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Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash - Asbestos (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash - Asbestos [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash - Asbestos | The following table provides a reconciliation of Cash and cash equivalents, Restricted cash and Restricted cash - Asbestos reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows:
| 31 March
(Millions of US dollars) | 2021 |  | 2020 |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 208.5 |  |  | $ | 144.4 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash | 5.0 |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash - Asbestos | 104.9 |  |  | 36.4 |  |  |  |  |
Total cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash - Asbestos | $ | 318.4 |  |  | $ | 185.8 |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash - Asbestos | The following table provides a reconciliation of Cash and cash equivalents, Restricted cash and Restricted cash - Asbestos reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows:
| 31 March
(Millions of US dollars) | 2021 |  | 2020 |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 208.5 |  |  | $ | 144.4 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash | 5.0 |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash - Asbestos | 104.9 |  |  | 36.4 |  |  |  |  |
Total cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash - Asbestos | $ | 318.4 |  |  | $ | 185.8 |  |  |  |  |

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