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Note 13 - Intangible Assets
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Statement Line Items [Line Items]  
Disclosure of intangible assets [text block]
13.
 INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 
As at
March 31, 2018
 
    Goodwill     Brand    
Technology
1
     Customer
relationships		     Sales
networks and
affinity
relationships		     Other     Total  
Cost:                                                        
Opening balance - April 1, 2017   $
289,201
     $
31,154
     $
48,525
     $
-
     $
53,595
     $
-
     $
422,475
  
Acquisition of a subsidiary    
14,699
      
-
      
1,409
      
17,387
      
-
      
347
      
33,842
  
Additions    
-
      
-
      
30,938
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
30,938
  
Exchange differences    
(3,227
 )    
(949
 )    
(471
 )    
640
      
(1,632
 )    
148
      
(5,491
 )
Ending balance, March 31, 2018    
300,673
      
30,205
      
80,401
      
18,027
      
51,963
      
495
      
481,764
  
                                                         
Accumulated amortization:
                                                        
Opening balance - April 1, 2017    
-
      
-
      
(27,641
 )    
-
      
(36,847
 )    
-
      
(64,488
 )
Amortization charge for the year    
-
      
-
      
(8,924
 )    
(1,309
 )    
(6,466
 )    
-
      
(16,699
 )
Exchange differences    
-
      
-
      
256
      
-
      
1,093
      
-
      
1,349
  
Ending balance, March 31, 2018    
-
      
-
      
(36,309
 )    
(1,309
 )    
(42,220
 )    
-
      
(79,838
 )
Net book value, March 31, 2018   $
300,673
     $
30,205
     $
44,092
     $
16,718
     $
9,743
     $
495
     $
401,926
  
 
1
Technology includes work in progress IT projects of
$19.8
million.
 
As at
March 31, 2017
 
    Gas contracts     Electricity
contracts		     Goodwill     Brand     Technology     Sales network
and affinity
relationships		     Total  
Cost:                                                        
Opening balance - April 1, 2016   $
122,010
     $
320,185
     $
280,513
     $
30,423
     $
83,876
     $
160,243
     $
997,250
  
Retirements    
(123,204
 )    
(331,335
 )    
-
      
-
      
(55,296
 )    
(111,578
 )    
(621,413
 )
Acquisition of a subsidiary    
-
      
-
      
6,020
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
6,020
  
Additions    
-
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
18,074
      
-
      
18,074
  
Exchange differences    
1,194
      
11,150
      
2,668
      
731
      
1,871
      
4,930
      
22,544
  
Ending balance, March 31, 2017    
-
      
-
      
289,201
      
31,154
      
48,525
      
53,595
      
422,475
  
                                                         
Accumulated amortization:
                                                        
Opening balance - April 1, 2016    
(122,010
 )    
(320,185
 )    
-
      
-
      
(71,837
 )    
(137,345
 )    
(651,377
 )
Retirements    
123,204
      
331,335
      
-
      
-
      
55,296
      
111,578
      
621,413
  
Amortization charge for the year    
-
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
(9,329
 )    
(6,612
 )    
(15,941
 )
Exchange differences    
(1,194
 )    
(11,150
 )    
-
      
-
      
(1,771
 )    
(4,468
 )    
(18,583
 )
Ending balance, March 31, 2017    
-
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
(27,641
 )    
(36,847
 )    
(64,488
 )
Net book value, March 31, 2017   $
-
     $
-
     $
289,201
     $
31,154
     $
20,884
     $
16,748
     $
357,987
  
 
The capitalized internally developed costs relate to the development of new customer billing and analysis software solutions for the different energy markets of Just Energy. All research costs and development costs
not
eligible for capitalization have been expensed and are recognized in administrative expenses.