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BALANCE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue From Contracts With Customers1 [Abstract] |
BALANCE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS | BALANCE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS Net contract assets (liabilities) consist of the following:
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
|  |  |  | Restated |
Contract assets | $ | 523.5 |  | $ | 439.7 |
Contract liabilities - current |  | (670.2 | ) |  | (679.5 | )
Contract liabilities - non-current |  | (102.5 | ) |  | (56.2 | )
Net contract liabilities | $ | (249.2 | ) | $ | (296.0 | )
For the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized revenue of $599.4 million that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the year. For the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized revenue of $22.4 million from performance obligations satisfied in previous periods. This primarily relates to estimate at completion (EAC) adjustments that impacted revenue and measures of completion. Remaining performance obligations As of March 31, 2019, the amount of the revenues expected to be realized in future periods from performance obligations that are unsatisfied, or partially unsatisfied, was $5,413.7 million. The Company expects to recognize approximately 37% of these remaining performance obligations as revenue by March 31, 2020, an additional 19% by March 31, 2021 and the balance thereafter.

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