2.125% Junior subordinated convertible debentures (Notes) (Junior Subordinated Convertible Debentures Due2037 Member)	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Junior Subordinated Convertible Debentures Due2037 Member
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Junior subordinated convertible debentures	2.125% JUNIOR SUBORDINATED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES Loss on retirement of convertible debentures - In February 2015, the Company acquired $575.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 2.125% junior subordinated convertible debentures for an aggregate purchase price of $1,134.6 million, based on market value. The payment was allocated between the liability ($238.3 million) and equity ($896.3 million) components of the convertible debentures, using the equivalent rate that reflected the borrowing rate for a similar non-convertible debt prior to the retirement. The transaction resulted in a loss on retirement of convertible debentures of approximately $50.6 million, which represented the difference between the fair value of the liability component at time of repurchase and the sum of the carrying values of the debt component and any unamortized debt issuance costs. The Company's remaining $575.0 million principal amount of 2.125% junior subordinated convertible debentures due December 15, 2037, are subordinated in right of payment to any future senior debt of the Company and are effectively subordinated in right of payment to the liabilities of the Company's subsidiaries. The debentures are convertible, subject to certain conditions, into cash, shares of the Company's common stock or a combination thereof, at the Company's election, at an initial conversion rate of 29.2783 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of debentures, representing an initial conversion price of approximately $34.16 per share of common stock. As of March 31, 2015, the holders of the debentures had the right to convert their debentures between April 1, 2015 and June 30, 2015 because for at least 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading day period ending on March 31, 2015, the Company's common stock had a last reported sale price greater than 130% of the conversion price. As of March 31, 2015, a holder could realize more economic value by selling its debentures in the over the counter market than from converting its debentures. As a result of cash dividends paid since the issuance of the debentures, the conversion rate has been adjusted to 39.8555 shares of common stock per $1,000 of principal amount of debentures, representing a conversion price of approximately $25.09 per share of common stock. The if-converted value of the debentures exceed the principal amount by $545.6 million at March 31, 2015. The debentures include a contingent interest mechanism that begins in December 2017. The terms of the contingent interest include a 0.25% interest rate if the debentures are trading at less than $400 and 0.5% if the debentures are trading at greater than $1,500. Based on the current trading price of the debentures, the contingent interest rate would be 0.5%. As the debentures can be settled in cash upon conversion, for accounting purposes, the debentures were bifurcated into a liability component and an equity component, which are both initially recorded at fair value. As it relates to the remaining $575.0 million principal amount of 2.125% junior subordinated convertible debentures outstanding at March 31, 2015, the carrying value of the equity component at March 31, 2015 was $411.2 million. The estimated fair value of the liability component of the debentures at the issuance date was $163.8 million, resulting in a debt discount of $411.2 million. The unamortized debt discount was $383.7 million at March 31, 2015. The carrying value of the debentures was $190.9 million at March 31, 2015. The remaining period over which the unamortized debt discount will be recognized as non-cash interest expense is 22.75 years. In the years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized $9.1 million, $9.0 million and $8.2 million, respectively, in non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of the debt discount. The Company recognized $22.8 million of interest expense related to the 2.125% coupon on the debentures in fiscal 2015 and $24.4 million of interest expense related to the 2.125% coupon in each of fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2013. The effective interest rate of the debentures is 9.1%.

2.125% JUNIOR SUBORDINATED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES

Loss on retirement of convertible debentures - In February 2015, the Company acquired $575.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 2.125% junior subordinated convertible debentures for an aggregate purchase price of $1,134.6 million, based on market value. The payment was allocated between the liability ($238.3 million) and equity ($896.3 million) components of the convertible debentures, using the equivalent rate that reflected the borrowing rate for a similar non-convertible debt prior to the retirement. The transaction resulted in a loss on retirement of convertible debentures of approximately $50.6 million, which represented the difference between the fair value of the liability component at time of repurchase and the sum of the carrying values of the debt component and any unamortized debt issuance costs.

The Company's remaining $575.0 million principal amount of 2.125% junior subordinated convertible debentures due December 15, 2037, are subordinated in right of payment to any future senior debt of the Company and are effectively subordinated in right of payment to the liabilities of the Company's subsidiaries. The debentures are convertible, subject to certain conditions, into cash, shares of the Company's common stock or a combination thereof, at the Company's election, at an initial conversion rate of 29.2783 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of debentures, representing an initial conversion price of approximately $34.16 per share of common stock. As of March 31, 2015, the holders of the debentures had the right to convert their debentures between April 1, 2015 and June 30, 2015 because for at least 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading day period ending on March 31, 2015, the Company's common stock had a last reported sale price greater than 130% of the conversion price. As of March 31, 2015, a holder could realize more economic value by selling its debentures in the over the counter market than from converting its debentures. As a result of cash dividends paid since the issuance of the debentures, the conversion rate has been adjusted to 39.8555 shares of common stock per $1,000 of principal amount of debentures, representing a conversion price of approximately $25.09 per share of common stock. The if-converted value of the debentures exceed the principal amount by $545.6 million at March 31, 2015. The debentures include a contingent interest mechanism that begins in December 2017. The terms of the contingent interest include a 0.25% interest rate if the debentures are trading at less than $400 and 0.5% if the debentures are trading at greater than $1,500. Based on the current trading price of the debentures, the contingent interest rate would be 0.5%.

As the debentures can be settled in cash upon conversion, for accounting purposes, the debentures were bifurcated into a liability component and an equity component, which are both initially recorded at fair value. As it relates to the remaining $575.0 million principal amount of 2.125% junior subordinated convertible debentures outstanding at March 31, 2015, the carrying value of the equity component at March 31, 2015 was $411.2 million. The estimated fair value of the liability component of the debentures at the issuance date was $163.8 million, resulting in a debt discount of $411.2 million. The unamortized debt discount was $383.7 million at March 31, 2015. The carrying value of the debentures was $190.9 million at March 31, 2015. The remaining period over which the unamortized debt discount will be recognized as non-cash interest expense is 22.75 years. In the years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized $9.1 million, $9.0 million and $8.2 million, respectively, in non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of the debt discount. The Company recognized $22.8 million of interest expense related to the 2.125% coupon on the debentures in fiscal 2015 and $24.4 million of interest expense related to the 2.125% coupon in each of fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2013. The effective interest rate of the debentures is 9.1%.