CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Operating Activities
Net income	$ 2,310	$ 1,543	$ 1,258
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	281	306	185
Amortization	604	711	550
Deferred taxes	64	171	17
Share-based compensation expense	123	174	160
Gain from sales of businesses	(103)	0	0
Impairment charges and impairment of equity investment	8	241	80
Charges associated with last-in-first-out inventory method	244	337	311
Other non-cash items	108	47	130
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Receivables	(1,957)	(2,821)	(868)
Inventories	(1,251)	(2,144)	(1,182)
Drafts and accounts payable	3,302	4,718	2,412
Deferred revenue	(120)	(141)	(81)
Taxes	(78)	(222)	218
Claim and litigation charges	0	150	68
Litigation settlement payments	0	0	(105)
Other	137	42	(17)
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,672	3,112	3,136
Investing Activities
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(488)	(376)	(278)
Capitalized software expenditures	(189)	(169)	(141)
Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired	(40)	(170)	(4,634)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and equity investment, net	210	15	97
Restricted cash for acquisitions	(939)	0	46
Other	(111)	23	(136)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,557)	(677)	(5,046)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from short-term borrowings	1,561	3,100	6,080
Repayments of short-term borrowings	(1,688)	(3,152)	(6,132)
Proceeds from issuances of long-term debt	0	3	4,124
Repayments of long-term debt	(1,598)	(353)	(348)
Common stock transactions:
Issuances	123	152	177
Share repurchases, including shares surrendered for tax withholding	(1,612)	(450)	(130)
Dividends paid	(244)	(227)	(214)
Other	5	(41)	62
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(3,453)	(968)	3,619
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	45	(319)	28
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(1,293)	1,148	1,737
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	5,341	4,193	2,456
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	4,048	5,341	4,193
Cash paid for:
Interest	337	359	255
Income taxes, net of refunds	923	866	508
Non-cash item:
Fair value of debt assumed on acquisitions	0	0	(2,312)
Conversion of Celesio’s convertible bonds to equity	$ 0	$ 0	$ 313