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Long-term Debt Borrowings (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 6 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012
Debt instrument, maturities: |  |  |
Notes, loans and leases payable | $ 1,556,891 |  | $ 1,486,211
Real estate loan (amortizing term) - First |  |  |
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage: |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage (a) | 6.93% | [1] |
Debt instrument, maturities: |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year | 2018 |  |
Notes, loans and leases payable | 240,000 |  | 245,000
Real estate loan (revolving credit) - First |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturities: |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year | 2018 |  |
Real estate loan (amortizing term) - Second |  |  |
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage: |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage (a) | 2.13% | [1] |
Debt instrument, maturities: |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year | 2016 |  |
Notes, loans and leases payable | 25,078 |  | 25,451
Real estate loan (revolving credit) - Second |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturities: |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year | 2013 |  |
Notes, loans and leases payable |  |  | 23,920
Senior mortgages |  |  |
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage: |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, minimum | 4.90% | [1] |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, maximum | 5.75% | [1] |
Debt instrument, maturities: |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start | 2015 |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end | 2022 |  |
Notes, loans and leases payable | 489,652 |  | 459,822
Working capital Loan (revolving credit) |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturities: |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year | 2013 |  |
Fleet loans (amortizing term) |  |  |
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage: |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, minimum | 3.00% | [1] |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, maximum | 6.92% | [1] |
Debt instrument, maturities: |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start | 2012 |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end | 2019 |  |
Notes, loans and leases payable | 324,705 |  | 384,888
Fleet loans (securitization) |  |  |
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage: |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, minimum | 4.90% | [1] |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, maximum | 5.56% | [1] |
Debt instrument, maturities: |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start | 2014 |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end | 2017 |  |
Notes, loans and leases payable | 204,093 |  | 228,655
Capital lease obligations |  |  |
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage: |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, minimum | 2.17% | [1] |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, maximum | 9.57% | [1] |
Debt instrument, maturities: |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start | 2015 |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end | 2019 |  |
Notes, loans and leases payable | 263,434 |  | 109,689
Other obligations |  |  |
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage: |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, minimum | 3.00% | [1] |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, maximum | 8.00% | [1] |
Debt instrument, maturities: |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start | 2013 |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end | 2042 |  |
Notes, loans and leases payable | $ 9,929 |  | $ 8,786
[1] | Interest rate as of September 30, 2012, including the effect of applicable hedging instruments.

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