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Related Party Notes Receivable and Management Fees [Text] (Details) (USD $) |  |  |  |  | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 SAC Holdings | Mar. 31, 2012 SAC Holdings | Sep. 30, 2012 SAC Holdings, Mercury, Four SAC, Five SAC, Galaxy and Private Mini | Sep. 30, 2011 SAC Holdings, Mercury, Four SAC, Five SAC, Galaxy and Private Mini | Sep. 30, 2012 Various Subsidiaries of Amerco SAC Holdings | Sep. 30, 2011 Various Subsidiaries of Amerco SAC Holdings | Sep. 30, 2012 Amerco, U-Haul Int'l Private Mini | Sep. 30, 2011 Amerco, U-Haul Int'l Private Mini
Related party notes receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash interest payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,000,000 | $ 10,000,000 | $ 3,000,000 | $ 3,000,000
Notes receivable outstanding | (72,852,000) | (195,426,000) | (72,852,000) | (195,426,000) |  |  |  |  | (66,000,000) |
Largest aggregate balance in reporting period |  |  |  |  |  |  | (195,000,000) |  | (66,000,000) |
Earliest maturity year |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2019 | 2019 |  |
Latest maturity year |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2024 | 2024 |  |
Repayments of SAC Holdings notes and interest receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  | (127,000,000) |  |  |
Management fees revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management fees received exclusive of reimbursed expenses |  |  |  |  | $ 14,000,000 | $ 14,000,000 |  |  |  |
Management fee rate, lowest |  |  |  |  | 4.00% | 4.00% |  |  |  |
Management fee rate, highest |  |  |  |  | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |  |

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