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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Details 2) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Reclassification      
Recognized loss in connection with disposition of a manufacturing facility $ (12,100,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment $ (9,200,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment  
Other charges (income), net (51,410,000)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (61,904,000)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (56,259,000)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Certain manufacturing facilities      
Reclassification      
Recognized loss in connection with disposition of a manufacturing facility 11,000,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= flex_CertainManufacturingFacilitiesMember
   
Unrealized gain on derivative instruments and other | Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income      
Reclassification      
Cost of sales 36,200,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
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/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= flex_DerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParentMember
   
Unrealized gain on derivative instruments and other | Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income | Certain manufacturing facilities      
Reclassification      
Other charges (income), net 4,200,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= flex_CertainManufacturingFacilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
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/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= flex_DerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParentMember
   
Foreign currency transaction and translation adjustment net of tax | Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income | Certain manufacturing facilities      
Reclassification      
Other charges (income), net $ 9,300,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= flex_CertainManufacturingFacilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
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/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
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