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BALANCE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Revenue From Contracts With Customers1 [Abstract] |
Disclosure of net contract assets (liabilities) | Net contract liabilities are as follows:
|  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  |
Contract assets | $ | 461.9 |  | $ | 569.3 |  |  |
Contract liabilities - current |  | (674.7) |  |  | (746.2) |  |  |
Contract liabilities - non-current |  | (96.2) |  |  | (83.3) |  |  |
Net contract liabilities | $ | (309.0) |  | $ | (260.2) |  |  |

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- Definition The disclosure of assets recognised from the costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 15 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 128 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=15&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_128_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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