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Note 15 - Financial Instruments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Statement Line Items [Line Items]  
Disclosure of financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss [text block]
    For the     For the  
    year ended     year ended  
    March 31, 2018     March 31, 2017  
Change in fair value of derivative instruments and other                
                 
Physical forward contracts and options (i)   $
400,583
    $
215,935
 
Financial swap contracts and options (ii)    
59,710
     
144,288
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts    
(1,842
)    
(1,756
)
Share swap    
(4,484
)    
(98
)
6.5% convertible bond conversion feature    
7,764
     
14,261
 
Unrealized foreign exchange on 6.5% convertible bond    
6,101
     
(4,309
)
Other derivative options    
6,524
     
6,470
 
Change in fair value of derivative instruments and other   $
474,356
    $
374,791
 
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [text block]
    Financial
assets (current)
    Financial assets
(non-current)
    Financial
liabilities (current)
    Financial liabilities
(non-current)
 
                         
Physical forward contracts and options (i)   $
198,891
    $
60,550
    $
32,451
    $
29,003
 
Financial swap contracts and options (ii)    
8,133
     
1,342
     
34,369
     
22,117
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts    
-
     
-
     
1,068
     
505
 
Share swap    
-
     
-
     
18,400
     
-
 
6.5% convertible bond conversion feature    
-
     
-
     
-
     
246
 
Other derivative options    
11,745
     
2,770
     
-
     
-
 
As at March 31, 2018   $
218,769
    $
64,662
    $
86,288
    $
51,871
 
    Financial assets
(current)
    Financial assets
(non-current)
    Financial liabilities
(current)
    Financial liabilities
(non-current)
 
                         
Physical forward contracts and options   $
982
    $
983
    $
89,472
    $
124,173
 
Financial swap contracts and options    
3,207
     
2,027
     
65,362
     
46,246
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts    
565
     
-
     
-
     
295
 
Share swap    
-
     
-
     
13,916
     
-
 
6.5% convertible bond conversion feature    
-
     
-
     
-
     
8,010
 
Other derivative options    
6,902
     
-
     
43
     
-
 
As at March 31, 2017   $
11,656
    $
3,010
    $
168,793
    $
178,724
 
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [text block]
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Derivative financial assets   $
-
    $
-
    $
283,431
    $
283,431
 
Derivative financial liabilities    
-
     
(21,092
)    
(117,067
)    
(138,159
)
Total net derivative assets (liabilities)   $
-
    $
(21,092
)   $
166,364
    $
145,272
 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Derivative financial assets   $
-
    $
-
    $
14,666
    $
14,666
 
Derivative financial liabilities    
-
     
(17,741
)    
(329,776
)    
(347,517
)
Total net derivative liabilities   $
-
    $
(17,741
)   $
(315,110
)   $
(332,851
)
Disclosure of fair value measurement of liabilities [text block]
    Year ended     Year ended  
    March 31, 2018     March 31, 2017  
Balance, beginning of year   $
(315,110
)   $
(638,231
)
Total gains (losses)    
105,709
     
(42,084
)
Purchases    
207,531
     
(30,265
)
Sales    
(64,464
)    
2,084
 
Settlements    
232,698
     
393,386
 
Balance, end of year   $
166,364
    $
(315,110
)
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [text block]
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Investment in ecobee   $
-
    $
32,446
    $
-
    $
32,446
 
Investment in Energy Earth    
-
     
3,900
     
-
     
3,900
 
Total investments   $
-
    $
36,314
    $
-
    $
36,314
 
Disclosure of financial assets that are either past due or impaired [text block]
    March 31, 2018     March 31, 2017  
             
Current   $
113,786
    $
96,510
 
1– 30 days    
44,374
     
30,672
 
31–60 days    
21,241
     
12,806
 
61–90 days    
12,686
     
8,358
 
Over 90 days    
69,207
     
47,059
 
    $
261,294
    $
195,405
 
Disclosure Of Allowance For Credit Losses [text block]
    March 31, 2018     March 31, 2017  
             
Balance, beginning of year   $
49,431
    $
58,789
 
Provision for doubtful accounts    
56,300
     
56,041
 
Bad debts written off    
(41,802
)    
(64,262
)
Foreign exchange    
(3,808
)    
(1,137
)
Balance, end of year   $
60,121
    $
49,431
 
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [text block]
    Carrying     Contractual     Less than                 More than  
    amount     cash flows     1 year     1-3 years     4-5 years     5 years  
Trade and other payables   $
616,434
    $
616,434
    $
616,434
    $
-
    $
-
    $
-
 
Long-term debt
1
   
543,504
     
575,525
     
122,115
     
193,410
     
260,000
     
-
 
Gas, electricity and non-commodity contracts    
138,159
     
3,171,037
     
1,867,389
     
1,202,949
     
69,658
     
31,041
 
    $
1,298,097
    $
4,362,996
    $
2,605,938
    $
1,396,359
    $
329,658
    $
31,041
 
    Carrying     Contractual     Less than                 More than  
    amount     cash flows     1 year     1-3 years     4-5 years     5 years  
Trade and other payables   $
499,169
    $
499,169
    $
499,169
    $
-
    $
-
    $
-
 
Long-term debt
1
   
498,088
     
527,743
     
-
     
367,743
     
160,000
     
-
 
Gas, electricity and non-commodity contracts    
347,517
     
3,397,692
     
1,982,896
     
1,189,745
     
188,282
     
36,769
 
    $
1,344,774
    $
4,424,604
    $
2,482,065
    $
1,557,488
    $
348,282
    $
36,769
 
Disclosure of maturity analysis for contractual net interest payments [text block]
    Less than 1 year     1-3 years     4-5 years     More than 5 years  
Interest payments   $
30,815
    $
41,386
    $
24,300
    $
-