			158		139
	$	416		$	386	$	393

Tax expense from continuing operations is reconciled to the tax expense

	YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
(in millions)	2012			2011			2010
Tax expense at U.S. federal statutory tax rate	$	474		$	423		$	403
Effect of international operations		(89	)		(129	)		(55	)
U.S. federal and state tax contingencies		23			61			14
State taxes, net of U.S. federal tax benefit		17			13			7
Valuation allowance		(15	)		(2	)		5
Other, net		6			20			19
Tax expense	$	416		$	386		$	393

Tax effects of the temporary differences from continuing operations

	AT MARCH 31,
(in millions)	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Modified accrual basis accounting for revenue	$	447		$	441
Share-based compensation		48			50
Accrued expenses		30			53
Net operating losses		173			178
Intangible assets amortizable for tax purposes		11			16
Deductible state tax and interest benefits		56			43
Other		53			52
Total deferred tax assets		818			833
Valuation allowances		(68	)		(85	)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances		750			748
Deferred tax liabilities:
Purchased software		133			73
Depreciation		31			17
Other intangible assets		56			70
Capitalized development costs		206			191
Total deferred tax liabilities		426			351
Net deferred tax asset	$	324		$	397

Roll-forward of the Company's uncertain tax positions for all federal, state and foreign tax jurisdictions

	AT MARCH 31,
(in millions)	2012			2011
Balance, beginning of year	$	522		$	415
Additions for tax positions related to the current year		26			52
Additions for tax positions from prior years		21			127
Reductions for tax positions from prior years		(17	)		(33	)
Settlement payments		(19	)		(32	)
Statute of limitations expiration		(6	)		(8	)
Translation and other		(4	)		1
Balance, end of year	$	523		$	522