PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:


	Note	Land		Buildings and leaseholds		Production equipment		Other equipment		Total
Cost:
Balance, at March 31, 2022		$	34,676	$	161,158	$	37,310	$	79,532	$	312,676
Additions		—		31,109		7,155		17,840		56,104
Acquisition of subsidiaries	5	—		50		23		476		549
Disposals		(118)		(1,008)		(3,263)		(7,995)		(12,384)
Exchange and other adjustments		2,043		8,338		1,613		3,785		15,779
Balance, at March 31, 2023		$	36,601	$	199,647	$	42,838	$	93,638	$	372,724
Additions		4,400		30,559		7,248		16,623		58,830
Acquisition of subsidiaries	5	843		10,404		4,039		2,305		17,591
Disposals		(2,083)		(14,630)		(526)		(6,227)		(23,466)
Exchange and other adjustments		(34)		245		865		(3,916)		(2,840)
Balance, at March 31, 2024		$	39,727	$	226,225	$	54,464	$	102,423	$	422,839

		Land		Buildings and leaseholds		Production equipment		Other equipment		Total
Depreciation:
Balance, at March 31, 2022		$	—	$	(34,660)	$	(11,232)	$	(44,661)	$	(90,553)
Depreciation expense		—		(8,428)		(6,337)		(10,825)		(25,590)
Disposals		—		540		2,879		7,505		10,924
Exchange and other adjustments		—		(1,742)		(832)		(1,812)		(4,386)
Balance, at March 31, 2023		$	—	$	(44,290)	$	(15,522)	$	(49,793)	$	(109,605)
Depreciation expense		—		(9,344)		(7,070)		(12,041)		(28,455)
Disposals		—		7,114		111		5,979		13,204
Exchange and other adjustments		—		(260)		(272)		(474)		(1,006)
Balance, at March 31, 2024		$	—	$	(46,780)	$	(22,753)	$	(56,329)	$	(125,862)
Net book value:
At March 31, 2024		$	39,727	$	179,445	$	31,711	$	46,094	$	296,977
At March 31, 2023		$	36,601	$	155,357	$	27,316	$	43,845	$	263,119