Bank Borrowings and Long-Term Debt (Term Loan Agreement) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 17, 2011	Sep. 28, 2010	Sep. 27, 2010	Feb. 29, 2008	Oct. 15, 2007	May 10, 2007	Mar. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2010	Mar. 31, 2009	Oct. 01, 2007
Credit facility						$ 2,000,000,000
Additional borrowings				450,000,000	175,000,000
Term loan agreement maturing in five years										500,000,000
Long term debt maturities, numberof years										5
Long term debt remaining amount maturities, numberof years										7
Amount outstanding under the revolving line of credit							160,000,000	0		1,109,000,000
Term loan facility	200,000,000	130,000,000	50,000,000				379,000,000
Credit facility, expiration date	February 17, 2014	September 28, 2013	September 27, 2013			May 2012
Subordinated borrowing, interest rate, LIBOR plus	2.28%	2.15%	2.30%
Principal payments due quarterly			500,000
Debt instrument, fee amount	1,000,000	1,400,000
Debt instrument, principal outstanding							1,700,000,000
Incremental interest rate premium above the federal funds rate			0.50%
Percentage of quarterly amortization of term loan, per annum			1.00%
Fair value, debt instrument, percent of face value	99.30%	99.30%	99.30%
Interest expense							96,100,000	158,100,000	245,500,000
Term Loan Agreement [Member]
Amount outstanding under the revolving line of credit							1,700,000,000
Approximate fair value of debt obligations								95.58%
Solectron Corporation [Member]
Credit facility										$ 1,759,000,000
6.25% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
Approximate fair value of debt obligations								101.00%
1% Convertible Subordinated Notes [Member]
Approximate fair value of debt obligations								99.18%