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OTHER CHARGES (INCOME), NET (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Other charges (income), net      
Other charges (income), net $ (53,233,000)us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense $ 57,512,000us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense $ (65,190,000)us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense
Proceeds from sale of facility 107,689,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 94,640,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 53,665,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Foreign currency translation gain 19,700,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainBeforeTax 11,800,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainBeforeTax 19,900,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainBeforeTax
Certain manufacturing facilities      
Other charges (income), net      
Proceeds from sale of facility 11,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= flex_CertainManufacturingFacilitiesMember
   
Net assets sold 27,200,000flex_CarryingValueOfAssetsHeldForSalePropertiesSold
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= flex_CertainManufacturingFacilitiesMember
   
Transactions costs in connection with a disposition of a manufacturing facility 4,600,000flex_TransactionCosts
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= flex_CertainManufacturingFacilitiesMember
   
Foreign currency translation gain 9,300,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= flex_CertainManufacturingFacilitiesMember
   
Recognized loss connection with the sale of certain international entities (11,000,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= flex_CertainManufacturingFacilitiesMember
   
Supply commitment      
Other charges (income), net      
Other charges (income), net $ (55,000,000)us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentMember
$ 55,000,000us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentMember