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SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS - ESOP Summarized (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2025 shares $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2024 shares $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2023 shares $ / shares
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 3 years 4 months 2 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 28.52 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 28.44 |  |
Stock option plan |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares | 3,984,148 | 6,459,922 | 6,323,537
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 28.52 | $ 27.19 | $ 26.63
Exercisable (in shares) | shares | 2,525,692 | 4,533,751 |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 28.44 | $ 26.57 |
$20.57 to $26.78 |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares | 1,663,993 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 3 years 9 months 14 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 22.52 |  |
Exercisable (in shares) | shares | 995,113 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 20.57 |  |
$20.57 to $26.78 | Minimum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | 20.57 |  |
$20.57 to $26.78 | Maximum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | $ 26.78 |  |
$26.83 to $30.13 |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares | 698,777 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 4 years 1 month 2 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 28.33 |  |
Exercisable (in shares) | shares | 272,161 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 27.80 |  |
$26.83 to $30.13 | Minimum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | 26.83 |  |
$26.83 to $30.13 | Maximum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | $ 30.13 |  |
$33.47 to $38.01 |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Number of share options outstanding (in shares) | shares | 1,621,378 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) | 2 years 6 months 25 days |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 34.76 |  |
Exercisable (in shares) | shares | 1,258,418 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 34.79 |  |
$33.47 to $38.01 | Minimum |  |  |
Disclosure of range of exercise prices of outstanding share options [line items] |  |  |
Range of exercise prices (in dollars per share) | 33.47 |  |
$33.47 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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