Deferred Ordinary Shares

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Distributable profits

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Par Value (Euros) of Deferred Ordinary Shares

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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The maximum number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Total number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) issued to shareholders (includes related preferred shares that were issued, repurchased, and remain in the treasury). May be all or portion of the number of preferred shares authorized. Excludes preferred shares that are classified as debt.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	May 07, 2019 USD ($)	May 03, 2019 $ / shares	May 03, 2019 EUR (€) shares	Mar. 31, 2019 £ / shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2019 EUR (€) shares	Mar. 31, 2018 £ / shares shares	Aug. 09, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Distributable profits \| $					$ 6,338,536
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount \| $								$ 300,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share \| (per share)		$ 0.001			$ 75.00		£ 0.10
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized					50,000,000	50,000,000	100,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share \| (per share)				£ 0.001	$ 0.001		£ 0.10
Deferred Ordinary Shares					25,000	25,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued					0	0	100,000		100,000
Equity [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount \| $	$ 80,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share \| $ / shares		0.001
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized			50,000,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share \| $ / shares		$ 0.001
Deferred Ordinary Shares			25,000
Common Stock, Shares Authorized			500,000,000
Euro Member Countries, Euro
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Par Value (Euros) of Deferred Ordinary Shares \| €						€ 1.00
Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Equity [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Par Value (Euros) of Deferred Ordinary Shares \| €			€ 1.00