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Business Acquisitions and Divestitures Business Acquisition Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses |  | $ 2,478 | $ 8,888 |  | $ 135,713 |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs | [1] | 8,901 | 16,211 |  | 30,082 |
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business |  | 1,370 | (14,547) | [2] | (86,574) | [2]
Goodwill |  | 2,322,928 | 2,433,784 |  | 2,231,303 |
Applied Infection Control [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses |  |  |  |  | 41,800 |
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business |  |  |  |  | 36,200 |
Medisafe [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents |  |  |  |  | 3,751 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables |  |  |  |  | 3,634 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory |  |  |  |  | 2,454 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  |  |  |  | 639 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Other |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 17,151 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 19,599 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets |  |  |  |  | 47,228 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities |  |  |  |  | (5,562) |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities |  |  |  |  | (3,398) |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  |  |  |  | (8,960) |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net |  |  |  |  | 38,268 |
Compass Medical [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables |  |  |  |  | 629 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory |  |  |  |  | 659 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  |  |  |  | 13 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Other |  |  |  |  | 31 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 5,992 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 8,987 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets |  |  |  |  | 16,311 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities |  |  |  |  | (309) |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  |  |  |  | (309) |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net |  |  |  |  | 16,002 |
Phoenix and Endo-Tek [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents |  |  |  |  | 769 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables |  |  |  |  | 1,123 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory |  |  |  |  | 950 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  |  |  |  | 1,092 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Other |  |  |  |  | 46 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 7,824 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 5,938 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets |  |  |  |  | 17,742 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities |  |  |  |  | (1,373) |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities |  |  |  |  | (1,263) |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  |  |  |  | (2,636) |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net |  |  |  |  | $ 15,106 |
Fiscal 2019 [Member] [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents | [3] | 0 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables | [3] | 750 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory | [3] | 51 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment | [3] | 2,004 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Other | [3] | 479 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill | [3] | 4,070 |  |  |  |
Goodwill | [3] | 6,614 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets |  | 13,968 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities | [3] | (146) |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities | [3] | (509) |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  | (655) |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net |  | $ 13,313 |  |  |  |
Fiscal 2018 [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents |  |  | 235 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables |  |  | 1,464 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory |  |  | 2,289 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  |  | 3,381 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Other |  |  | 126 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  | 17,404 |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 32,384 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets |  |  | 57,283 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities |  |  | (2,077) |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities |  |  | (2,679) |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  |  | (4,756) |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net |  |  | 52,527 |  |  |
HCS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses |  |  | 8,891 |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business |  |  | $ (13,021) |  |  |
[1] | Acquisition and integration related charges include transaction costs and integration expenses associated with acquisitions
[2] | For more information regarding our goodwill impairment loss see Note 3 titled, "Goodwill and Intangible Assets".
[3] | (1) Purchase price allocation is still preliminary as of March 31, 2019, as valuations have not been finalized.

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