SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2012	Jul. 01, 2011	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and bank balances	$ 1,019,321,000		$ 1,174,423,000
Money market funds and time deposits	265,732,000		343,906,000
Cash and cash equivalents	1,285,053,000	1,557,808,000	1,518,329,000	1,748,471,000
Inventories
Raw materials	1,882,465,000		1,950,181,000
Work-in-progress	507,902,000		537,240,000
Finished goods	767,563,000		820,649,000
Inventories, total	3,157,930,000		3,308,070,000
Property and Equipment
Depreciation expense	100,600,000	100,400,000
Activity in goodwill account
Balance, beginning of the year	101,670,000
Acquisitions	35,392,000
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(780,000)
Balance, end of the quarter	136,282,000
Components of acquired intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	387,216,000		299,421,000
Accumulated Amortization	(238,909,000)		(230,167,000)
Total amortization expense	148,307,000		69,254,000
Total intangible amortization expense	8,840,000	13,302,000
Estimated future annual amortization expense for acquired intangible assets
2013	38,400,000
2014	42,155,000
2015	32,144,000
2016	26,809,000
2017	7,460,000
Thereafter	1,339,000
Total amortization expense	148,307,000		69,254,000
Other Current Liabilities
Customer working capital advances included in other current liabilities	174,200,000		326,600,000
Deferred revenue	286,000,000		329,600,000
Assets financed by a third party banking institution included in other current liabilities	134,500,000
Customer-related intangibles
Components of acquired intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	276,476,000		276,681,000
Accumulated Amortization	(228,986,000)		(221,238,000)
Total amortization expense	47,490,000		55,443,000
Estimated future annual amortization expense for acquired intangible assets
Total amortization expense	47,490,000		55,443,000
Licenses and other intangibles
Components of acquired intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	110,740,000		22,740,000
Accumulated Amortization	(9,923,000)		(8,929,000)
Total amortization expense	100,817,000		13,811,000
Increase in intangible assets relating to exclusive manufacturing rights and certain manufacturing technologies and processes, in connection with an acquisition	88,000,000
Estimated future annual amortization expense for acquired intangible assets
Total amortization expense	$ 100,817,000		$ 13,811,000