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SEGMENT REPORTING
 6 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT REPORTING SEGMENT REPORTING
The Company reports its financial performance based on three operating and reportable segments, Flex Agility Solutions, Flex Reliability Solutions and Nextracker, and analyzes operating income as the measure of segment profitability. The determination of these segments is based on several factors, including the nature of products and services, the nature of production processes, customer base, delivery channels and similar economic characteristics.
An operating segment's performance is evaluated based on its pre-tax operating contribution, or segment income. Segment income is defined as net sales less cost of sales, and segment selling, general and administrative expenses, and does not include intangible amortization, stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, legal and other, and interest, net and other charges (income), net. A portion of depreciation is allocated to the respective segments, together with other general corporate research and development and administrative expenses.
Selected financial information by segment is in the table below.
 Three-Month Periods EndedSix-Month Periods Ended
 September 29, 2023September 30, 2022September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
 (In millions)
Net sales:
Flex Agility Solutions$3,618 $4,004 $7,219 $7,995 
Flex Reliability Solutions3,314 3,299 6,605 6,268 
Nextracker573 473 1,053 868 
Intersegment eliminations(34)(10)(70)(18)
$7,471 $7,766 $14,807 $15,113 
Segment income and reconciliation of income before income taxes:
Flex Agility Solutions$168 $170 $314 $342 
Flex Reliability Solutions171 175 336 322 
Nextracker112 43 194 73 
Corporate and Other(12)(13)(28)(31)
   Total segment income 439 375 816 706 
Reconciling items:
Intangible amortization17 21 37 43 
Stock-based compensation45 27 86 53 
Restructuring charges1 — 24 — 
Legal and other (1)— 2 2 13 
Interest, net35 47 76 96 
Other charges (income), net16 6 27 (3)
    Income before income taxes$325 $272 $564 $504 
(1)Legal and other consists of costs not directly related to core business results and may include matters relating to commercial disputes, government regulatory and compliance, intellectual property, antitrust, tax, employment or shareholder issues, product liability claims and other issues on a global basis as well as acquisition related costs and customer related asset recoveries. During the first half of fiscal year 2023, the Company accrued for certain loss contingencies where losses are considered probable and estimable.
Corporate and other primarily includes corporate service costs that are not included in the chief operating decision maker's ("CODM") assessment of the performance of each of the identified reportable segments.
The Company provides an overall platform of assets and services, which the segments utilize for the benefit of their various customers. The shared assets and services are contained within the Company's global manufacturing and design operations and include manufacturing and design facilities. Most of the underlying manufacturing and design assets are co-mingled in the operating campuses and are compatible to operate across segments and highly interchangeable throughout the platform. Given the highly interchangeable nature of the assets, they are not separately identified by segment nor reported by segment to the Company's CODM.