10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011

or

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                 to                

Commission file number 0-23354

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Singapore	Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2 Changi South Lane,
Singapore	486123
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(65) 6890 7188

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer x	Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o	Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding at October 26, 2011
Ordinary Shares, No Par Value	713,189,067

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

INDEX

		Page
	PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3
Item 1.	Financial Statements	3
	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	3
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) — September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) — Three-Month and Six-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) —Six-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010	6
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	24
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	24
	PART II. OTHER INFORMATION	25
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	25
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	25
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	25
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	26
Item 4.	(Removed and Reserved)	26
Item 5.	Other Information	26
Item 6.	Exhibits	26
Signatures		27

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Flextronics International Ltd.
Singapore

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Flextronics International Ltd. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2011, and the related condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, and of cash flows for the six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such condensed consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Flextronics International Ltd. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated May 23, 2011, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2011 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Jose, California

November 4, 2011

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FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	As of			As of
	September 30, 2011			March 31, 2011
	(In thousands,
	except share amounts)
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,595,709		$	1,748,471
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $13,073 and $13,388 as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively	2,753,207			2,629,633
Inventories	3,866,084			3,550,286
Other current assets	1,721,409			1,125,809
Total current assets	9,936,409			9,054,199
Property and equipment, net	2,198,907			2,141,063
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	193,623			213,083
Other assets	214,259			224,807
Total assets	$	12,543,198		$	11,633,152
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Bank borrowings, current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	19,705		$	21,179
Accounts payable	5,827,469			5,081,898
Accrued payroll	379,459			381,188
Other current liabilities	1,653,501			1,344,666
Total current liabilities	7,880,134			6,828,931
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion	2,189,194			2,199,195
Other liabilities	270,524			310,330
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Shareholders’ equity
Ordinary shares, no par value; 762,831,417 and 830,745,010 shares issued, and 712,592,063 and 756,993,938 outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively	8,457,357			8,865,556
Treasury stock, at cost; 50,239,354 and 73,751,072 shares as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively	(388,215		)	(523,110		)
Accumulated deficit	(5,806,649		)	(6,068,504		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(59,147		)	20,754
Total shareholders’ equity	2,203,346			2,294,696
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	12,543,198		$	11,633,152

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

	Three-Month Periods Ended				Six-Month Periods Ended
	September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010		September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
	(Unaudited)
Net sales	$	8,044,342	$	7,422,338	$	15,592,093	$	13,988,218
Cost of sales	7,668,956		7,024,691		14,816,485		13,219,753
Gross profit	375,386		397,647		775,608		768,465
Selling, general and administrative expenses	214,069		198,954		429,984		394,672
Intangible amortization	14,540		21,439		27,842		39,429
Interest and other expense, net	1,467		22,838		23,643		50,367
Income before income taxes	145,310		154,416		294,139		283,997
Provision for income taxes	15,430		10,000		32,284		21,403
Net income	$	129,880	$	144,416	$	261,855	$	262,594
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.18	$	0.19	$	0.36	$	0.33
Diluted	$	0.18	$	0.18	$	0.35	$	0.33
Weighted-average shares used in computing per share amounts:
Basic	722,208		776,362		734,485		793,499
Diluted	731,049		784,271		745,436		804,144

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	Six-Month Periods Ended
	September 30, 2011			October 1, 2010
	(In thousands)
	(Unaudited)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	261,855		$	262,594
Depreciation and amortization	235,613			230,714
Changes in working capital and other, net of acquisitions	(60,588		)	104,211
Net cash provided by operating activities	436,880			597,519
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	(260,703		)	(273,172		)
Proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment	23,760			51,438
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(21,426		)	(2,502		)
Other investments and notes receivable, net	2,408			13,123
Net cash used in investing activities	(255,961		)	(211,113		)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt	2,518,698			1,249,515
Repayments of bank borrowings, long-term debt and capital lease obligations	(2,522,901		)	(1,491,192		)
Payments for early repurchase of long-term debt	—			(7,029		)
Payments for repurchase of ordinary shares	(306,057		)	(299,943		)
Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares	6,230			3,309
Net cash used in financing activities	(304,030		)	(545,340		)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(29,651		)	19,574
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(152,762		)	(139,360		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	1,748,471			1,927,556
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	1,595,709		$	1,788,196

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1.  ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY

Flextronics International Ltd. (“Flextronics” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the Republic of Singapore in May 1990. The Company’s operations have expanded over the years by a combination of internal growth and acquisitions. The Company is a leading provider of advanced design and electronics manufacturing services (“EMS”) to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) of a broad range of products in the following businesses: infrastructure; mobile communication devices; computing; consumer digital devices; industrial, semiconductor capital equipment, clean technology, aerospace and defense, and white goods; automotive and marine; and medical devices. The Company’s strategy is to provide customers with a full range of cost competitive, vertically-integrated global supply chain services through which the Company designs, builds, ships and services a complete packaged product for its OEM customers. OEM customers leverage the Company’s services to meet their product requirements throughout the entire product life cycle.

The Company’s service offerings include rigid and flexible printed circuit board fabrication, systems assembly and manufacturing (including enclosures, testing services, materials procurement and inventory management), logistics, after-sales services (including product repair, warranty services, re-manufacturing and maintenance) and multiple component product offerings. Additionally, the Company provides market-specific design and engineering services ranging from contract design manufacturing (“CDM”), where the customer purchases services on a time and materials basis, to original product design and manufacturing services, where the customer purchases a product that was designed, developed and manufactured by the Company (commonly referred to as original design manufacturing, or “ODM”). ODM products are then sold by the Company’s OEM customers under the OEMs’ brand names. The Company’s CDM and ODM services include user interface and industrial design, mechanical engineering and tooling design, electronic system design and printed circuit board design.

2.  SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the requirements of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012.

The first quarter for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 ended on July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010, respectively. The second fiscal quarter for the current year ended on September 30, 2011 and the second fiscal quarter of the prior year ended on October 1, 2010.  The Company’s third fiscal quarter ends on December 31, and the fourth fiscal quarter and year ends on March 31 of each year.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consisted of the following:

	As of		As of
	September 30, 2011		March 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Cash and bank balances	$	1,191,204	$	1,372,711
Money market funds and time deposits	404,505		375,760
	$	1,595,709	$	1,748,471

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Inventories

The components of inventories, net of applicable lower of cost or market write-downs, were as follows:

	As of		As of
	September 30, 2011		March 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Raw materials	$	2,317,897	$	2,271,944
Work-in-progress	729,594		579,047
Finished goods	818,593		699,295
	$	3,866,084	$	3,550,286

Other Current Assets

Other current assets includes approximately $1.1 billion and $460.0 million as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively, for the deferred purchase price receivable from our Global and North American Asset-Backed Securitization programs (see Note 9).

Property and Equipment

Depreciation expense associated with property and equipment was approximately $105.0 million and $207.8 million for the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively and $97.8 million and $191.3 million for the three-month and six-month periods ended October 1, 2010, respectively.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

The following table summarizes the activity in the Company’s goodwill account during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011:

	Amount
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of the year	$	93,207
Acquisitions (1)	8,607
Purchase accounting adjustments (2)	280
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(434		)
Balance, end of the quarter	$	101,660

(1)

The amount is attributable to certain acquisitions that were not individually, nor in the aggregate, significant to the Company. The aggregate cash paid for these acquisitions was approximately $21.4 million, net of cash acquired.

(2)

The amount is attributable to purchase accounting adjustments for a historical acquisition that was not significant to the Company. The adjustments are based on management’s estimates from review of the valuation of assets and liabilities completed in a period subsequent to the respective acquisition. The effects of the adjustments, had they been made at time of acquisition, would not have had a significant impact on the balance sheet, statement of operations, or statement of cash flows for the periods subsequent to that date.

The components of acquired intangible assets are as follows:

	As of September 30, 2011							As of March 31, 2011
	Gross					Net		Gross					Net
	Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying
	Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
	(In thousands)							(In thousands)
Intangible assets:
Customer-related intangibles	$	309,113	$	(237,273	)	$	71,840	$	378,412	$	(283,732	)	$	94,680
Licenses and other intangibles	38,312		(18,189		)	20,123		44,915		(19,719		)	25,196
Total	$	347,425	$	(255,462	)	$	91,963	$	423,327	$	(303,451	)	$	119,876

The gross carrying amounts of intangible assets are removed when the recorded amounts have been fully amortized, which is the primary reason for the periodic decrease in the gross carrying amount of intangibles and accumulated amortization. Total intangible amortization expense was $14.5 million and $27.8 million during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011,

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respectively and was $21.4 million and $39.4 million during the three-month and six-month periods ended October 1, 2010, respectively. The estimated future annual amortization expense for acquired intangible assets is as follows:

Fiscal Year Ending March 31,	Amount
	(In thousands)
2012 (1)	$	19,167
2013	31,109
2014	20,811
2015	10,911
2016	5,701
Thereafter	4,264
Total amortization expense	$	91,963

(1)  Represents estimated amortization for the six-month period ending March 31, 2012.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) revised guidance for testing goodwill for impairment. Under the revised guidance, entities testing goodwill for impairment have the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of a reporting unit in step one of the goodwill impairment test. If entities determine, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value of a reporting unit is more likely than not less than the carrying amount, the two-step impairment test would be required. Otherwise, further testing would not be needed. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. Early adoption is permitted. The Company expects its adoption of the new standard will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

In June 2011, the FASB issued a new accounting standard which revises the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements. The new guidance removes the presentation options in ASC 220 and requires entities to report components of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements.  For the Company, this new guidance is effective as of April 1, 2012.  The Company currently presents a separate statement of comprehensive income consecutively after its statement of operations in its annual financial statements and therefore the impact on its consolidated financial statements upon adoption is expected to be immaterial.

In May 2011, the FASB amended fair value measurement and disclosure guidance to achieve convergence with IFRS.  The amended guidance modifies the measurement of fair value, clarifies verbiage, and changes disclosure or other requirements in US GAAP and IFRS.  The guidance is effective for the Company as of January 1, 2012. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued amendments to the accounting and disclosure requirements for revenue recognition. These amendments modify the criteria for recognizing revenue in multiple element arrangements. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance prospectively to new or materially modified arrangements beginning April 1, 2011. The adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

3.  STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

During the six-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company granted equity compensation awards under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”). For further discussion of the 2010 Plan, refer to Note 2, “Summary of Accounting Policies,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock-based compensation expense:

	Three-Month Periods Ended				Six-Month Periods Ended
	September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010		September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
Cost of sales	$	2,293	$	2,648	$	4,307	$	5,371
Selling, general and administrative expenses	11,955		11,282		22,218		23,049
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	14,248	$	13,930	$	26,525	$	28,420

For the six-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company granted 452,800 stock options, at a weighted average fair value

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per option of $2.64.  Total unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options is $18.3 million, net of estimated forfeitures, and will be recognized over a weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.3 years.

As of September 30, 2011, the number of options outstanding and exercisable was 50.9 million and 40.6 million, respectively, at weighted average exercise prices of $7.63 and $8.25 per share, respectively.

The following table summarizes restricted share unit award activity for the Company’s equity compensation plans during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011:

	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested restricted share unit awards as of March 31, 2011	13,801,942		$	8.04
Granted	8,274,205		6.66
Vested	(2,160,911	)	10.16
Forfeited	(2,491,610	)	9.70
Unvested restricted share unit awards as of September 30, 2011	17,423,626		$	6.89

Of the 8.3 million restricted share unit awards granted during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011, approximately 1.5 million represents the target amount of grants made to certain key employees whereby vesting is contingent on meeting a certain market condition. The number of shares that ultimately will vest are based on a measurement of Flextronics’s total shareholder return against the Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Composite Index and will vest over a period of four years. The actual number of shares issued can range from zero to 2.2 million.  The average grant-date fair value of these awards was estimated to be $7.78 per share and was calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation.

As of September 30, 2011, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted share unit awards is $80.0 million, net of estimated forfeitures, and will be recognized over a weighted average remaining vesting period of 3.1 years. Approximately $15.0 million of the total unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, is related to awards whereby vesting is contingent on meeting a certain market condition.

4.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table reflects the basic and diluted weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three-Month Periods Ended				Six-Month Periods Ended
	September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010		September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic earnings per share:
Net income	$	129,880	$	144,416	$	261,855	$	262,594
Shares used in computation:
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding	722,208		776,362		734,485		793,499
Basic earnings per share	$	0.18	$	0.19	$	0.36	$	0.33
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income	$	129,880	$	144,416	$	261,855	$	262,594
Shares used in computation:
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding	722,208		776,362		734,485		793,499
Weighted-average ordinary share equivalents from stock options and awards (1)	8,841		7,909		10,951		10,645
Weighted-average ordinary shares and ordinary share equivalents outstanding	731,049		784,271		745,436		804,144
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.18	$	0.18	$	0.35	$	0.33

(1)  Ordinary share equivalents from stock options to purchase approximately 27.4 million shares and 28.4 million shares outstanding during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share primarily because the exercise price of these options was greater than the average market price of the Company’s ordinary shares during the respective periods. Ordinary share equivalents from stock options to purchase approximately 26.8 million shares and 27.0 million shares outstanding during the six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share primarily because the exercise price of these options was greater than the average market price of the Company’s ordinary shares during the respective periods.

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5.  COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following table summarizes the components of comprehensive income, net of tax:

	Three-Month Periods Ended					Six-Month Periods Ended
	September 30, 2011			October 1, 2010		September 30, 2011			October 1, 2010
	(In thousands)					(In thousands)
Net income	$	129,880		$	144,416	$	261,855		$	262,594
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(35,830		)	23,828		(35,757		)	14,509
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, and other income (loss)	(37,347		)	29,700		(44,144		)	26,508
Comprehensive income	$	56,703		$	197,944	$	181,954		$	303,611

6.  BANK BORROWINGS, LONG-TERM DEBT & CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS

On October 19, 2011, the Company entered into a five-year $2.0 billion credit facility (“New Credit Facility”) consisting of a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility (“New Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $500 million term loan facility (“New Term Loan Facility”), which expires in October 2016.  The New Revolving Credit Facility replaces the Company’s existing $2.0 billion revolving credit facility. The New Term Loan Facility refinances one tranche of the Company’s $1.7 billion Term Loan Agreement dated October 1, 2007 that was scheduled to mature in October 2012.  As of September 30, 2011, $480.0 million was outstanding under this tranche.  Borrowings under the New Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, either at (i) LIBOR plus the applicable margin for LIBOR loans ranging between 1.25% and 2.25%, based on the Company’s credit ratings or (ii) the base rate (the greatest of the agent’s prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and LIBOR for a one-month interest period plus 1.00%) plus an applicable margin ranging between 0.25% and 1.25% (based on the Company’s credit rating). The Company is required to pay a quarterly commitment fee ranging between 0.20% and 0.45% per annum on the daily unused amount of the New Revolving Credit Facility based on the Company’s credit rating. The Company is also required to pay letter of credit usage fees ranging between 1.25% and 2.25% per annum (based on the Company’s credit rating) on the amount of the daily average outstanding letters of credit and a fronting fee of  0.125% per annum of  the amount available to be drawn under such letters of credit. The following table presents scheduled repayments under the New Term Loan Facility by fiscal year:

Fiscal Year Ending March 31,	Amount
	(In thousands)
2012	$	12,500
2013	25,000
2014	31,250
2015	37,500
2016	37,500
2017	356,250
Total	$	500,000

The New Credit Facility is unsecured, and contains customary restrictions on the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ ability to (i) incur certain debt, (ii) make certain investments, (iii) make certain acquisitions of other entities, (iv) incur liens, (v) dispose of assets, (vi) make non-cash distributions to shareholders, and (vii) engage in transactions with affiliates. These covenants are subject to a number of significant exceptions and limitations. The New Credit Facility also requires that the Company maintain a maximum ratio of total indebtedness to EBITDA (earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization), and a minimum interest coverage ratio, as defined therein, during its term.

The Company was in compliance with the covenants under each of its debt facilities existing as at September 30, 2011.

7. INTEREST AND OTHER EXPENSE

During the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011, the Company recognized interest expense of $16.6 million and $32.9 million, respectively, on its debt obligations outstanding during the period.  During the three-month and six-month periods ended October 1, 2010, the Company recognized interest expense of $27.0 million and $58.3 million, respectively.

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During the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011, the Company recognized gains on foreign exchange transactions of $16.0 million and $21.7 million, respectively.  During the three-month and six-month periods ended October 1, 2010, the Company recognized gains on foreign exchange transactions of $4.2 million and $8.5 million, respectively.

During the three-month and six-month periods ended October 1, 2010, the Company recognized a gain of approximately $13.5 million and $18.6 million, respectively, associated with the sale of an equity investment, and a loss of approximately $11.7 million in connection with the divestiture of certain international entities.

8.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Foreign Currency Contracts

The Company enters into forward contracts and foreign currency swap contracts to manage the foreign currency risk associated with monetary accounts and anticipated foreign currency denominated transactions.  The Company hedges committed exposures and does not engage in speculative transactions.  As of September 30, 2011, the aggregate notional amount of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency forward and swap contracts was $3.3 billion as summarized below:

	Foreign Currency Amount		Notional Contract Value in USD
Currency	Buy	Sell	Buy		Sell
	(In thousands)
Cash Flow Hedges
CNY	1,409,800	—	$	220,402	$	—
EUR	42,371	5,777	57,729		7,944
HUF	11,353,000	—	52,977		—
ILS	185,100	—	49,751		—
MXN	1,482,700	—	109,931		—
MYR	407,350	—	128,162		—
SGD	62,035	—	47,952		—
Other	N/A	N/A	59,995		4,870
			726,899		12,814
Other Forward/Swap Contracts
BRL	35,700	56,700	19,434		30,866
CAD	44,984	95,947	44,945		96,480
CNY	2,244,777	2,101,848	347,900		328,000
EUR	239,240	216,210	327,088		297,622
GBP	15,634	33,832	24,656		52,932
HUF	9,136,500	7,489,200	42,634		34,947
JPY	6,084,846	2,934,642	79,355		38,205
MXN	892,540	340,410	66,175		25,239
MYR	164,180	24,680	51,655		7,765
SEK	2,361,373	725,093	348,700		107,671
Other	N/A	N/A	132,925		56,637
			1,485,467		1,076,364
Total Notional Contract Value in USD			$	2,212,366	$	1,089,178

Certain of these contracts are designed to economically hedge the Company’s exposure to monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a non-functional currency and are not accounted for as hedges under the accounting standards.  Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these instruments are recognized in earnings during the period of change as a component of Interest and other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.  Gains or losses from fair value adjustments for these instruments are designed to offset losses and gains from the Company’s revaluation of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a non-functional currency. As of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, the Company also has included net deferred gains and losses, respectively, in other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders’ equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, relating to changes in fair value of its foreign currency contracts that are accounted for as cash flow hedges. These deferred gains and losses were not material, and the deferred losses as of September 30, 2011 are expected to be recognized as a component of cost of sales over the next twelve-month period. The gains and losses recognized in earnings due to hedge ineffectiveness were not material for all fiscal periods presented and are included as a component of Interest and other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments located on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets utilized for foreign currency risk management purposes:

	Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives					Liability Derivatives
		Fair Value					Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2011		March 31, 2011		Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2011			March 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	$	1,491	$	19,579	Other current liabilities	$	(33,953	)	$	(778	)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	$	25,002	$	4,492	Other current liabilities	$	(23,414	)	$	(6,122	)

9.  TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION

The Company sells trade receivables under two asset-backed securitization programs and under an accounts receivable factoring program.

Asset-Backed Securitization Programs

The Company continuously sells designated pools of trade receivables under its Global Asset-Backed Securitization Agreement (the “Global Program”) and its North American Asset-Backed Securitization Agreement (the “North American Program,” collectively, the “ABS Programs”) to affiliated special purpose entities, which in turn sells 100% of the receivables to unaffiliated financial institutions. These programs allow the operating subsidiaries to receive a cash payment and a deferred purchase price receivable for sold receivables.  The Company maintains a continuing involvement in the receivables sold as a result of the deferred purchase price. The investment limits by the financial institutions are $500.0 million for the Global Program and $300.0 million for the North American Program and require a minimum level of deferred purchase price receivable to be retained by the Company in connection with the sales.

Servicing fees recognized during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010 were not material and are included in Interest and other expense, net within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.  As the Company estimates the fee it receives in return for its obligation to service these receivables is at fair value, no servicing assets and liabilities are recognized.

As of September 30, 2011, approximately $1.7 billion of accounts receivable had been sold to the special purpose entities under the ABS Programs for which the Company had received net cash proceeds of $600.7 million and deferred purchase price receivables of approximately $1.1 billion.  As of March 31, 2011, approximately $1.0 billion of accounts receivable had been sold to the special purpose entities for which the Company had received net cash proceeds of $545.0 million and deferred purchase price receivables of approximately $460.0 million.  The deferred purchase price receivables are included in other current assets as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011. Retained interests consisted primarily of the Company’s investment participation in the sold receivables and were carried at the expected recovery amount of the related receivables; such amounts were included in other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The difference between the carrying amount of the receivables sold under these programs and the sum of the cash and fair value of the deferred purchase price receivables received at time of transfer is recognized as a loss on sale of the related receivables and recorded in Interest and other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations; such amounts were immaterial for all periods presented.

As of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, the accounts receivable balances that were sold under the ABS Programs were removed from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the net cash proceeds received by the Company were included as cash provided by operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  As discussed more fully in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, upon adoption of two new accounting standards on April 1, 2010, the balance of receivables sold for cash under the Global Program as of March 31, 2010, totaling $217.1 million, was recorded as accounts receivables and short-term bank borrowings in the opening balance sheet of fiscal 2011. Upon collection of these receivables the Company recorded cash from operations offset by repayments of bank borrowings from financing activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows during the six-month period ended October 1, 2010.

For the six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, cash flows from sales of receivables under the ABS

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Programs consisted of approximately $2.4 billion and $0.8 billion for transfers of receivables, respectively (of which approximately $0.2 billion and $0.3 billion, respectively represented new transfers and the remainder proceeds from collections reinvested in revolving-period transfers).

The following table summarizes the activity in the deferred purchase price receivables account during the six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010:

	Six-Month Period Ended			Six-Month Period Ended
	September 30, 2011			October 1, 2010
	(In thousands)			(In thousands)
Beginning balance	$	459,994		$	135,401
Transfers of receivables	2,883,576			902,044
Collections	(2,270,909		)	(783,362		)
Ending balance	$	1,072,661		$	254,083

Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs

The Company also sold accounts receivables to certain third-party banking institutions. The outstanding balance of receivables sold and not yet collected was approximately $55.1 million and $109.7 million as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively. For the six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, total accounts receivable sold to certain third party banking institutions was approximately $1.0 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively. The receivables that were sold were removed from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and were reflected as cash provided by operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact, and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. The accounting guidance for fair value establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

Level 1 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

The Company values foreign exchange forward contracts using level 2 observable inputs which primarily include foreign currency and interest spot and forward rates quoted by banks or foreign currency dealers.

The Company’s cash equivalents are comprised of bank deposits and money market accounts, which are valued using level 2 inputs, such as interest rates and maturity periods. Due to their short-term nature, their carrying amount approximates fair value.

Level 3 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The Company values deferred purchase price receivables relating to its Asset-Backed Securitization Program based on a discounted cash flow analysis using unobservable inputs (i.e. level 3 inputs), which are primarily risk free interest rates adjusted for the credit quality of the underlying creditor and due to its high credit quality and short term maturity their fair value approximates carrying value.

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There were no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010.

Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011:

	Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2011
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Money market funds and time deposits (Note 2)	$	—	$	404,505		$	—	$	404,505
Deferred purchase price receivable (Note 9)	—		—			1,072,661		1,072,661
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 8)	—		26,493			—		26,493
Total Assets	$	—	$	430,998		$	1,072,661	$	1,503,659
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 8)	$	—	$	(57,367	)	$	—	$	(57,367	)
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	(57,367	)	$	—	$	(57,367	)

	Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2011
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Money market funds and time deposits (Note 2)	$	—	$	375,760		$	—	$	375,760
Deferred purchase price receivable (Note 9)	—		—			460,000		460,000
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 8)	—		24,071			—		24,071
Total Assets	$	—	$	399,831		$	460,000	$	859,831
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 8)	$	—	$	(6,900	)	$	—	$	(6,900	)
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	(6,900	)	$	—	$	(6,900	)

Other financial instruments

The following table presents the Company’s liabilities not carried at fair value as at September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011:

	As of September 30, 2011				As of March 31, 2011
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair		Fair Value
	Amount		Value		Amount		Value		Hierarchy
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
Revolving credit facility	$	160,000	$	160,000	$	160,000	$	160,000	Level 2
Term loan dated October 1, 2007	1,665,765		1,617,063		1,674,435		1,662,714		Level 1
Asia term loans	378,000		366,948		379,000		376,347		Level 2
Total	$	2,203,765	$	2,144,012	$	2,213,435	$	2,199,061

Revolving credit facility - The carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short period to maturity of those instruments.

Term loan dated October 1, 2007 - The term loan is valued based on broker trading prices in active markets.

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Asia term loans - The Company’s Asia Term Loans are not traded publicly; however, as the pricing, maturity and other pertinent terms of these loans closely approximate those of the Term Loan Agreement dated October 1, 2007, management estimates the respective trading prices would be approximately the same.

Assets held for sale

As of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, assets that were no longer in use and held for sale totaled approximately $26.1 million and $27.1 million, respectively, primarily representing manufacturing facilities that have been closed as part of the Company’s historical facility consolidations. These assets are recorded at the lesser of carrying value or fair value, which is based on comparable sales from prevailing market data (level two inputs).  There were no material fair value adjustments or other transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy for these assets during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010.

11.  RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

The Company did not incur restructuring charges during the six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010 and has completed essentially all activities associated with previously announced plans. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2011 the Company paid $11.8 million for restructuring charges incurred in fiscal year 2010 and prior, and the remaining restructuring accrual as at September 30, 2011 was not significant. Additionally, there were no changes to any of the previously announced plans in the current period.

12.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

On June 4, 2007, a shareholder class action lawsuit was filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court. The lawsuit arose out of the merger with Solectron Corp. in 2007 and other defendants included selected officers of the Company, Solectron and Solectron’s former directors and officers. On behalf of the class, the plaintiff sought compensatory, rescissory, and other forms of damages, as well as attorneys’ fees and costs. On August 12, 2010, the Court certified a class of all former Solectron shareholders that were entitled to vote and receive cash or shares of the Company’s stock in exchange for their shares of Solectron stock following the merger. On April 21, 2011, the Court granted a request by the plaintiff’s counsel to withdraw as class counsel, and ordered the plaintiff to retain new counsel by June 24, 2011. The plaintiff failed to do so, thus on June 28, 2011, the Court issued an order to show cause why the case should not be dismissed. On August 12, 2011, plaintiff failed to obtain new class counsel and the Court granted a one month extension to obtain new class counsel.  On September 26, 2011, plaintiff failed to obtain new class counsel and the Court dismissed the case without prejudice.  Plaintiff has 60 days to appeal the Court’s decision.  The Company believes that the claims are without merit and any losses resulting from such claims would be remote and not be material to the financial statements as a whole.

In addition, from time to time, the Company is subject to other legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company defends itself vigorously against any such claims. Although the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, management expects that any losses that are probable or reasonably possible of being incurred as a result of these matters, which are in excess of amounts already accrued in its consolidated balance sheet would not be material to the financial statements as a whole.

13.  SHARE REPURCHASES

During the six-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company repurchased approximately 48.2 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $306.1 million, and retired all of these shares.  During the six-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company retired an additional 23.5 million shares which were repurchased in the prior periods. During the six-month period ended October 1, 2010, the Company repurchased approximately 51.1 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $299.9 million, and did not retire any shares.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Unless otherwise specifically stated, references in this report to “Flextronics,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms mean Flextronics International Ltd. and its subsidiaries.

This report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The words “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “plans” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements which refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly disclose any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring subsequent to filing this Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, those discussed in this section, as well as in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of this report on Form 10-Q, and in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2011. In addition, new risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risk factors on our business. Accordingly, our future results may differ materially from historical results or from those discussed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, the reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

OVERVIEW

We are a leading global provider of advanced design and electronics manufacturing services (“EMS”) to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) of a broad range of products. In the first quarter of fiscal 2012, we recast our previously defined five markets into four markets to better align our market focus.  These four new markets are as follows: High Reliability Solutions, which is comprised of our medical, automotive, and defense and aerospace businesses; High Velocity Solutions, which includes our mobile/smart phone business, consumer electronics, including game consoles and printers, enterprise PC business and our ODM personal computing business which we are exiting during the December quarter; Industrial & Emerging Industries, which is comprised of our industrial, semiconductor capital equipment and clean technology businesses; and Integrated Network Solutions, which includes our telecommunications infrastructure, data networking, connected home, and server and storage businesses.

We provide a full range of vertically-integrated global supply chain services through which we can design, build, ship and service a complete packaged product for our customers. Customers leverage our services to meet their product requirements throughout the entire product life cycle. Our vertically-integrated service offerings include: design services; rigid printed circuit board and flexible circuit board fabrication; systems assembly and manufacturing; logistics; after-sales services; and multiple component product offerings, including camera modules for consumer products such as mobile devices and power supplies for computing and other electronic devices.

We are one of the world’s largest EMS providers, with revenues of $15.6 billion during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011, and $28.7 billion in fiscal year 2011.  As of March 31, 2011, our total manufacturing capacity was approximately 27.0 million square feet.  We design, build, ship and service electronics products for our customers through a network of facilities in 30 countries across four continents.  The following tables set forth net sales and net property and equipment, by country, based on the location of our manufacturing sites:

	Three-Month Periods Ended				Six-Month Periods Ended
Net sales:	September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010		September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010
	(In thousands)
China	$	3,377,218	$	2,919,610	$	6,576,663	$	5,194,939
Mexico	1,022,940		1,123,249		1,890,712		2,082,651
U.S.	801,385		774,670		1,546,595		1,581,910
Malaysia	669,271		679,196		1,311,313		1,327,110
Hungary	571,794		559,984		1,147,677		1,131,740
Other	1,601,734		1,365,629		3,119,133		2,669,868
	$	8,044,342	$	7,422,338	$	15,592,093	$	13,988,218

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	As of		As of
Property and equipment, net:	September 30, 2011		March 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
China	$	913,247	$	874,031
Mexico	325,542		341,719
Malaysia	197,804		162,615
Hungary	145,459		157,643
U.S.	133,261		136,081
Other	483,594		468,974
	$	2,198,907	$	2,141,063

We believe that the combination of our extensive design and engineering services, significant scale and global presence, vertically-integrated end-to-end services, advanced supply chain management, industrial campuses in low-cost geographic areas and operational track record provide us with a competitive advantage in the market for designing, manufacturing and servicing electronics products for leading multinational and regional OEMs.  Through these services and facilities, we offer our OEM customers the ability to simplify their global product development, manufacturing process, and after sales services, and enable them to achieve meaningful time to market and cost savings.

We use a portfolio management approach to manage our extensive service offering. As our OEM customers change in the way they go to market, we reorganize and rebalance our business portfolio in order to optimize our operating results. The objective of our operating model is to allow us to redeploy and reposition our assets and resources across all the markets we serve.  In May 2011, due to negative operating margins and performance metrics we announced that we will be phasing out of our ODM personal computing business. During the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011, the business generated $743 million and $1.4 billion in sales, respectively and sustained operating losses which approximated $20.0 million and $39.0 million, respectively. We have accelerated our exit activities and expect to have completed our exit of this business by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2012. We expect a sequential reduction of approximately $550 million of quarterly ODM personal computing revenues in our December quarter associated with the accelerated exit of this business.  Losses in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 associated with the ODM personal computing business are expected to range from $30.0 to $50.0 million, depending on our ability to redeploy certain design resources, the timing of our ceasing production of products and negotiated recoveries. No material revenue or significant losses associated with the ODM personal computing business are expected after the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Accordingly, upon the completion of the phase-out in the December quarter we expect to realize improved operating results. We also expect to be able to redeploy the associated manufacturing and design assets into other parts of our business, which would benefit our cash flows through reduced capital expenditure requirements.

Our operating results are affected by a number of factors, including the following:

·changes in the macroeconomic environment and related changes in consumer demand;

·the mix of the manufacturing services we are providing, the number and size of new manufacturing programs, the degree to which we utilize our manufacturing capacity, seasonal demand, shortages of components and other factors;

·the effects on our business when our customers are not successful in marketing their products, or when their products do not gain widespread commercial acceptance;

·our increased components offerings which have required that we make substantial investments in the resources necessary to design and develop these products, and the challenges in achieving profitability and acceptable operating margins for this business;

·our ability to achieve commercially viable production yields and to manufacture components in commercial quantities to the performance specifications demanded by our OEM customers;

·our increased design service business offering and related investments and start-up and production ramping costs;

·the effect on our business due to our customers’ products having short product life cycles;

·our customers’ ability to cancel or delay orders or change production quantities;

·our customers’ decision to choose internal manufacturing instead of outsourcing for their product requirements;

·our exposure to financially troubled customers; and

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·integration of acquired businesses and facilities.

Our business has been subject to seasonality primarily due to our High Velocity market, which includes our mobile and consumer devices businesses which historically exhibit particular strength during the second and third fiscal quarters in connection with the holiday season.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

We believe the accounting policies discussed under Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Information regarding recent accounting pronouncements is provided in Note 2, “Summary of Accounting Policies” of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain statements of operations data expressed as a percentage of net sales. The financial information and the discussion below should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in this document. In addition, reference should be made to our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto and related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

	Three-Month Periods Ended				Six-Month Periods Ended
	September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010		September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010
Net sales	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%
Cost of sales	95.3		94.6		95.0		94.5
Gross profit	4.7		5.4		5.0		5.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2.7		2.7		2.8		2.8
Intangible amortization	0.2		0.3		0.2		0.3
Interest and other expense, net	—		0.3		0.2		0.4
Income before income taxes	1.8		2.1		1.8		2.0
Provision for income taxes	0.2		0.2		0.2		0.1
Net income	1.6	%	1.9	%	1.6	%	1.9	%

Net sales

The following table sets forth net sales by market:

	Three-Month Periods Ended				Six-Month Periods Ended
Market:	September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010		September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010
	(In thousands)
High Velocity Solutions	$	3,533,069	$	3,260,964	$	6,594,383	$	5,895,316
Integrated Network Solutions	2,969,447		2,715,900		5,739,266		5,204,974
Industrial & Emerging Industries	956,957		1,000,864		2,106,928		2,022,725
High Reliability Solutions	584,869		444,610		1,151,516		865,203
	$	8,044,342	$	7,422,338	$	15,592,093	$	13,988,218

Net sales during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 totaled $8.0 billion, representing an increase of approximately $0.6 billion, or 8%, from $7.4 billion during the three-month period ended October 1, 2010.   Sales increased across many of the

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markets we serve, consisting of increases of: (i) $272.1 million in the High Velocity market, (ii) $253.5 million in the Integrated Network Solutions market and (iii) $140.2 million in the High Reliability Solutions market. The increased sales in our High Velocity Solutions market were driven primarily from an increase in sales to one of our significant customers in the ODM personal computing business which we are exiting in the third fiscal quarter. The increase in our Integrated Network Solutions market was driven by our larger customers with products in data networking and telecommunications infrastructure markets. The increase in our High Reliability Solutions market was the result of stronger demand from our larger customers in the medical equipment and drug delivery markets. The increases were offset in part by a decrease in sales of $43.9 million in the Industrial and Emerging Industries market, which were primarily associated with customers serving the capital equipment markets. Net sales increased by $459.6 million in Asia, $136.2 million in Europe and $26.2 million in the Americas.

Net sales during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011 totaled $15.6 billion, representing an increase of approximately $1.6 billion, or 11%, from $14.0 billion during the six-month period ended October 1, 2010. Sales increased across all of the markets we serve, consisting of increases of: (i) $699.1 million in the High Velocity market, (ii) $534.3 million in the Integrated Network Solutions market, (iii) $286.3 million in the High Reliability Solutions market, and (iv) $84.2 million in the Industrial and Emerging Industries market. The increased sales in our High Velocity market were driven primarily from an increase in sales to one of our significant customers in the ODM personal computing business which we are exiting in the third fiscal quarter. Increased sales in our Integrated Network Solutions market were driven by new program wins with existing customers with products in data networking and telecommunications infrastructure markets, offset by declining demand from certain customer programs in the server market that were reducing due to the end of the product life cycles or which transitioned to another supplier. Increased sales in our High Reliability Solutions market were driven primarily from new wins and programs with our larger customers in the automotive, medical equipment and drug delivery markets as demand increased for their end products. Net sales increased in our Industrial and Emerging Industries market due to new wins and programs with customers serving the clean tech markets, offset by reduced demand from our customers serving the capital equipment markets. Net sales increased by $1.4 billion in Asia and $258.4 million in Europe, and decreased $63.7 million in the Americas.

Our ten largest customers during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 accounted for approximately 59% and 57% of net sales, respectively, with Research In Motion accounting for greater than 10% of our net sales for the three-month period and Hewlett-Packard accounting for greater than 10% of our net sales in both periods. Our ten largest customers during the three-month and six-month periods ended October 1, 2010 accounted for approximately 53% and 51% of net sales, respectively, with Research In Motion and Hewlett-Packard each accounting for greater than 10% of our net sales in both periods.

Gross profit

Gross profit is affected by a number of factors, including the number and size of new manufacturing programs, product mix, component costs and availability, product life cycles, unit volumes, pricing, competition, new product introductions, capacity utilization and the expansion and consolidation of manufacturing facilities. The flexible design of our manufacturing processes allows us to build a broad range of products in our facilities, which allows us to better utilize our manufacturing capacity. In the cases of new programs, profitability normally lags revenue growth due to product start-up costs, lower manufacturing program volumes in the start-up phase, operational inefficiencies, and under-absorbed overhead. Gross margin often improves over time as manufacturing program volumes increase, as our utilization rates and overhead absorption improves, and as we increase the level of vertically-integrated manufacturing services content. As a result of these various factors, our gross margin varies from period to period.

Gross profit during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 decreased $22.2 million to $375.4 million, or 4.7% of net sales, from $397.6 million, or 5.4% of net sales, during the three-month period ended October 1, 2010. The decrease in gross profit and gross margin was primarily attributable to a higher mix of low-margin products, principally related to the increase in sales in the High Velocity Solutions market, which includes products in the ODM personal computing business that we are exiting in the third fiscal quarter and a decrease in sales in the Industrial and Emerging Industries market primarily due to a reduction in sales related to capital equipment which carry higher than corporate average gross margins. In addition, unfavorable manufacturing period costs and costs incurred for right-sizing activities associated with certain product transitions impacted the gross margin negatively.

Gross profit during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011 increased $7.1 million to $775.6 million, or 5.0% of net sales, from $768.5 million, or 5.5% of net sales, during the six-month period ended October 1, 2010. The increase in gross profit was primarily attributable to increased net sales across all of our markets. The decrease in gross margin was primarily attributable to a higher mix of low-margin products principally associated with the increase in sales in the High Velocity Solutions market, which includes products in the ODM personal computing business that we are exiting in the third fiscal quarter, and a decrease in sales in the Industrial and Emerging Industries market primarily due to a reduction in sales related to capital equipment which carry higher than corporate average gross margins. In addition, costs incurred for right-sizing activities associated with certain product transitions impacted the gross margin negatively.

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Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses, or SG&A, amounted to $214.1 million, or 2.7% of net sales, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, increasing $15.1 million from $199.0 million, or 2.7% of net sales, during the three-month period ended October 1, 2010. SG&A amounted to $430.0 million, or 2.8% of net sales, during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011, increasing $35.3 million from $394.7 million, or 2.8% of net sales, during the six-month period ended October 1, 2010.  The increase in absolute dollars for both the three-month and six-month periods was primarily due to an increase in headcount for various corporate support activities as well as other general infrastructure costs supporting the growth of our operations. Although net sales increased, SG&A as a percentage of sales did not change significantly due to proportionate increases in SG&A expenses.

Intangible amortization

Amortization of intangible assets decreased by $6.9 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 to $14.5 million from $21.4 million for the three-month period ended October 1, 2010, and decreased by $11.6 million during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011 to $27.8 million from $39.4 million during the six-month period ended October 1, 2010. The decrease for both periods was primarily due to the use of the accelerated method of amortization for certain customer related intangibles, which results in decreasing expense over time.

Interest and other expense, net

Interest and other expense, net was $1.5 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 compared to $22.8 million during the three-month period ended October 1, 2010, a decrease of $21.3 million that was primarily due to a $11.8 million increase in gains on foreign exchange transactions and a $10.4 million reduction in interest expense. The increase in foreign exchange gains was primarily attributable to certain cross-border foreign currency transactions and the revaluation of RMB denominated net asset positions for our U.S. functional currency sites based in China. The reduction in interest expense was principally due to the expiration of interest rate swaps by January 2011, which had fixed rates greater than the floating rates received under the agreements and also, to a lesser extent to refinancing of $542.1 million of certain subordinated notes during fiscal 2011 with our lower rate revolving credit facility and Asia term loans. During the three-month period ended October 1, 2010, we recognized a gain of approximately $13.5 million associated with the sale of an equity investment and a loss of approximately $11.7 million in connection with the divestiture of certain international entities.

Interest and other expense, net was $23.6 million during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011 compared to $50.4 million during the six-month period ended October 1, 2010, a decrease of $26.8 million that was primarily due to a $25.4 million reduction in interest expense and a $13.2 million increase in gain on foreign exchange transactions. The reduction in interest expense was principally due to the expiration of interest rate swaps by January 2011, which had fixed rates greater than the floating rates received under the agreements and to a lesser extent to the refinancing of $542.1 million of certain subordinated notes during fiscal 2011 with our lower rate revolving credit facility and Asia term loans. The increase in foreign exchange gains was primarily attributable to certain cross-border foreign currency transactions and the revaluation of RMB denominated net asset positions for our U.S. functional currency sites based in China. During the six-month period ended October 1, 2010, we recognized a gain of approximately $18.6 million associated with the sale of an equity investment and a loss of approximately $11.7 million in connection with the divestiture of certain international entities.

Income taxes

Certain of our subsidiaries have, at various times, been granted tax relief in their respective countries, resulting in lower income taxes than would otherwise be the case under ordinary tax rates. Refer to Note 8, “Income Taxes,” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 for further discussion.

We have tax loss carryforwards attributable to operations for which we have recognized deferred tax assets.  Our policy is to provide a reserve against those deferred tax assets that in our estimate are not more likely than not to be realized.

The consolidated effective tax rate was 11.0% and 7.5% for the six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, respectively, and varies from the Singapore statutory rate of 17.0 % as a result of the amount of earnings from different jurisdictions, operating loss carryforwards, income tax credits, changes in previously established valuation allowances for deferred tax assets based upon our current analysis of the realizability of these deferred tax assets, as well as certain tax holidays and incentives granted to our subsidiaries primarily in China, Malaysia, Israel, Poland and Singapore. We generate most of our revenues and profits from operations outside of Singapore. We currently do not anticipate a significant impact to our effective rate for the fiscal 2012 year as a result of

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changes to the mix in revenues and operating profits between taxing jurisdictions. The effective tax rate for the six-month period ended September 30, 2011 is higher than the effective rate for the six-month period ended October 1, 2010 primarily as a result of reversals of valuation allowances and reductions in liabilities for uncertain tax positions which are recorded on a discrete basis in the quarter in which circumstances change and indicate an adjustment to income tax assets or liabilities as required.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of September 30, 2011, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1.6 billion and bank and other borrowings of approximately $2.2 billion. We also have a $2.0 billion credit facility that was set to expire in May 2012 and as discussed in Note 6 to the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, was refinanced on October 19, 2011.  There were $160.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the revolver as of September 30, 2011, which is included in the $2.2 billion of borrowings above.  As of September 30, 2011, we were in compliance with the covenants under each of our existing credit facilities.

Cash provided by operating activities was $436.9 million during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011. This resulted primarily from $261.8 million of net income for the period as adjusted to exclude approximately $235.6 million of non-cash expenses for depreciation and amortization. Due to higher sales and anticipated growth, our operating assets and liabilities increased $60.6 million on a net basis primarily from increases in accounts receivable of $741.1 million and inventory of $313.1 million, partially offset by increases in accounts payable of $721.4 million and other current liabilities of $273.6 million.

For the quarterly periods indicated, certain key liquidity metrics were as follows:

	Three-Month Periods Ended
	September 30, 2011	July 1, 2011	March 31, 2011	December 31, 2010	October 1, 2010
Days in trade accounts receivable	42 days	40 days	43 days	38 days	38 days
Days in inventory	45 days	47 days	50 days	44 days	45 days
Days in accounts payable	68 days	68 days	73 days	68 days	69 days
Cash conversion cycle	19 days	19 days	20 days	14 days	14 days

Days in trade accounts receivable was calculated as average accounts receivable for the current and prior quarters, excluding the reduction in accounts receivable resulting from non-cash accounts receivable sales, divided by annualized sales for the current quarter by day. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, days in trade accounts receivable increased by four days to 42 days compared to the three-month period ended October 1, 2010 primarily due to an increase in sales during the last month of the current quarter as compared to the same month in the prior year quarter.  Generally, the credit terms with our customers would not require payment for sales in the last month of a quarter until early in the subsequent quarter.  Non-cash accounts receivable sales, or deferred purchase price receivables included in the calculation of days in trade receivables were $1.1 billion, $681.3 million, $460.0 million, $821.2 million and $254.1 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2011, July 1, 2011, March 31, 2011, December 31, 2010 and October 1, 2010, respectively. Deferred purchase price receivables are recorded in other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. For further information regarding deferred purchase price receivables see Note 9 of our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Days in inventory was calculated as the average inventory for the current and prior quarters divided by annualized cost of sales for the respective quarter by day.  There was no change in days in inventory during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, compared to the three-month period ended October 1, 2010.

Days in accounts payable was calculated as the average accounts payable for the current and prior quarters divided by annualized cost of sales for the respective quarter by day.  During the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, days in accounts payable decreased by one day to 68 days compared to the three-month period ended October 1, 2010.

Our average net working capital, defined as accounts receivable plus the deferred purchase price receivable from our asset-backed securitization programs plus inventory less accounts payable, as a percentage of annualized sales increased to 6% for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, compared to 4% for the quarter ended October 1, 2010.

Our cash conversion cycle was calculated as the sum of inventory turns in days and days sales of receivables outstanding less days payable outstanding in accounts payable.  During the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, our cash conversion cycle increased by 5 days to 19 days compared to the three-month period ended October 1, 2010, due to the factors for each of the components in the calculation discussed above.

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Cash used by investing activities amounted to $256.0 million during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011.  This resulted primarily from $236.9 million in net capital expenditures for property and equipment, and $21.4 million for two small acquisitions completed during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011.

Our free cash flow, which we define as cash from operating activities less net purchases of property and equipment, was $199.9 million for the six-month period ended September 30, 2011 compared to free cash flow of $375.8 million for the six-month period ended October 1, 2010.  Free cash flow decreased by $175.9 million primarily due to a $160.6 million decrease in cash provided by operating activities attributable to the increase in working capital as discussed above. We believe free cash flow is an important liquidity metric because it measures, during a given period, the amount of cash generated that is available to repay debt obligations, make investments, fund acquisitions, repurchase company shares and for certain other activities.

Cash used in financing activities was $304.0 million during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011, which was primarily the result of our  repurchase of approximately 48.2 million of our ordinary shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $306.1 million.

Our cash balances are held in numerous locations throughout the world. As of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, substantially all of our cash and cash equivalents were held by foreign subsidiaries outside of Singapore.  Although substantially all of the amounts held outside of Singapore could be repatriated, under current laws, a significant amount could be subject to income tax withholdings. We provide for tax liabilities on these amounts for financial statement purposes, except for certain of our foreign earnings that are considered indefinitely reinvested outside of Singapore (approximately $500 million as of March 31, 2011). Repatriation could result in an additional income tax payment, however, our intent is to permanently reinvest these funds outside of Singapore and our current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate them to fund our operations. Where local restrictions prevent an efficient intercompany transfer of funds, our intent is that cash balances would remain outside of Singapore and we would meet our liquidity needs through ongoing cash flows, external borrowings, or both.

Future liquidity needs will depend on fluctuations in levels of inventory, accounts receivable and accounts payable, the timing of capital expenditures for new equipment, the extent to which we utilize operating leases for new facilities and equipment, and the levels of shipments and changes in the volumes of customer orders.

Historically, we have funded operations from cash and cash equivalents generated from operations, proceeds from public offerings of equity and debt securities, bank debt and lease financings.  We also sell a designated pool of trade receivables under asset-backed securitization programs and sell certain trade receivables, which are in addition to the trade receivables sold in connection with these securitization agreements.

We anticipate that we will enter into debt and equity financings, sales of accounts receivable and lease transactions to fund acquisitions and anticipated growth. The sale or issuance of equity or convertible debt securities could result in dilution to current shareholders. Further, we may issue debt securities that have rights and privileges senior to those of holders of ordinary shares, and the terms of this debt could impose restrictions on operations and could increase debt service obligations. This increased indebtedness could limit our flexibility as a result of debt service requirements and restrictive covenants, potentially affect our credit ratings, and may limit our ability to access additional capital or execute our business strategy. Any downgrades in credit ratings could adversely affect our ability to borrow as a result of more restrictive borrowing terms.  We continue to asses our capital structure and evaluate the merits of redeploying available cash to reduce existing debt or repurchase ordinary shares.

On July 22, 2011 the Company’s shareholders approved the repurchase of up to 10% of the Company’s ordinary shares at its 2011 Extraordinary General Meeting. As a result, subject to Board of Director approval, the Company may repurchase approximately 74 million shares until its next Extraordinary General Meeting to be held during 2012.  During the six-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company repurchased approximately 48.2 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $306.1 million, and retired all of these shares. Of the 48.2 million shares, approximately 29.0 shares were repurchased under the 2011 shareholder purchase mandate. As of September 30, 2011, pursuant to the current July 18, 2011 Board of Directors approval, the Company has a remaining $93.9 million approved to repurchase additional shares.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS

Information regarding our long-term debt payments, operating lease payments, capital lease payments and other commitments is provided in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.  There have been no material changes in our contractual obligations since March 31, 2011 except for the following changes to our debt obligations.

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On October 19, 2011, the Company entered into a five-year $2.0 billion credit facility (“New Credit Facility”) consisting of a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility (“New Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $500 million term loan facility (“New Term Loan Facility”), which expires in October 2016.  The New Revolving Credit Facility replaces the Company’s existing $2.0 billion revolving credit facility. The New Term Loan Facility refinances one tranche of the Company’s existing $1.7 billion Term Loan Agreement dated October 1, 2007 that was set to mature in October 2012. As of September 30, 2011, $480.0 million was outstanding under this tranche.  Refer to Note 4 of the notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details of the New Credit Facility.

Future payments due under our debt and interest obligations changed from those described in the Contractual Obligations and Commitments table contained within our Annual Report on our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011and accordingly, have been updated as follows:

			Less Than						Greater Than
	Total		1 Year		1 - 3 Years		4 - 5 Years		5 Years
	(In thousands)
Contractual Obligations:
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	2,237,650	$	33,698	$	612,253	$	1,230,822	$	360,877
Interest on long-term debt obligations	173,059		45,588		90,434		31,371		5,666
Total contractual obligations	$	2,410,709	$	79,286	$	702,687	$	1,262,193	$	366,543

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

We sell a designated pool of trade receivables to unaffiliated financial institutions under our ABS programs, and in addition to cash, we receive a deferred purchase price receivable for the receivables sold. The deferred purchase price receivable we retain serves as additional credit support to the financial institution and is recorded at its estimated fair value.  The fair value of our deferred purchase price receivable was approximately $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2011. For further information see Note 9 of our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There were no material changes in our exposure to market risks for changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates for the six-month period ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2011, the end of the quarterly fiscal period covered by this quarterly report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2011, such disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our second quarter of fiscal year 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On June 4, 2007, a shareholder class action lawsuit was filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court. The lawsuit arose out of the merger with Solectron Corp. in 2007 and other defendants included selected officers of the Company, Solectron and Solectron’s former directors and officers. On behalf of the class, the plaintiff sought compensatory, rescissory, and other forms of damages, as well as attorneys’ fees and costs..  On August 12, 2010, the Court certified a class of all former Solectron shareholders that were entitled to vote and receive cash or shares of the Company’s stock in exchange for their shares of Solectron stock following the merger. On April 21, 2011, the Court granted a request by the plaintiff’s counsel to withdraw as class counsel, and ordered the plaintiff to retain new counsel by June 24, 2011. The plaintiff failed to do so, thus on June 28, 2011, the Court issued an order to show cause why the case should not be dismissed.  On August 12, 2011, the plaintiff failed to obtain new class counsel and the Court granted a one month extension to obtain new class counsel.  On September 26, 2011, plaintiff failed to obtain new class counsel and the Court dismissed the case without prejudice.  Plaintiff has 60 days to appeal the Court’s decision. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and any losses resulting from such claims would not be remote and not be material to the financial statements as a whole.

In addition, from time to time, the Company is subject to other legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company defends itself vigorously against any such claims. Although the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, management expects that any losses that are probable or reasonably possible of being incurred as a result of these matters, which are in excess of amounts already accrued in its consolidated balance sheet would not be material to the financial statements as a whole.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2011, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results.  The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company.  Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be not material also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. The following risk has been updated:

We may be adversely affected by shortages of required electronic components.

From time to time, we have experienced shortages of some of the electronic components that we use. These shortages can result from strong demand for those components or from problems experienced by suppliers. These unanticipated component shortages could result in curtailed production or delays in production, which may prevent us from making scheduled shipments to customers. Our inability to make scheduled shipments could cause us to experience a reduction in sales, increase in inventory levels and costs, and could adversely affect relationships with existing and prospective customers. Component shortages may also increase our cost of goods sold because we may be required to pay higher prices for components in short supply and redesign or reconfigure products to accommodate substitute components. As a result, component shortages could adversely affect our operating results. Our performance depends, in part, on our ability to incorporate changes in component costs into the selling prices for our products.

Our supply chain may also be impacted by other events outside our control, including macroeconomic events, political crises or natural or environmental occurrences. Component shortages impacted our results during the second half of fiscal year 2010 and during the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. The supply constraints were broad based, but the impact was most evident with respect to connectors, capacitors, LCD panels and memory (both DRAM and Flash). These shortages began to abate during the second quarter of fiscal 2011, and supplies had normalized by the end of the third quarter. We continue to monitor the effects on our business of the recent March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, as a large number of suppliers to the global market for semiconductors and other electronic components are located in Japan and the disaster may therefore result in disruptions to our supply chain.   In addition, we are monitoring the developing situation in Thailand and continue to evaluate whether the recent flooding may result in disruption to our supply chain, as a number of our suppliers of hard disk drives and other electronic components maintain facilities in Thailand.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information regarding purchases of our ordinary shares made by us for the period from July 2, 2011 through September 30, 2011:

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				Total Number of Shares	Approximate Dollar Value
	Total Number			Purchased as Part of	of Shares that May Yet
	of Shares	Average Price		Publicly Announced	Be Purchased Under the
Period	Purchased (1)	Paid per Share		Plans or Programs (2)	Plans or Programs (2)
July 2 - July 29, 2011	—	$	—	—	$	200,000,000
August 1 - August 26, 2011	16,410,664	5.52		16,410,664	109,493,188
August 27 - September 30, 2011	2,853,563	5.45		2,853,563	93,942,193
Total	19,264,227	5.51		19,264,227

(1)	During the period from July 2, 2011 through September 30, 2011 all purchases were made pursuant to the program discussed below in open market transactions. All purchases were made in accordance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(2)	On July 18, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $200.0 million of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

ITEM 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED)

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibits — See Index to Exhibits below.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
	(Registrant)
	/s/ Michael M. McNamara
	Michael M. McNamara
	Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 4, 2011

	/s/ Paul Read
	Paul Read
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: November 4, 2011

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Exhibit
10.01	Credit Agreement, dated as of October 19, 2011, among Flextronics International Ltd. and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender, and the other Lenders party thereto.*
15.01	Letter in lieu of consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
31.01	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.02	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.01	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
32.02	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document**
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document**
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document**
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document**
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document**
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document**

* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 24, 2011.

**This exhibit is furnished with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of Flextronics International Ltd. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

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EX-15.01

EXHIBIT 15.01

LETTER IN LIEU OF CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

November 4, 2011

Flextronics International Ltd.
2 Changi South Lane
Singapore 486123

We have reviewed, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the unaudited interim financial information of Flextronics International Ltd. and subsidiaries for the periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, as indicated in our report dated November 4, 2011; because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.

We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 is incorporated by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-130253, 333-121814, 333-120291, 333-118499, 333-70492, 333-68238, 333-60968, 333-56230, 333-55530, 333-46200, and 333-41646 on Form S-3 and Nos.  333-157210, 333-146549, 333-146548, 333-143331, 333-143330, 333-55850, 333-34016, 333-95189, 333-71049, 333-42255, 333-126419, 333-121302, 333-120056, 333-119387, 333-103189, 333-75526, and 333-170710 on Form S-8.

We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Jose, California

EX-31.01

EXHIBIT 31.01

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Michael M. McNamara, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Flextronics International Ltd.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 4, 2011

/s/ Michael M. McNamara

Michael M. McNamara

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.02

EXHIBIT 31.02

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Paul Read, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Flextronics International Ltd.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  November 4, 2011

/s/ Paul Read

Paul Read

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.01

EXHIBIT 32.01

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Michael M. McNamara, Chief Executive Officer of Flextronics International Ltd. (the “Company”), hereby certify to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

·the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended September 30, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

·the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 4, 2011

/s/ Michael M. McNamara

Michael M. McNamara

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Flextronics International Ltd. and will be retained by it and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.02

EXHIBIT 32.02

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Paul Read, Chief Financial Officer of Flextronics International Ltd. (the “Company”), hereby certify to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

·the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended September 30, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

·the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 4, 2011

/s/ Paul Read

Paul Read

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Flextronics International Ltd. and will be retained by it and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2011
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]
Number of days for plaintiff to appeal court decision	60

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
Current assets
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 13,073	$ 13,388
Shareholders' equity
Ordinary shares, no par value
Ordinary shares, issued	762,831,417	830,745,010
Ordinary shares, outstanding	712,592,063	756,993,938
Treasury stock, shares	50,239,354	73,751,072

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 8,044,342	$ 7,422,338	$ 15,592,093	$ 13,988,218
Cost of sales	7,668,956	7,024,691	14,816,485	13,219,753
Gross profit	375,386	397,647	775,608	768,465
Selling, general and administrative expenses	214,069	198,954	429,984	394,672
Intangible amortization	14,540	21,439	27,842	39,429
Interest and other expense, net	1,467	22,838	23,643	50,367
Income before income taxes	145,310	154,416	294,139	283,997
Provision for income taxes	15,430	10,000	32,284	21,403
Net income	$ 129,880	$ 144,416	$ 261,855	$ 262,594
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 0.18	$ 0.19	$ 0.36	$ 0.33
Diluted	$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.35	$ 0.33
Weighted-average shares used in computing per share amounts:
Basic	722,208	776,362	734,485	793,499
Diluted	731,049	784,271	745,436	804,144

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Comprehensive Income (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Components Of Comprehensive Income, Net Of Tax

	Three-Month Periods Ended		Six-Month Periods Ended
	September 30, 2011	October 1, 2010	September 30, 2011	October 1, 2010
	(In thousands)		(In thousands)
Net income	$                 129,880	$                 144,416	$                 261,855	$                 262,594
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(35,830)	23,828	(35,757)	14,509
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, and
other income (loss)	(37,347)	29,700	(44,144)	26,508
Comprehensive income	$                   56,703	$                 197,944	$                 181,954	$                 303,611

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Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 26, 2011
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Entity Central Index Key	0000866374
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		713,189,067

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Fair Value Measurement Of Assets And Liabilities (Financial Liabilities Not Carried At Fair Value) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying Amount, Total	$ 2,203,765	$ 2,213,435
Fair Value, Total	2,144,012	2,199,061
Level 1 [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying Amount, Total	1,665,765	1,674,435
Fair Value, Total	1,617,063	1,662,714
Level 2 [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying Amount, Total	160,000	160,000
Fair Value, Total	160,000	160,000
Level 2 [Member] | Asia Term Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying Amount, Total	378,000	379,000
Fair Value, Total	$ 366,948	$ 376,347

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Trade Receivables Securitization (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Trade Receivables Securitization [Abstract]

Summary Of Deferred Purchase Price Receivables

	Six-Month Period Ended	Six-Month Period Ended
	September 30, 2011	October 1, 2010
	(In thousands)	(In thousands)
Beginning balance	$                                459,994	$                                135,401
Transfers of receivables	2,883,576	902,044
Collections	(2,270,909)	(783,362)
Ending balance	$                             1,072,661	$                                254,083

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Fair Value Measurement Of Assets And Liabilities (Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	$ (2,144,012)	$ (2,199,061)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Total Assets	1,503,659	859,831
Total Liabilities	(57,367)	(6,900)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Total Assets	430,998	399,831
Total Liabilities	(57,367)	(6,900)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Money Market Funds And Time Deposits [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Total Assets	404,505	375,760
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Total Assets	26,493	24,071
Total Liabilities	(57,367)	(6,900)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Total Assets	1,072,661	460,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Deferred Purchase Price Receivables [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Total Assets	1,072,661	460,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Money Market Funds And Time Deposits [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Total Assets	404,505	375,760
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Deferred Purchase Price Receivables [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Total Assets	1,072,661	460,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Total Assets	26,493	24,071
Total Liabilities	$ (57,367)	$ (6,900)

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Interest And Other Expense

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Interest And Other Expense [Abstract]

Interest And Other Expense

7. INTEREST AND OTHER EXPENSE

During the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011, the Company recognized interest expense of $16.6 million and $32.9 million, respectively, on its debt obligations outstanding during the period. During the three-month and six-month periods ended October 1, 2010, the Company recognized interest expense of $27.0 million and $58.3 million, respectively.

During the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011, the Company recognized gains on foreign exchange transactions of $16.0 million and $21.7 million, respectively. During the three-month and six-month periods ended October 1, 2010, the Company recognized gains on foreign exchange transactions of $4.2 million and $8.5 million, respectively.

During the three-month and six-month periods ended October 1, 2010, the Company recognized a gain of approximately $13.5 million and $18.6 million, respectively, associated with the sale of an equity investment, and a loss of approximately $11.7 million in connection with the divestiture of certain international entities.

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Fair Value Measurement Of Assets And Liabilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Mar. 31, 2011

Fair Value Measurement Of Assets And Liabilities [Abstract]

Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis

	Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2011
	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Money market funds and time deposits (Note 2)	$                      -	$           404,505	$                      -	$           404,505
Deferred purchase price receivable (Note 9)	-	-	1,072,661	1,072,661
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 8)	-	26,493	-	26,493
Total Assets	$                      -	$           430,998	$        1,072,661	$        1,503,659
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 8)	$                      -	$           (57,367)	$                      -	$           (57,367)
Total Liabilities	$                      -	$           (57,367)	$                      -	$           (57,367)

	Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2011
	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Money market funds and time deposits (Note 2)	$                      -	$           375,760	$                      -	$           375,760
Deferred purchase price receivable (Note 9)	-	-	460,000	460,000
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 8)	-	24,071	-	24,071
Total Assets	$                      -	$           399,831	$           460,000	$           859,831
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 8)	$                      -	$             (6,900)	$                      -	$             (6,900)
Total Liabilities	$                      -	$             (6,900)	$                      -	$             (6,900)

Financial Liabilities Not Carried At Fair Value

	As of September 30, 2011		As of March 31, 2011
	Carrying	Fair	Carrying	Fair	Fair Value
	Amount	Value	Amount	Value	Hierarchy
	(In thousands)		(In thousands)
Revolving credit facility	$           160,000	$           160,000	$           160,000	$           160,000	Level 2
Term loan dated October 1, 2007	1,665,765	1,617,063	1,674,435	1,662,714	Level 1
Asia term loans	378,000	366,948	379,000	376,347	Level 2
Total	$        2,203,765	$        2,144,012	$        2,213,435	$        2,199,061

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Financial Instruments (Derivative Instruments In The Consolidated Balance Sheets Utilized For Foreign Currency Risk Management Purposes) (Details) (Foreign Exchange Contract [Member], USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
Other Current Assets [Member] | Derivative Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	$ 1,491	$ 19,579
Other Current Assets [Member] | Derivative Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	25,002	4,492
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Derivative Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	(33,953)	(778)
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Derivative Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	$ (23,414)	$ (6,122)

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Comprehensive Income (Components Of Comprehensive Income, Net Of Tax) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010
Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 129,880	$ 144,416	$ 261,855	$ 262,594
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(35,830)	23,828	(35,757)	14,509
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, and other income (loss)	(37,347)	29,700	(44,144)	26,508
Comprehensive income	$ 56,703	$ 197,944	$ 181,954	$ 303,611

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Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Outstanding Foreign Currency Forward And Swap Contracts

	Foreign Currency Amount		Notional Contract Value in USD
Currency	Buy	Sell	Buy	Sell
	(In thousands)
Cash Flow Hedges
CNY	1,409,800	-	$           220,402	$                    -
EUR	42,371	5,777	57,729	7,944
HUF	11,353,000	-	52,977	-
ILS	185,100	-	49,751	-
MXN	1,482,700	-	109,931	-
MYR	407,350	-	128,162	-
SGD	62,035	-	47,952	-
Other	N/A	N/A	59,995	4,870
			726,899	12,814
Other Forward/Swap Contracts
BRL	35,700	56,700	19,434	30,866
CAD	44,984	95,947	44,945	96,480
CNY	2,244,777	2,101,848	347,900	328,000
EUR	239,240	216,210	327,088	297,622
GBP	15,634	33,832	24,656	52,932
HUF	9,136,500	7,489,200	42,634	34,947
JPY	6,084,846	2,934,642	79,355	38,205
MXN	892,540	340,410	66,175	25,239
MYR	164,180	24,680	51,655	7,765
SEK	2,361,373	725,093	348,700	107,671
Other	N/A	N/A	132,925	56,637
			1,485,467	1,076,364
Total Notional Contract Value in USD			$        2,212,366	$        1,089,178

Derivative Instruments In The Consolidated Balance Sheets Utilized For Foreign Currency Risk Management Purposes

	Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
		September 30, 2011	March 31, 2011		September 30, 2011	March 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	$        1,491	$      19,579	Other current liabilities	$    (33,953)	$         (778)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	$      25,002	$        4,492	Other current liabilities	$    (23,414)	$      (6,122)

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Commitments And Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

On June 4, 2007, a shareholder class action lawsuit was filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court. The lawsuit arose out of the merger with Solectron Corp. in 2007 and other defendants included selected officers of the Company, Solectron and Solectron's former directors and officers. On behalf of the class, the plaintiff sought compensatory, rescissory, and other forms of damages, as well as attorneys' fees and costs. On August 12, 2010, the Court certified a class of all former Solectron shareholders that were entitled to vote and receive cash or shares of the Company's stock in exchange for their shares of Solectron stock following the merger. On April 21, 2011, the Court granted a request by the plaintiff's counsel to withdraw as class counsel, and ordered the plaintiff to retain new counsel by June 24, 2011. The plaintiff failed to do so, thus on June 28, 2011, the Court issued an order to show cause why the case should not be dismissed. On August 12, 2011, plaintiff failed to obtain new class counsel and the Court granted a one month extension to obtain new class counsel.  On September 26, 2011, plaintiff failed to obtain new class counsel and the Court dismissed the case without prejudice. Plaintiff has 60 days to appeal the Court's decision.  The Company believes that the claims are without merit and any losses resulting from such claims would be remote and not be material to the financial statements as a whole.

In addition, from time to time, the Company is subject to other legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company defends itself vigorously against any such claims. Although the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, management expects that any losses that are probable or reasonably possible of being incurred as a result of these matters, which are in excess of amounts already accrued in its consolidated balance sheet would not be material to the financial statements as a whole.

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Stock-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

3. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

During the six-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company granted equity compensation awards under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2010 Plan"). For further discussion of the 2010 Plan, refer to Note 2, "Summary of Accounting Policies," of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.

The following table summarizes the Company's stock-based compensation expense:

	Three-Month Periods Ended		Six-Month Periods Ended
	September 30, 2011	October 1, 2010	September 30, 2011	October 1, 2010
	(In thousands)		(In thousands)
Cost of sales	$                     2,293	$                     2,648	$                     4,307	$                     5,371
Selling, general and administrative expenses	11,955	11,282	22,218	23,049
Total stock-based compensation expense	$                   14,248	$                   13,930	$                   26,525	$                   28,420

     For the six-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company granted 452,800 stock options, at a weighted average fair value per option of $2.64. Total unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options is $18.3 million, net of estimated forfeitures, and will be recognized over a weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.3 years.

As of September 30, 2011, the number of options outstanding and exercisable was 50.9 million and 40.6 million, respectively, at weighted average exercise prices of $7.63 and $8.25 per share, respectively.

The following table summarizes restricted share unit award activity for the Company's equity compensation plans during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011:

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested restricted share unit awards as of March 31, 2011	13,801,942	$                        8.04
Granted	8,274,205	6.66
Vested	(2,160,911)	10.16
Forfeited	(2,491,610)	9.70
Unvested restricted share unit awards as of September 30, 2011	17,423,626	$                        6.89

Of the 8.3 million restricted share unit awards granted during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011, approximately 1.5 million represents the target amount of grants made to certain key employees whereby vesting is contingent on meeting a certain market condition. The number of shares that ultimately will vest are based on a measurement of Flextronics's total shareholder return against the Standard and Poor's ("S&P") 500 Composite Index and will vest over a period of four years. The actual number of shares issued can range from zero to 2.2 million. The average grant-date fair value of these awards was estimated to be $7.78 per share and was calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation.

As of September 30, 2011, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted share unit awards is $80.0 million, net of estimated forfeitures, and will be recognized over a weighted average remaining vesting period of 3.1 years. Approximately $15.0 million of the total unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, is related to awards whereby vesting is contingent on meeting a certain market condition.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Summary Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense)(Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 14,248	$ 13,930	$ 26,525	$ 28,420
Cost Of Sales [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	2,293	2,648	4,307	5,371
Selling, General And Administrative Expenses [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 11,955	$ 11,282	$ 22,218	$ 23,049

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Trade Receivables Securitization

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Trade Receivables Securitization [Abstract]

Trade Receivables Securitization

9.  TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION

The Company sells trade receivables under two asset-backed securitization programs and under an accounts receivable factoring program.

Asset-Backed Securitization Programs

The Company continuously sells designated pools of trade receivables under its Global Asset-Backed Securitization Agreement (the "Global Program") and its North American Asset-Backed Securitization Agreement (the "North American Program," collectively, the "ABS Programs") to affiliated special purpose entities, which in turn sells 100% of the receivables to unaffiliated financial institutions. These programs allow the operating subsidiaries to receive a cash payment and a deferred purchase price receivable for sold receivables. The Company maintains a continuing involvement in the receivables sold as a result of the deferred purchase price. The investment limits by the financial institutions are $500.0 million for the Global Program and $300.0 million for the North American Program and require a minimum level of deferred purchase price receivable to be retained by the Company in connection with the sales.

Servicing fees recognized during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010 were not material and are included in Interest and other expense, net within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As the Company estimates the fee it receives in return for its obligation to service these receivables is at fair value, no servicing assets and liabilities are recognized.

As of September 30, 2011, approximately $1.7 billion of accounts receivable had been sold to the special purpose entities under the ABS Programs for which the Company had received net cash proceeds of $600.7 million and deferred purchase price receivables of approximately $1.1 billion. As of March 31, 2011, approximately $1.0 billion of accounts receivable had been sold to the special purpose entities for which the Company had received net cash proceeds of $545.0 million and deferred purchase price receivables of approximately $460.0 million. The deferred purchase price receivables are included in other current assets as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011. Retained interests consisted primarily of the Company's investment participation in the sold receivables and were carried at the expected recovery amount of the related receivables; such amounts were included in other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The difference between the carrying amount of the receivables sold under these programs and the sum of the cash and fair value of the deferred purchase price receivables received at time of transfer is recognized as a loss on sale of the related receivables and recorded in Interest and other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations; such amounts were immaterial for all periods presented.

As of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, the accounts receivable balances that were sold under the ABS Programs were removed from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the net cash proceeds received by the Company were included as cash provided by operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. As discussed more fully in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, upon adoption of two new accounting standards on April 1, 2010, the balance of receivables sold for cash under the Global Program as of March 31, 2010, totaling $217.1 million, was recorded as accounts receivables and short-term bank borrowings in the opening balance sheet of fiscal 2011. Upon collection of these receivables the Company recorded cash from operations offset by repayments of bank borrowings from financing activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows during the six-month period ended October 1, 2010.

For the six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, cash flows from sales of receivables under the ABS Programs consisted of approximately $2.4 billion and $0.8 billion for transfers of receivables, respectively (of which approximately $0.2 billion and $0.3 billion, respectively represented new transfers and the remainder proceeds from collections reinvested in revolving-period transfers).

The following table summarizes the activity in the deferred purchase price receivables account during the six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010:

	Six-Month Period Ended	Six-Month Period Ended
	September 30, 2011	October 1, 2010
	(In thousands)	(In thousands)
Beginning balance	$                                459,994	$                                135,401
Transfers of receivables	2,883,576	902,044
Collections	(2,270,909)	(783,362)
Ending balance	$                             1,072,661	$                                254,083

Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs

The Company also sold accounts receivables to certain third-party banking institutions. The outstanding balance of receivables sold and not yet collected was approximately $55.1 million and $109.7 million as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively. For the six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, total accounts receivable sold to certain third party banking institutions was approximately $1.0 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively. The receivables that were sold were removed from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and were reflected as cash provided by operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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Summary Of Accounting Policies (Policy)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Summary Of Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis Of Presentation And Principles Of Consolidation

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP" or "GAAP") for interim financial information and in accordance with the requirements of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012.

The first quarter for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 ended on July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010, respectively. The second fiscal quarter for the current year ended on September 30, 2011 and the second fiscal quarter of the prior year ended on October 1, 2010. The Company's third fiscal quarter ends on December 31, and the fourth fiscal quarter and year ends on March 31 of each year.

Cash And Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consisted of the following:

	As of	As of
	September 30, 2011	March 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Cash and bank balances	$               1,191,204	$               1,372,711
Money market funds and time deposits	404,505	375,760
	$               1,595,709	$               1,748,471

Inventories

Inventories

The components of inventories, net of applicable lower of cost or market write-downs, were as follows:

	As of	As of
	September 30, 2011	March 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Raw materials	$               2,317,897	$               2,271,944
Work-in-progress	729,594	579,047
Finished goods	818,593	699,295
	$               3,866,084	$               3,550,286

Other Current Assets

Other Current Assets

Other current assets includes approximately $1.1 billion and $460.0 million as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively, for the deferred purchase price receivable from our Global and North American Asset-Backed Securitization programs (see Note 9).

Property And Equipment

Property and Equipment

Depreciation expense associated with property and equipment was approximately $105.0 million and $207.8 million for the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively and $97.8 million and $191.3 million for the three-month and six-month periods ended October 1, 2010, respectively.

Goodwill And Other Intangibles

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

The following table summarizes the activity in the Company's goodwill account during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011:

	Amount
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of the year	$                   93,207
Acquisitions (1)	8,607
Purchase accounting adjustments (2)	280
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(434)
Balance, end of the quarter	$                 101,660

(1)

The amount is attributable to certain acquisitions that were not individually, nor in the aggregate, significant to the Company. The aggregate cash paid for these acquisitions was approximately $21.4 million, net of cash acquired.

(2)

The amount is attributable to purchase accounting adjustments for a historical acquisition that was not significant to the Company. The adjustments are based on management's estimates from review of the valuation of assets and liabilities completed in a period subsequent to the respective acquisition.. The effects of the adjustments, had they been made at time of acquisition, would not have had a significant impact on the balance sheet, statement of operations, or statement of cash flows for the periods subsequent to that date.

The components of acquired intangible assets are as follows:

	As of September 30, 2011			As of March 31, 2011
	Gross		Net	Gross		Net
	Carrying	Accumulated	Carrying	Carrying	Accumulated	Carrying
	Amount	Amortization	Amount	Amount	Amortization	Amount
	(In thousands)			(In thousands)
Intangible assets:
Customer-related intangibles	$      309,113	$    (237,273)	$       71,840	$      378,412	$    (283,732)	$        94,680
Licenses and other intangibles	38,312	(18,189)	20,123	44,915	(19,719)	25,196
Total	$      347,425	$    (255,462)	$        91,963	$      423,327	$    (303,451)	$      119,876

The gross carrying amounts of intangible assets are removed when the recorded amounts have been fully amortized,which is the primary reason for the periodic decrease in the gross carry amount of intangibles and accumulated amortization. The decrease in accumulated amortization is partially off-set by the amortization expense recognized during the period. Total intangible amortization expense was $14.5 million and $27.8 million during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively and was $21.4 million and $39.4 million during the three-month and six-month periods ended October 1, 2010, respectively. The estimated future annual amortization expense for acquired intangible assets is as follows:

Fiscal Year Ending March 31,	Amount
	(In thousands)
2012 (1)	$                   19,167
2013	31,109
2014	20,811
2015	10,911
2016	5,701
Thereafter	4,264
Total amortization expense	$                   91,963

(1) Represents estimated amortization for the six-month period ending March 31, 2012.

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Fair Value Measurement Of Assets And Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Fair Value Measurement Of Assets And Liabilities [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurement Of Assets And Liabilities

10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact, and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. The accounting guidance for fair value establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument's categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

Level 1 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

The Company values foreign exchange forward contracts using level 2 observable inputs which primarily include foreign currency and interest spot and forward rates quoted by banks or foreign currency dealers.

The Company's cash equivalents are comprised of bank deposits and money market accounts, which are valued using level 2 inputs, such as interest rates and maturity periods. Due to their short-term nature, their carrying amount approximates fair value.

Level 3 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The Company values deferred purchase price receivables relating to its Asset-Backed Securitization Program based on a discounted cash flow analysis using unobservable inputs (i.e. level 3 inputs), which are primarily risk free interest rates adjusted for the credit quality of the underlying creditor and due to its high credit quality and short term maturity their fair value approximates carrying value.

There were no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010.

Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011:

	Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2011
	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Money market funds and time deposits (Note 2)	$                      -	$           404,505	$                      -	$           404,505
Deferred purchase price receivable (Note 9)	-	-	1,072,661	1,072,661
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 8)	-	26,493	-	26,493
Total Assets	$                      -	$           430,998	$        1,072,661	$        1,503,659
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 8)	$                      -	$           (57,367)	$                      -	$           (57,367)
Total Liabilities	$                      -	$           (57,367)	$                      -	$           (57,367)

	Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2011
	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Money market funds and time deposits (Note 2)	$                      -	$           375,760	$                      -	$           375,760
Deferred purchase price receivable (Note 9)	-	-	460,000	460,000
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 8)	-	24,071	-	24,071
Total Assets	$                      -	$           399,831	$           460,000	$           859,831
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 8)	$                      -	$             (6,900)	$                      -	$             (6,900)
Total Liabilities	$                      -	$             (6,900)	$                      -	$             (6,900)

Other Financial Instruments

The following table presents the Company's liabilities not carried at fair value as at September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011:

	As of September 30, 2011		As of March 31, 2011
	Carrying	Fair	Carrying	Fair	Fair Value
	Amount	Value	Amount	Value	Hierarchy
	(In thousands)		(In thousands)
Revolving credit facility	$           160,000	$           160,000	$           160,000	$           160,000	Level 2
Term loan dated October 1, 2007	1,665,765	1,617,063	1,674,435	1,662,714	Level 1
Asia term loans	378,000	366,948	379,000	376,347	Level 2
Total	$        2,203,765	$        2,144,012	$        2,213,435	$        2,199,061

Revolving credit facility - The carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short period to maturity of those instruments.

Term loan dated October 1, 2007 - The term loan is valued based on broker trading prices in active markets.

Asia term loans - The Company's Asia Term Loans are not traded publicly; however, as the pricing, maturity and other pertinent terms of these loans closely approximate those of the Term Loan Agreement dated October 1, 2007, management estimates the respective trading prices would be approximately the same.

Assets held for sale

As of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, assets that were no longer in use and held for sale totaled approximately $26.1 million and $27.1 million, respectively, primarily representing manufacturing facilities that have been closed as part of the Company's historical facility consolidations. These assets are recorded at the lesser of carrying value or fair value, which is based on comparable sales from prevailing market data (level two inputs).  There were no material fair value adjustments or other transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy for these assets during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010.

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Summary Of Accounting Policies (Components Of Acquired Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 347,425	$ 423,327
Accumulated Amortization	(255,462)	(303,451)
Net Carrying Amount	91,963	119,876
Customer-Related Intangibles [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	309,113	378,412
Accumulated Amortization	(237,273)	(283,732)
Net Carrying Amount	71,840	94,680
Licenses And Other Intangibles [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	38,312	44,915
Accumulated Amortization	(18,189)	(19,719)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 20,123	$ 25,196

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Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

8. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Foreign Currency Contracts

The Company enters into forward contracts and foreign currency swap contracts to manage the foreign currency risk associated with monetary accounts and anticipated foreign currency denominated transactions. The Company hedges committed exposures and does not engage in speculative transactions. As of September 30, 2011, the aggregate notional amount of the Company's outstanding foreign currency forward and swap contracts was $3.3 billion as summarized below:

	Foreign Currency Amount		Notional Contract Value in USD
Currency	Buy	Sell	Buy	Sell
	(In thousands)
Cash Flow Hedges
CNY	1,409,800	-	$           220,402	$                    -
EUR	42,371	5,777	57,729	7,944
HUF	11,353,000	-	52,977	-
ILS	185,100	-	49,751	-
MXN	1,482,700	-	109,931	-
MYR	407,350	-	128,162	-
SGD	62,035	-	47,952	-
Other	N/A	N/A	59,995	4,870
			726,899	12,814
Other Forward/Swap Contracts
BRL	35,700	56,700	19,434	30,866
CAD	44,984	95,947	44,945	96,480
CNY	2,244,777	2,101,848	347,900	328,000
EUR	239,240	216,210	327,088	297,622
GBP	15,634	33,832	24,656	52,932
HUF	9,136,500	7,489,200	42,634	34,947
JPY	6,084,846	2,934,642	79,355	38,205
MXN	892,540	340,410	66,175	25,239
MYR	164,180	24,680	51,655	7,765
SEK	2,361,373	725,093	348,700	107,671
Other	N/A	N/A	132,925	56,637
			1,485,467	1,076,364
Total Notional Contract Value in USD			$        2,212,366	$        1,089,178

       Certain of these contracts are designed to economically hedge the Company's exposure to monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a non-functional currency and are not accounted for as hedges under the accounting standards. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these instruments are recognized in earnings during the period of change as a component of Interest and other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Gains or losses from fair value adjustments for these instruments are designed to offset losses and gains from the Company's revaluation of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a non-functional currency. As of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, the Company also has included net deferred gains and losses, respectively, in other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders' equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, relating to changes in fair value of its foreign currency contracts that are accounted for as cash flow hedges. These deferred gains and losses were not material, and the deferred losses as of September 30, 2011 are expected to be recognized as a component of cost of sales over the next twelve-month period. The gains and losses recognized in earnings due to hedge ineffectiveness were not material for all fiscal periods presented and are included as a component of Interest and other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following table presents the fair value of the Company's derivative instruments located on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets utilized for foreign currency risk management purposes:

	Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
		September 30, 2011	March 31, 2011		September 30, 2011	March 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	$        1,491	$      19,579	Other current liabilities	$    (33,953)	$         (778)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	$      25,002	$        4,492	Other current liabilities	$    (23,414)	$      (6,122)

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Organization Of The Company

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Organization Of The Company [Abstract]

Organization Of The Company

1.  ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY

Flextronics International Ltd. ("Flextronics" or the "Company") was incorporated in the Republic of Singapore in May 1990. The Company's operations have expanded over the years by a combination of internal growth and acquisitions. The Company is a leading provider of advanced design and electronics manufacturing services ("EMS") to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") of a broad range of products in the following businesses: infrastructure; mobile communication devices; computing; consumer digital devices; industrial, semiconductor capital equipment, clean technology, aerospace and defense, and white goods; automotive and marine; and medical devices. The Company's strategy is to provide customers with a full range of cost competitive, vertically-integrated global supply chain services through which the Company designs, builds, ships and services a complete packaged product for its OEM customers. OEM customers leverage the Company's services to meet their product requirements throughout the entire product life cycle.

The Company's service offerings include rigid and flexible printed circuit board fabrication, systems assembly and manufacturing (including enclosures, testing services, materials procurement and inventory management), logistics, after-sales services (including product repair, warranty services, re-manufacturing and maintenance) and multiple component product offerings. Additionally, the Company provides market-specific design and engineering services ranging from contract design manufacturing ("CDM"), where the customer purchases services on a time and materials basis, to original product design and manufacturing services, where the customer purchases a product that was designed, developed and manufactured by the Company (commonly referred to as original design manufacturing, or "ODM"). ODM products are then sold by the Company's OEM customers under the OEMs' brand names. The Company's CDM and ODM services include user interface and industrial design, mechanical engineering and tooling design, electronic system design and printed circuit board design.

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Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

4.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table reflects the basic and diluted weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three-Month Periods Ended		Six-Month Periods Ended
	September 30, 2011	October 1, 2010	September 30, 2011	October 1, 2010
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic earnings per share:
Net income	$                 129,880	$                 144,416	$                 261,855	$                 262,594
Shares used in computation:
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding	722,208	776,362	734,485	793,499
Basic earnings per share	$                       0.18	$                       0.19	$                       0.36	$                       0.33
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income	$                 129,880	$                 144,416	$                 261,855	$                 262,594
Shares used in computation:
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding	722,208	776,362	734,485	793,499
Weighted-average ordinary share equivalents from
stock options and awards (1)	8,841	7,909	10,951	10,645
Weighted-average ordinary shares and ordinary
share equivalents outstanding	731,049	784,271	745,436	804,144
Diluted earnings per share	$                       0.18	$                       0.18	$                       0.35	$                       0.33

  (1)   Ordinary share equivalents from stock options to purchase approximately 27.4 million shares and 28.4 million shares outstanding during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share primarily because the exercise price of these options was greater than the average market price of the Company's ordinary shares during the respective periods. Ordinary share equivalents from stock options to purchase approximately 26.8 million shares and 27.0 million shares outstanding during the six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share primarily because the exercise price of these options was greater than the average market price of the Company's ordinary shares during the respective periods.

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Bank Borrowings, Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligations (Scheduled Repayments Under The New Term Loan Facility) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Mar. 31, 2011
Bank Borrowings, Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
2012	$ 12,500
2013	25,000
2014	31,250
2015	37,500
2016	37,500
2017	356,250
Total	$ 500,000

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Summary Of Accounting Policies (Schedule Of Goodwill) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Summary Of Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of the year	$ 93,207,000
Acquisitions	8,607,000	[1]
Purchase accounting adjustments	280,000	[2]
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(434,000)
Balance, end of the quarter	101,660,000
Aggregate cash paid for acquisition	$ 21,400,000

[1] The amount is attributable to certain acquisitions that were not individually, nor in the aggregate, significant to the Company. The aggregate cash paid for these acquisitions was approximately $21.4 million, net of cash acquired.

[2] The amount is attributable to purchase accounting adjustments for a historical acquisition that was not significant to the Company. The adjustments are based on management's estimates from review of the valuation of assets and liabilities completed in a period subsequent to the respective acquisition.. The effects of the adjustments, had they been made at time of acquisition, would not have had a significant impact on the balance sheet, statement of operations, or statement of cash flows for the periods subsequent to that date.

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Share Repurchase Plan (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010
Share Repurchases [Abstract]
Purchase price of stock repurchased and retired during period	$ 306.1
Stock retired during the period	23.5
Stock repurchased and retired during period, shares	48.2
Stock repurchased during period, shares		51.1
Purchase price of stock repurchased during period		$ 299.9

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Comprehensive Income

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income

5.  COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following table summarizes the components of comprehensive income, net of tax:

	Three-Month Periods Ended		Six-Month Periods Ended
	September 30, 2011	October 1, 2010	September 30, 2011	October 1, 2010
	(In thousands)		(In thousands)
Net income	$                 129,880	$                 144,416	$                 261,855	$                 262,594
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(35,830)	23,828	(35,757)	14,509
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, and
other income (loss)	(37,347)	29,700	(44,144)	26,508
Comprehensive income	$                   56,703	$                 197,944	$                 181,954	$                 303,611

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Financial Instruments (Outstanding Foreign Currency Forward And Swap Contracts) (Details) In Thousands																									6 Months Ended																																					6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] EUR [Member] Sell [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] EUR [Member] Sell [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] Other [Member] Sell [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] BRL [Member] Sell [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] BRL [Member] Sell [Member] BRL	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] CAD [Member] Sell [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] CAD [Member] Sell [Member] CAD	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] CNY [Member] Sell [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] CNY [Member] Sell [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] EUR [Member] Sell [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] EUR [Member] Sell [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] GBP [Member] Sell [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] GBP [Member] Sell [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] HUF [Member] Sell [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] HUF [Member] Sell [Member] HUF	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] JPY [Member] Sell [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] JPY [Member] Sell [Member] JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] MXN [Member] Sell [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] MXN [Member] Sell [Member] MXN	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] MYR [Member] Sell [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] MYR [Member] Sell [Member] MYR	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] SEK [Member] Sell [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] SEK [Member] Sell [Member] SEK	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] Other [Member] Sell [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Sell [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] CNY [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] CNY [Member] Buy [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] EUR [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] EUR [Member] Buy [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] HUF [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] HUF [Member] Buy [Member] HUF	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] ILS [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] ILS [Member] Buy [Member] ILS	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] MXN [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] MXN [Member] Buy [Member] MXN	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] MYR [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] MYR [Member] Buy [Member] MYR	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] SGD [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] SGD [Member] Buy [Member] SGD	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash Flow Hedges [Member] Other [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] BRL [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] BRL [Member] Buy [Member] BRL	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] CAD [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] CAD [Member] Buy [Member] CAD	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] CNY [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] CNY [Member] Buy [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] EUR [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] EUR [Member] Buy [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] GBP [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] GBP [Member] Buy [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] HUF [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] HUF [Member] Buy [Member] HUF	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] JPY [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] JPY [Member] Buy [Member] JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] MXN [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] MXN [Member] Buy [Member] MXN	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] MYR [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] MYR [Member] Buy [Member] MYR	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] SEK [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] SEK [Member] Buy [Member] SEK	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Forward/Swap Contracts [Member] Other [Member] Buy [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Buy [Member] USD ($)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total other forward/swap contracts notional contract value in USD																									$ 1,076,364																																					$ 1,485,467
Total cash flow hedges notional contract value in USD																										12,814																																					726,899
Notional Contract Value	3,300,000	7,944	5,777	4,870	30,866	56,700	96,480	95,947	328,000	2,101,848	297,622	216,210	52,932	33,832	34,947	7,489,200	38,205	2,934,642	25,239	340,410	7,765	24,680	107,671	725,093	56,637		220,402	1,409,800	57,729	42,371	52,977	11,353,000	49,751	185,100	109,931	1,482,700	128,162	407,350	47,952	62,035	59,995	19,434	35,700	44,945	44,984	347,900	2,244,777	327,088	239,240	24,656	15,634	42,634	9,136,500	79,355	6,084,846	66,175	892,540	51,655	164,180	348,700	2,361,373	132,925
Total Notional Contract Value In USD																										$ 1,089,178																																					$ 2,212,366

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Summary Of Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010	Mar. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2010
Summary Of Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Deferred purchase price receivable	$ 1,072,661,000	$ 254,083,000	$ 1,072,661,000	$ 254,083,000	$ 459,994,000	$ 135,401,000
Depreciation expense associated with property and equipment	105,000,000	97,800,000	207,800,000	191,300,000
Total intangible amortization expense	$ 14,500,000	$ 21,400,000	$ 27,800,000	$ 39,400,000

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Summary Of Accounting Policies (Estimated Future Annual Amortization Expense For Acquired Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Summary Of Accounting Policies [Abstract]
2012	$ 19,167	[1]
2013	31,109
2014	20,811
2015	10,911
2016	5,701
Thereafter	4,264
Total amortization expense	$ 91,963

[1] Represents estimated amortization for the six-month period ending March 31, 2012.

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Interest And Other Expense (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010
Interest And Other Expense [Abstract]
Interest expense	$ 16.6	$ 27.0	$ 32.9	$ 58.3
Gain on foreign exchange transactions	16.0	4.2	21.7	8.5
Gain on sale of equity investment		13.5		18.6
Gain (loss) on divestiture				$ (11.7)

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Summary Of Accounting Policies (Components Of Inventories) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
Summary Of Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 2,317,897	$ 2,271,944
Work-in-progress	729,594	579,047
Finished goods	818,593	699,295
Inventories, total	$ 3,866,084	$ 3,550,286

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Share Repurchases

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Share Repurchases [Abstract]

Share Repurchases

13.  SHARE REPURCHASES

During the six-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company repurchased approximately 48.2 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $306.1 million, and retired all of these shares. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company retired an additional 23.5 million shares which were repurchased in the prior periods. During the six-month period ended October 1, 2010, the Company repurchased approximately 51.1 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $299.9 million, and did not retire any shares.

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Bank Borrowings, Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligations

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Bank Borrowings, Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]

Bank Borrowings, Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligations

6. BANK BORROWINGS, LONG-TERM DEBT & CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS

On October 19, 2011, the Company entered into a five-year $2.0 billion credit facility ("New Credit Facility") consisting of a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility ("New Revolving Credit Facility") and a $500 million term loan facility ("New Term Loan Facility"), which expires in October 2016.  The New Revolving Credit Facility replaces the Company's existing $2.0 billion revolving credit facility. The New Term Loan Facility refinances one tranche of the Company's existing $1.7 billion Term Loan Agreement dated October 1, 2007 ("2007 Term Loan Agreement") that was scheduled to mature in October 2012.  As of September 30, 2011, $480.0 million was outstanding under this tranche. Borrowings under the New Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company's option, either at (i) LIBOR plus the applicable margin for LIBOR loans ranging between 1.25% and 2.25%, based on the Company's credit ratings or (ii) the base rate (the greatest of the agent's prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and LIBOR for a one-month interest period plus 1.00%) plus the applicable rate ranging from 0.25% to 1.25%, based on the Company's credit rating. The Company is required to pay a quarterly commitment fee ranging from 0.20% to 0.45% per annum on the daily unused amount of the New Credit Facility based on the Company's credit rating. The Company is also required to pay letter of credit usage fees ranging between 1.25% and 2.25% per annum (based on the Company's credit rating) on the amount of the daily average outstanding letters of credit and a fronting fee of 0.125% per annum of the amount available to be drawn under such letters of credit. The following table presents scheduled repayments under the New Term Loan Facility by fiscal year:

Fiscal Year Ending March 31,	Amount
	(In thousands)
2012	$                   12,500
2013	25,000
2014	31,250
2015	37,500
2016	37,500
2017	356,250
Total	$                 500,000

The New Credit Facility is unsecured, and contains customary restrictions on the Company's and its subsidiaries' ability to (i) incur certain debt, (ii) make certain investments, (iii) make certain acquisitions of other entities, (iv) incur liens, (v) dispose of assets, (vi) make non-cash distributions to shareholders, and (vii) engage in transactions with affiliates. These covenants are subject to a number of significant exceptions and limitations. The New Credit Facility also requires that the Company maintain a maximum ratio of total indebtedness to EBITDA (earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization), and a minimum interest coverage ratio, as defined therein, during its term. 

The Company was in compliance with the covenants under each of its debt facilities existing as at September 30, 2011.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Summary Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense

	Three-Month Periods Ended		Six-Month Periods Ended
	September 30, 2011	October 1, 2010	September 30, 2011	October 1, 2010
	(In thousands)		(In thousands)
Cost of sales	$                     2,293	$                     2,648	$                     4,307	$                     5,371
Selling, general and administrative expenses	11,955	11,282	22,218	23,049
Total stock-based compensation expense	$                   14,248	$                   13,930	$                   26,525	$                   28,420

Summary Of Restricted Share Unit Award Activity For Equity Compensation Plans

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested restricted share unit awards as of March 31, 2011	13,801,942	$                        8.04
Granted	8,274,205	6.66
Vested	(2,160,911)	10.16
Forfeited	(2,491,610)	9.70
Unvested restricted share unit awards as of September 30, 2011	17,423,626	$                        6.89

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Bank Borrowings, Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 19, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of fronting fee, per annum	0.125%
Term loan maturing in October 2012, amount outstanding		480,000,000
Revolving credit facility		2,000,000,000
Credit facility, expiration date		October 2012
Debt amount, outstanding		1,700,000,000
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letter of credit usage fee percentage		2.25%
Maximum [Member] | New Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of quarterly commitment fee, per annum		0.45%
Line of credit facility Libor rate plus applicable margin rate	2.25%
Derivative, higher range of basis spread on variable rate	1.25%
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letter of credit usage fee percentage		1.25%
Minimum [Member] | New Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of quarterly commitment fee, per annum	0.20%
Line of credit facility Libor rate plus applicable margin rate	1.25%
Derivative, lower range of basis spread on variable rate	0.25%
New Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
New term loan facility	500,000,000
New Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility base rate over federal funds rate		0.50%
Revolving credit facility	1,500,000,000
Credit facility, expiration date	October 2016
Derivative, basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Line of credit facility, interest rate		(i) LIBOR plus the applicable margin for LIBOR loans ranging between 1.25% and 2.25%, based on the Company's credit ratings or (ii) the base rate (the greatest of the agent's prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and LIBOR for a one-month interest period plus 1.00%) plus the applicable rate ranging from 0.25% to 1.25%, based on the Company's credit rating.
New Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	$ 2,000,000,000
Long-term debt maturities, number of years	5

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Summary Of Accounting Policies (Cash And Cash Equivalents) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010
Summary Of Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Cash and bank balances	$ 1,191,204	$ 1,372,711
Money market funds and time deposits	404,505	375,760
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,595,709	$ 1,748,471	$ 1,788,196	$ 1,927,556

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 261,855	$ 262,594
Depreciation and amortization	235,613	230,714
Changes in working capital and other, net of acquisitions	(60,588)	104,211
Net cash provided by operating activities	436,880	597,519
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	(260,703)	(273,172)
Proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment	23,760	51,438
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(21,426)	(2,502)
Other investments and notes receivable, net	2,408	13,123
Net cash used by investing activities	(255,961)	(211,113)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt	2,518,698	1,249,515
Repayments of bank borrowings, long-term debt and capital lease obligations	(2,522,901)	(1,491,192)
Payments for early repurchase of long-term debt		(7,029)
Payments for repurchase of ordinary shares	(306,057)	(299,943)
Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares	6,230	3,309
Net cash used in financing activities	(304,030)	(545,340)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(29,651)	19,574
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(152,762)	(139,360)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	1,748,471	1,927,556
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 1,595,709	$ 1,788,196

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic And Diluted Weighted-Average Ordinary Shares Outstanding Used To Calculate Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share

	Three-Month Periods Ended		Six-Month Periods Ended
	September 30, 2011	October 1, 2010	September 30, 2011	October 1, 2010
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic earnings per share:
Net income	$                 129,880	$                 144,416	$                 261,855	$                 262,594
Shares used in computation:
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding	722,208	776,362	734,485	793,499
Basic earnings per share	$                       0.18	$                       0.19	$                       0.36	$                       0.33
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income	$                 129,880	$                 144,416	$                 261,855	$                 262,594
Shares used in computation:
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding	722,208	776,362	734,485	793,499
Weighted-average ordinary share equivalents from
stock options and awards (1)	8,841	7,909	10,951	10,645
Weighted-average ordinary shares and ordinary
share equivalents outstanding	731,049	784,271	745,436	804,144
Diluted earnings per share	$                       0.18	$                       0.18	$                       0.35	$                       0.33

  (1)   Ordinary share equivalents from stock options to purchase approximately 27.4 million shares and 28.4 million shares outstanding during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share primarily because the exercise price of these options was greater than the average market price of the Company's ordinary shares during the respective periods. Ordinary share equivalents from stock options to purchase approximately 26.8 million shares and 27.0 million shares outstanding during the six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share primarily because the exercise price of these options was greater than the average market price of the Company's ordinary shares during the respective periods.

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Trade Receivables Securitization (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010	Mar. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2010
Schedule of trade receivable securitization [Line Items]
Percent of receivables sold to unaffiliated institutions	100.00%
Company's accounts receivable sold to third-party	$ 1,700,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000
Cash proceeds from sale of accounts receivable	600,700,000		545,000,000
Deferred purchase price receivable	1,072,661,000	254,083,000	459,994,000	135,401,000
Cash flows from new transfers of receivables	200,000,000	300,000,000
Receivable sold but not yet collected from banking institutions	55,100,000		109,700,000
Accounts receivable sold to certain third party Banking Institutions	1,000,000,000	1,200,000,000
Cash proceeds from the sale of accounts receivable	2,400,000,000	800,000,000
North American Program [Member]
Schedule of trade receivable securitization [Line Items]
Investment limits with financial institution	300,000,000
Global Program [Member]
Schedule of trade receivable securitization [Line Items]
Investment limits with financial institution	500,000,000
Accounts receivable sold to commercial paper conduit				$ 217,100,000

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Bank Borrowings, Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Bank Borrowings, Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]

Schedule Of Repayments Under The New Term Loan Facility

Fiscal Year Ending March 31,	Amount
	(In thousands)
2012	$                   12,500
2013	25,000
2014	31,250
2015	37,500
2016	37,500
2017	356,250
Total	$                 500,000

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Summary Of Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Summary Of Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary Of Accounting Policies

2. SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP" or "GAAP") for interim financial information and in accordance with the requirements of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012.

The first quarter for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 ended on July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010, respectively. The second fiscal quarter for the current year ended on September 30, 2011 and the second fiscal quarter of the prior year ended on October 1, 2010. The Company's third fiscal quarter ends on December 31, and the fourth fiscal quarter and year ends on March 31 of each year.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consisted of the following:

	As of	As of
	September 30, 2011	March 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Cash and bank balances	$               1,191,204	$               1,372,711
Money market funds and time deposits	404,505	375,760
	$               1,595,709	$               1,748,471

Inventories

The components of inventories, net of applicable lower of cost or market write-downs, were as follows:

	As of	As of
	September 30, 2011	March 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Raw materials	$               2,317,897	$               2,271,944
Work-in-progress	729,594	579,047
Finished goods	818,593	699,295
	$               3,866,084	$               3,550,286

Other Current Assets

Other current assets includes approximately $1.1 billion and $460.0 million as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively, for the deferred purchase price receivable from our Global and North American Asset-Backed Securitization programs (see Note 9).

 

Property and Equipment

Depreciation expense associated with property and equipment was approximately $105.0 million and $207.8 million for the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively and $97.8 million and $191.3 million for the three-month and six-month periods ended October 1, 2010, respectively.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

The following table summarizes the activity in the Company's goodwill account during the six-month period ended September 30, 2011:

	Amount
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of the year	$                   93,207
Acquisitions (1)	8,607
Purchase accounting adjustments (2)	280
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(434)
Balance, end of the quarter	$                 101,660

(1)

The amount is attributable to certain acquisitions that were not individually, nor in the aggregate, significant to the Company. The aggregate cash paid for these acquisitions was approximately $21.4 million, net of cash acquired.

(2)

The amount is attributable to purchase accounting adjustments for a historical acquisition that was not significant to the Company. The adjustments are based on management's estimates from review of the valuation of assets and liabilities completed in a period subsequent to the respective acquisition.. The effects of the adjustments, had they been made at time of acquisition, would not have had a significant impact on the balance sheet, statement of operations, or statement of cash flows for the periods subsequent to that date.

The components of acquired intangible assets are as follows:

	As of September 30, 2011			As of March 31, 2011
	Gross		Net	Gross		Net
	Carrying	Accumulated	Carrying	Carrying	Accumulated	Carrying
	Amount	Amortization	Amount	Amount	Amortization	Amount
	(In thousands)			(In thousands)
Intangible assets:
Customer-related intangibles	$      309,113	$    (237,273)	$        71,840	$      378,412	$    (283,732)	$        94,680
Licenses and other intangibles	38,312	(18,189)	20,123	44,915	(19,719)	25,196
Total	$      347,425	$    (255,462)	$        91,963	$      423,327	$    (303,451)	$      119,876

The gross carrying amounts of intangible assets are removed when the recorded amounts have been fully amortized, which is the primary reason for the periodic decrease in the gross carrying amount of intangibles and accumulated amortization. Total intangible amortization expense was $14.5 million and $27.8 million during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively and was $21.4 million and $39.4 million during the three-month and six-month periods

Fiscal Year Ending March 31,	Amount
	(In thousands)
2012 (1)	$                   19,167
2013	31,109
2014	20,811
2015	10,911
2016	5,701
Thereafter	4,264
Total amortization expense	$                   91,963

(1) Represents estimated amortization for the six-month period ending March 31, 2012.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) revised guidance for testing goodwill for impairment. Under the revised guidance, entities testing goodwill for impairment have the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of a reporting unit in step one of the goodwill impairment test. If entities determine, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value of a reporting unit is more likely than not less than the carrying amount, the two-step impairment test would be required. Otherwise, further testing would not be needed. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. Early adoption is permitted. The Company expects its adoption of the new standard will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

In June 2011, the FASB issued a new accounting standard which revises the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements. The new guidance removes the presentation options in ASC 220 and requires entities to report components of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. For the Company, this new guidance is effective as of April 1, 2012. The Company currently presents a separate statement of comprehensive income consecutively after its statement of operations in its annual financial statements and therefore the impact on its consolidated financial statements upon adoption is expected to be immaterial.

In May 2011, the FASB amended fair value measurement and disclosure guidance to achieve convergence with IFRS.  The amended guidance modifies the measurement of fair value, clarifies verbiage, and changes disclosure or other requirements in US GAAP and IFRS.  The guidance is effective for the Company as of January 1, 2012. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued amendments to the accounting and disclosure requirements for revenue recognition. These amendments modify the criteria for recognizing revenue in multiple element arrangements. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance prospectively to new or materially modified arrangements beginning April 1, 2011. The adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations.

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Restructuring Charges

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Restructuring Charges

11. RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

The Company did not incur restructuring charges during the six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010 and has completed essentially all activities associated with previously announced plans. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2011 the Company paid $11.8 million for restructuring charges incurred in fiscal year 2010 and prior, and the remaining restructuring accrual as at September 30, 2011 was not significant. Additionally, there were no changes to any of the previously announced plans in the current period.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 years
Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Company granted stock options, grants in period	452,800
Weighted average fair value per stock option	$ 2.64
Unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures	$ 18.3
Unrecognized compensation, weighted average vesting period, years	1.3
Options outstanding	50,900,000
Options exercisable	40,600,000
Weighted average exercise price, options outstanding	$ 7.63
Weighted average exercise price, options exercisable	$ 8.25
Restricted Share Unit Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures	80.0
Unrecognized compensation expense, awards with market condition	$ 15.0
Unrecognized compensation, weighted average vesting period, years	3.1
Granted, number of shares	8,274,205
Grants made to key employees	1,500,000
Actual number of awards issued, minimum	0
Actual number of awards issued, maximum	2,200,000
Vesting life of awards with market condition, years	4
Awards with market condition, grant date fair value	$ 7.78

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Summary Of Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Summary Of Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Cash And Cash Equivalents

	As of	As of
	September 30, 2011	March 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Cash and bank balances	$               1,191,204	$               1,372,711
Money market funds and time deposits	404,505	375,760
	$               1,595,709	$               1,748,471

Components Of Inventories

	As of	As of
	September 30, 2011	March 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Raw materials	$               2,317,897	$               2,271,944
Work-in-progress	729,594	579,047
Finished goods	818,593	699,295
	$               3,866,084	$               3,550,286

Schedule Of Goodwill

	Amount
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of the year	$                   93,207
Acquisitions (1)	8,607
Purchase accounting adjustments (2)	280
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(434)
Balance, end of the quarter	$                 101,660

(1)

The amount is attributable to certain acquisitions that were not individually, nor in the aggregate, significant to the Company. The aggregate cash paid for these acquisitions was approximately $21.4 million, net of cash acquired.

(2)

The amount is attributable to purchase accounting adjustments for a historical acquisition that was not significant to the Company. The adjustments are based on management's estimates from review of the valuation of assets and liabilities completed in a period subsequent to the respective acquisition.. The effects of the adjustments, had they been made at time of acquisition, would not have had a significant impact on the balance sheet, statement of operations, or statement of cash flows for the periods subsequent to that date.

Components Of Acquired Intangible Assets

	As of September 30, 2011			As of March 31, 2011
	Gross		Net	Gross		Net
	Carrying	Accumulated	Carrying	Carrying	Accumulated	Carrying
	Amount	Amortization	Amount	Amount	Amortization	Amount
	(In thousands)			(In thousands)
Intangible assets:
Customer-related intangibles	$      309,113	$    (237,273)	$        71,840	$      378,412	$    (283,732)	$        94,680
Licenses and other intangibles	38,312	(18,189)	20,123	44,915	(19,719)	25,196
Total	$      347,425	$    (255,462)	$        91,963	$      423,327	$    (303,451)	$      119,876

Estimated Future Annual Amortization Expense For Acquired Intangible Assets

Fiscal Year Ending March 31,	Amount
	(In thousands)
2012 (1)	$                   19,167
2013	31,109
2014	20,811
2015	10,911
2016	5,701
Thereafter	4,264
Total amortization expense	$                   91,963

(1) Represents estimated amortization for the six-month period ending March 31, 2012.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,595,709	$ 1,748,471
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $13,073 and $13,388 as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively	2,753,207	2,629,633
Inventories	3,866,084	3,550,286
Other current assets	1,721,409	1,125,809
Total current assets	9,936,409	9,054,199
Property and equipment, net	2,198,907	2,141,063
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	193,623	213,083
Other assets	214,259	224,807
Total assets	12,543,198	11,633,152
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Bank borrowings, current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	19,705	21,179
Accounts payable	5,827,469	5,081,898
Accrued payroll	379,459	381,188
Other current liabilities	1,653,501	1,344,666
Total current liabilities	7,880,134	6,828,931
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion	2,189,194	2,199,195
Other liabilities	270,524	310,330
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Shareholders' equity
Ordinary shares, no par value; 762,831,417 and 830,745,010 shares issued, and 712,592,063 and 756,993,938 outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively	8,457,357	8,865,556
Treasury stock, at cost; 50,239,354 and 73,751,072 shares as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively	(388,215)	(523,110)
Accumulated deficit	(5,806,649)	(6,068,504)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(59,147)	20,754
Total shareholders' equity	2,203,346	2,294,696
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 12,543,198	$ 11,633,152

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Stock-Based Compensation (Summary Restricted Share Unit Award Activity For Equity Compentsation Plans) (Details) (Restricted Share Unit Awards [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Restricted Share Unit Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unvested restricted share unit awards as of March 31, 2011, Number of Shares	13,801,942
Granted, Number of Shares	8,274,205
Vested, Number of Shares	(2,160,911)
Forfeited, Number of Shares	(2,491,610)
Unvested restricted share unit awards as of September 30, 2011, Number of Shares	17,423,626
Unvested restricted share unit awards as of March 31, 2011, Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value	$ 8.04
Granted, Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value	$ 6.66
Vested, Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value	$ 10.16
Forfeited, Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value	$ 9.70
Unvested restricted share unit awards as of September 30, 2011, Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value	$ 6.89

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Restructuring Charges (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010
Restructuring Charges [Abstract]
Restructuring charges	$ 0	$ 0
Payments for restructuring	$ 11.8

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Trade Receivables Securitization (Summary Of Deferred Purchase Price Receivables) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010
Trade Receivables Securitization [Abstract]
Beginning balance	$ 459,994	$ 135,401
Transfers of receivables	2,883,576	902,044
Collections	(2,270,909)	(783,362)
Ending balance	$ 1,072,661	$ 254,083

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Fair Value Measurement Of Assets And Liabilities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010	Mar. 31, 2011
Fair Value Measurement Of Assets And Liabilities [Abstract]
Fair value adjustments	$ 0	$ 0
Transfers between levels in fair value hierarchy	0	0
Assets held-for-sale, current	$ 26,100,000		$ 27,100,000

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Earnings Per Share (Basic And Diluted Weighted-Average Ordinary Shares Outstanding Used To Calculate Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011		Oct. 01, 2010		Sep. 30, 2011		Oct. 01, 2010
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 129,880		$ 144,416		$ 261,855		$ 262,594
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding	722,208,000		776,362,000		734,485,000		793,499,000
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.18		$ 0.19		$ 0.36		$ 0.33
Weighted-average ordinary share equivalents from stock options and awards	8,841,000	[1]	7,909,000	[1]	10,951,000	[1]	10,645,000	[1]
Weighted-average ordinary shares and ordinary share equivalents outstanding	731,049,000		784,271,000		745,436,000		804,144,000
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.18		$ 0.18		$ 0.35		$ 0.33
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share stock options amount	27,400,000		28,400,000		26,800,000		27,000,000

[1] Ordinary share equivalents from stock options to purchase approximately 27.4 million shares and 28.4 million shares outstanding during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share primarily because the exercise price of these options was greater than the average market price of the Company's ordinary shares during the respective periods. Ordinary share equivalents from stock options to purchase approximately 26.8 million shares and 27.0 million shares outstanding during the six-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share primarily because the exercise price of these options was greater than the average market price of the Company's ordinary shares during the respective periods.