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BALANCE SHEET ITEMS (Details 3) (USD $)
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Components of acquired intangible assets    
Gross Carrying Amount $ 166,505,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross $ 236,933,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Accumulated Amortization (83,456,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization (152,473,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Total amortization expense 83,049,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 84,460,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Estimated future annual amortization expense for acquired intangible assets    
2015 (1) 7,496,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseRemainderOfFiscalYear  
2016 26,582,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo  
2017 18,404,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree  
2018 12,564,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour  
2019 8,326,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive  
Thereafter 9,677,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive  
Total amortization expense 83,049,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 84,460,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Other current assets related to purchase of assets on behalf of customer financed by a third party banking institution 272,000,000flex_AssetRelatedToCustomerSpecificAssetsFinancedByThirdPartyBank 267,500,000flex_AssetRelatedToCustomerSpecificAssetsFinancedByThirdPartyBank
Other current liability for purchase of assets on behalf of customer financed by a third party banking institution 263,700,000flex_LiabilityRelatedToCustomerSpecificAssetsFinancedByThirdPartyBank 286,500,000flex_LiabilityRelatedToCustomerSpecificAssetsFinancedByThirdPartyBank
Deferred revenue 287,000,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue 296,300,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
Customer working capital advances 213,000,000us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesAndDepositsCurrent 754,700,000us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesAndDepositsCurrent
Customer-related intangibles    
Components of acquired intangible assets    
Gross Carrying Amount 126,712,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_CustomerRelatedIntangiblesMember
204,369,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_CustomerRelatedIntangiblesMember
Accumulated Amortization (73,867,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_CustomerRelatedIntangiblesMember
(140,713,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_CustomerRelatedIntangiblesMember
Total amortization expense 52,845,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_CustomerRelatedIntangiblesMember
63,656,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_CustomerRelatedIntangiblesMember
Increase in intangible assets 8,500,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_CustomerRelatedIntangiblesMember
 
Estimated future annual amortization expense for acquired intangible assets    
Total amortization expense 52,845,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_CustomerRelatedIntangiblesMember
63,656,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_CustomerRelatedIntangiblesMember
Licenses and other intangibles    
Components of acquired intangible assets    
Gross Carrying Amount 39,793,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_LicensesAndOtherIntangiblesMember
32,564,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_LicensesAndOtherIntangiblesMember
Accumulated Amortization (9,589,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_LicensesAndOtherIntangiblesMember
(11,760,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_LicensesAndOtherIntangiblesMember
Total amortization expense 30,204,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_LicensesAndOtherIntangiblesMember
20,804,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_LicensesAndOtherIntangiblesMember
Estimated future annual amortization expense for acquired intangible assets    
Total amortization expense 30,204,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_LicensesAndOtherIntangiblesMember
20,804,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_LicensesAndOtherIntangiblesMember
Licenses and other intangibles | Riwisa AG    
Components of acquired intangible assets    
Increase in intangible assets $ 15,700,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= flex_RiwisaAGMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= flex_LicensesAndOtherIntangiblesMember