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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax Expense Income tax expense consists of the following components: 
 
Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars)202420232022
Income before income taxes:
Domestic$239.1 $270.0 $295.0 
Foreign515.7 453.5 348.1 
Income before income taxes$754.8 $723.5 $643.1 
Income tax expense:
Current:
Domestic$38.7 $42.9 $44.4 
Foreign133.0 81.4 53.9 
Current income tax expense171.7 124.3 98.3 
Deferred:
Domestic17.3 11.8 9.4 
Foreign55.6 75.4 76.3 
Deferred income tax expense72.9 87.2 85.7 
Total income tax expense$244.6 $211.5 $184.0 
Reconciled Tax at Statutory Rates
Income tax expense is reconciled to the tax at the statutory rates as follows:
 
Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars)202420232022
Income tax expense computed at the statutory tax rates$135.1 $135.1 $109.7 
US state income taxes, net of the federal benefit14.0 10.6 9.2 
Asbestos - effect of foreign exchange(3.2)(13.3)(3.5)
Expenses not deductible3.6 3.3 1.9 
Stock and executive compensation7.6 1.9 (0.8)
Foreign taxes on domestic income60.2 61.2 55.2 
Taxes on foreign income17.7 12.0 9.9 
Net deferred tax remeasurement7.3 2.3 3.5 
Other items2.3 (1.6)(1.1)
Total income tax expense$244.6 $211.5 $184.0 
Effective tax rate32.4 %29.2 %28.6 %
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effects of significant temporary differences creating deferred tax assets and liabilities were:
 31 March
(Millions of US dollars)20242023
Deferred tax assets:
Intangible assets$791.7 $879.0 
Asbestos liability294.0 298.6 
Tax credit carryforwards113.4 115.0 
Other provisions and accruals90.4 85.3 
Net operating loss carryforwards77.9 75.4 
Total deferred tax assets1,367.4 1,453.3 
Valuation allowance(257.0)(258.0)
Total deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance1,110.4 1,195.3 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciable and amortizable assets(150.7)(167.3)
Deferred tax on unremitted earnings(46.7)(29.4)
Other(36.1)(38.0)
Total deferred tax liabilities(233.5)(234.7)
Total deferred taxes, net$876.9 $960.6