CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 232,690	$ 382,737
Depreciation, amortization and other impairment charges	466,813	381,949
Changes in working capital and other	313,685	175,086
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,013,188	939,772
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	(413,596)	(418,561)
Proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment	28,056	4,627
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(180,259)	(903,845)
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses, net of cash held in divested businesses	36,073	3,603
Other investing activities, net	(49,704)	1,397
Net cash used in investing activities	(579,430)	(1,312,779)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt	205,518	755,684
Repayments of bank borrowings and long-term debt	(115,089)	(40,706)
Payments for repurchases of ordinary shares	(259,658)	(331,690)
Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares	11,978	52,950
Other financing activities, net	(47,302)	(49,742)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(204,553)	386,496
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	20,321	(7,703)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	249,526	5,786
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	1,607,570	1,628,408
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	1,857,096	1,634,194
Non-cash investing & financing activity:
Unpaid purchases of property and equipment	70,092	82,024
Customer-related third party banking institution financing net settlement	$ 90,576	$ 0