Dividends	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Dividends [Abstract]
Dividends	Dividends On October 28, 2002, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved and instituted a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock. The Company has continued to pay quarterly dividends and has increased the amount of such dividends on a regular basis. Cash dividends paid per share were $1.465, $1.457 and $1.449 during fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Total dividend payments amounted to $350.1 million, $344.4 million and $337.5 million during fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

On October 28, 2002, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved and instituted a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock. The Company has continued to pay quarterly dividends and has increased the amount of such dividends on a regular basis. Cash dividends paid per share were $1.465, $1.457 and $1.449 during fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Total dividend payments amounted to $350.1 million, $344.4 million and $337.5 million during fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.