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SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Details 5) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed consolidating statements of cash flows      
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   $ 669,424us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities $ 1,118,307us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from disposal   (164,394)flex_PurchasesOfPropertyAndEquipmentNetOfProceeds (461,153)flex_PurchasesOfPropertyAndEquipmentNetOfProceeds
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired   (52,639)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (238,031)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Proceeds from divestitures of business, net of cash held in divested business   (5,493)us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesNetOfCashDivested 4,599us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesNetOfCashDivested
Other investing activities, net   (11,517)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities (12,067)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   (234,043)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (706,652)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt   234,523us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt 1,003,294us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
Repayments of bank borrowings, long-term debt and capital lease obligations   (251,337)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations (518,549)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Payments for early retirement of long-term debt     (544,840)flex_PaymentsForEarlyRetirementOfLongTermDebt
Payments for repurchases of ordinary shares   (290,752)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (362,693)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares   12,341us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 21,106us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
Other financing activities, net 7,400us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities (29,135)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities 46,298us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (324,360)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (355,384)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents   2,472us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (26,113)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   113,493us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 30,158us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   1,593,728us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,587,087us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 1,707,221us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,707,221us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,617,245us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Parent | Reportable legal entities      
Condensed consolidating statements of cash flows      
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (4,319)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
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477,036us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
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Cash flows from investing activities:      
Investing cash flows from (to) affiliates   (1,163,617)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates
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(306,254)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates
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Other investing activities, net   (1,500)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   (1,165,117)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
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Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt   223,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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1,003,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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Repayments of bank borrowings, long-term debt and capital lease obligations   (245,500)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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(489,365)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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Payments for early retirement of long-term debt     (503,423)flex_PaymentsForEarlyRetirementOfLongTermDebt
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Payments for repurchases of ordinary shares   (290,752)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
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(362,693)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
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Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares   12,341us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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21,106us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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Financing cash flows from (to) affiliates   1,575,271flex_ProceedsFromPaymentsToContributionsDistributionsFromToAffiliates
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(29,135)flex_ProceedsFromPaymentsToContributionsDistributionsFromToAffiliates
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   1,274,360us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
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(360,510)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
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Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents   (137,117)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
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53,341us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   (32,193)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
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(136,387)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   638,714us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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740,515us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 606,521us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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606,521us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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604,128us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable legal entities      
Condensed consolidating statements of cash flows      
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   369,594us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
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(1,062,723)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
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Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from disposal   (76,042)flex_PurchasesOfPropertyAndEquipmentNetOfProceeds
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(184,907)flex_PurchasesOfPropertyAndEquipmentNetOfProceeds
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Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired   (20,092)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
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(61,587)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
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Investing cash flows from (to) affiliates   (2,455,910)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates
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(307,423)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates
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Other investing activities, net   (10,597)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
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(832)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   (2,562,641)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
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(554,749)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
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Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt     277us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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Repayments of bank borrowings, long-term debt and capital lease obligations   (1,686)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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(1,068)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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Payments for early retirement of long-term debt     (41,417)flex_PaymentsForEarlyRetirementOfLongTermDebt
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Financing cash flows from (to) affiliates   2,180,326flex_ProceedsFromPaymentsToContributionsDistributionsFromToAffiliates
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1,537,804flex_ProceedsFromPaymentsToContributionsDistributionsFromToAffiliates
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   2,178,640us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
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1,495,596us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
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Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents   (5,893)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
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546us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   (20,300)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
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(121,330)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   210,462us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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226,372us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 190,162us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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190,162us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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105,042us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable legal entities      
Condensed consolidating statements of cash flows      
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   304,149us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
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1,704,001us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
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Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from disposal   (88,340)flex_PurchasesOfPropertyAndEquipmentNetOfProceeds
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Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired   (32,547)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
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(176,444)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
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Proceeds from divestitures of business, net of cash held in divested business   (5,493)us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesNetOfCashDivested
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4,599us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesNetOfCashDivested
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Investing cash flows from (to) affiliates   805,143us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates
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Other investing activities, net   580us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
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(11,235)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   679,343us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
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(3,971,966)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
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Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt   11,523us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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Repayments of bank borrowings, long-term debt and capital lease obligations   (4,151)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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(28,116)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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Financing cash flows from (to) affiliates   (941,225)flex_ProceedsFromPaymentsToContributionsDistributionsFromToAffiliates
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2,617,641flex_ProceedsFromPaymentsToContributionsDistributionsFromToAffiliates
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Other financing activities, net   (29,135)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
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46,298us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (962,988)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
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Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents   145,482us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   165,986us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   744,552us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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620,200us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 910,538us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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910,538us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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908,075us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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Eliminations      
Condensed consolidating statements of cash flows      
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Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from disposal   (12)flex_PurchasesOfPropertyAndEquipmentNetOfProceeds
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Investing cash flows from (to) affiliates   2,814,384us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates
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4,126,317us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   2,814,372us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
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4,126,317us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
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Cash flows from financing activities:      
Financing cash flows from (to) affiliates   (2,814,372)flex_ProceedsFromPaymentsToContributionsDistributionsFromToAffiliates
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(4,126,310)flex_ProceedsFromPaymentsToContributionsDistributionsFromToAffiliates
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   $ (2,814,372)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
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$ (4,126,310)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
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