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CAPITAL RISK MANAGEMENT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Capital Risk Management [Abstract] |
Disclosure of detailed information about capital risk management | The level of debt versus equity in the capital structure is monitored, and the ratios are as follows:
|  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  |
Total long-term debt (Note 21) | $ | 2,351.5 |  | $ | 3,312.2 |  |  |
Less: cash and cash equivalents |  | (926.1) |  |  | (946.5) |  |  |
Net debt | $ | 1,425.4 |  | $ | 2,365.7 |  |  |
Equity |  | 3,212.8 |  |  | 2,578.3 |  |  |
Total net debt plus equity | $ | 4,638.2 |  | $ | 4,944.0 |  |  |
Net debt: equity |  | 31:69 |  | 48:52 |  |

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