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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 7) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Share-based compensation      
Shares issued 15,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross   19,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
Average exercise price of options issued ( in dollars per share) $ 11.11us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice   $ 6.57us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Shares available for grants 34,600,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant    
Expected Dividend (as a percent) 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
Stock-based compensation $ 50,270,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 40,439,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 34,529,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
option activity      
Outstanding, beginning of fiscal year, Options (in shares) 23,612,872us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 34,405,564us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 43,933,660us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Granted (in shares) 15,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross   19,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
Exercised, Options (in shares) (3,600,900)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised (6,572,383)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised (5,398,331)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
Forfeited, Options (in shares) (4,034,078)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod (4,220,309)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod (4,148,765)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
Outstanding, end of fiscal year, Options (in shares) 15,992,894us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 23,612,872us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 34,405,564us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Outstanding, beginning of fiscal year, Price (in dollars per share) $ 8.57us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 8.29us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 7.78us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Granted, Price (in dollars per share) $ 11.11us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice   $ 6.57us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Exercised, Price (in dollars per share) $ 6.53us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 4.28us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 4.12us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Forfeited, Price (in dollars per share) $ 13.17us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 12.93us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 8.32us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Outstanding, end of fiscal year, Price (in dollars per share) $ 7.81us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 8.57us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 8.29us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Weighted average assumptions      
Expected Dividend (as a percent) 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
Elementum      
Share-based compensation      
Unrecognized compensation expenses will be recognized over a weighted average period 3 years 3 months 15 days    
Options      
Share-based compensation      
Shares issued   0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
 
Weighted average fair value (in dollars per share) $ 4.85us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
  $ 2.48us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
Vesting period 4 years    
Expiration period of options issued 7 years   7 years
Expected Dividend (as a percent) 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
  0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
option activity      
Granted (in shares)   0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
 
Weighted average assumptions      
Expected term 6 years 3 months 18 days   4 years 1 month 6 days
Expected volatility (as a percentage) 46.90%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
  46.90%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
Expected Dividend (as a percent) 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
  0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
Risk-free interest rate (as a percentage) 2.30%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
  0.90%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
Options | Elementum      
Share-based compensation      
Vesting period 4 years    
Expiration period of options issued 10 years    
Shares available for grants 5,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= flex_ElementumSCMCaymanLtdMember
   
Total unrecognized compensation expenses $ 2,100,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= flex_ElementumSCMCaymanLtdMember
   
option activity      
Outstanding, end of fiscal year, Options (in shares) 16,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= flex_ElementumSCMCaymanLtdMember
   
Outstanding, end of fiscal year, Price (in dollars per share) $ 0.27us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flex_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= flex_ElementumSCMCaymanLtdMember