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SHARE CAPITAL, EARNINGS PER SHARE AND DIVIDENDS - Earnings per share computation (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Share Capital, Reserves And Other Equity Interest [Abstract]
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	317,660,608	311,016,278
Effect of dilutive stock options (in shares)	756,871	1,885,078
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share calculation (in shares)	318,417,479	312,901,356

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Share Capital, Reserves And Other Equity Interest

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The weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be issued on the conversion of all the dilutive potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares. [Refer: Ordinary shares [member]; Weighted average [member]]

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The number of dilutive potential ordinary shares that relate to the assumed exercise of the entity's share options.

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The number of ordinary shares outstanding at the beginning of the period, adjusted by the number of ordinary shares bought back or issued during the period multiplied by a time-weighting factor.

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