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SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS - ESOP Summarized (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2022 shares $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2021 shares $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2020 shares $ / shares
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 3 years 10 months 28 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 25.07 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 23.35 |  |
Stock option plan |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares | 6,783,444 | 7,476,902 | 6,050,854
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 25.08 | $ 23.39 | $ 24.25
Exercisable (in shares) | shares | 3,395,732 | 2,934,364 |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 23.35 | $ 21.66 |
#REF! |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares | 750,163 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 1 year 21 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 16.04 |  |
Exercisable (in shares) | shares | 750,163 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 16.04 |  |
#REF! | Minimum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | 15.14 |  |
#REF! | Maximum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | $ 16.15 |  |
#REF! |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares | 4,338,416 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 3 years 11 months 23 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 22.68 |  |
Exercisable (in shares) | shares | 2,187,516 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 23.58 |  |
#REF! | Minimum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | 20.24 |  |
#REF! | Maximum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | $ 27.14 |  |
#REF! |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares | 1,694,865 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 4 years 11 months 23 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 35.22 |  |
Exercisable (in shares) | shares | 458,053 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 34.20 |  |
#REF! | Minimum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | 32.43 |  |
#REF! | Maximum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | $ 38.01 |  |

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