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

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

Derivative Instruments (Tables)

Derivative Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Total Outstanding Notional Amount and Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

The following table sets forth the total outstanding notional amount and the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments held at 31 March 2015 and 2014.


							Fair Value as of
(Millions of US dollars)	Notional Amount				31 March 2015				31 March 2014
	31 March 2015		31 March 2014		Assets		Liabilities		Assets		Liabilities
Derivatives accounted for as hedges
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	-	$	9.7	$	-	$	-	$	0.5	$	-

Derivatives not accounted for as hedges
Interest rate swap contracts		125.0		125.0		-		3.1		-		0.5
Foreign currency forward contracts		3.6		124.0		-		0.2		1.8		-

Total	$	128.6	$	258.7	$	-	$	3.3	$	2.3	$	0.5