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Operating Segment Information and Concentrations of Risk (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Summary of Operating Segments | The following is the Company’s operating segment information:
|  | Net Sales Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
North America Fiber Cement |  | $ | 1,816.4 |  |  | $ | 1,676.9 |  |  | $ | 1,578.1 |
Asia Pacific Fiber Cement |  | 418.4 |  |  | 446.8 |  |  | 425.4 |
Europe Building Products |  | 371.4 |  |  | 368.3 |  |  | 36.3 |
Other Businesses |  | 0.6 |  |  | 14.6 |  |  | 14.7 |
Worldwide total |  | $ | 2,606.8 |  |  | $ | 2,506.6 |  |  | $ | 2,054.5 |
|  | Income Before Income Taxes Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
North America Fiber Cement 1 |  | $ | 429.3 |  |  | $ | 382.5 |  |  | $ | 381.9 |
Asia Pacific Fiber Cement 1 |  | 58.5 |  |  | 99.8 |  |  | 108.1 |
Europe Building Products 1,8 |  | 11.2 |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | 0.3 |
Other Businesses |  | — |  |  | (30.9 | ) |  | (8.6 | )
Research and Development 1 |  | (27.0 | ) |  | (29.0 | ) |  | (27.8 | )
Segments total |  | 472.0 |  |  | 432.4 |  |  | 453.9 |
General Corporate 2,7 |  | (129.5 | ) |  | (80.8 | ) |  | (224.7 | )
Total operating income |  | 342.5 |  |  | 351.6 |  |  | 229.2 |
Net interest expense 3 |  | (54.4 | ) |  | (50.1 | ) |  | (29.5 | )
Loss on early debt extinguishment |  | — |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | (26.1 | )
Other (expense) income |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.7 |
Worldwide total |  | $ | 288.0 |  |  | $ | 300.6 |  |  | $ | 174.3 |
|  | Depreciation and Amortization Years ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
North America Fiber Cement |  | $ | 88.7 |  |  | $ | 80.2 |  |  | $ | 72.5 |
Asia Pacific Fiber Cement |  | 12.7 |  |  | 12.8 |  |  | 12.6 |
Europe Building Products |  | 25.6 |  |  | 18.7 |  |  | 0.1 |
Other Businesses |  | 0.2 |  |  | 2.3 |  |  | 2.1 |
General Corporate |  | 3.2 |  |  | 4.3 |  |  | 3.3 |
Research and Development |  | 1.1 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 1.4 |
Total |  | $ | 131.5 |  |  | $ | 119.4 |  |  | $ | 92.0 |
|  | Total Identifiable Assets 31 March
(Millions of US dollars) |  | 2020 |  | 2019
North America Fiber Cement |  | $ | 1,320.0 |  |  | $ | 1,280.2 |
Asia Pacific Fiber Cement |  | 314.3 |  |  | 328.8 |
Europe Building Products |  | 748.5 |  |  | 717.7 |
Other Businesses 4 |  | — |  |  | 10.9 |
Research and Development |  | 8.6 |  |  | 8.1 |
Segments total |  | 2,391.4 |  |  | 2,345.7 |
General Corporate 4,5,6 |  | 1,636.9 |  |  | 1,686.9 |
Worldwide total |  | $ | 4,028.3 |  |  | $ | 4,032.6 |
Summary of Geographical Information | The following is the Company’s geographical information:
|  | Net Sales Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
North America 10 |  | $ | 1,817.0 |  |  | $ | 1,691.5 |  |  | $ | 1,592.8 |
Australia |  | 290.4 |  |  | 315.1 |  |  | 301.1 |
Germany |  | 135.7 |  |  | 137.1 |  |  | 2.1 |
New Zealand |  | 72.2 |  |  | 79.1 |  |  | 76.8 |
Other Countries 9 |  | 291.5 |  |  | 283.8 |  |  | 81.7 |
Worldwide total |  | $ | 2,606.8 |  |  | $ | 2,506.6 |  |  | $ | 2,054.5 |
|  |  |  | Total Identifiable Assets 31 March
(Millions of US dollars) |  |  |  | 2020 |  | 2019
North America 10 |  |  |  | $ | 1,324.8 |  |  | $ | 1,294.6 |
Australia |  |  |  | 220.0 |  |  | 235.4 |
Germany |  |  |  | 519.3 |  |  | 512.3 |
New Zealand |  |  |  | 32.4 |  |  | 39.2 |
Other Countries 9 |  |  |  | 294.9 |  |  | 264.2 |
Segments total |  |  |  | 2,391.4 |  |  | 2,345.7 |
General Corporate 5,6 |  |  |  | 1,636.9 |  |  | 1,686.9 |
Worldwide total |  |  |  | $ | 4,028.3 |  |  | $ | 4,032.6 |
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1 | Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred and are summarized by segment in the following table:
|  | Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
North America Fiber Cement |  | $ | 5.3 |  |  | $ | 6.5 |  |  | $ | 6.1 |
Asia Pacific Fiber Cement |  | 1.8 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | 1.8 |
Europe Building Products |  | 1.7 |  |  | 2.6 |  |  | — |
Research and Development a |  | 24.0 |  |  | 26.7 |  |  | 25.4 |
|  | $ | 32.8 |  |  | $ | 37.9 |  |  | $ | 33.3 |
a The Research and Development segment also included Selling, general and administrative expenses of US$3.0 million, US$2.3 million and US$2.4 million in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
2 | The principal components of General Corporate costs are officer and employee compensation and related benefits, professional and legal fees, administrative costs, and rental expense on the Company’s corporate offices. Also included in General Corporate costs are the following:
|  | Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Asbestos adjustments |  | $ | (58.2 | ) |  | $ | (22.0 | ) |  | $ | (156.4 | )
AICF SG&A expenses |  | (1.7 | ) |  | (1.5 | ) |  | (1.9 | )
Gain on sale of Fontana building |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.4 |
Fermacell acquisition costs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10.0 |
3 | The Company does not report net interest expense for each operating segment as operating segments are not held directly accountable for interest expense. Included in net interest expense is net AICF interest income of US$1.4 million, US$2.0 million and US$1.9 million in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
4 | Assets held for sale at 31 March 2020 and 2019 are US$0.4 million in General Corporate costs and US$5.8 million in the Other Businesses segment, respectively. During the fiscal year ended 31 March 2020, US$5.4 million of assets previously classified as held for sale in the Other Businesses segment were disposed.
5 | Included in General Corporate costs are deferred tax assets for each operating segment that are not held directly accountable for deferred income taxes.
6 | Asbestos-related assets at 31 March 2020 and 2019 are US$443.9 million and US$486.8 million, respectively, and are included in the General Corporate costs.
7 | Included in the General Corporate costs are New Zealand weathertightness legal costs of US$1.9 million, US$3.3 million and nil for the fiscal years ended 31 March 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
8 | Included in the Europe Building Products segment are Fermacell integration costs of US$13.7 million for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2020. Included in the Europe Building Products segment are Fermacell transaction and integration costs of US$21.8 million and the amortization of the inventory fair value adjustment of US$7.3 million for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2019.
9 | Included are all other countries that account for less than 5% of net sales and total identifiable assets individually, primarily in the Philippines, Switzerland and other European countries.
10 | The amounts disclosed for North America are substantially all related to the USA.
The following represents the Asset impairments by segment for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2020:
(Millions of US dollars) |  | North America Fiber Cement |  | Asia Pacific Fiber Cement |  | Europe Building Products |  | General Corporate |  | Total
Property, plant and equipment 1 |  | $ | 41.2 |  |  | $ | 15.0 |  |  | $ | 5.5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 61.7 |
Right-of-use assets 2 |  | — |  |  | 11.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11.2 |
Intangible assets |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | 1.4 |
Inventories 3 |  | — |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.9 |
Goodwill |  | — |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.2 |
Asset Retirement Obligations 4 |  | — |  |  | 5.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.8 |
Other |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |
|  | $ | 41.2 |  |  | $ | 36.3 |  |  | $ | 5.5 |  |  | $ | 1.4 |  |  | $ | 84.4 |
1 Excludes US$2.8 million of impairment charges in North America Fiber Cement segment on individual assets that were included in Cost of goods sold. Refer to Note 8 for further details.
2 Refer to Note 9 for further details.
3 The US$2.9 million charge primarily relates to the estimated costs associated with pallets and raw materials, with the closing of the New Zealand plant and exit of James Hardie Systems.
4 The total Asset Retirement Obligation balance at 31 March 2020 of US$8.0 million is recorded in the Asia Pacific Fiber Cement segment in Other liabilities - non-current and relates to the New Zealand plant. This balance is inclusive of the impairment amount above.
Summary of Gross Sales by Major Customers | The following is net sales generated by this customer, which is from the North America Fiber Cement segment:
|  | Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Customer A |  | $ | 306.0 |  |  | 12.0 | % |  | $ | 260.5 |  |  | 10.4 | % |  | $ | 246.9 |  |  | 12.0 | %

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