ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Available for sale securities subject to new accounting guidance	$ 52.0
Impact of share based compensation accounting guidance on income tax	2.5
Impact of new accounting standard on cash flow statement	$ 9.1	$ 9.7

Amount represents the fair value of the available for sale equity securities that will be subject to the new accounting guidance requiring changes in fair value to be recorded in income

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