CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $ 407,805 $ 305,076 $ 291,622
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization 197,235 225,921 178,332
Deferred income taxes 9,423 (6,511) (24,722)
Share-based compensation 23,811 23,965 22,187
Loss on the disposal of property, plant, equipment, and intangibles, net (174) 924 2,582
Loss (Gain) on Disposition of Business 1,770 (1,370) [1] 14,547 [1]
Other items 426 (18,397) 32,229
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable, net (17,866) (48,486) (37,731)
Inventories, net (39,067) (14,617) (5,178)
Other current assets 3,784 (7,371) (1,244)
Accounts payable (2,779) 21,244 563
Accruals and other, net 6,191 59,127 (15,555)
Net cash provided by operating activities 590,559 539,505 457,632
Investing activities:      
Purchases of property, plant, equipment, and intangibles, net (214,516) (189,715) (165,457)
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, equipment, and intangibles 4,156 5,567 2,094
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses 439 2,478 8,888
Payments to Acquire Investments 0 (4,955) 0
Investments in businesses, net of cash acquired (109,814) (13,313) (46,271)
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities 0 (13,286) (3,083)
Net cash used in investing activities (319,735) (213,224) (203,829)
Financing activities:      
Repayments of Long-term Debt 0 (85,000) (222,500)
Proceeds Under Credit Facility, net (26,500) (27,087) 29,065
Amortization of Financing Costs (1,281) (488) (2,029)
Payments of Merger Related Costs, Financing Activities (626) (1,327) (2,064)
Repurchases of ordinary shares (51,241) (81,494) (65,485)
Cash dividends paid to common shareholders (123,034) (112,503) (102,929)
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests 6,050 0 0
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests (1,245) (255) (1,400)
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities 34,731 13,362 11,158
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (163,146) (294,792) (356,184)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (8,730) (12,390) 20,997
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect 98,948 19,099 (81,384)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 220,633 201,534 282,918
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 319,581 $ 220,633 $ 201,534
[1] For more information regarding our recent acquisitions and divestitures see Note 18 titled, "Business Acquisitions and Divestitures". Amortization of purchased intangible assets fiscal 2019 total includes an impairment charge of $16,249, see Note 3 titled, "Goodwill and Intangible Assets", for more information.