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Schedule of Inventories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 217,582	$ 243,595
Raw Materials and Material-in-Progress [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	104,759	119,060
Finished Cement [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	17,096	21,834
Gypsum Wallboard [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	5,939	5,839
Frac Sand [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	3,375	5,501
Aggregates [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	8,387	10,660
Paperboard [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	3,647	7,575
Repair Parts and Supplies [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	68,777	68,155
Fuel and Coal [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 5,602	$ 4,971

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