| **Commitments And Contingencies (Minimum Contractual Obligations) (Details) $ in Millions**   | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) |
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| **Long Term Purchase Commitments**                                                            |                  |
| TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmount                                        | $ 3,279               |
| Total Unconditional Purchase Obligation Balance Sheet Amount One Year After Fiscal Year End   | 420                   |
| TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmountThreeYearsAfterFiscalYearEnd            | 472                   |
| TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmountFourYearsAfterFiscalYearEnd             | 452                   |
| Total Unconditional Purchase Obligation Balance Sheet Amount Five Years After Fiscal Year End | 950                   |
| TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmountThereafter                              | 324                   |
| TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmountThereafter                              | 661                   |
| Developer And Licensor - Royalty and Non-Royalty Bearing [Member]                             |                  |
| **Long Term Purchase Commitments**                                                            |                  |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                  | 1,140                 |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months               | 208                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                         | 271                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                       | 226                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                        | 175                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                        | 179                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                  | 81                    |
| Marketing                                                                                     |                  |
| **Long Term Purchase Commitments**                                                            |                  |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                  | 445                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months               | 78                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                         | 83                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                       | 116                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                        | 72                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                        | 72                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                  | 24                    |
| Operating leases                                                                              |                  |
| **Long Term Purchase Commitments**                                                            |                  |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                  | 212                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months               | 35                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                         | 34                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                       | 31                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                        | 29                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                        | 22                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                  | 61                    |
| Senior Notes Interest                                                                         |                  |
| **Long Term Purchase Commitments**                                                            |                  |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                  | 258                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months               | 38                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                         | 41                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                       | 41                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                        | 41                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                        | 19                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                  | 78                    |
| Other Unrecorded Purchase Obligations [Member]                                                |                  |
| **Long Term Purchase Commitments**                                                            |                  |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                  | 95                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months               | 35                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                         | 19                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                       | 13                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                        | 7                     |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                        | 4                     |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                  | 17                    |
| Total Unrecognized Commitments                                                                |                  |
| **Long Term Purchase Commitments**                                                            |                  |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                  | 2,150                 |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months               | 394                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                         | 448                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                       | 427                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                        | 324                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                        | 296                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                  | 261                   |
| Senior Notes and Interest                                                                     |                  |
| **Long Term Purchase Commitments**                                                            |                  |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                    | 1,003                 |
| Senior Notes Interest                                                                         |                  |
| **Long Term Purchase Commitments**                                                            |                  |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months               | 3                     |
| Senior Notes                                                                                  |                  |
| **Long Term Purchase Commitments**                                                            |                  |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                          | 600                   |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                    | 400                   |
| Licensing and lease obligations                                                               |                  |
| **Long Term Purchase Commitments**                                                            |                  |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                    | 126                   |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months                 | 23                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                           | 24                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                         | 25                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                          | 26                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                          | 28                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                    | 0                     |
| Total Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Domain]                                     |                  |
| **Long Term Purchase Commitments**                                                            |                  |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                    | 1,129                 |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months                 | 26                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                           | 24                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                         | 25                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                          | 626                   |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                          | 28                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                    | $ 400                 |

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Amount of the recorded obligation to transfer funds in the future for fixed or minimum amounts or quantities of goods or services at fixed or minimum prices (for example, as in take-or-pay contracts or throughput contracts).
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Amount of the recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the next rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing after the fifth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fifth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fourth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the third rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the second rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the unrecorded obligation to transfer funds in the future for fixed or minimum amounts or quantities of goods or services at fixed or minimum prices (for example, as in take-or-pay contracts or throughput contracts).
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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the next rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing after the fifth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fifth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fourth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the third rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the second rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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