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Flex Ltd
(NASDAQ:FLEX) 

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Flex Ltd. provides design, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain services and solutions to original equipment manufacturers in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through High Reliability Solutions, Industrial and Emerging Industries, Communications & Enterprise Compute, and Consumer ...

Founded: 1969
Full Time Employees: 160,000
Sector: Technology
Industry: Electronic Components

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      net sales
     7,058,000,000 6,804,000,000 6,575,000,000  6,556,000,000 6,545,000,000 6,314,000,000  7,103,000,000 7,471,000,000 7,336,000,000  7,756,000,000 7,766,000,000 7,347,000,000  6,619,000,000 6,229,000,000 6,342,000,000  6,720,000,000 5,985,000,000 5,153,333,000  6,461,387,000 6,088,054,000 6,175,939,000  6,944,827,000 6,710,604,000 6,423,956,000  6,751,552,000 6,270,420,000 6,008,272,000  6,114,999,000 6,008,525,000 5,876,813,000  6,763,177,000 6,316,762,000 5,566,248,000 7,025,054,000 6,528,517,000 6,642,745,000 7,183,442,000 5,791,125,000 6,123,321,000 6,410,106,000 6,174,841,000 6,410,106,000 5,989,544,000 7,492,723,000 8,044,342,000 7,547,751,000 7,832,856,000 7,422,338,000 6,565,880,000  6,556,137,000 5,831,761,000 5,782,679,000  8,153,289,000 8,862,516,000 8,350,246,000  9,068,658,000 5,557,099,000 5,157,026,000  5,415,460,000 4,702,333,000 4,059,143,000 3,319,323,000 4,186,891,000 3,884,231,000 3,897,531,000 3,897,531,000 3,612,912,000 4,276,614,000 4,138,249,000 3,880,448,000 3,768,153,000 4,152,344,000 3,503,242,000 3,106,677,000 3,059,565,000 3,851,494,000 3,340,613,000 3,127,027,000 3,296,292,000 3,453,039,000 
      yoy
     7.66% 3.96% 4.13%  -7.70% -12.39% -13.93%  -8.42% -3.80% -0.15%  17.18% 24.67% 15.85%  -1.50% 4.08% 23.07%  4.00% -1.69% -16.56%  -6.96% -9.28% -3.86%  2.86% 7.02% 6.92%  10.41% 4.36% 2.24%  -9.58% -4.88% 5.58%  3.59% -4.91% -22.51% 21.31% 6.62% 3.63% 16.33% -9.66% 2.23% -14.45% -23.24% -15.07% -23.53% 0.95% 22.52%  19.47% 27.27% 13.54%  -19.59% -34.20% -30.75%  -10.09% 59.48% 61.92%  67.46% 18.18% 27.05%  29.34% 21.06% 4.15% -14.84% 15.89% -9.18% -5.82% 0.44% -4.12% 2.99% 18.13% 24.91% 23.16% 7.81% 4.87% -0.65% -7.18% 11.54%     
      qoq
     3.73% 3.48%   0.17% 3.66%   -4.93% 1.84%   -0.13% 5.70%   6.26% -1.78%   12.28% 16.14%   6.13% -1.42%   3.49% 4.46%   7.67% 4.36%   1.77% 2.24%   7.07% 13.48% -20.77% 7.61% -1.72% -7.53% 24.04% -5.43% -4.47% 3.81% -3.67% 7.02% -20.06% -6.86% 6.58% -3.64% 5.53% 13.04%   12.42% 0.85%   -8.00% 6.13%   63.19% 7.76%   15.17% 15.85% 22.29% -20.72% 7.79% -0.34% 0.00% 7.88% -15.52% 3.34% 6.64% 2.98% -9.25% 18.53% 12.76% 1.54% -20.56% 15.29% 6.83% -5.14% -4.54%  
      cost of sales
     6,373,000,000 6,181,000,000 5,987,000,000  5,952,000,000 5,998,000,000 5,827,000,000  6,400,000,000 6,803,000,000 6,732,000,000  7,168,000,000 7,175,000,000 6,812,000,000  6,128,000,000 5,755,000,000 5,871,000,000  6,212,000,000 5,566,000,000 4,840,114,000  6,017,278,000 5,785,003,000 5,775,775,000  6,527,067,000 6,308,303,000 6,046,102,000  6,305,224,000 5,877,095,000 5,601,340,000  5,698,544,000 5,694,834,000 5,470,818,000  6,310,710,000 5,919,846,000 5,213,907,000 6,616,397,000 6,151,436,000 6,261,960,000 6,784,823,000 5,444,964,000 5,778,544,000 6,041,683,000 5,808,069,000 6,041,683,000 5,631,212,000 7,110,869,000 7,668,956,000 7,147,529,000 7,399,280,000 7,024,691,000 6,195,062,000  6,173,461,000 5,519,778,000 5,506,575,000  7,855,950,000 8,445,055,000 7,867,162,000  8,538,958,000 5,243,318,000 4,866,454,000  5,126,311,000 4,428,279,000 3,823,147,000 3,186,660,000 3,927,459,000 3,622,025,000 3,618,317,000 3,618,317,000 3,350,127,000 3,976,832,000 3,867,385,000 3,633,516,000 3,529,256,000 3,912,912,000 3,320,772,000 2,941,636,000 2,893,527,000 3,638,559,000 3,158,386,000 2,959,930,000 3,083,536,000 3,226,461,000 
      restructuring charges
     6,000,000 9,000,000 16,000,000  10,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000  61,000,000 3,000,000 17,000,000  5,000,000     9,000,000   29,000,000 24,000,000 9,666,000  13,632,000 113,958,000 47,405,000  60,435,000                   35,126,000 98,315,000            9,624,000 12,403,000 52,109,000    26,317,000  211,780,000  9,753,000   95,683,000  56,481,000 63,115,000 38,463,000 27,572,000 27,572,000 17,692,750 24,076,000 25,704,000 20,991,000           
      gross profit
     679,000,000 614,000,000 572,000,000  594,000,000 531,000,000 471,000,000  642,000,000 665,000,000 587,000,000  583,000,000 591,000,000 535,000,000  491,000,000 465,000,000 471,000,000  479,000,000 395,000,000 303,553,000  430,477,000 189,093,000 352,759,000  357,325,000 402,301,000 377,854,000  446,328,000 393,325,000 406,932,000  416,455,000 313,691,000 405,995,000  452,467,000 396,916,000 352,341,000 408,657,000 377,081,000 380,785,000 398,619,000 311,035,000 246,462,000 368,423,000 366,772,000 368,423,000 358,332,000 381,854,000 375,386,000 400,222,000 433,576,000 397,647,000 370,818,000  373,052,000 299,580,000 223,995,000  297,339,000 417,461,000 456,767,000  317,920,000 313,781,000 280,819,000  289,149,000 178,371,000 235,996,000 76,182,000 196,317,000 223,743,000 251,642,000 251,642,000 255,175,000 275,706,000 245,160,000 225,941,000 163,342,000 188,879,000 140,108,000 -143,794,000       
      yoy
     14.31% 15.63% 21.44%  -7.48% -20.15% -19.76%  10.12% 12.52% 9.72%  18.74% 27.10% 13.59%  2.51% 17.72% 55.16%  11.27% 108.89% -13.95%  20.47% -53.00% -6.64%  -19.94% 2.28% -7.15%  7.17% 25.39% 0.23%  -7.96% -20.97% 15.23%  19.99% 4.24% -11.61% 31.39% 53.00% 3.36% 8.68% -15.58% -31.22% -3.52% -2.29% -7.95% -17.35% -3.97% 1.23%  16.22% 32.73% 65.55%  25.46% -28.24% -50.96%  -6.47% 33.04% 62.66%  9.95% 75.91% 18.99%  47.29% -20.28% -6.22% -69.73% -23.07% -18.85% 2.64% 11.38% 56.22% 45.97% 74.98% -257.13%           
      qoq
     10.59% 7.34%   11.86% 12.74%   -3.46% 13.29%   -1.35% 10.47%   5.59% -1.27%   21.27% 30.13%   127.65% -46.40%   -11.18% 6.47%   13.48% -3.34%   32.76% -22.74%   14.00% 12.65% -13.78% 8.37% -0.97% -4.47% 28.16% 26.20% -33.10% 0.45% -0.45% 2.82% -6.16% 1.72% -6.21% -7.69% 9.04% 7.24%   24.53% 33.74%   -28.77% -8.61%   1.32% 11.74%   62.11% -24.42% 209.78% -61.19% -12.26% -11.09% 0.00% -1.38% -7.45% 12.46% 8.51% 38.32% -13.52% 34.81% -197.44%        
      gross margin %
    NaN% 9.62% 9.02% 8.70% NaN% 9.06% 8.11% 7.46% NaN% 9.04% 8.90% 8.00% NaN% 7.52% 7.61% 7.28% NaN% 7.42% 7.47% 7.43% NaN% 7.13% 6.60% 5.89% NaN% 6.66% 3.11% 5.71% NaN% 5.15% 6.00% 5.88% NaN% 6.61% 6.27% 6.77% NaN% 6.81% 5.22% 6.91% NaN% 6.69% 6.28% 6.33% 5.82% 5.78% 5.73% 5.55% 5.37% 4.02% 5.75% 5.94% 5.75% 5.98% 5.10% 4.67% 5.30% 5.54% 5.36% 5.65% NaN% 5.69% 5.14% 3.87% NaN% 3.65% 4.71% 5.47% NaN% 3.51% 5.65% 5.45% NaN% 5.34% 3.79% 5.81% 2.30% 4.69% 5.76% 6.46% 6.46% 7.06% 6.45% 5.92% 5.82% 4.33% 4.55% 4.00% -4.63% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
     270,000,000 260,000,000 233,000,000  241,000,000 216,000,000 213,000,000  264,000,000 272,000,000 270,000,000  243,000,000 245,000,000 241,000,000  225,000,000 213,000,000 201,000,000  222,000,000 193,000,000 190,721,000  217,904,000 205,310,000 209,624,000  237,556,000 227,683,000 262,882,000  247,365,000 274,149,000 250,811,000  231,551,000 243,943,000 239,546,000  240,617,000 216,796,000 209,385,000 215,993,000 204,590,000 209,277,000 224,576,000 217,985,000 207,224,000 218,500,000 192,183,000 218,500,000 191,077,000 243,910,000 214,069,000 215,915,000 215,070,000 198,954,000 195,718,000  205,614,000 176,246,000 201,692,000  275,922,000 258,687,000 248,626,000  261,586,000 152,551,000 146,588,000  135,884,000 148,347,000 119,135,000 59,364,000 109,816,000 146,975,000 147,791,000 147,791,000 144,585,000 143,330,000 139,022,000 141,596,000 140,335,000 121,597,000 108,940,000 116,415,000       
      restructuring and impairment charges
     5,000,000 42,000,000                                                                                             
      intangible amortization
     15,000,000 16,000,000 21,000,000  17,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000  17,000,000 17,000,000 20,000,000  19,000,000 21,000,000 22,000,000  15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000  16,000,000 16,000,000 15,176,000  15,598,000 16,223,000 17,082,000  20,308,000 18,234,000 18,517,000  19,588,000 16,376,000 19,901,000  18,734,000 21,986,000 21,598,000  19,319,000 16,127,000 7,671,000 8,045,000 8,232,000 6,951,000 5,575,000 8,202,000 6,137,000 7,718,000 7,265,000 7,718,000 8,840,000 13,932,000 14,540,000 13,302,000 16,571,000 21,439,000 17,990,000  21,440,000 22,710,000 23,334,000  32,613,000 50,317,000 25,246,000  21,058,000 13,711,000 16,675,000  7,794,000 8,498,000 7,228,000 -3,783,000 11,693,000                  
      operating income
     389,000,000 296,000,000 311,000,000  334,000,000 297,000,000 233,000,000  348,000,000 376,000,000 291,000,000  321,000,000 325,000,000 272,000,000  251,000,000 237,000,000                                                                             
      yoy
     16.47% -0.34% 33.48%  -4.02% -21.01% -19.93%  8.41% 15.69% 6.99%  27.89% 37.13%                                                                                 
      qoq
     31.42% -4.82%   12.46% 27.47%   -7.45% 29.21%   -1.23% 19.49%   5.91%                                                                              
      operating margin %
    NaN% 5.51% 4.35% 4.73% NaN% 5.09% 4.54% 3.69% NaN% 4.90% 5.03% 3.97% NaN% 4.14% 4.18% 3.70% NaN% 3.79% 3.80% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
      interest expense
     58,000,000 52,000,000 51,000,000  57,000,000 53,000,000 56,000,000                                                                                        
      interest income
     15,000,000 10,000,000 13,000,000  16,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000                                                                                        
      other charges (income)
     25,000,000 -13,000,000 7,000,000  5,000,000 -4,000,000 1,000,000   16,000,000 11,000,000              14,395,000 1,147,000 1,463,000  71,879,000 6,530,000   6,865,000 -143,167,000 -36,165,000      44,415,000 1,678,000 164,000 5,067,000                     -2,627,000           1,926,250 7,705,000                  
      equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
     -1,000,000 -5,000,000 -20,000,000                                                                                            
      income before income taxes
     320,000,000 262,000,000 246,000,000      307,000,000 325,000,000 239,000,000  262,000,000 272,000,000 232,000,000  243,000,000 371,000,000 233,000,000  233,000,000 153,000,000 67,383,000  145,389,000 -95,693,000 64,109,000  -31,913,000 108,794,000 141,637,000  141,160,000 218,413,000 145,509,000  140,242,000 14,742,000 116,923,000  126,550,000 140,280,000 118,616,000 170,517,000 154,337,000 189,929,000        116,237,000 145,310,000 148,829,000 177,853,000 154,416,000 129,581,000  105,281,000 -29,653,000 -158,046,000  -6,012,187,000 48,531,000 140,373,000         47,968,000 35,843,000 97,933,000 58,096,000 58,096,000 50,622,000 104,258,000 67,228,000 54,801,000 -10,812,000 23,810,000 -111,212,000 -321,905,000       
      provision for income taxes
     81,000,000 63,000,000 54,000,000  25,000,000 50,000,000 53,000,000  74,000,000 -81,000,000 28,000,000  25,000,000 34,000,000 37,000,000  16,000,000 35,000,000 27,000,000  25,000,000 40,000,000 15,563,000  34,001,000 21,247,000 19,237,000  13,256,000 21,909,000 25,602,000  22,827,000 13,327,000 20,799,000  10,773,000 17,250,000 11,194,000  -22,360,000 17,303,000 7,766,000 17,618,000 15,434,000 16,042,000 8,568,000 273,000 13,526,000 10,399,000 17,321,000  11,665,000 14,060,000 15,430,000 16,854,000 -20,437,000 10,000,000 11,403,000  12,411,000 -49,312,000 -4,003,000  2,947,000 10,059,000 10,061,000  677,636,000 10,412,000 3,429,000  10,089,000 -16,059,000 4,746,000 -39,440,000 -6,111,000 100,380,000   -9,835,000 5,575,000   -10,232,750 2,381,000 -11,122,000  1,569,000 -22,726,000 3,857,000 -46,486,000 683,000 9,449,000 
      net income
     239,000,000 199,000,000 192,000,000  263,000,000 214,000,000 139,000,000  233,000,000 406,000,000 211,000,000  237,000,000 238,000,000 195,000,000  227,000,000 336,000,000 206,000,000  208,000,000 113,000,000 51,820,000  111,388,000 -116,940,000 44,872,000  -45,169,000 86,885,000 116,035,000  118,333,000 205,086,000 124,710,000  129,469,000 -2,508,000 105,729,000  148,910,000 122,977,000 110,850,000 152,899,000 138,903,000 173,887,000 145,157,000 59,257,000 25,040,000 118,205,000 150,547,000 118,205,000 128,472,000 102,177,000 129,880,000 131,975,000 198,290,000 144,416,000 118,178,000  92,870,000 19,659,000 -154,043,000  -6,015,134,000 38,472,000 130,312,000  -774,411,000 120,938,000 106,947,000  118,591,000 184,870,000 84,503,000 42,948,000 41,954,000 -2,447,000 58,707,000 58,707,000 74,244,000 98,683,000 92,622,000 74,322,000 15,998,000 21,429,000 -100,090,000 -289,715,000       
      yoy
     -9.13% -7.01% 38.13%  12.88% -47.29% -34.12%  -1.69% 70.59% 8.21%  4.41% -29.17% -5.34%  9.13% 197.35% 297.53%  86.73% -196.63% 15.48%  -346.60% -234.59% -61.33%  -138.17% -57.63% -6.96%  -8.60% -8277.27% 17.95%  -13.06% -102.04% -4.62%  7.20% -29.28% -23.63% 158.03% 454.72% 47.11% -3.58% -49.87% -80.51% 15.69% 15.91% -10.43% -35.21% -29.25% 9.90%  113.51% 634.61% -176.72%  -101.54% -48.90% -218.21%  676.74% -68.19% 21.85%  -753.01% -34.58% 26.56%  182.67% -7654.97% 43.94% -26.84% -43.49% -102.48% -36.62% -21.01% 364.08% 360.51% -192.54% -125.65%           
      qoq
     20.10% 3.65%   22.90% 53.96%   -42.61% 92.42%   -0.42% 22.05%   -32.44% 63.11%   84.07% 118.06%   -195.25% -360.61%   -151.99% -25.12%   -42.30% 64.45%   -5262.24% -102.37%   21.09% 10.94% -27.50% 10.08% -20.12% 19.79% 144.96% 136.65% -78.82% -21.48% 27.36% -7.99% 25.73% -21.33% -1.59% -33.44% 37.30% 22.20%   372.40% -112.76%   -15735.10% -70.48%   -740.34% 13.08%   -35.85% 118.77% 96.76% 2.37% -1814.51% -104.17% 0.00% -20.93% -24.77% 6.54% 24.62% 364.57% -25.34% -121.41% -65.45%        
      net income margin %
    NaN% 3.39% 2.92% 2.92% NaN% 4.01% 3.27% 2.20% NaN% 3.28% 5.43% 2.88% NaN% 3.06% 3.06% 2.65% NaN% 3.43% 5.39% 3.25% NaN% 3.10% 1.89% 1.01% NaN% 1.72% -1.92% 0.73% NaN% -0.65% 1.29% 1.81% NaN% 1.75% 3.27% 2.08% NaN% 2.12% -0.04% 1.80% NaN% 2.20% 1.95% 1.99% 2.18% 2.13% 2.62% 2.02% 1.02% 0.41% 1.84% 2.44% 1.84% 2.14% 1.36% 1.61% 1.75% 2.53% 1.95% 1.80% NaN% 1.42% 0.34% -2.66% NaN% -73.78% 0.43% 1.56% NaN% -8.54% 2.18% 2.07% NaN% 2.19% 3.93% 2.08% 1.29% 1.00% -0.06% 1.51% 1.51% 2.05% 2.31% 2.24% 1.92% 0.42% 0.52% -2.86% -9.33% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
      earnings per share:
                                                                                                   
      basic
     0.65 0.53 0.51      0.46 0.51 0.42  0.51 0.51 0.41  0.48 0.7 0.42  0.42 0.23 0.1  0.22 -0.23 0.09  -0.09 0.16 0.22  0.22 0.39 0.24  0.24  0.19  0.27 0.22 0.2 0.26 0.24 0.3        0.14 0.18 0.18 0.26 0.19 0.15  0.11 0.02 -0.19   0.05 0.16         0.043 0.07  0.1 0.1 0.12 0.18 0.17 0.14 -0.175 0.04 -0.19  -0.05 -0.01 0.07 -0.25 -0.083 0.17 
      diluted
     0.64 0.52 0.5      0.45 0.51 0.41  0.5 0.5 0.4  0.48 0.69 0.41  0.41 0.22 0.1  0.22 -0.23 0.09  -0.09 0.16 0.22  0.22 0.38 0.23  0.24  0.19  0.27 0.22 0.19 0.26 0.23 0.29        0.14 0.18 0.17 0.26 0.18 0.14  0.11 0.02 -0.19   0.05 0.16         0.04 0.07  0.1 0.1 0.115 0.17 0.16 0.13 -0.175 0.04 -0.19  -0.05 -0.01 0.07 -0.25 -0.083 0.16 
      weighted-average shares used for eps calculation
                                                                                                   
      basic
    371 369 374 374 391 387 394 402 435 431 443 447 454 452 455 458 476 469 482 491  500 501 497,920  506,938 512,692 514,238  524,876 531,503 529,380  528,405 531,313 530,268  539,638 544,055 544,631  554,919 563,333 565,545 577,157 585,760 587,233 606,724 626,120 658,925 610,775 666,265 610,775 675,366 710,324 722,208 746,762 762,387 776,362 810,637 811,677 812,367 811,364 810,174   828,182 836,407  828,147 609,441 608,484  589,414 579,180 578,466 573,520 574,635 572,376 569,325 569,325  562,200 551,875 530,626  527,321 523,529 521,100       
      diluted
    378 376 380 381 398 394 400 411 441 436 448 455 462 459 460 468 483 474 487 499  508 504 501,632  510,339 512,692 517,550  524,876 534,458 535,454  534,352 536,019 538,633  545,022 544,055 551,029  560,996 569,655 577,997 587,201 595,871 601,300 618,677 639,899 669,488 623,620 678,086 623,620 688,256 720,894 731,049 759,823 776,595 784,271 824,017 821,112 825,545 817,260 810,174   830,030 840,444  828,147 616,416 615,541  598,534 587,435 586,005 600,604 599,761 572,376 598,298 598,298  594,081 582,206 568,013  561,438 523,529 521,100       
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
         288,000,000 264,000,000 192,000,000                                        153,725,000 59,530,000 45,814,000 128,604,000 177,774,000 128,604,000 149,118,000                -96,775,000 131,350,000 110,376,000  128,680,000 -10,111,000 80,433,000                    
      net income from continuing operations
         263,000,000 214,000,000 139,000,000                                                                                        
      net income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                                   
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                                                   
      net income attributable to flex ltd.
         263,000,000 214,000,000 139,000,000  197,000,000 228,000,000 186,000,000  230,000,000 232,000,000 189,000,000                                                                                
      basic earnings per share from continuing operations
         0.68 0.54 0.35                                                                                        
      basic earnings per share from discontinued operations
                                                                                                   
      basic earnings per share attributable to the shareholders of flex ltd.
         0.68 0.54 0.35                                                                                        
      diluted earnings per share from continuing operations
         0.67 0.54 0.34                                                                                        
      diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations
                                                                                                   
      diluted earnings per share attributable to the shareholders of flex ltd.
         0.67 0.54 0.34                                                                                        
      interest
             36,000,000 35,000,000 41,000,000                                                                                    
      other charges
             5,000,000                            3,090,000 8,388,000 3,529,000                  13,234,000     91,999,000 107,399,000                                
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest
             36,000,000 178,000,000 25,000,000                                                                                    
      earnings per share attributable to the shareholders of flex ltd.:
                                                                                                   
      basic
     0.65 0.53 0.51      0.46 0.51 0.42  0.51 0.51 0.41  0.48 0.7 0.42  0.42 0.23 0.1  0.22 -0.23 0.09  -0.09 0.16 0.22  0.22 0.39 0.24  0.24  0.19  0.27 0.22 0.2 0.26 0.24 0.3        0.14 0.18 0.18 0.26 0.19 0.15  0.11 0.02 -0.19   0.05 0.16         0.043 0.07  0.1 0.1 0.12 0.18 0.17 0.14 -0.175 0.04 -0.19  -0.05 -0.01 0.07 -0.25 -0.083 0.17 
      diluted
     0.64 0.52 0.5      0.45 0.51 0.41  0.5 0.5 0.4  0.48 0.69 0.41  0.41 0.22 0.1  0.22 -0.23 0.09  -0.09 0.16 0.22  0.22 0.38 0.23  0.24  0.19  0.27 0.22 0.19 0.26 0.23 0.29        0.14 0.18 0.17 0.26 0.18 0.14  0.11 0.02 -0.19   0.05 0.16         0.04 0.07  0.1 0.1 0.115 0.17 0.16 0.13 -0.175 0.04 -0.19  -0.05 -0.01 0.07 -0.25 -0.083 0.16 
      interest and other
                 59,000,000 53,000,000 40,000,000  8,000,000 -134,000,000 22,000,000  7,000,000 22,000,000 30,257,000  36,207,000 47,749,000 51,694,000  54,087,000 41,060,000 41,742,000  31,350,000 27,554,000 26,876,000  22,838,000 24,632,000 24,399,000  21,566,000 22,035,000 16,505,000 9,035,000 12,506,000 18,637,000 14,743,000   13,601,000  13,601,000                 36,921,000                          
      net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
                 7,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000                                                                                
      other income
                                   -86,924,000                                        -9,309,000                        
      earnings per share
                                                                                                   
      basic
     0.65 0.53 0.51      0.46 0.51 0.42  0.51 0.51 0.41  0.48 0.7 0.42  0.42 0.23 0.1  0.22 -0.23 0.09  -0.09 0.16 0.22  0.22 0.39 0.24  0.24  0.19  0.27 0.22 0.2 0.26 0.24 0.3        0.14 0.18 0.18 0.26 0.19 0.15  0.11 0.02 -0.19   0.05 0.16         0.043 0.07  0.1 0.1 0.12 0.18 0.17 0.14 -0.175 0.04 -0.19  -0.05 -0.01 0.07 -0.25 -0.083 0.17 
      diluted
     0.64 0.52 0.5      0.45 0.51 0.41  0.5 0.5 0.4  0.48 0.69 0.41  0.41 0.22 0.1  0.22 -0.23 0.09  -0.09 0.16 0.22  0.22 0.38 0.23  0.24  0.19  0.27 0.22 0.19 0.26 0.23 0.29        0.14 0.18 0.17 0.26 0.18 0.14  0.11 0.02 -0.19   0.05 0.16         0.04 0.07  0.1 0.1 0.115 0.17 0.16 0.13 -0.175 0.04 -0.19  -0.05 -0.01 0.07 -0.25 -0.083 0.16 
      income from continuing operations
                                                   145,157,000 59,257,000 32,288,000 118,205,000 160,453,000 118,205,000 137,453,000                -774,411,000 120,938,000 106,947,000  118,591,000 5,948,000 75,687,000                    
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                                   
      earnings per share:
                                                                                                   
      income from continuing operations:
                                                                                                   
      basic
                                                   0.24 0.09 0.05 0.19 0.24 0.19 0.2                -0.94 0.2 0.18  0.2 0.01 0.13                    
      diluted
                                                   0.23 0.09 0.05 0.19 0.24 0.19 0.2                -0.94 0.2 0.17  0.2 0.01 0.13                    
      loss from discontinued operations:
                                                                                                   
      basic
                                                     -0.01  -0.01  -0.01                                          
      diluted
                                                     -0.01  -0.01  -0.01                                          
      net income:
                                                                                                   
      basic
                                                   0.24 0.09 0.04 0.19 0.23 0.19 0.19                -0.94 0.2 0.18  0.2 0.32 0.15                    
      diluted
                                                   0.23 0.09 0.04 0.19 0.22 0.19 0.19                -0.94 0.2 0.17  0.2 0.31 0.14                    
      interest and other expense
                                                    19,684,000     9,297,000 7,775,000 1,467,000 22,176,000 10,848,000 22,838,000 27,529,000  40,555,000 38,091,000 36,886,000  53,641,000 59,926,000 39,624,000   16,169,000 15,568,000  16,791,000 31,072,000 29,200,000 21,224,000 22,692,000 23,018,000 26,017,000  26,250,000 27,240,000 22,429,000 18,286,000 17,633,000 13,453,000 20,703,000 25,911,000 22,024,000 23,901,000 27,856,000 18,999,000 24,557,000 22,746,000 
      benefit from income taxes
                                                        10,399,000                           -611,000 -611,000   -25,394,000 -19,521,000           
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                              178,922,000 8,816,000                    
      income from discontinued operations:
                                                                                                   
      basic
                                                                              0.31 0.02                    
      diluted
                                                                              0.3 0.02                    
      goodwill impairment charge
                                                                     5,949,977,000                              
      basic and diluted loss per share
                                                                     -7.43                              
      basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
                                                                     809,536                              
      other expense
                                                                         61,078,000                          
      loss on divestitures of operations
                                                                                                   
      discontinued operations:
                                                                                                   
      gain on divestitures of operations
                                                                                                   
      loss on divestiture of operations
                                                                                -16,892,250 3,126,000                  
      intangibles amortization
                                                                                  14,629,000 14,621,000 14,621,000 15,975,000 9,201,000 8,683,000 8,661,000 9,772,000 9,553,000 8,573,000 8,817,000 3,828,500 6,147,000 5,933,000 3,234,000   
      gain on divestiture of operations
                                                                                  -70,695,000                 
      interest and other income
                                                                                    26,017,000               
      other (income) charges
                                                                                     -3,726,500 -14,906,000             
      loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                                                                         25,977,250  95,214,000 8,695,000       
      restructuring and other charges
                                                                                         75,555,000 50,553,000 42,362,000        
      unusual charges
                                                                                            308,835,000  86,892,000  179,352,000 24,943,000  
      income tax benefit
                                                                                            -32,190,000       
      net income per share
                                                                                                   
      basic
                                                                                            -0.56       
      diluted
                                                                                            -0.56       
      selling, general and administrative
                                                                                             116,087,000 115,502,000 109,911,000 114,699,000 119,941,000 109,341,000 
      shares used in computing per share amounts:
                                                                                                   
      basic
                                                                                             129,127 517,810 516,698 515,016 120,113.75 485,808 
      diluted
                                                                                             129,127 517,810 524,452 515,016 120,113.75 507,942 
      goodwill and intangibles amortization
                                                                                                 2,277,750 3,053,000 
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        assets
                                                                                                     
        current assets:
                                                                                                     
        cash and cash equivalents
      2,389,000,000 3,057,000,000 2,249,000,000 2,239,000,000 2,289,000,000 2,313,000,000 2,601,000,000 2,243,000,000 2,474,000,000 2,764,000,000 2,900,000,000 2,660,000,000 3,294,000,000 2,565,000,000 2,453,000,000 2,647,000,000 2,964,000,000 2,574,000,000 2,458,000,000 2,693,000,000 2,637,000,000 2,611,000,000 2,359,000,000 1,935,081,000 1,922,686,000 1,789,164,000 1,815,513,000 1,920,451,000 1,696,625,000 1,503,368,000 1,377,720,000 1,254,639,000 1,472,424,000 1,291,183,000 1,369,502,000 1,582,197,000 1,830,675,000 1,857,096,000 1,537,056,000 1,679,335,000 1,607,570,000 1,634,194,000 1,668,427,000 2,331,411,000 1,707,221,000 1,514,352,000 1,347,690,000 1,617,245,000 1,127,066,000 1,279,574,000 1,706,113,000 1,127,066,000 1,561,569,000 1,285,053,000 1,545,765,000 1,595,709,000 1,557,808,000 1,598,058,000 1,788,196,000 1,730,533,000 1,927,556,000 2,241,870,000 1,966,494,000 1,676,579,000 1,821,886,000 1,796,279,000 1,700,907,000 1,761,728,000 1,719,948,000 1,800,824,000 1,005,580,000 769,952,000 714,525,000 909,195,000 1,039,745,000 885,709,000 942,859,000 1,083,637,000 1,150,454,000 830,207,000 830,207,000 869,258,000 1,086,325,000 694,551,000 664,624,000 615,276,000 830,213,000 699,505,000 859,751,000 424,020,000 613,641,000 499,241,000 827,001,000 745,124,000 448,960,000 
        accounts receivable
      4,679,000,000 3,837,000,000 3,857,000,000 3,924,000,000 3,671,000,000 3,382,000,000 3,502,000,000 2,952,000,000 3,033,000,000 3,605,000,000 3,801,000,000 3,764,000,000 3,739,000,000 3,939,000,000 3,956,000,000 3,782,000,000 3,371,000,000 3,493,000,000 3,505,000,000 3,833,000,000 4,106,000,000 4,070,000,000 3,804,000,000 3,280,837,000 2,435,982,000 3,004,174,000 2,414,633,000 2,570,239,000 2,612,961,000 2,861,830,000 2,859,409,000 2,890,227,000 2,517,695,000 3,100,808,000 2,632,934,000 2,325,845,000 2,192,704,000 2,162,750,000 2,341,393,000 2,057,943,000 2,044,757,000 2,584,909,000 2,546,810,000 2,137,255,000 2,449,773,000 2,526,880,000 2,894,622,000 2,551,030,000 2,395,989,000 2,480,022,000 2,372,706,000 2,395,989,000 2,400,558,000 2,587,949,000 2,500,316,000 2,753,207,000 2,911,020,000 2,509,095,000 2,978,359,000 2,873,859,000  2,416,812,000 2,323,329,000 2,066,718,000 2,316,939,000 2,907,353,000 3,338,376,000 3,925,858,000 3,550,942,000 3,641,704,000 2,052,449,000 1,936,524,000 1,754,705,000 1,907,123,000 1,883,979,000 1,762,020,000  1,615,900,000 1,726,896,000 2,057,050,000 2,057,050,000  1,850,411,000 2,126,108,000 1,896,907,000  1,792,759,000 1,747,449,000 1,496,208,000  1,619,683,000 1,767,358,000 1,730,546,000  1,889,915,000 
        contract assets
      1,063,000,000 881,000,000 819,000,000 751,000,000 616,000,000 633,000,000 595,000,000 457,000,000 249,000,000 604,000,000 577,000,000 588,000,000 541,000,000 514,000,000 531,000,000 510,000,000 519,000,000 390,000,000 392,000,000 168,000,000 135,000,000 121,000,000 181,000,000 306,198,000 282,444,000 199,682,000 205,753,000 240,559,000 216,202,000 298,451,000 418,158,000 323,599,000                                                                
        inventories
      5,845,000,000 5,549,000,000 5,270,000,000 5,208,000,000 5,071,000,000 5,270,000,000 5,466,000,000 5,839,000,000 6,205,000,000 6,815,000,000 7,166,000,000 7,526,000,000 7,530,000,000 7,838,000,000 7,726,000,000 7,243,000,000 6,580,000,000 5,958,000,000 5,168,000,000 4,444,000,000 3,895,000,000 3,699,000,000 3,611,000,000 3,483,475,000 3,785,073,000 3,684,173,000 3,721,237,000 3,745,700,000 3,722,854,000 3,897,891,000 4,442,855,000 3,984,571,000 3,799,829,000 3,725,643,000 3,773,654,000 3,601,175,000 3,396,462,000 3,493,617,000 3,562,217,000 3,594,837,000 3,491,656,000 3,490,733,000 3,561,326,000 3,413,430,000 3,559,640,000 3,626,640,000 3,510,163,000 3,972,127,000 3,876,070,000 3,152,397,000 2,910,581,000 3,876,070,000 3,121,534,000 3,157,930,000 3,594,339,000 3,866,084,000 3,738,298,000 3,523,410,000 3,638,637,000 3,320,940,000 2,875,819,000 2,781,707,000 2,692,077,000 2,671,419,000 2,996,785,000 3,500,955,000 4,534,524,000 4,456,094,000 4,118,550,000 4,271,688,000 2,731,345,000 2,514,877,000 2,562,303,000 2,535,151,000 2,614,005,000 2,242,856,000 1,738,310,000 1,659,050,000 1,721,887,000 1,511,004,000 1,511,004,000 1,518,866,000 1,388,742,000 1,416,688,000 1,385,656,000 1,179,513,000 1,204,398,000 1,196,224,000 1,150,573,000 1,141,559,000 1,198,081,000 1,279,683,000 1,282,320,000 1,292,230,000 1,400,573,000 
        other current assets
      2,356,000,000 1,828,000,000 1,647,000,000 1,345,000,000 1,194,000,000 1,158,000,000 1,187,000,000 1,057,000,000 1,031,000,000 1,089,000,000 1,019,000,000 1,002,000,000 917,000,000 963,000,000 964,000,000 965,000,000 903,000,000 798,000,000 660,000,000 591,000,000 590,000,000 610,000,000 524,000,000 556,786,000 660,085,000 683,514,000 1,335,387,000 909,564,000 854,790,000 930,376,000 935,030,000 1,231,773,000 1,380,466,000 965,470,000 1,091,957,000 1,049,092,000 967,935,000 1,100,159,000 1,017,954,000 1,088,844,000 1,171,143,000 1,246,768,000 1,208,931,000 1,198,131,000 1,416,586,000 1,211,188,000 1,236,948,000 1,552,521,000 1,543,771,000 1,316,475,000 1,288,643,000 1,543,771,000 1,337,766,000 1,309,504,000 1,363,132,000 1,721,409,000 1,361,658,000 1,472,532,000 964,970,000 715,175,000 747,676,000 878,428,000 731,838,000 722,733,000 799,396,000 977,472,000 1,091,766,000 946,793,000 922,924,000 903,315,000 710,801,000 672,930,000 548,409,000 622,176,000 573,486,000 568,055,000 620,095,000 622,812,000 630,555,000 543,863,000 543,863,000 544,914,000 592,179,000 578,457,000 537,670,000 581,063,000 680,801,000 545,148,000 487,560,000 466,942,000 460,644,000 511,686,000 653,953,000 597,303,000 723,094,000 
        total current assets
      16,332,000,000 15,152,000,000 13,842,000,000 13,467,000,000 12,841,000,000 12,756,000,000 13,351,000,000 12,548,000,000 12,992,000,000 14,877,000,000 15,463,000,000 15,540,000,000 16,021,000,000 15,819,000,000 15,630,000,000 15,147,000,000 14,337,000,000 13,213,000,000 12,183,000,000 11,729,000,000 11,363,000,000 11,111,000,000 10,479,000,000 9,562,377,000 9,086,270,000 9,360,707,000 9,492,523,000 9,386,513,000 9,103,432,000 9,491,916,000 10,033,172,000 9,684,809,000 9,170,414,000 9,083,104,000 8,868,047,000 8,558,309,000 8,387,776,000 8,613,622,000 8,458,620,000 8,420,959,000 8,315,126,000 8,956,604,000 8,985,494,000 9,080,227,000 9,133,220,000 8,879,060,000 8,989,423,000 9,692,923,000 8,942,896,000 8,228,468,000 8,278,043,000 8,942,896,000 8,441,245,000 8,340,436,000 9,003,552,000 9,936,409,000 9,568,784,000 9,103,095,000 9,370,162,000 8,640,507,000 7,990,001,000 8,318,817,000 7,713,738,000 7,137,449,000 7,935,006,000 9,182,059,000 10,665,573,000 11,090,473,000 10,312,937,000 10,625,064,000 6,511,110,000 5,905,736,000 5,591,047,000 5,986,740,000 6,123,383,000 5,562,194,000  4,992,560,000 5,239,441,000 4,954,686,000 4,954,686,000  4,923,877,000 4,820,190,000 4,491,220,000 4,261,733,000         4,462,542,000 
        property and equipment
      2,505,000,000 2,393,000,000 2,352,000,000 2,329,000,000 2,330,000,000 2,241,000,000 2,254,000,000 2,228,000,000 2,269,000,000 2,328,000,000 2,328,000,000 2,363,000,000 2,349,000,000 2,289,000,000 2,201,000,000 2,135,000,000 2,125,000,000 2,112,000,000 2,100,000,000 2,087,000,000 2,097,000,000 2,097,000,000 2,106,000,000 2,162,715,000 2,215,991,000 2,205,967,000 2,217,445,000 2,309,873,000 2,336,213,000 2,214,148,000 2,277,885,000 2,190,080,000 2,239,506,000 2,443,050,000 2,415,574,000 2,346,440,000 2,317,026,000 2,321,536,000 2,335,959,000 2,296,445,000 2,257,633,000 2,239,921,000 2,218,030,000 2,143,221,000 2,114,681,000 2,193,966,000 2,254,664,000 2,380,711,000 2,377,549,000 2,278,266,000 2,175,445,000 2,377,549,000 2,179,297,000 2,104,480,000 2,139,726,000 2,198,907,000 2,188,093,000 2,142,041,000 2,175,946,000 2,148,672,000 2,118,576,000 2,139,380,000 2,180,670,000 2,226,362,000 2,333,781,000 2,474,235,000 2,571,627,000 2,536,100,000 2,465,656,000 2,603,512,000 2,034,387,000 2,008,657,000 1,998,706,000 1,922,660,000 1,844,919,000 1,699,895,000 1,586,486,000 1,600,999,000 1,622,965,000 1,669,137,000 1,669,137,000 1,704,516,000    1,625,000,000          
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      659,000,000 667,000,000 703,000,000 686,000,000 562,000,000 578,000,000 581,000,000 573,000,000 601,000,000 612,000,000 609,000,000 624,000,000 608,000,000 596,000,000 596,000,000 611,000,000 637,000,000 622,000,000 612,000,000 630,000,000 642,000,000 609,000,000 614,000,000 611,047,000 605,070,000 615,073,000 588,474,000 656,267,000                                                                    
        goodwill
      1,369,000,000 1,375,000,000 1,375,000,000 1,369,000,000 1,341,000,000 1,332,000,000 1,146,000,000 1,139,000,000 1,135,000,000 1,348,000,000 1,337,000,000 1,344,000,000 1,343,000,000 1,340,000,000 1,325,000,000 1,336,000,000 1,342,000,000 1,346,000,000 1,085,000,000 1,094,000,000 1,090,000,000 1,109,000,000 1,088,000,000 1,074,604,000 1,064,553,000 1,069,812,000 1,062,450,000 1,077,231,000 1,073,055,000 1,078,834,000 1,082,523,000 1,094,776,000 1,121,170,000 1,104,770,000 1,086,978,000 1,039,069,000 984,867,000                            36,776,000  5,986,364,000 5,750,218,000 5,559,351,000 5,011,961,000 3,077,876,000 3,063,890,000 3,076,400,000 3,057,756,000 2,809,034,000 2,782,266,000 2,676,727,000 3,101,938,000 3,067,955,000 3,312,749,000 3,312,749,000 3,359,477,000 3,247,860,000 2,788,118,000 2,676,735,000 2,653,372,000 2,293,177,000 2,235,651,000 2,200,338,000 2,121,997,000      
        other intangible assets
      283,000,000 300,000,000 314,000,000 330,000,000 343,000,000 343,000,000 223,000,000 230,000,000 245,000,000 266,000,000 275,000,000 299,000,000 316,000,000 332,000,000 328,000,000 372,000,000 411,000,000 428,000,000 182,000,000 199,000,000 213,000,000 233,000,000 241,000,000 250,455,000 262,418,000 279,928,000 292,179,000 314,716,000 330,995,000 349,645,000 375,407,000 390,827,000 424,433,000 438,552,000 420,459,000 453,957,000 362,181,000                            254,715,000 310,641,000 306,347,000 298,399,000 317,390,000 417,570,000 216,654,000 218,873,000 187,920,000 201,902,000 144,186,000 109,978,000 115,064,000 169,039,000 159,114,000 148,735,000 148,735,000 142,712,000 123,344,000 57,072,000 65,375,000 68,060,000          
        other non-current assets
      912,000,000 933,000,000 960,000,000 951,000,000 964,000,000 1,022,000,000 1,031,000,000 1,019,000,000 1,015,000,000                                                                                       
        total assets
      22,060,000,000 20,820,000,000 19,546,000,000 19,132,000,000 18,381,000,000 18,272,000,000 18,586,000,000 17,737,000,000 18,257,000,000 20,366,000,000 20,968,000,000 20,936,000,000 21,395,000,000 20,892,000,000 20,623,000,000 20,054,000,000 19,325,000,000 18,175,000,000 16,711,000,000 16,192,000,000 15,836,000,000 15,668,000,000 15,001,000,000 14,133,068,000 13,689,617,000 14,135,417,000 14,276,653,000 14,429,098,000 13,499,367,000 13,975,085,000 14,726,204,000 14,309,688,000 13,715,855,000 13,840,310,000 13,561,906,000 13,016,988,000 12,593,363,000 12,803,049,000 12,661,134,000 12,508,524,000 12,384,981,000 13,049,518,000 12,660,339,000 12,100,180,000 12,090,473,000 11,919,873,000 12,067,824,000 12,817,037,000 12,004,485,000 11,168,924,000 11,153,694,000 12,004,485,000 11,189,268,000 10,975,115,000 11,528,211,000 12,543,198,000 12,183,131,000 11,704,317,000 12,009,637,000 11,295,226,000 10,642,552,000 10,997,782,000 10,553,590,000 10,402,855,000 11,317,480,000 12,774,129,000 20,277,006,000 20,524,091,000 19,524,915,000 19,596,089,000 13,364,937,000 12,710,090,000 12,341,374,000 12,687,892,000 12,409,206,000 11,886,437,000  10,931,030,000 11,102,554,000 11,097,455,000 11,097,455,000  11,262,931,000 10,736,190,000 10,193,562,000 9,583,937,000          
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                                                     
        current liabilities:
                                                                                                     
        bank borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
       675,000,000 676,000,000 677,000,000 1,209,000,000 532,000,000 531,000,000 543,000,000  3,000,000  151,000,000 150,000,000 494,000,000 916,000,000 946,000,000 949,000,000 648,000,000 284,000,000 274,000,000 268,000,000 72,000,000 63,000,000 162,287,000 149,130,000 88,869,000 32,450,000 275,937,000 632,611,000 43,249,000 55,640,000 42,903,000 43,011,000 42,954,000 46,977,000 45,661,000 61,534,000 68,856,000 65,969,000 66,020,000 65,166,000 65,536,000 47,972,000 44,927,000 45,174,000 45,579,000 55,338,000 54,951,000 43,427,000 409,860,000  43,427,000                           23,091,000 55,627,000 55,627,000 17,448,000   57,529,000 96,287,000 70,707,000 61,132,000 53,348,000 52,484,000 248,495,000 276,323,000 163,165,000  574,212,000 
        accounts payable
      8,055,000,000 6,482,000,000 6,125,000,000 5,799,000,000 5,147,000,000 5,033,000,000 5,144,000,000 4,726,000,000 4,468,000,000 5,292,000,000 5,728,000,000 5,890,000,000 5,930,000,000 6,630,000,000 6,818,000,000 6,694,000,000 6,254,000,000 5,992,000,000 5,848,000,000 5,448,000,000 5,247,000,000 5,159,000,000 5,046,000,000 4,595,409,000 5,108,251,000 5,431,310,000 5,227,495,000 5,193,043,000 5,147,236,000 5,543,349,000 6,236,018,000 5,709,079,000 5,122,303,000 5,406,512,000 5,231,130,000 4,781,036,000 4,484,908,000 4,699,734,000 4,514,566,000 4,317,571,000 4,248,292,000 4,802,194,000 4,787,941,000 4,336,913,000 4,850,515,000 4,693,526,000 4,742,033,000 4,968,640,000 5,112,253,000 4,323,873,000 4,139,618,000 5,112,253,000 4,208,471,000 4,222,164,000 4,954,759,000 5,827,469,000 5,528,148,000 5,294,418,000 5,713,561,000 4,919,997,000 4,447,968,000 4,428,427,000 3,993,899,000 3,631,524,000 4,049,534,000 4,830,123,000 6,017,160,000 5,885,532,000 5,311,337,000 5,835,822,000 4,177,996,000 3,684,001,000 3,440,845,000 3,747,138,000 3,693,012,000 3,292,030,000 2,758,019,000 2,872,527,000 2,948,934,000 2,571,883,000 2,571,883,000 2,523,269,000 2,738,870,000 2,700,503,000 2,439,961,000 2,145,174,000 2,395,340,000 2,155,854,000 1,863,149,000 1,601,923,000 1,981,206,000 2,021,100,000 2,025,047,000 1,962,630,000 1,795,246,000 
        accrued payroll and benefits
      671,000,000 590,000,000 568,000,000 494,000,000 560,000,000 511,000,000 473,000,000 428,000,000 488,000,000 513,000,000 500,000,000                                                                                     
        deferred revenue and customer working capital advances
      2,156,000,000 1,959,000,000 1,914,000,000 1,876,000,000 1,957,000,000 1,942,000,000 2,134,000,000 2,265,000,000 2,615,000,000 2,567,000,000 2,795,000,000 3,038,000,000 3,143,000,000 2,985,000,000 2,700,000,000 2,400,000,000 2,002,000,000 1,549,000,000 1,146,000,000                                                                             
        other current liabilities
      1,134,000,000 1,150,000,000 1,091,000,000 1,075,000,000 977,000,000 1,019,000,000 1,024,000,000 1,007,000,000 968,000,000 1,011,000,000 1,083,000,000 1,085,000,000 1,110,000,000 1,057,000,000 1,233,000,000 1,131,000,000 1,036,000,000 988,000,000 960,000,000 1,984,000,000 1,846,000,000 1,813,000,000 1,629,000,000 1,647,011,000 1,590,060,000 1,638,084,000 1,915,263,000 1,591,123,000 1,426,075,000 1,527,276,000 1,456,519,000 1,665,432,000 1,719,418,000 1,580,618,000 1,552,254,000 1,572,198,000 1,613,940,000 1,751,245,000 1,862,545,000 1,866,585,000 1,905,200,000 1,924,532,000 1,795,867,000 1,750,859,000 1,967,494,000 1,935,904,000 2,058,708,000 2,655,261,000 1,813,977,000 1,846,402,000 1,690,152,000 1,813,977,000 1,597,969,000 1,565,624,000 1,534,534,000 1,653,501,000 1,515,628,000 1,327,407,000 1,377,228,000 1,386,963,000 1,285,368,000 1,476,295,000 1,573,074,000 1,644,481,000 1,814,711,000 1,766,843,000 1,634,659,000 2,035,116,000 1,661,369,000 1,710,066,000 773,554,000 778,086,000 823,245,000 940,743,000 946,482,000 951,022,000 852,490,000 896,390,000 954,540,000 1,054,079,000 1,054,079,000 1,045,255,000 1,209,675,000 1,116,540,000 1,080,719,000 863,304,000 1,025,049,000 969,751,000 964,913,000 918,990,000 1,038,899,000 977,487,000 1,075,326,000 896,639,000 963,079,000 
        total current liabilities
      12,016,000,000 10,856,000,000 10,374,000,000 9,921,000,000 9,850,000,000 9,037,000,000 9,306,000,000 8,969,000,000 8,539,000,000 9,386,000,000 10,106,000,000 10,638,000,000 10,855,000,000 11,668,000,000 12,146,000,000 11,590,000,000 10,711,000,000 9,642,000,000 8,688,000,000 8,138,000,000 7,834,000,000 7,519,000,000 7,157,000,000 6,795,251,000 7,211,085,000 7,550,951,000 7,558,020,000 7,437,515,000 7,597,513,000 7,503,620,000 8,154,545,000 7,794,875,000 7,268,064,000 7,416,069,000 7,230,435,000 6,758,248,000 6,504,627,000 6,877,757,000 6,853,667,000 6,627,703,000 6,572,205,000 7,152,271,000 7,032,780,000 6,496,228,000 7,208,722,000 7,056,275,000 7,233,212,000 8,064,492,000 7,377,344,000 6,947,726,000 6,430,117,000 7,377,344,000 6,424,323,000 6,187,166,000 6,888,790,000 7,880,134,000 7,611,299,000 7,035,317,000 7,490,033,000 7,063,772,000 6,347,211,000 6,493,284,000 6,157,263,000 5,810,915,000 6,414,726,000 7,189,252,000 8,301,941,000 7,939,607,000 7,401,015,000 7,963,238,000 5,188,584,000 4,694,707,000 4,488,068,000 4,911,777,000 5,093,717,000 4,642,103,000  3,985,498,000 4,136,680,000 3,954,730,000 3,954,730,000  3,979,059,000 3,891,668,000 3,586,419,000 3,376,917,000         3,350,151,000 
        long-term debt
      3,751,000,000 3,760,000,000 3,013,000,000 3,004,000,000 2,483,000,000 3,147,000,000 3,178,000,000 2,672,000,000 3,261,000,000 3,431,000,000 3,412,000,000 3,444,000,000 3,691,000,000 3,522,000,000 3,081,000,000 3,129,000,000 3,248,000,000 3,798,000,000 3,501,000,000 3,505,000,000 3,515,000,000 3,740,000,000 3,739,000,000 3,423,162,000 2,689,109,000 2,701,112,000 2,957,878,000 2,961,794,000 2,421,904,000 2,906,251,000 2,869,551,000 2,877,089,000 2,897,631,000 2,901,720,000 2,909,144,000 2,918,871,000 2,890,609,000 2,797,984,000 2,678,115,000 2,692,596,000 2,709,389,000 2,741,474,000 2,618,178,000 2,632,138,000 2,045,569,000 2,062,926,000 2,073,854,000 2,000,694,000 2,013,706,000 1,650,536,000  2,013,706,000                              1,700,429,000    1,609,177,000    1,041,944,000 848,321,000 854,021,000 854,356,000 843,082,000 858,039,000 
        operating lease liabilities, non-current
      565,000,000 583,000,000 604,000,000 583,000,000 456,000,000 475,000,000 476,000,000 463,000,000 490,000,000 502,000,000 497,000,000 514,000,000 506,000,000 499,000,000 495,000,000 520,000,000 551,000,000 545,000,000 534,000,000 550,000,000 562,000,000 544,000,000 545,000,000 539,441,000 528,967,000 540,007,000 512,086,000 555,074,000                                                                    
        other non-current liabilities
      584,000,000 500,000,000 520,000,000 535,000,000 590,000,000 621,000,000 623,000,000 637,000,000 642,000,000                                                                                       
        total liabilities
      16,916,000,000 15,699,000,000 14,511,000,000 14,043,000,000 13,379,000,000 13,280,000,000 13,583,000,000 12,741,000,000 12,932,000,000 13,921,000,000 14,612,000,000 15,150,000,000 15,689,000,000 16,290,000,000 16,353,000,000 15,879,000,000 15,118,000,000                                                                               
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                                     
        shareholders' equity
                                                                                                     
        flex ltd. shareholders' equity
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 371,241,931 and 383,369,073 issued, and 365,690,291 and 377,817,433 outstanding as of march 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively
      3,347,000,000                                                                                               
        treasury stock
      -200,000,000 -200,000,000 -200,000,000 -200,000,000 -200,000,000       -388,000,000 -388,000,000 -388,000,000 -388,000,000 -388,000,000 -388,000,000 -388,000,000 -388,000,000 -388,000,000 -388,000,000 -388,000,000 -388,000,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000 -388,215,000              -628,043,000 -560,017,000 -395,914,000 -260,074,000 -260,074,000 -260,074,000 -260,074,000 -260,074,000 -260,074,000 -260,074,000                             
        accumulated earnings
      2,164,000,000 1,914,000,000 1,675,000,000 1,476,000,000 1,284,000,000 1,062,000,000 799,000,000 585,000,000 446,000,000 51,000,000                                                                                      
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -167,000,000 -104,000,000 -111,000,000 -116,000,000 -224,000,000 -279,000,000 -173,000,000 -238,000,000 -195,000,000 -142,000,000 -240,000,000 -169,000,000 -194,000,000 -244,000,000 -352,000,000 -254,000,000 -182,000,000 -158,000,000 -137,000,000 -111,000,000 -119,000,000 -62,000,000 -133,000,000 -170,857,000 -214,667,000 -166,525,000 -189,764,000 -152,234,000 -151,163,000 -159,523,000 -156,381,000 -170,834,000 -85,845,000 -121,098,000 -123,873,000 -119,476,000 -128,143,000 -159,165,000 -122,552,000 -124,706,000 -135,915,000 -160,144,000 -200,704,000 -164,893,000                -27,916,000 -15,405,000 -22,355,000 -15,532,000 -35,727,000 -57,449,000 -72,409,000 -13,099,000  -2,109,000   -11,859,000                  -33,419,000 -41,575,000 -63,212,000 -69,774,000 -159,714,000 -124,304,000 
        total shareholders' equity
      5,144,000,000    5,002,000,000    5,325,000,000    5,706,000,000    4,129,000,000    3,436,000,000    2,831,153,000    2,972,360,000    3,018,573,000    2,678,276,000    2,605,530,000                                                       
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
      22,060,000,000 20,820,000,000 19,546,000,000 19,132,000,000 18,381,000,000 18,272,000,000 18,586,000,000 17,737,000,000 18,257,000,000            15,836,000,000    13,689,617,000    13,499,367,000    13,715,855,000    12,593,363,000    12,384,981,000                                                       
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 373,173,140 and 383,369,073 issued, and 367,621,500 and 377,817,433 outstanding as of december 31, 2025 and march 31, 2025, respectively
       3,511,000,000                                                                                              
        total shareholders’ equity
       5,121,000,000 5,035,000,000 5,089,000,000  4,992,000,000 5,003,000,000 4,996,000,000  6,445,000,000 6,356,000,000 5,786,000,000  4,505,000,000 4,180,000,000 4,091,000,000  3,655,000,000 3,514,000,000 3,508,000,000  3,381,000,000 3,115,000,000 2,939,605,000  2,899,312,000 2,805,961,000 3,001,815,000  3,078,328,000 3,169,547,000 3,109,319,000  2,979,980,000 2,872,285,000 2,809,778,000  2,641,497,000 2,604,308,000 2,666,594,000  2,578,432,000 2,455,575,000 2,487,556,000 2,388,845,000 2,342,854,000 2,300,868,000 2,254,552,000 2,118,465,000 2,088,608,000 2,402,610,000 2,118,465,000 2,452,943,000 2,245,810,000 2,221,114,000 2,203,346,000 2,236,461,000 2,167,248,000 2,019,581,000 1,971,087,000 1,984,567,000 1,902,160,000 1,800,991,000 1,745,786,000 1,834,151,000 2,051,372,000 8,107,080,000 8,319,206,000 8,164,444,000 8,236,167,000 6,452,442,000 6,297,938,000 6,176,659,000 6,123,424,000 5,656,846,000 5,427,262,000  5,313,795,000 5,249,687,000 5,241,044,000 5,241,044,000  5,163,339,000 4,912,806,000 4,467,528,000 4,367,213,000          
        ordinary shares, no par value; 376,417,513 and 383,369,073 issued, and 370,865,873 and 377,817,433 outstanding as of september 26, 2025 and march 31, 2025, respectively
        3,671,000,000                                                                                             
        ordinary shares, no par value; 381,764,105 and 383,369,073 issued, and 376,212,465 and 377,817,433 outstanding as of june 27, 2025 and march 31, 2025, respectively
         3,929,000,000                                                                                            
        ordinary shares, no par value; 383,369,073 and 408,101,772 issued, and 377,817,433 and 408,101,772 outstanding as of march 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
          4,142,000,000                                                                                           
        ordinary shares, no par value; 1,500,000,000 authorized, 384,327,094 and 408,101,772 issued and outstanding, respectively
           4,209,000,000                                                                                          
        ordinary shares, no par value; 1,500,000,000 authorized, 389,775,099 and 408,101,772 issued and outstanding, respectively
            4,377,000,000                                                                                         
        ordinary shares, no par value; 1,500,000,000 authorized, 399,382,891 and 408,101,772 issued, and 399,382,891 and 408,101,772 outstanding, respectively
             4,649,000,000                                                                                        
        current assets of discontinued operations
                                                          19,818,000                       93,066,000 89,509,000                   
        non-current assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                                     
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                          19,521,000                       53,748,000 57,213,000                   
        non-current liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 1,500,000,000 authorized, 408,101,772 and 500,362,046 issued, and 408,101,772 and 450,122,691 outstanding as of march 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
              5,074,000,000                                                                                       
        total flex ltd. shareholders' equity
              5,325,000,000    5,351,000,000                    3,018,573,000    2,644,533,000                                                           
        noncontrolling interest of discontinued operations
                                                                                                     
        other assets
               935,000,000 956,000,000 766,000,000 758,000,000 516,000,000 543,000,000 453,000,000 473,000,000 454,000,000 549,000,000 453,000,000 431,000,000 509,000,000 473,000,000 471,870,000 455,315,000 603,930,000 623,582,000 684,498,000 655,672,000 840,542,000 957,217,000 949,196,000 760,332,000 770,834,000 770,848,000 619,213,000 541,513,000 530,570,000 470,792,000 466,506,000 466,402,000 535,976,000 474,977,000 448,446,000 425,040,000 433,610,000 434,368,000 361,572,000 339,024,000 313,525,000 284,390,000 339,024,000 262,100,000 245,610,000 200,321,000 214,259,000 222,231,000 235,740,000 236,705,000 270,630,000 279,258,000 272,200,000 381,747,000 736,671,000 757,202,000 807,194,000 747,095,000 848,901,000 836,983,000 890,154,000 867,790,000 852,343,000 817,403,000 862,258,000 831,469,000 529,752,000 462,379,000 466,847,000 422,984,000 321,198,000 321,198,000 328,750,000 553,233,000 448,147,000 470,137,000 370,987,000 500,288,000 436,945,000 422,357,000 341,664,000 384,737,000 281,753,000 248,873,000 207,873,000 421,841,000 
        liabilities, noncontrolling interest and shareholders' equity
                                                                                                     
        other liabilities
               602,000,000 597,000,000 554,000,000 637,000,000 601,000,000 631,000,000 640,000,000 608,000,000 535,000,000 474,000,000 491,000,000 489,000,000 484,000,000 445,000,000 435,609,000 429,303,000 444,035,000 442,708,000 472,900,000 507,590,000 486,886,000 532,561,000 528,405,000 531,587,000 542,541,000 550,042,000 530,091,000 519,851,000 485,811,000 525,044,000 521,631,000 497,857,000 577,341,000 553,806,000 484,258,000 447,337,000 457,818,000 459,890,000 497,299,000 494,970,000 482,054,000 464,812,000 494,970,000 435,246,000 394,674,000 258,980,000 270,524,000 301,247,000 297,399,000 287,296,000 281,684,000 320,516,000 307,605,000 295,738,000 312,310,000 313,321,000 573,765,000 638,534,000 545,277,000 571,119,000 336,364,000 229,761,000 234,386,000 182,842,000 160,192,000 168,371,000 134,219,000 125,903,000 131,185,000 150,146,000 179,080,000 179,080,000 193,760,000 204,984,000 185,114,000 202,263,000 215,546,000    221,212,000 222,522,000 201,325,000 205,338,000 167,606,000 109,556,000 
        ordinary shares, no par value; 1,500,000,000 authorized, 427,319,202 and 500,362,046 issued, and 427,319,202 and 450,122,691 outstanding, respectively
               6,056,000,000                                                                                      
        total flex ltd. shareholders’ equity
               5,965,000,000 5,906,000,000 5,406,000,000                      2,979,980,000 2,872,285,000 2,722,203,000  2,599,895,000 2,561,866,000                                                         
        noncontrolling interest
               480,000,000 450,000,000 380,000,000 355,000,000                                                                                   
        total liabilities, noncontrolling interest, and shareholders' equity
               20,366,000,000 20,968,000,000 20,936,000,000                                                                                    
        ordinary shares, no par value; 1,500,000,000 authorized, 437,913,956 and 500,362,046 issued, and 437,913,956 and 450,122,691 outstanding, respectively
                6,292,000,000                                                                                     
        accumulated deficit
                -146,000,000 -374,000,000 -560,000,000 -702,000,000 -932,000,000 -1,164,000,000 -1,353,000,000 -1,520,000,000 -1,747,000,000 -2,083,000,000 -2,289,000,000 -2,529,000,000 -2,737,000,000 -2,850,590,000 -2,902,410,000 -2,950,669,000 -3,062,057,000 -2,945,117,000 -3,012,012,000 -2,947,661,000 -2,902,492,000 -2,989,377,000 -3,144,114,000 -3,124,519,000 -3,242,852,000 -3,447,938,000 -3,572,648,000 -3,659,522,000 -3,788,991,000 -3,786,483,000 -3,892,212,000 -3,953,556,000 -4,102,466,000 -4,225,443,000              -6,203,839,000 -6,402,129,000 -6,546,545,000 -6,664,723,000 -6,724,831,000 -6,817,701,000 -6,837,360,000 -6,458,317,000 -6,218,520,000 -203,386,000 -241,858,000        -156,935,000 -241,438,000 -284,386,000 -326,340,000 -323,893,000 -323,893,000 -382,600,000 -456,844,000 -555,527,000 -648,149,000 -722,471,000          
        accrued payroll
                 474,000,000 522,000,000 502,000,000 479,000,000 419,000,000 470,000,000 465,000,000 450,000,000 432,000,000 473,000,000 475,000,000 419,000,000 390,544,000 363,644,000 392,688,000 382,812,000 377,412,000 391,591,000 389,746,000 406,368,000 377,461,000 383,332,000 385,985,000 400,074,000 359,353,000 344,245,000 357,922,000 410,587,000 377,527,000 353,547,000 360,009,000 401,000,000 363,529,000 345,539,000 381,266,000 377,133,000 385,640,000 407,687,000 367,591,000 366,954,000 407,687,000 379,407,000 350,006,000 359,861,000 379,459,000 387,898,000 387,319,000 379,363,000 341,709,000 347,324,000 332,634,000 337,018,000 321,860,000 336,123,000 379,059,000 436,794,000  399,718,000 382,348,000 230,807,000 226,660,000 215,593,000 215,672,000 203,819,000 196,530,000 184,483,000 206,112,000 209,495,000 264,809,000 264,809,000 285,504,000    263,949,000          
        flex ltd. shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 1,500,000,000 authorized, 499,276,711 and 500,362,046 issued, and 449,037,356 and 450,122,691 outstanding as of june 30, 2023 and march 31, 2023, respectively
                 6,337,000,000                                                                                    
        liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders' equity
                                                                                                     
        redeemable noncontrolling interest
                   97,000,000 90,000,000 84,000,000 78,000,000                                                                               
        ordinary shares, no par value; 1,500,000,000 authorized, 500,362,046 and 510,799,667 issued, and 450,122,691 and 460,560,312 outstanding as of march 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
                  6,493,000,000                                                                                   
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders' equity
                  21,395,000,000                                                                                   
        ordinary shares, no par value; 1,500,000,000 authorized, 501,884,073 and 510,799,667 issued, and 451,644,718 and 460,560,312 outstanding as of december 31, 2022 and march 31, 2022, respectively
                   5,839,000,000                                                                                  
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and shareholders' equity
                   20,892,000,000 20,623,000,000 20,054,000,000 19,325,000,000                                                                               
        ordinary shares, no par value; 1,500,000,000 authorized, 503,876,758 and 510,799,667 issued, and 453,637,403 and 460,560,312 outstanding, respectively
                    5,852,000,000                                                                                 
        ordinary shares, no par value; 507,782,209 and 510,799,667 issued, and 457,542,854 and 460,560,312 outstanding, respectively
                     5,897,000,000                                                                                
        ordinary shares, no par value; 510,799,667 and 542,807,200 issued, and 460,560,312 and 492,567,845 outstanding as of march 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
                      6,052,000,000                                                                               
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 516,858,940 and 542,807,200 issued, and 466,619,585 and 492,567,845 outstanding, respectively
                       5,721,000,000                                                                              
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                       18,175,000,000 16,711,000,000 16,192,000,000  15,668,000,000 15,001,000,000 14,133,068,000  14,135,417,000 14,276,653,000 14,429,098,000  13,975,085,000 14,726,204,000 14,309,688,000  13,840,310,000 13,561,906,000 13,016,988,000  12,803,049,000 12,661,134,000 12,508,524,000  13,049,518,000 12,660,339,000 12,100,180,000 12,090,473,000 11,919,873,000 12,067,824,000 12,817,037,000 12,004,485,000 11,168,924,000 11,153,694,000 12,004,485,000 11,189,268,000 10,975,115,000 11,528,211,000 12,543,198,000 12,183,131,000 11,704,317,000 12,009,637,000 11,295,226,000 10,642,552,000 10,997,782,000 10,553,590,000 10,402,855,000 11,317,480,000 12,774,129,000 20,277,006,000 20,524,091,000 19,524,915,000 19,596,089,000 13,364,937,000 12,710,090,000 12,341,374,000 12,687,892,000 12,409,206,000 11,886,437,000  10,931,030,000 11,102,554,000 11,097,455,000 11,097,455,000  11,262,931,000 10,736,190,000 10,193,562,000 9,583,937,000          
        ordinary shares, no par value; 521,713,696 and 542,807,200 issued, and 471,474,341 and 492,567,845 outstanding, respectively
                        5,786,000,000                                                                             
        ordinary shares, no par value; 539,348,399 and 542,807,200 issued, and 489,109,044 and 492,567,845 outstanding, respectively
                         6,090,000,000                                                                            
        ordinary shares, no par value; 542,807,200 and 547,665,632 issued, and 492,567,845 and 497,426,277 outstanding as of march 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
                          6,232,000,000                                                                           
        ordinary shares, no par value; 549,211,158 and 547,665,632 issued, and 498,971,803 and 497,426,277 outstanding, respectively
                           6,360,000,000                                                                          
        ordinary shares, no par value; 551,334,253 and 547,665,632 issued, and 501,094,898 and 497,426,277 outstanding, respectively
                            6,373,000,000                                                                         
        ordinary shares, no par value; 550,585,570 and 547,665,632 issued, and 500,346,215 and 497,426,277 outstanding, respectively
                             6,349,267,000                                                                        
        ordinary shares, no par value; 547,665,632 and 566,787,620 issued, and 497,426,277 and 516,548,265 outstanding as of march 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
                              6,336,445,000                                                                       
        ordinary shares, no par value; 554,481,851 and 566,787,620 issued, and 504,242,496 and 516,548,265 outstanding as of december 31, 2019 and march 31, 2019, respectively
                               6,404,721,000                                                                      
        ordinary shares, no par value; 559,389,281 and 566,787,620 issued, and 509,149,926 and 516,548,265 outstanding as of september 27, 2019 and march 31, 2019, respectively
                                6,445,997,000                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 564,278,524 and 566,787,620 issued, and 514,039,169 and 516,548,265 outstanding as of june 28, 2019 and march 31, 2019, respectively
                                 6,487,381,000                                                                    
        ordinary shares, no par value; 566,787,620 and 578,317,848 issued, and 516,548,265 and 528,078,493 outstanding as of march 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
                                  6,523,750,000                                                                   
        ordinary shares, no par value; 572,712,781 and 578,317,848 issued, and 522,473,426 and 528,078,493 outstanding as of december 31, 2018 and march 31, 2018, respectively
                                   6,573,727,000                                                                  
        ordinary shares, no par value; 579,126,478 and 578,317,848 issued, and 528,887,123 and 528,078,493 outstanding as of september 28, 2018 and march 31, 2018, respectively
                                    6,616,635,000                                                                 
        ordinary shares, no par value; 582,975,757 and 578,317,848 issued, and 532,736,402 and 528,078,493 outstanding as of june 29, 2018 and march 31, 2018, respectively
                                     6,657,745,000                                                                
        ordinary shares, no par value; 578,317,848 and 581,534,129 issued, and 528,078,493 and 531,294,774 outstanding as of march 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively
                                      6,636,747,000                                                               
        noncontrolling interests
                                         87,575,000 33,743,000 41,602,000 42,442,000 43,187,000 34,658,000 35,177,000 35,447,000 35,896,000 37,753,000 38,300,000 38,608,000 33,805,000                                                
        ordinary shares, no par value; 577,829,371 and 581,534,129 issued, and 527,590,016 and 531,294,774 outstanding as of december 31, 2017 and march 31, 2017, respectively
                                       6,613,812,000                                                              
        ordinary shares, no par value; 579,167,500 and 581,534,129 issued, and 528,928,145 and 531,294,774 outstanding as of september 29, 2017 and march 31, 2017, respectively
                                        6,627,225,000                                                             
        ordinary shares, no par value; 582,889,873 and 581,534,129 issued, and 532,650,518 and 531,294,774 outstanding as of june 30, 2017 and march 31, 2017, respectively
                                         6,677,832,000                                                            
        ordinary shares, no par value; 581,534,129 and 595,062,966 issued, and 531,294,774 and 544,823,611 outstanding as of march 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively
                                          6,733,539,000                                                           
        goodwill and other intangible assets
                                           1,337,321,000 1,395,763,000 1,324,614,000 1,345,820,000 1,317,017,000 981,838,000 428,286,000 417,532,000 413,237,000 389,369,000 381,831,000 345,016,000 348,665,000 415,816,000 345,016,000 299,934,000 284,589,000 184,612,000 193,623,000 204,023,000 223,441,000 226,824,000 235,417,000 254,717,000 267,385,000 277,435,000 302,373,000                                
        ordinary shares, no par value; 586,818,174 and 595,062,966 issued, and 536,578,819 and 544,823,611 outstanding as of december 31, 2016 and march 31, 2016, respectively
                                           6,806,797,000                                                          
        ordinary shares, no par value; 590,804,836 and 595,062,966 issued, and 540,565,481 and 544,823,611 outstanding as of september 30, 2016 and march 31, 2016, respectively
                                            6,861,624,000                                                         
        flextronics international ltd. shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 596,396,914 and 595,062,966 issued, and 546,157,559 and 544,823,611 outstanding as of july 1, 2016 and march 31, 2016, respectively
                                             6,922,811,000                                                        
        total flextronics international ltd. shareholders’ equity
                                             2,623,407,000  2,543,255,000 2,420,128,000 2,451,660,000 2,351,092,000 2,304,554,000 2,262,260,000 2,220,747,000                                                
        flextronics international ltd. shareholders' equity
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 595,062,966 and 613,562,761 issued, and 544,823,611 and 563,323,406 outstanding as of march 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively
                                              6,987,214,000                                                       
        total flextronics international ltd. shareholders' equity
                                              2,570,872,000                                                       
        ordinary shares, no par value; 600,987,100 and 613,562,761 issued, and 550,747,745 and 563,323,406 outstanding as of december 31, 2015 and march 31, 2015, respectively
                                               7,045,170,000                                                      
        ordinary shares, no par value; 607,536,479 and 613,562,761 issued, and 557,297,124 and 563,323,406 outstanding as of september 25, 2015 and march 31, 2015, respectively
                                                7,111,513,000                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 618,070,449 and 613,562,761 issued, and 567,831,094 and 563,323,406 outstanding as of june 26, 2015 and march 31, 2015, respectively
                                                 7,230,211,000                                                    
        ordinary shares, no par value; 623,277,843 and 641,666,347 issued, and 573,038,488 and 591,426,992 outstanding as of december 31, 2014 and march 31, 2014, respectively
                                                  7,376,355,000                                                   
        treasury shares, at cost; 50,239,355 shares as of december 31, 2014 and march 31, 2014
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 630,671,476 and 641,666,347 issued, and 580,432,121 and 591,426,992 outstanding as of september 26, 2014 and march 31, 2014, respectively
                                                   7,444,765,000                                                  
        treasury shares, at cost; 50,239,355 shares as of september 26, 2014 and march 31, 2014
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 639,301,824 and 641,666,347 issued, and 589,062,469 and 591,426,992 outstanding as of june 27, 2014 and march 31, 2014, respectively
                                                    7,533,258,000                                                 
        treasury shares, at cost; 50,239,355 shares as of june 27, 2014 and march 31, 2014
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 652,468,175 and 689,159,139 issued, and 602,228,820 and 638,919,784 outstanding as of december 31, 2013 and march 31, 2013, respectively
                                                     7,709,453,000                                                
        treasury shares, at cost; 50,239,355 shares as of december 31, 2013 and march 31, 2013
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 657,813,124 and 689,159,139 issued, and 607,573,769 and 638,919,784 outstanding as of september 27, 2013 and march 31, 2013, respectively
                                                      7,739,465,000   7,739,465,000                                            
        treasury shares, at cost; 50,239,355 shares as of september 27, 2013 and march 31, 2013
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 667,598,410 and 689,159,139 issued, and 617,359,055 and 638,919,784 outstanding as of june 28, 2013 and march 31, 2013, respectively
                                                       7,825,378,000                                              
        treasury shares, at cost; 50,239,355 shares as of june 28, 2013 and march 31, 2013
                                                                                                     
        long-term assets of discontinued operations
                                                          6,692,000                       557,766,000 574,384,000                   
        bank borrowings, current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations
                                                        233,393,000  218,955,000 49,372,000 39,636,000 19,705,000 179,625,000 26,173,000 19,881,000 415,103,000 266,551,000 255,928,000 253,272,000 213,050,000 214,358,000 213,227,000 213,328,000 18,959,000 28,591,000 35,002,000 6,227,000 5,960,000 8,385,000 8,224,000 250,404,000 148,773,000 106,099,000                   
        long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion
                                                        1,856,155,000  1,876,756,000 2,147,465,000 2,159,327,000 2,189,194,000 2,034,124,000 2,204,353,000 2,212,727,000 1,978,683,000 1,990,258,000 2,294,733,000 2,299,598,000 2,533,844,000 2,755,282,000 2,959,740,000 3,229,451,000 3,720,001,000 3,388,337,000 3,060,320,000 1,494,150,000 1,483,059,000 1,493,805,000 1,492,499,000 1,490,272,000 1,658,373,000 1,488,975,000                   
        ordinary shares, no par value; 705,754,729 and 733,979,527 issued, and 655,515,374 and 683,740,173 outstanding as of december 31, 2012 and march 31, 2012, respectively
                                                        8,125,502,000                                             
        treasury shares, at cost; 50,239,355 shares as of december 31, 2012 and march 31, 2012
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 717,364,229 and 733,979,527 issued, and 667,124,874 and 683,740,173 outstanding as of september 28, 2012 and march 31, 2012, respectively
                                                          8,187,184,000                                           
        treasury shares, at cost; 50,239,355 shares as of september 28, 2012 and march 31, 2012
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 715,613,492 and 733,979,527 issued, and 665,374,137 and 683,740,173 outstanding as of june 29, 2012 and march 31, 2012, respectively
                                                           8,173,951,000                                          
        treasury shares, at cost; 50,239,355 shares as of june 29, 2012 and march 31, 2012
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 745,251,473 and 830,745,010 shares issued, and 695,012,119 and 756,993,938 outstanding as of december 31, 2011 and march 31, 2011, respectively
                                                            8,363,883,000                                         
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                              14,030,000 17,702,000 25,612,000         5,273,000   3,988,000  -14,340,000 64,963,000 33,242,000 4,759,000 27,565,000 36,085,000 52,339,000 58,280,000 58,280,000 123,683,000 175,744,000 105,334,000 91,787,000 78,105,000          
        ordinary shares, no par value; 762,831,417 and 830,745,010 shares issued, and 712,592,063 and 756,993,938 outstanding as of september 30, 2011 and march 31, 2011, respectively
                                                             8,457,357,000                                        
        ordinary shares, no par value; 804,526,625 and 830,745,010 shares issued, and 730,775,553 and 756,993,938 outstanding as of july 1, 2011 and march 31, 2011, respectively
                                                              8,682,070,000                                       
        ordinary shares, no par value; 849,851,224 and 843,208,876 shares issued, and 759,134,386 and 813,429,154 outstanding as of december 31, 2010 and march 31, 2010, respectively
                                                               8,981,428,000                                      
        ordinary shares, no par value; 846,818,714 and 843,208,876 shares issued, and 765,933,642 and 813,429,154 outstanding as of october 1, 2010 and march 31, 2010, respectively
                                                                8,956,115,000                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 845,223,642 and 843,208,876 shares issued, and 793,546,425 and 813,429,154 outstanding as of july 2, 2010 and march 31, 2010, respectively
                                                                 8,941,462,000                                    
        29,020 as of march 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively
                                                                  2,438,950,000                                   
        ordinary shares, no par value; 843,208,876 and 839,412,939 issued, and 813,429,154 and 809,633,217 outstanding as of march 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively
                                                                  8,924,769,000                                   
        ordinary shares, no par value; 842,398,327 and 839,412,939 shares issued, and 812,618,605 and 809,633,217 outstanding as of december 31, 2009 and march 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                   8,909,420,000                                  
        ordinary shares, no par value; 841,959,342 and 839,412,939 shares issued, and 812,179,620 and 809,633,217 outstanding as of october 2, 2009 and march 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                    8,894,298,000                                 
        ordinary shares, no par value; 840,441,564 and 839,412,939 shares issued, and 810,661,842 and 809,633,217 outstanding as of july 3, 2009 and march 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                     8,878,947,000                                
        ordinary shares, no par value; 839,412,939 and 835,202,669 shares issued, and 809,633,217 and 835,202,669 outstanding as of march 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively
                                                                      8,609,991,000                               
        ordinary shares, no par value; 839,364,115 and 835,202,669 shares issued, and 809,584,393 and 835,202,669 shares outstanding as of december 31, 2008 and march 31, 2008, respectively
                                                                       8,602,375,000                              
        ordinary shares, no par value; 838,899,407 and 835,202,669 shares issued, and 809,119,685 and 835,202,669 shares outstanding as of september 26, 2008 and march 31, 2008, respectively
                                                                        8,583,639,000                             
        ordinary shares, no par value; 836,814,135 and 835,202,669 shares issued and outstanding as of june 27, 2008 and march 31, 2008, respectively
                                                                         8,555,791,000                            
        deferred income taxes
                                                                          573,000 7,533,000 10,935,000 11,453,000 11,105,000 13,095,000 12,168,000 10,488,000 9,643,000 11,161,000 9,649,000 12,562,000 12,562,000 12,117,000 6,220,000 4,386,000 6,363,000 14,244,000 36,681,000 33,223,000 31,528,000 29,153,000 55,054,000 54,020,000 54,318,000 51,954,000  
        ordinary shares, no par value; 835,202,669 and 607,544,548 shares issued and outstanding as of march 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively
                                                                          8,538,723,000                           
        retained earnings
                                                                          -372,170,000 -279,331,000 495,085,000 374,147,000 267,200,000 146,526,000 27,935,000                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 834,151,946 and 607,544,548 shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2007 and march 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                           8,518,011,000                          
        accumulated other comprehensive
                                                                           -2,513,000                          
        ordinary shares, no par value; 610,044,016 and 607,544,548 shares issued and outstanding as of september 28, 2007 and march 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                            5,953,369,000                         
        ordinary shares, no par value; 608,793,802 and 607,544,548 shares issued and outstanding as of june 29, 2007 and march 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                             5,935,650,000                        
        long-term liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                 24,480,000 30,578,000                   
        ordinary shares, no par value; 607,544,548 and 578,141,566 shares issued and outstanding as of march 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                              5,923,799,000                       
        deferred compensation
                                                                                  -4,054,000 -4,422,000 -5,152,000 -6,136,000 -6,136,000 -6,799,000 -7,383,000 -6,257,000 -6,075,000 -6,546,000    -6,147,000      
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 606,944,332 and 578,141,566 shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2006 and march 31, 2006, respectively
                                                                               5,911,935,000                      
        ordinary shares, no par value; 579,770,419 and 578,141,566 shares issued and outstanding as of september 30, 2006 and march 31, 2006, respectively
                                                                                5,595,669,000                     
        ordinary shares, no par value; 578,645,244 and 578,141,566 shares issued and outstanding as of june 30, 2006 and march 31, 2006, respectively
                                                                                 5,579,438,000                    
        bank borrowings and current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations
                                                                                   10,469,000                  
        zero coupon convertible junior subordinated notes due 2008
                                                                                   195,000,000 195,000,000 200,000,000 200,000,000  200,000,000 200,000,000 200,000,000           
        1% convertible subordinated notes due 2010
                                                                                   500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000  500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000           
        61/2% senior subordinated notes due 2013
                                                                                   399,650,000                  
        61/4% senior subordinated notes due 2014
                                                                                   396,366,000                  
        other long-term debt and capital lease obligations
                                                                                   9,536,000                  
        ordinary shares, no par value; 577,320,294 and 568,329,662 shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2005 and march 31, 2005, respectively
                                                                                   5,566,518,000                  
        current portion of capital lease obligations
                                                                                    620,000 8,332,000 8,332,000 8,718,000 8,388,000 8,011,000 8,210,000 8,203,000 8,903,000 3,545,000 5,566,000 7,622,000 10,826,000 13,542,000 15,526,000 16,557,000 17,614,000 
        capital lease obligations
                                                                                    1,984,000         5,336,000 5,814,000       
        6 1/2% senior subordinated notes due 2013
                                                                                    399,650,000 399,650,000 399,650,000  399,650,000 399,650,000 399,650,000           
        6 1/4% senior subordinated notes due 2014
                                                                                    461,748,000 507,487,000 507,487,000  497,211,000             
        other
                                                                                    7,659,000 108,308,000 108,308,000  97,608,000 98,250,000 99,067,000           
        ordinary shares, s0.01 par value...
                                                                                    3,390,000 3,380,000 3,380,000  3,342,000 3,308,000  3,135,000          
        additional paid-in capital
                                                                                    5,525,450,000 5,509,413,000 5,509,413,000 5,486,404,000 5,448,480,000 5,365,948,000 5,026,822,000 5,014,990,000    4,948,601,000 4,934,972,000 4,928,127,000 4,925,270,000 4,898,807,000 4,390,541,000 
        capital lease obligations, net of current portion
                                                                                     7,156,000 7,156,000    13,092,000     7,909,000 8,568,000 11,119,000 14,077,000 20,211,000 23,615,000 
        capital lease obligation, net of current portion
                                                                                       9,141,000 9,145,000 10,450,000  15,084,000          
        assets:
                                                                                                     
        property, plant and equipment
                                                                                        1,731,716,000 1,651,581,000 1,616,919,000  1,641,723,000 1,652,884,000 1,695,647,000 1,965,729,000 2,026,633,000 2,051,485,000 2,010,410,000 2,032,495,000 2,061,876,000 
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                                     
        bank borrowing and current portion of long-term debt
                                                                                        22,126,000 66,614,000            
        9 7/8% senior subordinated notes due 2010, net of discount
                                                                                        7,659,000 7,659,000 7,659,000           
        9 3/4% euro senior subordinated notes due 2010
                                                                                        204,276,000 184,593,000 181,884,000           
        outstanding under revolving line of credit
                                                                                         346,000,000 536,000,000           
        prepayment related to pending acquisition
                                                                                         289,367,000 226,461,000           
        ordinary shares, s.01 par value...
                                                                                          3,143,000           
        accounts receivables
                                                                                           1,871,637,000          
        other intangibles
                                                                                            59,719,000 62,219,000 69,110,000 70,913,000      
        capital lease obligations4
                                                                                            17,184,000         
        retained deficit
                                                                                               -370,093,000 -389,619,000 -383,142,000 -417,812,000 -286,640,000 -292,380,000 
        goodwill and other intangibles
                                                                                                2,126,270,000 2,024,480,000 1,623,134,000 1,538,148,000 1,371,886,000 
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                     
        bank borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
                                                                                                   282,478,000  
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-26 2025-06-27 2024-12-31 2024-09-27 2024-06-28 2023-12-31 2023-09-29 2023-06-30 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-07-01 2021-12-31 2021-10-01 2021-07-02 2020-12-31 2020-09-25 2020-06-26 2019-12-31 2019-09-27 2019-06-28 2018-12-31 2018-09-28 2018-06-29 2017-12-31 2017-09-29 2017-06-30 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-07-01 2015-12-31 2015-09-25 2015-06-26 2014-12-31 2014-09-26 2014-06-27 2013-12-31 2013-06-28 2012-12-31 2012-10-27 2012-09-28 2012-06-29 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-07-01 2010-12-31 2010-10-01 2010-07-02 2009-12-31 2009-10-02 2009-07-03 2008-12-31 2008-09-26 2008-06-27 2007-12-31 2007-09-28 2007-06-29 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-07-01 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-12-31 2003-09-30 2003-06-30 2003-03-31 2002-12-31 2002-09-30 2002-06-30 2002-03-31 
                                                                                      
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                      
          net income
        630,000,000 391,000,000 192,000,000 616,000,000 353,000,000 139,000,000 850,000,000 617,000,000 211,000,000 670,000,000 433,000,000 195,000,000 769,000,000 542,000,000 206,000,000 373,000,000 165,000,000 51,820,000 39,320,000 -72,068,000 44,872,000 157,751,000 202,920,000 116,035,000 448,129,000 329,796,000 124,710,000 232,690,000 103,221,000 105,729,000 382,737,000 233,827,000 110,850,000 465,689,000 312,790,000 173,887,000 322,619,000 59,257,000 304,059,000 177,462,000 279,019,000 128,472,000 364,032,000 261,855,000 131,975,000 460,884,000 262,594,000 118,178,000  -134,384,000 -154,043,000  168,784,000 130,312,000 -546,526,000 227,885,000 106,947,000 387,964,000 184,870,000 84,503,000 42,948,000 41,954,000 -2,447,000 58,707,000 58,707,000 74,244,000 98,683,000 92,622,000 74,322,000          
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                      
          depreciation
                                                                                      
          amortization and other impairment charges
                                                                                      
          other non-cash income
                                                                                      
          non-cash lease expense
                                                                                      
          stock-based compensation
                                                                                      
          deferred income taxes
                                                           -19,145,000   640,375,000                        
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                      
          accounts receivable
                                                           486,341,000   -371,529,000                        
          contract assets
                                                                                      
          inventories
                                                           631,966,000   20,951,000                        
          other current and noncurrent assets
                                                                                      
          accounts payable
                                                           -505,430,000   858,593,000                        
          other current and noncurrent liabilities
                                                                                      
          net cash from operating activities
        1,272,000,000 852,000,000 399,000,000 1,072,000,000 659,000,000 340,000,000 647,000,000 363,000,000 6,000,000 500,000,000 141,000,000 38,000,000 664,000,000 514,000,000 334,000,000 -17,000,000 -365,000,000 -629,390,000 -1,699,306,000 -1,648,412,000 -656,866,000 -2,328,605,000 -1,707,596,000 -671,808,000 431,018,000 280,805,000 138,516,000 1,013,188,000 543,552,000 263,932,000 939,772,000 661,995,000 362,276,000 669,424,000 306,245,000  1,118,307,000 198,576,000 1,006,057,000 353,758,000 527,845,000 45,598,000 665,584,000 436,880,000 136,411,000 582,830,000 597,519,000 88,764,000 749,708,000 418,404,000 106,866,000 1,031,235,000 748,011,000 -8,484,000 1,080,427,000 515,940,000 144,605,000 300,658,000 48,709,000 -97,876,000  214,075,000 381,174,000 51,716,000 51,716,000  523,669,000 98,375,000 166,219,000      342,778,000 114,124,000 297,705,000  
          capital expenditures
        -298,000,000 -168,000,000 -24,000,000 -206,000,000 -118,000,000 -42,000,000 -360,000,000 -202,000,000 -9,000,000 -264,000,000 -115,000,000 65,000,000 -228,000,000 -88,000,000 -30,000,000 -188,000,000 -131,000,000 -75,350,000 -311,659,000 -200,640,000 -83,452,000 -497,500,000 -180,472,000 -23,712,000 -345,125,000 -138,843,000 -40,379,000 -343,504,000 -238,303,000 -73,532,000 -336,537,000 -197,223,000 -15,747,000 74,206,000  -400,922,000 -273,172,000 -119,045,000 -120,399,000 -80,163,000 -38,635,000 -373,266,000 -300,409,000 -154,741,000 -210,435,000 -146,122,000 -71,889,000 -436,741,000 -194,965,000 -82,480,000  -44,728,000 -54,237,000 -52,915,000 -52,915,000  -81,209,000 -86,937,000 -60,269,000      -46,241,000 -56,056,000 -54,355,000  
          free cash flows
        974,000,000 684,000,000 375,000,000 866,000,000 541,000,000 298,000,000 287,000,000 161,000,000 -3,000,000 236,000,000 26,000,000 103,000,000 436,000,000 426,000,000 304,000,000 -205,000,000 -496,000,000 -704,740,000 -2,010,965,000 -1,849,052,000 -740,318,000 -2,826,105,000 -1,888,068,000 -695,520,000 85,893,000 141,962,000 98,137,000 669,684,000 305,249,000 190,400,000 603,235,000 464,772,000 346,529,000 743,630,000 306,245,000  1,118,307,000 198,576,000 1,006,057,000 353,758,000 527,845,000 45,598,000 665,584,000 436,880,000 136,411,000 181,908,000 324,347,000 -30,281,000 629,309,000 338,241,000 68,231,000 657,969,000 447,602,000 -163,225,000 869,992,000 369,818,000 72,716,000 -136,083,000 -146,256,000 -180,356,000  169,347,000 326,937,000 -1,199,000 -1,199,000  442,460,000 11,438,000 105,950,000      296,537,000 58,068,000 243,350,000  
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                      
          purchases of property and equipment
        -431,000,000 -283,000,000 -133,000,000 -326,000,000 -214,000,000 -111,000,000 -449,000,000 -319,000,000 -167,000,000 -455,000,000 -296,000,000 -107,000,000 -333,000,000 -210,000,000 -118,000,000 -261,000,000 -185,000,000 -110,259,000 -375,774,000 -271,541,000 -162,115,000 -592,092,000 -363,373,000 -172,247,000 -432,897,000 -264,030,000 -124,851,000 -413,596,000 -305,936,000 -159,103,000 -418,561,000 -296,401,000 -138,348,000             -400,922,000 -273,172,000 -119,045,000                               
          proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment
        7,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 11,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 21,000,000 19,000,000 11,000,000 20,000,000 18,000,000 16,000,000 9,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 25,000,000 14,000,000 7,853,000 102,324,000 53,330,000 38,901,000 86,724,000 12,973,000 2,336,000 43,653,000 36,123,000 5,476,000 28,056,000 26,561,000 15,722,000 4,627,000 2,383,000 1,512,000 90,576,000 28,809,000 14,184,000 64,873,000 3,364,000 49,819,000 10,468,000 19,275,000 12,808,000 45,919,000 23,760,000 10,584,000 73,554,000 51,438,000 20,710,000                               
          acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
                                                                 -353,608,000 -156,448,000 -90,863,000  -150,948,000 -338,748,000 -133,265,000 -133,265,000  -285,153,000 -55,536,000 -33,424,000  -23,072,000 -6,252,000 -11,712,000 -41,019,000 -436,780,000 -12,091,000 -33,518,000 
          proceeds from divestiture of businesses, net of cash held in divested businesses
        -4,000,000 -4,000,000                 3,402,000 3,402,000  267,147,000 264,438,000   -2,949,000 -616,000 36,073,000 36,073,000                                                  
          other investing activities
        -4,000,000 -8,000,000 -7,000,000 21,000,000 3,000,000 24,000,000 14,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 8,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 19,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 10,000,000 13,000,000 2,027,000 21,868,000 20,114,000 -920,000 14,687,000 -24,411,000 -15,218,000 -123,883,000 -114,063,000 -18,549,000 -49,704,000 20,357,000 26,261,000 1,397,000 -10,516,000 -7,580,000     30,179,000  7,436,000                                       
          net cash from investing activities
        -472,000,000 -334,000,000 -179,000,000 -641,000,000 -206,000,000 -82,000,000 -414,000,000 -297,000,000 -155,000,000 -425,000,000 -271,000,000 -89,000,000 -828,000,000 -203,000,000 -113,000,000 -226,000,000 -158,000,000 -100,379,000 2,261,063,000 1,643,733,000 775,126,000 2,471,232,000 1,702,572,000 471,637,000 -782,851,000 -618,086,000 -352,258,000 -579,430,000 -412,840,000 -111,784,000 -1,312,779,000 -946,447,000 -161,996,000             -323,146,000 -211,113,000 -103,948,000 73,060,000 116,063,000 -45,427,000 -575,666,000 -567,924,000 -283,748,000 -701,311,000 -221,502,000 -91,826,000 -225,929,000 191,343,000 -167,605,000  -214,280,000 125,516,000 -163,146,000 -163,146,000  -213,999,000 -177,046,000 -416,410,000      -179,971,000 -514,344,000 -101,630,000  
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                      
          proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt
        1,251,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 499,000,000 499,000,000  2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 819,000,000   729,000,000 20,000,000  1,944,000,000 1,943,000,000 1,247,835,000 1,017,148,000 779,682,000 771,533,000 2,481,407,000 650,023,000 150,313,000 866,000,000   205,518,000 75,035,000 75,018,000 755,684,000 595,553,000 595,548,000 234,523,000 11,387,000 26,615,000 1,003,294,000 158,000 171,673,000 933,447,000 160,185,000 110,018,000 3,567,200,000 2,518,698,000 817,966,000 2,763,353,000 1,249,515,000 512,350,000 785,111,000 786,909,000 782,167,000  6,767,847,000 3,190,519,000  2,140,776,000 1,385,437,000 6,037,506,000 2,488,102,000 1,889,138,000 1,239,894,000 871,633,000 558,442,000 750,614,000 750,614,000  821,085,000 218,161,000 414,814,000          
          repayments of bank borrowings and long-term debt
             -41,000,000 -398,000,000 -398,000,000 -243,000,000 -926,000,000 -39,000,000 -35,000,000 -38,000,000 -9,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,012,000,000 -1,005,000,000 -510,554,000 -1,307,611,000 -863,930,000 -601,240,000 -2,447,873,000 -652,600,000 -150,344,000 -907,930,000 -26,483,000 -7,554,000 -115,089,000 -110,592,000 -92,222,000 -40,706,000 -21,090,000 -8,457,000                            -1,078,225,000 -947,240,000 -749,658,000 -728,297,000 -728,297,000 -528,481,000 -717,019,000 -404,772,000 -139,590,000 -50,425,000 -202,621,000 -575,371,000 -180,275,000 -366,625,000 -245,971,000 -216,444,000 -171,119,000 -528,422,000 
          payments for repurchases of ordinary shares
        -744,000,000 -544,000,000 -247,000,000 -958,000,000 -757,000,000 -457,000,000 -781,000,000 -506,000,000 -197,000,000 -293,000,000 -253,000,000 -181,000,000 -580,000,000 -490,000,000 -162,000,000 -38,000,000   -173,117,000 -112,158,000 -51,999,000 -123,979,000 -59,980,000  -180,050,000 -145,005,000 -73,864,000 -259,658,000 -184,698,000 -94,715,000 -331,690,000 -241,978,000 -99,995,000                   -260,074,000 -260,074,000                          
          proceeds from issuances of nextracker shares
              552,000,000 552,000,000                                                                       
          payment for purchase of nextracker llc units from tpg
              -57,000,000 -57,000,000                                                                       
          capital reduction from nextracker spin-off
                                                                                      
          other financing activities
             30,000,000 -86,000,000 -53,000,000 -48,000,000 -53,000,000 -4,000,000 6,000,000 -3,000,000 -8,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 2,000,000 3,513,000 461,000 327,348,000 -12,382,000 9,689,000   46,482,000 60,591,000 57,628,000 -47,302,000 -6,836,000 12,901,000 -49,742,000 -37,872,000 -25,252,000  3,382,000 300,000 46,298,000 15,652,000 85,590,000 14,743,000 31,273,000                                      
          net cash from financing activities
        -46,000,000 -575,000,000 -283,000,000 -524,000,000 -321,000,000 -468,000,000 -768,000,000 -460,000,000 -486,000,000 -453,000,000 -296,000,000 -210,000,000 108,000,000 -487,000,000 -166,000,000 893,000,000 940,000,000 740,794,000 -461,923,000 131,670,000 106,315,000 -80,561,000 -62,426,000 14,000 -173,435,000 -109,686,000 -23,094,000 -204,553,000 -215,747,000 -95,052,000 386,496,000 343,687,000 506,446,000             -606,220,000 -545,340,000 -186,857,000 -410,514,000 -405,300,000 -208,004,000 -445,096,000 -214,722,000 319,797,000 732,325,000 4,383,000 -2,240,000 -125,156,000 -75,113,000 215,717,000  -63,426,000 -188,446,000 43,404,000 43,404,000  113,069,000 117,568,000 284,924,000      -44,205,000 76,074,000 -129,609,000  
          effect of exchange rates on cash
                                                     17,038,000 19,574,000 5,018,000 7,730,000 15,441,000 1,258,000 65,858,000 15,594,000 14,215,000 -25,142,000 -7,766,000 4,888,000    -30,320,000                  
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                   -317,000,000 -63,000,000 -179,000,000 56,000,000 688,000,000 436,000,000 12,395,000 92,539,000 118,888,000 223,826,000 30,944,000   -539,492,000  -248,478,000 249,526,000 -70,514,000 71,765,000 5,786,000 40,019,000 703,003,000 113,493,000   30,158,000  187,784,000  43,240,000     -329,498,000 -139,360,000  419,984,000 144,608,000 -145,307,000 76,331,000 -19,041,000 41,780,000 1,086,299,000 291,055,000 55,427,000 -33,664,000   -140,778,000 -66,817,000 320,247,000 -39,051,000 -39,051,000 -217,067,000 391,774,000 29,927,000 49,348,000 -214,937,000 130,708,000 -160,246,000 435,731,000    81,877,000  
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                                                      
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                                                      
          depreciation, amortization and other impairment charges
        433,000,000 298,000,000 142,000,000 401,000,000 257,000,000 126,000,000 390,000,000 260,000,000 133,000,000 371,000,000 247,000,000 124,000,000 357,000,000 236,000,000 118,000,000 526,000,000 346,000,000 156,215,000 525,596,000 357,020,000 190,163,000 507,164,000 269,062,000 121,763,000 400,015,000 264,718,000 131,396,000 466,813,000 337,387,000 129,500,000 381,949,000 230,894,000 110,119,000 404,260,000 260,328,000 121,501,000 345,044,000 119,051,000 430,238,000 227,407,000 229,700,000 111,684,000 379,980,000   352,063,000 230,714,000 111,464,000 586,392,000 466,472,000 257,075,000 435,467,000                           
          changes in working capital and other
        209,000,000 163,000,000 65,000,000 55,000,000 49,000,000 75,000,000 -593,000,000 -514,000,000 -338,000,000 -541,000,000 -539,000,000 -281,000,000 -462,000,000 -264,000,000 10,000,000 -916,000,000 -876,000,000 -837,425,000 -2,264,222,000 -1,933,364,000 -891,901,000 -2,906,906,000 -2,092,964,000 -818,581,000 -265,552,000 -162,135,000 -117,590,000 313,685,000 102,944,000 28,703,000 175,086,000 197,274,000 141,307,000    450,644,000 20,268,000 271,760,000  19,126,000      104,211,000 -140,878,000  86,316,000 3,834,000                            
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
        -40,000,000 -43,000,000 -41,000,000 -347,000,000 -1,000,000 2,000,000    2,000,000 4,000,000  -523,000,000      -1,390,000 -1,390,000  -12,796,000   -269,724,000 -273,167,000 -213,718,000 -180,259,000 -189,895,000 -9,492,000   -18,580,000        7,834,000 18,835,000    -9,108,000 -2,502,000 -477,000 -66,294,000 -59,055,000 -8,652,000 -199,584,000 -182,188,000 -158,571,000 -439,216,000 -11,565,000 -2,000                      
          payments of bank borrowings, long-term debt and other financing liabilities
        -542,000,000 -535,000,000 -532,000,000 -58,000,000 -57,000,000                                                                          
          other
        -11,000,000 4,000,000 -4,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000                                                                          
          effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
        14,000,000 17,000,000 13,000,000 -48,000,000 -5,000,000 -21,000,000 5,000,000  1,000,000 -21,000,000 -85,000,000 -56,000,000 -7,000,000 -3,000,000 1,000,000 38,000,000 19,000,000 1,370,000 -7,295,000 -8,103,000 -749,000 -31,122,000 -27,254,000 -17,628,000 -14,224,000 -14,206,000 -11,642,000 20,321,000 14,521,000 14,669,000 -7,703,000 -19,216,000 -3,723,000 2,472,000 9,486,000 5,186,000                                           
          net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents
        768,000,000                                                                              
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period
        2,289,000,000   2,474,000,000                                                                           
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents, end of period
        3,057,000,000   2,333,000,000                                                                           
          reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents
                                                                                      
          cash and cash equivalents
        3,057,000,000   2,313,000,000                                                                           
          restricted cash equivalents included in other current assets
                                                                                      
          total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents
        3,057,000,000   2,333,000,000                                                                           
          non-cash investing activities:
                                                                                      
          unpaid purchases of property and equipment
        133,000,000 115,000,000 109,000,000 120,000,000 96,000,000 69,000,000 89,000,000 117,000,000 158,000,000 191,000,000 181,000,000 172,000,000 105,000,000 122,000,000 88,000,000 73,000,000 54,000,000 34,909,000 64,115,000 70,901,000 78,663,000 94,592,000 182,901,000 148,535,000 87,772,000 125,187,000 84,472,000 70,092,000 67,633,000 85,571,000 82,024,000 99,178,000 122,601,000 74,206,000                                             
          right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities
        207,000,000 206,000,000 152,000,000 80,000,000                                                                           
          net change in cash and cash equivalents
         -40,000,000 -50,000,000  127,000,000                                                                          
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
         2,289,000,000 2,289,000,000  2,474,000,000 2,474,000,000 3,294,000,000 3,294,000,000 3,294,000,000 2,964,000,000 2,964,000,000 2,964,000,000 2,637,000,000 2,637,000,000 2,637,000,000 1,923,000,000 1,923,000,000 1,922,686,000 1,696,625,000 1,696,625,000 1,696,625,000 1,472,424,000 1,472,424,000 1,472,424,000 1,830,675,000 1,830,675,000 1,830,675,000 1,607,570,000 1,607,570,000 1,607,570,000 1,628,408,000 1,628,408,000 1,628,408,000 1,593,728,000 1,593,728,000 1,593,728,000 1,587,087,000 1,587,087,000 1,518,329,000 1,587,087,000 1,518,329,000 1,518,329,000 1,748,471,000 1,748,471,000 1,748,471,000 1,927,556,000 1,927,556,000 1,927,556,000 1,821,886,000 1,821,886,000 1,821,886,000 1,719,948,000 1,719,948,000 1,719,948,000 714,525,000 714,525,000 714,525,000                      
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
         2,249,000,000 2,239,000,000  2,601,000,000 2,243,000,000 2,764,000,000 2,900,000,000 2,660,000,000 2,565,000,000 2,453,000,000 2,647,000,000 2,574,000,000 2,458,000,000 2,693,000,000 2,611,000,000 2,359,000,000 1,935,081,000 1,789,164,000 1,815,513,000 1,920,451,000 1,503,368,000 1,377,720,000 1,254,639,000 1,291,183,000 1,369,502,000 1,582,197,000 1,857,096,000 1,537,056,000 1,679,335,000 1,634,194,000 1,668,427,000 2,331,411,000 1,707,221,000 1,514,352,000 1,347,690,000 1,617,245,000 1,279,574,000 1,706,113,000 1,127,066,000 1,561,569,000 1,285,053,000 1,545,765,000 1,595,709,000 1,557,808,000 1,598,058,000 1,788,196,000 1,730,533,000 2,241,870,000 1,966,494,000 1,676,579,000 1,796,279,000 1,700,907,000 1,761,728,000 1,800,824,000 1,005,580,000 769,952,000                      
          payment for pre-ipo dividend to redeemable noncontrolling interest
                                                                                      
          capital reduction from nextracker spin off
                                                                                      
          net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents
           -141,000,000                                                                           
          restricted cash equivalents included in other current assets*
           20,000,000                                                                           
          right-of-use assets obtained in exchange of operating lease liabilities
            37,000,000 14,000,000 98,000,000 77,000,000 37,000,000 76,000,000 56,000,000 22,000,000 42,000,000 28,000,000 12,000,000                                                                
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
             -231,000,000 -530,000,000 -394,000,000 -634,000,000 -399,000,000 -511,000,000            -94,704,000 -217,785,000  -461,173,000                      -197,023,000            -57,150,000               114,400,000    
          provision for doubtful accounts
                                                        27,239,000   66,588,000                           
          proceeds from sale of subsidiary's redeemable preferred units
                                                                                      
          cash collections of deferred purchase price
                          2,510,633,000 1,839,818,000 899,260,000 2,707,562,000 1,812,945,000 656,766,000                                                       
          non-cash other charges
                                                                                      
          gain from deconsolidation of subsidiary
                                                                                      
          non-cash other loss
                                                                                      
          gain from deconsolidation of bright machines
                             -86,614,000                                                         
          net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares
                          1,196,000 728,000 403,000 195,000 131,000 45,000 2,063,000 1,211,000 696,000 11,978,000 11,344,000 3,966,000 52,950,000 49,074,000 44,602,000 12,341,000 11,412,000 9,329,000 21,106,000 10,909,000 14,632,000 19,637,000 10,636,000 5,776,000 10,523,000 6,230,000 4,237,000 14,804,000 3,309,000 2,203,000 4,559,000 3,423,000 1,067,000 12,842,000 11,893,000 2,817,000   3,009,000 17,607,000 6,118,000 3,008,000  12,542,000 11,561,000 23,029,000 23,029,000  11,727,000 307,409,000 11,840,000          
          non-cash investment in bright machines
                             127,641,000                                                         
          gain from deconsolidation of subsidiary entity
                                                                                      
          divestitures of businesses, net of cash held in divested businesses
                                                                                      
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                                                      
          gain from deconsolidation of elementum
                                                                                      
          non-cash investment in elementum
                                132,679,000 132,679,000                                                     
          non-cash proceeds from sale of wink
                                59,000,000 59,000,000 59,000,000                                                    
          leased assets to bright machines
                             76,531,000                                                         
          gain from deconsolidation of autolab
                              -86,614,000                                                        
          non-cash investment in autolab
                              127,641,000 132,052,000                                                       
          leased asset to autolab
                              76,531,000 76,531,000                                                       
          gain from deconsolidation of a subsidiary entity
                               -91,025,000 -151,574,000 -151,574,000                                                     
          income taxes
                                                                                      
          customer-related third party banking institution financing net settlement
                                   90,576,000                                                   
          non-cash investing activity:
                                                                                      
          provision
                                                                                      
          proceeds from divestitures of businesses, net of cash held in divested businesses
                                                                                      
          non-cash investing & financing activity:
                                                                                      
          proceeds from divestiture of business, net of cash held in divested business
                                     14,828,000   1,000,000    4,599,000  22,585,000 1,000,000 16,472,000 16,472,000                                     
          acquisition and divestiture of businesses, net of cash acquired and cash held in divested business
                                      -900,242,000 -641,913,000                                               
          payments for early retirement of long-term debt
                                                                                      
          proceeds from divesture of business, net of cash held in divested business
                                                                                      
          repayments of bank borrowings, long-term debt and capital lease obligations
                                                     -2,700,913,000 -1,491,192,000 -589,506,000 -997,001,000 -992,449,000 -788,055,000 -9,289,583,000 -6,734,388,000 -2,873,539,000 -3,893,594,000 -2,146,429,000 -1,390,686,000 -6,180,269,000 -2,569,333,000 -1,676,429,000                   
          accounts payable for fixed assets purchases
                                          51,814,000 49,130,000 57,483,000 126,231,000  155,109,000                                       
          payments for repurchase of ordinary shares
                                                     -367,969,000 -299,943,000 -104,875,000                               
          payments for repurchase of long-term debt
                                                     -315,495,000 -7,029,000 -7,029,000 -203,183,000 -203,183,000 -203,183,000 -226,199,000                           
          changes in working capital and other, net of acquisitions
                                                     -230,117,000   177,591,000                              
          other investments and notes receivable
                                                  468,000 2,408,000  13,330,000 13,123,000 -5,136,000 259,753,000 255,281,000 1,860,000 -8,085,000 -90,596,000 24,295,000 -62,798,000 -69,305,000 -25,425,000 -15,430,000 -37,094,000 5,738,000 -51,516,000 -18,604,000 -4,000 23,034,000 23,034,000 225,333,000 -137,004,000 28,333,000 -96,256,000 91,769,000 -147,351,000 -22,639,000 -24,102,000      
          payments for early repurchase of long-term debt
                                                                                      
          depreciation and amortization
                                                   235,613,000 116,027,000             241,473,000 82,263,000 81,101,000  72,642,000 84,609,000 89,538,000 89,538,000  87,071,000 85,474,000 86,481,000  85,581,000 83,429,000 91,195,000      
          goodwill impairment charge
                                                           5,949,977,000                           
          loss on debt repurchases
                                                                                      
          foreign currency gain on liquidation
                                                                                      
          non-cash interest income and other
                                                                                      
          stock compensation
                                                                                      
          deferred income taxes and other non-cash income taxes
                                                                                      
          gain on divestitures of operations
                                                                 -181,228,000                     
          purchases of property and equipment, net of disposition
                                                                                      
          proceeds from divestitures of operations
                                                           5,269,000 5,269,000 5,269,000 11,138,000 5,490,000 5,490,000                      
          net loss
                                                        -41,514,000   -5,846,350,000                  15,998,000 21,429,000 -100,090,000 -289,715,000      
          gain on repurchase of 1% convertible subordinated notes
                                                           -28,148,000                           
          purchases of property and equipment, net of dispositions
                                                        -120,399,000 -80,163,000 -38,635,000 -373,266,000 -300,409,000 -154,741,000 -210,435,000 -146,122,000 -71,889,000 -436,741,000 -194,965,000 -82,480,000  -44,728,000 -54,237,000 -52,915,000 -52,915,000  -81,209,000 -86,937,000 -60,269,000  -29,654,000 -33,768,000 -32,316,000 -51,659,000 -46,241,000 -56,056,000 -54,355,000  
          proceeds from divestitures of operations, net of cash held in divested operations of 0 for fiscal years 2009 and 2008, and 108,624 for fiscal year 2007
                                                                                      
          proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock
                                                                                      
          purchase plan
                                                                                      
          gain on divestiture of operations
                                                                                      
          non-cash other
                                                           3,451,000   12,407,000                        
          other assets
                                                           62,583,000   -121,421,000                        
          other liabilities
                                                           -206,065,000   110,289,000                        
          proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt, net of issuance costs
                                                           9,317,918,000   4,596,822,000                        
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                                                                                      
          non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                      
          issuance of ordinary shares for acquisition of business
                                                              2,519,670,000                        
          fair value of vested options assumed in acquisition of business
                                                              11,282,000                        
          depreciation, amortization and impairment charges
                                                            276,490,000  486,597,000                        
          changes in working capital and other, net of effect of acquisitions
                                                            302,737,000 -255,978,000  125,927,000 -50,091,000                      
          depreciation and amortization charges
                                                             117,182,000  171,437,000 87,749,000                      
          gain on sale of equipment
                                                                                      
          accounts payable and other current liabilities
                                                                                      
          proceeds from divestitures of operations, net of cash held in divested operations of 0, 108,624 and 33,064 for fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                                      
          net proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt
                                                                                      
          repayment of capital lease obligations and other
                                                                                      
          proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan
                                                                             15,281,000 19,523,000 16,957,000 9,352,000 7,129,000 8,942,000 2,861,000 8,953,000  
          gain on divesture of operations
                                                              -9,309,000 -9,309,000                       
          proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares
                                                              29,097,000 10,036,000                       
          fair value of seller notes received from sale of divested operations
                                                                 204,920,000                     
          acquisition of businesses financed with seller notes
                                                                   152,870,000                   
          proceeds from divestitures of operations, net of cash held in divested operations of 108,624 and 33,064 for fiscal years 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                                      
          payment for early extinguishment of debt
                                                                                      
          net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares in public offering
                                                                                      
          change in working capital and other, net of effect of acquisitions
                                                                 -147,551,000 -37,196,000 -263,480,000                   
          proceeds from divestitures of operations, net of cash held in divested operations of 108,624 and 33,064 for the nine-month periods ended december 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively
                                                                 579,850,000                     
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                                                 16,763,000                     
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                                                 942,859,000 942,859,000  869,258,000 869,258,000  615,276,000  424,020,000  745,124,000  
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                                                 909,195,000 154,036,000 885,709,000  -66,817,000 320,247,000 830,207,000 830,207,000  391,774,000 29,927,000 664,624,000  130,708,000 -160,246,000 859,751,000  114,400,000 -327,760,000 827,001,000  
          issuance of ordinary shares upon conversion of debt
                                                                                      
          issuance of ordinary shares for acquisition of businesses
                                                                 299,608,000                     
          proceeds from divestiture of operations, net of cash held in divested operations of 108,624 and 33,064 for the six months ended september 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively
                                                                                      
          acquisitions of businesses financed with seller notes
                                                                                      
          effect of exchange rate on cash
                                                                   -7,386,000   2,003,000 28,975,000 28,975,000 -23,021,000 -30,965,000 -8,970,000 14,615,000          
          equipment acquired under capital lease obligations
                                                                                      
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                                      
          equity in earnings of associated companies and other charges
                                                                                      
          proceeds from divestitures of operations, net of cash disposed
                                                                                      
          proceeds from divestiture of operations
                                                                                     
          repayments of capital lease obligations
                                                                     -361,000 -8,791,000 -1,942,000 -1,942,000  -2,724,000 -3,230,000 -2,140,000  -2,600,000 -2,459,000 -5,056,000 -4,350,000 -6,248,000 -5,423,000 -8,210,000 -6,137,000 
          change in working capital and other
                                                                      299,012,000 -96,529,000 -96,529,000  337,915,000 -79,721,000 5,416,000  181,256,000 21,195,000 444,801,000      
          prepayment relating to pending acquisition
                                                                            -226,461,000          
          amortization of deferred stock compensation
                                                                                      
          purchases of oem facilities and related assets
                                                                                 -991,000 -1,833,000 -3,294,000 -2,025,000 
          bank borrowings and proceeds from long-term debt
                                                                             335,976,000 112,452,000 572,419,000 425,745,000 358,042,000 199,072,000 295,080,000 40,767,000 229,411,000 
          repayment of capital lease obligations
                                                                                      
          cash paid for early extinguishment of debt
                                                                                      
          prepayments relating to pending acquisition
                                                                                      
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                      
          loss on sale of equipment
                                                                                      
          provision for lower of cost of market of inventories
                                                                                      
          repurchase of equity instrument
                                                                                     
          effect on cash from exchange rate changes
                                                                              1,046,000 -5,200,000 2,354,000  -4,202,000 -3,614,000 15,411,000  
          depreciation, amortization and non-cash impairment charges
                                                                                      
          loss on sales of equipment
                                                                                      
          equity in earnings of associated companies
                                                                                      
          non-cash charge from issuance of equity instrument
                                                                                      
          minority interest expense and other non-cash unusual charges
                                                                                      
          dividends paid to former shareholders
                                                                                      
          net proceeds from sale of ordinary shares in public offering
                                                                                      
          proceeds from issuance of equity instrument
                                                                                      
          effect on cash from:
                                                                                      
          exchange rate changes
                                                                                      
          adjustment to conform fiscal year of pooled entities
                                                                                      
          proceeds from sales of investments
                                                                                      
          other investments
                                                                                  -90,878,000 -18,214,000 -33,159,000  
          adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                      
          depreciation, amortization and non-cash impairment charges
                                                                                      
          provision for inventory valuation
                                                                                      
          gain on sales of subsidiaries and long-term investments
                                                                                      
          minority interest expense and other non-cash unusual charges
                                                                                      
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                      
          purchases of property and equipment, net of dispositions
                                                                                      
          proceeds from sales of subsidiaries and investments
                                                                                      
          proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan
                                                                                      
          net proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                                                      
          net proceeds from sale of ordinary shares in public offering
                                                                                      
          adjustment to conform fiscal year of pooled entities
                                                                                      
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                      
          purchase of property and equipment, net dispositions
                                                                                      
          investments