CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Total	Ordinary Shares	Retained Earnings (Deficit)	Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and other	Foreign currency translation adjustments	Noncontrolling Interests	Shareholders' Equity
BALANCE at Mar. 31, 2011	$ 2,294,696							$ 2,294,696
BALANCE at Mar. 31, 2011	2,294,696	8,342,446	(6,068,504)	20,754	9,473	11,281
BALANCE (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2011		756,994,000
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Repurchase of Flextronics International Ltd. ordinary shares at cost	(509,800)	(509,800)						(509,800)
Repurchase of Flextronics International Ltd. ordinary shares at cost (in shares)		(81,688,000)
Exercise of stock options	23,055	23,055						23,055
Exercise of stock options (in shares)	5,879,405	5,879,000
Issuance of Flextronics International Ltd. vested shares under share bonus awards (in shares)		2,555,000
Net income	488,765		488,765					488,765
Stock-based compensation, net of tax	48,454	48,454						48,454
Total other comprehensive loss	(61,191)			(61,191)	(7,575)	(53,616)		(61,191)
BALANCE at Mar. 31, 2012	2,283,979							2,283,979
BALANCE at Mar. 31, 2012	2,283,979	7,904,155	(5,579,739)	(40,437)	1,898	(42,335)
BALANCE (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2012		683,740,000
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Repurchase of Flextronics International Ltd. ordinary shares at cost	(334,014)	(334,014)						(334,014)
Repurchase of Flextronics International Ltd. ordinary shares at cost (in shares)		(51,725,000)
Exercise of stock options	22,257	22,257						22,257
Exercise of stock options (in shares)	5,398,331	5,398,000
Issuance of Flextronics International Ltd. vested shares under share bonus awards (in shares)		1,507,000
Net income	277,051		277,051					277,051
Stock-based compensation, net of tax	34,529	34,529						34,529
Total other comprehensive loss	(37,044)			(37,044)	(20,755)	(16,289)		(37,044)
BALANCE at Mar. 31, 2013	2,246,758							2,246,758
BALANCE at Mar. 31, 2013	2,246,758	7,626,927	(5,302,688)	(77,481)	(18,857)	(58,624)
BALANCE (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2013	638,919,784	638,920,000
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Repurchase of Flextronics International Ltd. ordinary shares at cost	(468,847)	(468,847)						(468,847)
Repurchase of Flextronics International Ltd. ordinary shares at cost (in shares)		(59,546,000)
Exercise of stock options	28,140	28,140						28,140
Exercise of stock options (in shares)	6,572,383	6,572,000
Issuance of Flextronics International Ltd. vested shares under share bonus awards (in shares)		5,481,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Issuance of Subsidiary shares	38,650						38,650
Net income	365,214
Net income	365,594		365,594				(380)	365,594
Stock-based compensation, net of tax	40,439	40,080					359	40,080
Total other comprehensive loss	(48,675)			(48,675)	(13,992)	(34,683)		(48,675)
BALANCE at Mar. 31, 2014	2,163,050							2,163,050
BALANCE at Mar. 31, 2014	$ 2,201,679	$ 7,226,300	$ (4,937,094)	$ (126,156)	$ (32,849)	$ (93,307)	$ 38,629
BALANCE (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2014	591,426,992	591,427,000