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Stock Compensation Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - shares | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2019
2010 Plan [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Shares authorized for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  | 1,500,000
Shares remaining available for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  | 1,552,694
Shares subject to outstanding awards (in shares) |  |  |  | 928,326
Shares remaining available for future awards (in shares) |  |  |  | 1,461,768
Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Vesting period, in years |  |  |  | 3 years
Target payout percentage, cash |  |  |  | 50.00%
Target payout percentage, stock |  |  |  | 50.00%
2008-2010 Cycle (Cycle VIII) [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of target dollar value of the award converted to a number of notional shares |  |  |  | 50.00%
2010-2012 Cycle [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation, shares (in shares) |  | 25,394 | 46,091 |
2014-2016 Cycle [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation, shares (in shares) | 14,579 |  |  |
RSU's [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Vesting period, in years |  |  |  | 3 years
Each twelve-month period [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  |  |  | 25.00%
Full three-year period [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  |  |  | 25.00%

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