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PROVISIONS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Other Provisions, Contingent Liabilities And Contingent Assets [Abstract] |
Schedule of provisions | Changes in provisions are as follows:
| Restoration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| and removal |  | Restructuring |  |  | Legal |  | Warranties |  |  | Other |  |  | Total |
Total provisions, beginning of year |  | $ | 7.1 |  |  | $ | 21.2 |  |  | $ | 2.9 |  |  | $ | 41.2 |  |  | $ | 9.9 |  |  | $ | 82.3 |
Additions |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 12.0 |  |  | 3.2 |  |  | 16.2 |
Acquisition of subsidiaries |  | 1.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 2.2 |
Amounts used |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (5.6 | ) |  | (0.8 | ) |  | (15.3 | ) |  | (11.1 | ) |  | (33.0 | )
Unused amounts reversed |  | (0.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.4 | )
Exchange differences |  | 0.3 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 4.3 |
Total provisions, end of year |  | $ | 8.6 |  |  | $ | 16.8 |  |  | $ | 3.3 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 2.9 |  |  | $ | 71.6 |
Less: current portion |  | 1.6 |  |  | 6.8 |  |  | 2.6 |  |  | 18.9 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 32.1 |
Long-term portion |  | $ | 7.0 |  |  | $ | 10.0 |  |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 21.1 |  |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 39.5 |

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