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SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS - ESOP Summarized (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2024 shares $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2023 shares $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2022 shares $ / shares
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 2 years 11 months 4 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 27.19 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 26.57 |  |
Stock option plan |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares | 6,459,922 | 6,323,537 | 6,783,444
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 27.19 | $ 26.63 | $ 25.08
Exercisable (in shares) | shares | 4,533,751 | 3,877,399 |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 26.57 | $ 25.62 |
$20.24 to $23.41 |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares | 2,673,494 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 2 years 2 months 19 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 21.07 |  |
Exercisable (in shares) | shares | 2,138,244 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 21.20 |  |
$20.24 to $23.41 | Minimum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | 20.24 |  |
$20.24 to $23.41 | Maximum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | $ 23.41 |  |
$26.78 to $29.62 |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares | 1,739,349 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 3 years 2 months 26 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 27.76 |  |
Exercisable (in shares) | shares | 1,053,806 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 27.18 |  |
$26.78 to $29.62 | Minimum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | 26.78 |  |
$26.78 to $29.62 | Maximum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | $ 29.62 |  |
$30.13 to $38.01 |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares | 2,047,079 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 3 years 6 months 29 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 34.70 |  |
Exercisable (in shares) | shares | 1,341,701 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 34.66 |  |
$30.13 to $38.01 | Minimum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | 30.13 |  |
$30.13 to $38.01 | 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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