CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 448,129	$ 232,690
Depreciation, amortization and other impairment charges	400,015	466,813
Gain from deconsolidation of a subsidiary entity	(151,574)	0
Changes in working capital and other	(265,552)	313,685
Net cash provided by operating activities	431,018	1,013,188
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	(432,897)	(413,596)
Proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment	43,653	28,056
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(269,724)	(180,259)
Other investing activities, net	(123,883)	(13,631)
Net cash used in investing activities	(782,851)	(579,430)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt	866,000	205,518
Repayments of bank borrowings and long-term debt	(907,930)	(115,089)
Payments for repurchases of ordinary shares	(180,050)	(259,658)
Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares	2,063	11,978
Other financing activities, net	46,482	(47,302)
Net cash used in financing activities	(173,435)	(204,553)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(14,224)	20,321
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(539,492)	249,526
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	1,830,675	1,607,570
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	1,291,183	1,857,096
Non-cash investing activities:
Unpaid purchases of property and equipment	87,772	70,092
Customer-related third party banking institution financing net settlement	0	90,576
Non-cash investment in Elementum (Note 5)	132,679	0
Non-cash proceeds from sale of Wink (Note 2)	$ 59,000	$ 0