Annual and transition report of foreign private issuers pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Asbestos (Details 6)

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Asbestos (Details 6)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Claim
Mar. 31, 2012
AUD
Claim
Mar. 31, 2011
USD ($)
Claim
Mar. 31, 2011
AUD
Claim
Mar. 31, 2010
USD ($)
Claim
Mar. 31, 2010
AUD
Claim
Mar. 31, 2009
USD ($)
Claim
Mar. 31, 2009
AUD
Claim
Mar. 31, 2008
USD ($)
Claim
Mar. 31, 2008
AUD
Claim
Activity related to the numbers of open claims, new claims and closed claims and the average settlement per settled claim and case closed                    
Number of open claims at beginning of period 564 564 529 529 534 534 523 523 490 490
Number of new claims 456 456 494 494 535 535 607 607 552 552
Number of closed claims 428 428 459 459 540 540 596 596 519 519
Number of open claims at end of period 592 592 564 564 529 529 534 534 523 523
Average settlement amount per settled claim $ 228,361 218,610 $ 193,090 204,366 $ 162,250 190,627 $ 151,300 190,638 $ 128,096 147,349
Average settlement amount per case closed $ 207,019 198,179 $ 163,642 173,199 $ 146,325 171,917 $ 133,530 168,248 $ 109,832 126,340