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Schedule of Phantom Stock Compensation Expense And Grant Date Fair Value (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Compensation expense | $ 859 | $ 71 | $ 12
Phantom Stock Plan |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Grant date fair value of stock vested | 4,737 | 1,647 | 1,806
Compensation expense | $ 1,787 | $ 933 | $ 1,706

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