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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 5) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Share-based compensation range of exercise prices      
Options vested and expected to vest, Number of Shares Outstanding 15,989,753us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber    
Options vested and expected to vest, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 7 months 28 days    
Options vested and expected to vest, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 7.81us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice    
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable $ 16.3us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1 $ 24.7us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1 $ 13.0us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
Weighted average remaining contractual life for options exercisable 7 months 24 days    
Options      
Share-based compensation range of exercise prices      
Aggregate intrinsic value for options outstanding 78.1us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
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Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options vested and expected to vest 78.1us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue
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Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable $ 77.9us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
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In-the-money options 15,700,000flex_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsInTheMoney
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$1.94 - $2.26      
Share-based compensation range of exercise prices      
Number of Shares Outstanding, Options Outstanding 4,665,815us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Options Outstanding 9 months 15 days    
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Outstanding (in dollars per share) $ 2.12us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Number of Shares Exercisable, Options Exercisable 4,665,815us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 2.12us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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Exercise Prices, lower limit (in dollars per share) $ 1.94us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Exercise Prices, upper limit (in dollars per share) $ 2.26us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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$3.39 - $5.75      
Share-based compensation range of exercise prices      
Number of Shares Outstanding, Options Outstanding 2,236,960us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Options Outstanding 1 year 4 months 10 days    
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Outstanding (in dollars per share) $ 5.56us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Number of Shares Exercisable, Options Exercisable 2,233,938us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 5.56us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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Exercise Prices, lower limit (in dollars per share) $ 3.39us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Exercise Prices, upper limit (in dollars per share) $ 5.75us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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$5.87 - $7.07      
Share-based compensation range of exercise prices      
Number of Shares Outstanding, Options Outstanding 79,118us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Options Outstanding 2 years 11 days    
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Outstanding (in dollars per share) $ 6.42us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Number of Shares Exercisable, Options Exercisable 68,217us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 6.43us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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Exercise Prices, lower limit (in dollars per share) $ 5.87us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Exercise Prices, upper limit (in dollars per share) $ 7.07us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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$7.08 - $10.59      
Share-based compensation range of exercise prices      
Number of Shares Outstanding, Options Outstanding 4,357,646us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Options Outstanding 5 months 1 day    
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Outstanding (in dollars per share) $ 10.34us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Number of Shares Exercisable, Options Exercisable 4,349,848us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 10.35us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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Exercise Prices, lower limit (in dollars per share) $ 7.08us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Exercise Prices, upper limit (in dollars per share) $ 10.59us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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$10.67 - $11.41      
Share-based compensation range of exercise prices      
Number of Shares Outstanding, Options Outstanding 831,555us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Options Outstanding 1 year 2 months 9 days    
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Outstanding (in dollars per share) $ 11.22us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Number of Shares Exercisable, Options Exercisable 819,555us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 11.22us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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Exercise Prices, lower limit (in dollars per share) $ 10.67us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Exercise Prices, upper limit (in dollars per share) $ 11.41us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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$11.53 - $13.98      
Share-based compensation range of exercise prices      
Number of Shares Outstanding, Options Outstanding 3,786,800us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Options Outstanding 2 months 19 days    
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Outstanding (in dollars per share) $ 12.45us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Number of Shares Exercisable, Options Exercisable 3,786,800us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 12.45us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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Exercise Prices, lower limit (in dollars per share) $ 11.53us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Exercise Prices, upper limit (in dollars per share) $ 13.98us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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$14.34 - $23.02      
Share-based compensation range of exercise prices      
Number of Shares Outstanding, Options Outstanding 35,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Options Outstanding 1 year 5 months 1 day    
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Outstanding (in dollars per share) $ 15.95us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Number of Shares Exercisable, Options Exercisable 35,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 15.95us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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Exercise Prices, lower limit (in dollars per share) $ 14.34us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Exercise Prices, upper limit (in dollars per share) $ 23.02us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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$1.94 - $23.02      
Share-based compensation range of exercise prices      
Number of Shares Outstanding, Options Outstanding 15,992,894us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Options Outstanding 7 months 28 days    
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Outstanding (in dollars per share) $ 7.81us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Number of Shares Exercisable, Options Exercisable 15,959,173us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options Exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 7.81us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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Exercise Prices, lower limit (in dollars per share) $ 1.94us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Exercise Prices, upper limit (in dollars per share) $ 23.02us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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