TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2010	Mar. 31, 2013 Asset-Backed Securitization Programs item	Mar. 31, 2012 Asset-Backed Securitization Programs	Mar. 31, 2011 Asset-Backed Securitization Programs	Mar. 31, 2013 Asset-Backed Securitization Programs Minimum	Mar. 31, 2013 Asset-Backed Securitization Programs Maximum	Mar. 31, 2013 Global Program	Mar. 31, 2011 Global Program	Mar. 31, 2013 North American Program	Mar. 31, 2013 Sales of Receivables to Third Party Banks	Mar. 31, 2012 Sales of Receivables to Third Party Banks	Mar. 31, 2011 Sales of Receivables to Third Party Banks
Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures
Number of asset-backed securitization programs		2
Percentage of receivables sold to unaffiliated institutions		100.00%
Investment limits with financial institution							$ 500,000,000		$ 300,000,000
Company's accounts receivable sold to third-party		1,000,000,000	1,100,000,000							1,100,000,000	2,000,000,000	2,500,000,000
Service fee received, percent					0.50%	1.00%
Eligible trade receivable for the purpose of sale, percent	100.00%
Accounts receivable sold to commercial paper conduit								217,100,000
Amount received from accounts receivable sold to third-party		556,900,000	556,800,000
Recognized loss on sale of the related receivables and recorded in interest and other expense, net		7,200,000	10,900,000	8,000,000
Cash proceeds from sale of accounts receivable		3,500,000,000	4,700,000,000	2,400,000,000
Cash flows from new transfers of receivables		700,000,000	600,000,000	600,000,000
Receivables sold but not yet collected from banking institutions		163,600,000	110,500,000
Activity in the deferred purchase price receivables account
Beginning balance		514,895,000	459,994,000
Transfers of receivables		3,896,495,000	4,922,541,000
Collections		(3,999,033,000)	(4,867,640,000)
Ending balance		$ 412,357,000	$ 514,895,000	$ 459,994,000