TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 item	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2012
Asset-Backed Securitization Programs
Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures
Number of asset-backed securitization programs			2
Percentage of receivables sold to unaffiliated institutions			100.00%
Company's accounts receivable sold to third-party	$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,100,000,000
Amount received from accounts receivable sold to third-party	576,300,000		576,300,000		556,800,000
Recognized loss on sale of the related receivables and recorded in interest and other expense, net	2,200,000	2,500,000	5,700,000	8,800,000
Cash proceeds from sale of accounts receivable			2,800,000,000	3,600,000,000
Cash flows from new transfers of receivables			500,000,000	400,000,000
Activity in the deferred purchase price receivables account
Beginning balance	458,085,000	1,072,661,000	514,895,000	459,994,000
Transfers of receivables	953,620,000	1,188,906,000	2,669,102,000	4,072,482,000
Collections	(949,691,000)	(1,511,252,000)	(2,721,983,000)	(3,782,161,000)
Ending balance	462,014,000	750,315,000	462,014,000	750,315,000
Global Program
Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures
Investment limits with financial institution	500,000,000		500,000,000
North American Program
Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures
Investment limits with financial institution	300,000,000		300,000,000
Sales of Receivables to Third Party Banks
Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures
Company's accounts receivable sold to third-party	820,700,000	1,600,000,000	820,700,000	1,600,000,000
Receivables sold but not yet collected from banking institutions	$ 182,000,000		$ 182,000,000		$ 110,500,000