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BALANCE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue From Contracts With Customers1 [Abstract] |
Disclosure of net contract assets (liabilities) | 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 | )

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