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Schedule of Restricted Stock Compensation Expense and Grant Date Fair Value (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Compensation expense $ 71us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 12us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 2,049us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Cash-based Performance Plan      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Grant date fair value of cash-based performance units 0tdw_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= tdw_PerformanceBasedUnitMember
   
Compensation expense $ 72us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= tdw_PerformanceBasedUnitMember