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Shareholders' Equity - Narrative (Details)
SFr / shares in Units, $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, SFr in Millions
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
shares
Sep. 30, 2023
shares
May 31, 2026
SFr / shares
May 31, 2026
USD ($)
$ / shares
Mar. 31, 2026
USD ($)
shares
Sep. 30, 2025
SFr / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2025
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jun. 30, 2025
USD ($)
shares
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2024
SFr / shares
Sep. 30, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2023
SFr / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jun. 30, 2023
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2026
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
$ / shares
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
Mar. 31, 2026
CHF (SFr)
SFr / shares
shares
Mar. 31, 2025
SFr / shares
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
shares
Mar. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2021
USD ($)
May 31, 2020
USD ($)
Shareholder's equity                                              
Common stock outstanding         $ 28,001                   $ 28,001     SFr 40.2   $ 29,432      
Shares issued (in shares)         160,784,460                   160,784,460     160,784,460   168,994,000      
Shares, par value (in CHF per share) | SFr / shares                                   SFr 0.25 SFr 0.25        
Treasury, at cost, shares (in shares)         17,281,896                   17,281,896     17,281,896   20,485,000      
Adjusted share capital period (in years) 5 years 5 years                                          
Unappropriated retained earnings         $ 1,966,600                   $ 1,966,600     SFr 1,573.5          
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares                             $ 1.58 $ 1.37 $ 1.19            
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share) | (per share)           SFr 1.26 $ 1.58     SFr 1.16 $ 1.37 SFr 1.06 $ 1.16                    
Payment of cash dividends | $             $ 233,100       $ 207,900   $ 182,300   $ 233,059 $ 207,853 $ 182,305            
Minimum percentage of annual net income to be retained in legal reserves (as a percent)                             5.00%                
Threshold of legal reserves as a percentage of issued and outstanding aggregate par value per share capital at which a minimum percentage of annual net income is no longer required to be retained (as a percent)         20.00%                   20.00%     20.00%          
Portion of appropriated retained earnings representing legal reserves | $         $ 12,000                   $ 12,000                
Maximum percentage of shares held by the company and its subsidiaries         10.00%                   10.00%     10.00%          
Maximum shares available for purchase (in shares)         16,100,000                   16,100,000     16,100,000          
Shares acquired for cancellation (in shares)                             4,700,000                
Shares acquired for equity incentive plans or potential acquisitions (in shares)                             12,600,000                
Forecast                                              
Shareholder's equity                                              
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share) | (per share)     SFr 1.36 $ 1.70                                      
Common stock dividends | $       $ 243,900                                      
2023 Share Repurchase Program                                              
Shareholder's equity                                              
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)               8,200,000     4,100,000                        
Treasury shares repurchased | $               $ 712,200     $ 332,100                        
Share repurchase, authorized amount (up to) | $                           $ 1,000,000           $ 1,600,000      
Period for which repurchase program will remain in effect (in years)                           3 years                  
Increase in authorized amount under share repurchase program | $                 $ 600,000                            
Amount of authorized shares available for repurchase | $         $ 91,800                   $ 91,800                
2020 Share Repurchase Program                                              
Shareholder's equity                                              
Share repurchase, authorized amount (up to) | $                                         $ 1,500,000 $ 1,500,000 $ 250,000
2026 Share Repurchase Program                                              
Shareholder's equity                                              
Share repurchase, authorized amount (up to) | $         $ 1,400,000                   $ 1,400,000                
Period for which repurchase program will remain in effect (in years)         3 years                                    
Shares approved (in shares)         16,078,446                   16,078,446     16,078,446          
Common stock capital shares reserved for future issuance, employee equity incentive plans                                              
Shareholder's equity                                              
Shares that may be issued out of conditional capital (in shares)         25,000,000                   25,000,000     25,000,000          
Common stock capital shares reserved for future issuance, conversion rights under future convertible bond issuance                                              
Shareholder's equity                                              
Shares that may be issued out of conditional capital (in shares)         25,000,000                   25,000,000     25,000,000          
Minimum                                              
Shareholder's equity                                              
Number of adjusted share capital (in shares) 144,706,014 155,795,958       144,706,014 144,706,014         155,795,958 155,795,958                    
Maximum                                              
Shareholder's equity                                              
Number of adjusted share capital (in shares) 176,862,906 190,417,282       176,862,906 176,862,906         190,417,282 190,417,282