TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 item	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013
Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures
Servicing assets	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Servicing Liability	0	0	0	0
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	1,200,000,000		1,200,000,000		1,000,000,000
Amount received from accounts receivable sold to third-party	633,900,000		633,900,000		556,900,000
Cash proceeds from sale of accounts receivable			3,000,000,000	2,800,000,000
Cash flows from new transfers of receivables			300,000,000	500,000,000
Receivables sold but not yet collected from banking institutions	517,100,000		517,100,000		163,600,000
Activity in the deferred purchase price receivables account
Beginning balance	558,311,000	458,085,000	412,357,000	514,895,000
Transfers of receivables	1,066,512,000	953,620,000	2,933,053,000	2,669,102,000
Collections	(1,095,993,000)	(949,691,000)	(2,816,580,000)	(2,721,983,000)
Ending balance	528,830,000	462,014,000	528,830,000	462,014,000
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	$ 2,700,000,000	$ 820,700,000	$ 2,700,000,000	$ 820,700,000