The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period.

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	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Minimum \| Fiscal 2017
Share-based compensation
Award vesting rights percentage	0.00%
Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Minimum \| Fiscal 2016
Share-based compensation
Award vesting rights percentage	0.00%
Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Minimum \| Fiscal 2015
Share-based compensation
Award vesting rights percentage	0.00%
Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Maximum \| Fiscal 2017
Share-based compensation
Award vesting rights percentage	200.00%
Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Maximum \| Fiscal 2016
Share-based compensation
Award vesting rights percentage	200.00%
Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Maximum \| Fiscal 2015
Share-based compensation
Award vesting rights percentage	200.00%
2010 Equity Incentive Plan \| Share bonus awards
Share-based compensation
Unvested share bonus targeted number of awards, beginning of period (in shares)	17,000,076	18,993,252	21,848,120
Granted (in shares)	6,578,366	7,619,722	6,963,125
Vested (in shares)	(6,922,946)	(8,529,378)	(7,246,056)
Forfeited (in shares)	(956,914)	(1,083,520)	(2,571,937)
Unvested share bonus targeted number of awards, end of period (in shares)	15,698,582	17,000,076	18,993,252
Unvested share bonus awards, weighted average grant-date fair value, end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 10.77	$ 9.01	$ 7.32
Granted, weighted average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)	13.46	12.23	11.75
Vested, weighted average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)	9.44	7.93	6.97
Forfeited, weighted average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)	11.20	9.67	7.70
Unvested share bonus awards, weighted average grant-date fair value, end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 12.44	$ 10.77	$ 9.01
2010 Equity Incentive Plan \| Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions
Share-based compensation
Unvested share bonus targeted number of awards, end of period (in shares)	2,121,710
2010 Equity Incentive Plan \| Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Fiscal 2017
Share-based compensation
Granted (in shares)	1,700,000.0
Vested (in shares)	(1,700,000.0)
Unvested share bonus targeted number of awards, end of period (in shares)	722,213
Granted, weighted average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 17.57
2010 Equity Incentive Plan \| Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Fiscal 2016
Share-based compensation
Unvested share bonus targeted number of awards, end of period (in shares)	712,977
Granted, weighted average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 14.96
2010 Equity Incentive Plan \| Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Fiscal 2015
Share-based compensation
Unvested share bonus targeted number of awards, end of period (in shares)	686,520
Granted, weighted average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 14.77
2010 Equity Incentive Plan \| Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Minimum \| Fiscal 2017
Share-based compensation
Range of shares that may be issued (shares)	0
2010 Equity Incentive Plan \| Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Minimum \| Fiscal 2016
Share-based compensation
Range of shares that may be issued (shares)	0
2010 Equity Incentive Plan \| Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Minimum \| Fiscal 2015
Share-based compensation
Range of shares that may be issued (shares)	0
2010 Equity Incentive Plan \| Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Maximum
Share-based compensation
Range of shares that may be issued (shares)	4,243,420
2010 Equity Incentive Plan \| Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Maximum \| Fiscal 2017
Share-based compensation
Range of shares that may be issued (shares)	1,444,426
2010 Equity Incentive Plan \| Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Maximum \| Fiscal 2016
Share-based compensation
Range of shares that may be issued (shares)	1,425,954
2010 Equity Incentive Plan \| Share Bonus Awards with Market Conditions \| Maximum \| Fiscal 2015
Share-based compensation
Range of shares that may be issued (shares)	1,373,040
2014 NEXTracker Equity Incentive Plan \| Share bonus awards
Share-based compensation
Unvested share bonus targeted number of awards, beginning of period (in shares)	2,309,096	0
Granted (in shares)	0	2,393,195
Vested (in shares)	(705,738)	(31,925)
Forfeited (in shares)	(59,921)	(52,174)
Unvested share bonus targeted number of awards, end of period (in shares)	1,543,437	2,309,096	0
Unvested share bonus awards, weighted average grant-date fair value, end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 10.27	$ 0.00
Granted, weighted average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)	0.00	10.27
Vested, weighted average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)	10.19	10.27
Forfeited, weighted average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)	10.27	10.27
Unvested share bonus awards, weighted average grant-date fair value, end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 10.23	$ 10.27	$ 0.00