Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs	$ 307	$ 280
Debt	98,233	93,594
Commercial paper [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 26,700	26,600
Commercial paper average remaining maturity period	97 days
Debt	$ 26,632	26,608
Secured notes and loans payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 14,300	14,100
Debt maturity year	2047
Debt	$ 14,319	$ 14,123
Secured notes and loans payable [Member] \| Floating and Fixed Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rate	0.80%	0.50%
Secured notes and loans payable [Member] \| Floating and Fixed Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rate	2.10%	1.70%
Unsecured notes and loans payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 57,400	$ 53,000
Debt maturity year	2047
Debt denominated in foreign currency	$ 13,300	13,100
Debt	$ 57,282	$ 52,863
Unsecured notes and loans payable [Member] \| Floating and Fixed Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Unsecured notes and loans payable [Member] \| Floating and Fixed Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual interest rate	5.80%	9.40%
Carrying value adjustment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 102	$ 122

Portion of a debt instrument that is denominated in foreign currency.

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- Definition

The end year for the range of maturity dates on long term debt.

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- Definition

The weighted average remaining maturity period on short term debt.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930739&loc=d3e28878-108400

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28551-108399

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28555-108399

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- Definition

Represents the aggregate of total long-term debt, including current maturities and short-term debt.

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No definition available.

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