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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 09, 2020
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]            
Income tax expense (benefit) rates (percent)     33.00% (13.80%) 1.60%  
Statutory federal income tax rate (percent)     21.00% 21.00% 21.00%  
European businesses held for sale     $ 1,509 $ 0 $ 0  
Deferred tax benefit     (34) 908 342  
Net discrete tax benefit       105    
Valuation allowance     726 864    
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance     138      
Unrecognized tax benefits   $ 958 1,523 1,754 958 $ 1,052
Unrecognized tax benefits that would Impact income tax expense and the effective tax rate     1,300      
Unrecognized tax benefits, reduction resulting from lapse of applicable statute of limitations     102 12 13  
Amount of decrease in unrecognized tax benefits that is reasonably possible in the next twelve months     170      
Income tax expense (benefit), before any tax effect, related to accrued interest and penalties     8 9 23  
Undistributed earnings of foreign operations     5,000      
Accrued interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits     108 101    
U.K. Businesses (Disposal Group) and Austrian Business            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]            
European businesses held for sale     1,200      
Held-for-sale | E.U. Businesses (Disposal Group)            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]            
European businesses held for sale     438      
Unrecognized tax benefits, reduction resulting from lapse of applicable statute of limitations     23      
Change Healthcare            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]            
Gain from sale of equity method investment $ 414 414        
Change Healthcare | Corporate Joint Venture            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]            
Gain from sale of equity method investment   $ 414     (414)  
Federal            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]            
Federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards     303      
State            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]            
Federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards     3,900      
Foreign Tax Authority            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]            
Federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards     1,500      
International            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]            
European businesses held for sale       58 $ 275  
National Prescription Opiate Litigation            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]            
Loss contingency accrual, period increase (decrease)     274 8,100    
Loss contingency accrual, period increase (decrease), net of tax     237 $ 6,800    
Capital Loss Carryforward | Foreign Tax Authority            
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]            
Federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards     $ 785