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INCOME TAXES (Details 3) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Income taxes based on domestic statutory rates $ 114,011,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 68,077,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 55,899,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Effect of tax rate differential (80,842,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (68,654,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (120,785,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Intangible amortization 5,143,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseAmortization 4,750,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseAmortization 4,881,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseAmortization
Change in liability for uncertain tax positions 29,729,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies (2,178,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies 15,268,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies
Change in valuation allowance 2,495,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 26,838,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 68,596,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Other (682,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 6,027,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 2,454,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Provision for income taxes 69,854,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 34,860,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 26,313,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income resulting from tax holidays and tax incentives 9,800,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayAggregateDollarAmount 15,200,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayAggregateDollarAmount 22,600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayAggregateDollarAmount
Expiration date of existing holidays 2022    
Tax effect of foreign income not repatriated to Singapore $ 0flex_TaxEffectOfForeignIncomeLossNotRepatriated $ 51,500,000flex_TaxEffectOfForeignIncomeLossNotRepatriated $ 26,700,000flex_TaxEffectOfForeignIncomeLossNotRepatriated
Effect on basic loss per share due to income resulting from tax holidays and tax incentives (in dollars per share) $ 0.02flex_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShareBasic $ 0.02flex_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShareBasic $ 0.03flex_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShareBasic
Effect on diluted loss per share due to income resulting from tax holidays and tax incentives (in dollars per share) $ 0.02flex_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShareDiluted $ 0.02flex_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShareDiluted $ 0.03flex_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShareDiluted