Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2011	Aug. 01, 2011
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Entity Central Index Key	0000866374
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jul. 01, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		731,491,839