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Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Estimated Useful Lives of Assets (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Buildings [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 28 years
Buildings [member] | Top of range [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 40 years
Plant and machinery [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 5 years
Plant and machinery [member] | Top of range [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 21 years
Computer equipment and software [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 2 years
Computer equipment and software [member] | Top of range [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 7 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 3 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment [member] | Top of range [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 10 years
Vehicles [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 4 years
Vehicles [member] | Top of range [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 5 years

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