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EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017
Employee Benefits [Abstract] |  |
EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION | EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION The total employee compensation expense recognized in the determination of net income is as follows:
(amounts in millions) | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Salaries and other short-term employee benefits | $ | 908.2 |  |  | $ | 838.4 |
Share-based payments, net of equity swap (Note 23) | 46.9 |  |  | 40.4 |
Post-employment benefits – defined benefit plans (Note 14) | 31.1 |  |  | 30.8 |
Post-employment benefits – defined contribution plans | 12.8 |  |  | 12.4 |
Termination benefits | 5.6 |  |  | 11.2 |
Total employee compensation expense(1) | $ | 1,004.6 |  |  | $ | 933.2 |
(1) Certain members of key management may have employment agreements with clauses for payment in case of termination without cause and payment in case of termination of employment following a change in control. All such employment agreements are for an indeterminate term. | EMPLOYEE BENEFITS OBLIGATIONS Defined benefit plans The Company has three registered funded defined benefit pension plans in Canada (two for employees and one for designated executives) that provide benefits based on length of service and final average earnings. The Company also maintains funded pension plans for employees in the Netherlands and United Kingdom that provide benefits based on similar provisions. The Company’s annual contributions, to fund both benefits accruing in the year and deficits accumulated over prior years, and the plans’ financial position are determined based on actuarial valuations. Applicable pension legislations prescribe minimum funding requirements. In addition, the Company maintains unfunded plans in Canada, Germany and Norway that provide defined benefits based on length of service and final average earnings. These unfunded plans are the sole obligation of the Company, and there is no requirement to fund them. However, the Company is obligated to pay the benefits when they become due. As at March 31, 2018, the unfunded defined benefit pension obligations are $85.8 million (2017 – $79.1 million) and the Company has issued letters of credit totalling $60.3 million (2017 – $59.1 million) to collateralize the obligations under the Canadian plan. The funded plans are trustee administered funds. Plan assets held in trusts are governed by local regulations and practices in each country, as is the nature of the relationship between the Company and the trustees and their composition. Responsibility for governance of the plans, including investment decisions and contribution schedules, lies jointly with the Company and the board of trustees. The employee benefits obligations are as follows:
| 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Funded defined benefit pension obligations | $ | 612.0 |  |  | $ | 541.3 |
Fair value of plan assets | 497.2 |  |  | 462.7 |
Funded defined benefit pension obligations – net | $ | 114.8 |  |  | $ | 78.6 |
Unfunded defined benefit pension obligations | 85.8 |  |  | 79.1 |
Employee benefits obligations | $ | 200.6 |  |  | $ | 157.7 |
The changes in the funded defined benefit pension obligations and the fair value of plan assets are as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2017 |
Canadian |  |  | Foreign |  |  | Total |  | Canadian |  |  | Foreign |  |  | Total |
Pension obligations, beginning of year | $ | 487.4 |  |  | $ | 53.9 |  |  | $ | 541.3 |  |  | $ | 468.9 |  |  | $ | 52.3 |  |  | $ | 521.2 |
Current service cost | 22.3 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 23.8 |  |  | 22.0 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 23.2 |
Interest cost | 16.7 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 17.9 |  |  | 16.5 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 17.8 |
Actuarial loss (gain) arising from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Experience adjustments | 0.3 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 1.7 |
Economic assumptions | 27.1 |  |  | 3.0 |  |  | 30.1 |  |  | 13.5 |  |  | 1.8 |  |  | 15.3 |
Demographic assumptions | 4.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | (19.1 | ) |  | 0.5 |  |  | (18.6 | )
Employee contributions | 6.0 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 6.2 |  |  | 5.7 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 5.9 |
Pension benefits paid | (17.8 | ) |  | (1.2 | ) |  | (19.0 | ) |  | (21.5 | ) |  | (1.1 | ) |  | (22.6 | )
Exchange differences | — |  |  | 6.4 |  |  | 6.4 |  |  | — |  |  | (2.6 | ) |  | (2.6 | )
Pension obligations, end of year | $ | 546.8 |  |  | $ | 65.2 |  |  | $ | 612.0 |  |  | $ | 487.4 |  |  | $ | 53.9 |  |  | $ | 541.3 |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year | $ | 415.9 |  |  | $ | 46.8 |  |  | $ | 462.7 |  |  | $ | 382.9 |  |  | $ | 46.9 |  |  | $ | 429.8 |
Interest income | 14.1 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 15.2 |  |  | 13.6 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 14.7 |
Return on plan assets, excluding amounts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
included in interest income | 3.8 |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | 6.7 |  |  | 19.1 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 19.4 |
Employer contributions | 20.1 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 21.2 |  |  | 17.2 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 18.9 |
Employee contributions | 6.0 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 6.2 |  |  | 5.7 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 5.9 |
Pension benefits paid | (17.8 | ) |  | (1.2 | ) |  | (19.0 | ) |  | (21.5 | ) |  | (1.1 | ) |  | (22.6 | )
Administrative costs | (1.2 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (1.4 | ) |  | (1.1 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (1.2 | )
Exchange differences | — |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | — |  |  | (2.2 | ) |  | (2.2 | )
Fair value of plan assets, end of year | $ | 440.9 |  |  | $ | 56.3 |  |  | $ | 497.2 |  |  | $ | 415.9 |  |  | $ | 46.8 |  |  | $ | 462.7 |
The changes in the unfunded defined benefit pension obligations are as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2017 |
Canadian |  |  | Foreign |  |  | Total |  | Canadian |  |  | Foreign |  |  | Total |
Pension obligations, beginning of year | $ | 66.2 |  |  | $ | 12.9 |  |  | $ | 79.1 |  |  | $ | 62.9 |  |  | $ | 13.7 |  |  | $ | 76.6 |
Current service cost | 2.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.3 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.2 |
Interest cost | 2.0 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 2.1 |
Past service cost, settlements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and curtailments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |
Actuarial loss (gain) arising from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Experience adjustments | 0.3 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.1 |
Economic assumptions | 3.8 |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | 3.5 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 1.3 |
Demographic assumptions | 0.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Pension benefits paid | (2.8 | ) |  | (0.8 | ) |  | (3.6 | ) |  | (2.9 | ) |  | (0.7 | ) |  | (3.6 | )
Exchange differences | — |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  | (0.7 | )
Pension obligations, end of year | $ | 72.2 |  |  | $ | 13.6 |  |  | $ | 85.8 |  |  | $ | 66.2 |  |  | $ | 12.9 |  |  | $ | 79.1 |
The net pension cost is as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2017 |
Canadian |  |  | Foreign |  |  | Total |  | Canadian |  |  | Foreign |  |  | Total |
Funded plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current service cost | $ | 22.3 |  |  | $ | 1.5 |  |  | $ | 23.8 |  |  | $ | 22.0 |  |  | $ | 1.2 |  |  | $ | 23.2 |
Interest cost | 16.7 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 17.9 |  |  | 16.5 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 17.8 |
Interest income | (14.1 | ) |  | (1.1 | ) |  | (15.2 | ) |  | (13.6 | ) |  | (1.1 | ) |  | (14.7 | )
Administrative cost | 1.2 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 1.2 |
Net pension cost | $ | 26.1 |  |  | $ | 1.8 |  |  | $ | 27.9 |  |  | $ | 26.0 |  |  | $ | 1.5 |  |  | $ | 27.5 |
Unfunded plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current service cost | $ | 2.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2.3 |  |  | $ | 2.2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2.2 |
Interest cost | 2.0 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 2.1 |
Past service cost, settlements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and curtailments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |
Net pension cost | $ | 4.3 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 4.5 |  |  | $ | 4.1 |  |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |
Total net pension cost | $ | 30.4 |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 32.4 |  |  | $ | 30.1 |  |  | $ | 1.8 |  |  | $ | 31.9 |
For the year ended March 31, 2018, pension costs of $15.6 million (2017 – $12.5 million) have been charged in cost of sales, $5.9 million (2017 – $4.9 million) in research and development expenses, $4.7 million (2017 – $8.2 million) in selling, general and administrative expenses, $4.9 million (2017 – $5.2 million) in finance expense and $1.3 million (2017 – $1.1 million) were capitalized. The fair value of the plan assets, by major categories, are as follows:
(amounts in millions) |  |  |  |  | 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2017 |
| Quoted |  | Unquoted |  |  | Total |  |  | Quoted |  | Unquoted |  |  | Total |
Canadian plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian | $ | — |  |  | $ | 52.2 |  |  | $ | 52.2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 110.0 |  |  | $ | 110.0 |
Foreign | — |  |  | 191.8 |  |  | 191.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 122.3 |  |  | 122.3 |
Bond funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government | — |  |  | 100.1 |  |  | 100.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 116.4 |  |  | 116.4 |
Corporate | — |  |  | 66.4 |  |  | 66.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 34.6 |  |  | 34.6 |
Cash and cash equivalents | — |  |  | 4.4 |  |  | 4.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | — |  |  | 26.0 |  |  | 26.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 32.6 |  |  | 32.6 |
Total Canadian plans | $ | — |  |  | $ | 440.9 |  |  | $ | 440.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 415.9 |  |  | $ | 415.9 |
Foreign plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insured annuities | $ | — |  |  | $ | 50.1 |  |  | $ | 50.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 41.3 |  |  | $ | 41.3 |
Equity instruments | 2.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.6 |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.4 |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate | 3.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 3.1 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.5 |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |
Other | — |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 0.4 |
Total Foreign plans | $ | 5.7 |  |  | $ | 50.6 |  |  | $ | 56.3 |  |  | $ | 5.1 |  |  | $ | 41.7 |  |  | $ | 46.8 |
Total plans | $ | 5.7 |  |  | $ | 491.5 |  |  | $ | 497.2 |  |  | $ | 5.1 |  |  | $ | 457.6 |  |  | $ | 462.7 |
As at March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, there were no ordinary shares of the Company in the pension plan assets. Significant assumptions (weighted average):
|  | Canadian |  |  |  |  | Foreign |
| 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Pension obligations as at March 31: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate | 3.48 | % |  | 3.78 | % |  | 1.88 | % |  | 2.05 | %
Compensation rate increases | 3.66 | % |  | 3.50 | % |  | 2.86 | % |  | 2.82 | %
Net pension cost for years ended March 31: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate | 3.78 | % |  | 3.96 | % |  | 2.05 | % |  | 2.26 | %
Compensation rate increases | 3.50 | % |  | 3.50 | % |  | 2.82 | % |  | 2.86 | %
Assumptions regarding future mortality are based on actuarial advice in accordance with published statistics and mortality tables and experience in each territory. The mortality tables and the average life expectancy in years for a member age 45 and 65 are as follows:
As at March 31, 2018 |  |  | Life expectancy over 65 for a member |
(in years) |  |  |  |  | Male |  |  |  |  | Female |
Country | Mortality table | at age 45 |  | at age 65 |  | at age 45 |  | at age 65 |
Canada | CPM private tables MI 2017 (employees) |  | 23.0 |  |  | 21.5 |  |  | 25.4 |  |  | 24.0 |
Canada | CPM private tables MI 2017 (designated executives) |  | 24.6 |  |  | 23.1 |  |  | 26.1 |  |  | 24.8 |
Canada | CPM private tables MI 2017 (CMAT) |  | 23.3 |  |  | 21.9 |  |  | 25.7 |  |  | 24.4 |
Netherlands | AG2016 |  | 23.9 |  |  | 21.7 |  |  | 26.3 |  |  | 23.9 |
Germany | Heubeck RT2005G |  | 21.9 |  |  | 19.3 |  |  | 25.8 |  |  | 23.3 |
Norway | K2013 |  | 23.1 |  |  | 22.2 |  |  | 26.8 |  |  | 25.5 |
United Kingdom | S1PA |  | 24.4 |  |  | 22.6 |  |  | 26.9 |  |  | 25.0 |
As at March 31, 2017 |  |  | Life expectancy over 65 for a member |
(in years) |  |  |  |  | Male |  |  |  |  | Female |
Country | Mortality table | at age 45 |  | at age 65 |  | at age 45 |  | at age 65 |
Canada | CPM private tables (employees) |  | 22.4 |  |  | 21.3 |  |  | 24.7 |  |  | 23.7 |
Canada | CPM private tables (designated executives) |  | 23.9 |  |  | 22.9 |  |  | 25.4 |  |  | 24.4 |
Canada | CPM private tables (CMAT) |  | 22.7 |  |  | 21.6 |  |  | 25.0 |  |  | 24.0 |
Netherlands | AG2016 |  | 23.8 |  |  | 21.5 |  |  | 26.2 |  |  | 23.8 |
Germany | Heubeck RT2005G |  | 21.8 |  |  | 19.3 |  |  | 25.7 |  |  | 23.2 |
Norway | K2013 |  | 22.8 |  |  | 22.1 |  |  | 26.5 |  |  | 25.4 |
United Kingdom | S1PA |  | 24.3 |  |  | 22.6 |  |  | 26.8 |  |  | 24.9 |
The weighted average duration of the defined benefit obligation is 19.15 years. The following table summarizes the impact on the defined benefit obligation as a result of a 0.25% change in the significant assumptions as at March 31, 2018:
|  | Funded plans |  |  | Unfunded plans |  |  |  |
Canadian |  |  | Foreign |  | Canadian |  |  | Foreign |  |  | Total |
Discount rate: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase | $ | (24.9 | ) |  | $ | (3.2 | ) |  | $ | (2.4 | ) |  | $ | (0.4 | ) |  | $ | (30.9 | )
Decrease | 26.7 |  |  | 3.5 |  |  | 2.6 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 33.2 |
Compensation rate: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase | 7.1 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 7.8 |
Decrease | (6.7 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (7.4 | )
Through its defined benefit plans, the Company is exposed to a number of risks, the most significant being the exposure to asset volatility, to changes in bond yields and to changes in life expectancy. The plan liabilities are calculated using a discount rate set with reference to corporate bond yields, if plan assets underperform against this yield, this will create a deficit. A decrease in corporate bond yields will increase plan liabilities, although this will be partially offset by an increase in the value of the plans’ bond holdings. The plans’ obligations are to provide benefits for the duration of the life of its members, therefore, increases in life expectancy will result in an increase in the plans’ liabilities. Contributions reflect actuarial assumptions of future investment returns, salary projections and future service benefits. The expected employer contributions and expected benefits paid for the next fiscal year are as follows:
|  |  | Canadian |  |  | Foreign |  |  | Total |
Funded plans - Expected contributions in fiscal 2019 |  |  |  |  | $ | 18.6 |  |  | $ | 1.8 |  |  | $ | 20.4 |
Unfunded plans - Expected benefits paid in fiscal 2019 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2.6 |  |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 3.3 |

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