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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipment (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Buildings [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment | 20 years
Computers and software [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment | 3 years
Computers and software [member] | Top of range [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment | 4 years
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment | 2 years
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment [member] | Top of range [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment | 5 years
Vehicles [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment | 3 years
Leasehold improvements [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment | Lesser of estimated useful life or lease term

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- Definition The useful lives or depreciation rates used for property, plant and equipment. [Refer: Property, plant and equipment] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 73 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=16&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_73_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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