BUSINESS AND ASSET ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 04, 2013 USD ($)	Apr. 16, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) acquisition	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) acquisition	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) acquisition	Mar. 31, 2013 company
Business Acquisitions
Gross carrying amount						$ 508,099	$ 508,099				$ 173,838				$ 508,099	$ 173,838
Acquisition related costs															8,000
Total aggregate purchase price															910,787	66,854	$ 233,432
Liabilities incurred															84,300
Contingent consideration liability						73,423	73,423				4,500				73,423	4,500	11,300
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net						1,345,820	1,345,820				415,175				1,345,820	415,175
Net income							61,344	$ 148,910	$ 122,977	$ 110,850	135,112	$ 152,899	$ 138,903	$ 173,887	437,366	596,529	365,214
Pro forma net income (loss)															410,100	586,400
Assets financed by a third party banking institution included in other current assets						83,600	83,600				169,200				83,600	169,200
Other investing activities, net															(11,369)	(64,362)	35,497
Other financing activities, net															(85,800)	(98,966)	52,149
Customer-related intangibles
Business Acquisitions
Gross carrying amount						223,046	223,046				133,853				223,046	133,853
Licenses and other intangibles
Business Acquisitions
Gross carrying amount						285,053	285,053				39,985				$ 285,053	$ 39,985
Motorola Mobility LLC
Business Acquisitions
Total aggregate purchase price					$ 178,905
Other liabilities					1,202
Property and equipment, net					45,198
Inventories					97,740
Goodwill					2,844
Purchase consideration net cash					178,900
Total current assets					122,020
Other intangible assets (useful life—6 years)					$ 2,948
Useful life																6 years
Riwisa AG
Business Acquisitions
Total aggregate purchase price				$ 44,000												$ 46,600
Goodwill											27,200					27,200	18,500
Cash acquired from acquisitions				$ 9,400
Other intangible assets (useful life—6 years)																	22,700
Cash consideration adjustment																2,600
Fair value adjustment																8,700
Riwisa AG | Customer-related intangibles
Business Acquisitions
Other intangible assets (useful life—6 years)											15,800					$ 15,800
Useful life																10 years
Riwisa AG | Developed technology and trade names
Business Acquisitions
Other intangible assets (useful life—6 years)											6,900					$ 6,900
Useful life																7 years
Other acquisitions
Business Acquisitions
Total aggregate purchase price																	15,100
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life															4 years
Property and equipment, net						14,400	14,400				9,000				$ 14,400	$ 9,000
Total aggregate purchase price																52,700
Goodwill											35,800					35,800	$ 5,000
Contingent consideration liability											4,500					$ 4,500
Number of acquisitions completed | acquisition															8	4	2
Purchase consideration net cash															$ 53,300
Cash acquired from acquisitions															3,700	$ 5,900
Liabilities incurred						17,700	17,700								17,700
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net						57,400	57,400								57,400
Total current assets											29,400					29,400
Intangible assets and goodwill											16,100					16,100
Number of acquisitions eligible to receive contingent consideration | company																		1
Assets financed by a third party banking institution included in other current assets						83,600	83,600				169,200				83,600	169,200
Other current liability for purchase of assets on behalf of customer financed by a third party banking institution						122,000	$ 122,000				$ 197,700				122,000	197,700
Other investing activities, net															(54,300)	(79,700)	$ 37,300
Other financing activities, net															(75,800)	(88,800)	$ 13,500
2016 Acquisitions
Business Acquisitions
Net income															41,400
2016 Acquisition
Business Acquisitions
Purchase consideration net cash																$ 7,500
Mirror Controls International
Business Acquisitions
Percent of outstanding share capital acquired			100.00%
Total aggregate purchase price			$ 555,157
Cash and equivalents			27,700
Intangibles			$ 236,800
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life			10 years
Other liabilities			$ 61,492
Property and equipment, net			38,832
Acquisition related costs															6,600
Inventories			19,897
Goodwill			323,357
Total current assets			64,312
Mirror Controls International | Customer-related intangibles
Business Acquisitions
Gross carrying amount			75,500
Increase in intangible assets						75,500
Mirror Controls International | Licenses and other intangibles
Business Acquisitions
Gross carrying amount			$ 161,300
Increase in intangible assets						$ 161,300
Nextracker
Business Acquisitions
Percent of outstanding share capital acquired	100.00%
Total aggregate purchase price	$ 321,750
Intangibles	108,700
Other liabilities	45,712
Property and equipment, net	1,382
Total aggregate purchase price	240,800
Inventories	3,235
Goodwill	255,601
Liabilities incurred	81,000
Contingent consideration liability	97,200
Contingent liabilities, fair value adjustment	3,700
Cash acquired from acquisitions	13,200
Released valuation allowance															$ 43,000
Total current assets	$ 82,805
Nextracker | Customer-related intangibles
Business Acquisitions
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life	4 years
Increase in intangible assets	$ 47,300
Nextracker | Licenses and other intangibles
Business Acquisitions
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life	6 years
Increase in intangible assets	$ 61,400
Alcatel-Lucent
Business Acquisitions
Intangibles		$ 2,100
Property and equipment, net		10,000
Total aggregate purchase price		67,500
Inventories		55,100
Goodwill		3,600
Net assets assumed		$ (3,300)
Alcatel-Lucent | Customer-related intangibles
Business Acquisitions
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life		5 years
High Reliability Solutions (HRS) | Other acquisitions
Business Acquisitions
Number of acquisitions completed | acquisition															4
Industrial & Emerging Industries (IEI) | Other acquisitions
Business Acquisitions
Number of acquisitions completed | acquisition															2
Communications Enterprise Compute (CEC) | Other acquisitions
Business Acquisitions
Number of acquisitions completed | acquisition															1
Consumer Technology Group (CTG) | Other acquisitions
Business Acquisitions
Number of acquisitions completed | acquisition															1