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Inventories - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories wrote down	$ 8,492	$ 9,382
Oil and Gas Proppants [Member] | Raw Materials and Material-in-Progress [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories wrote down	7,700	$ 9,400
Oil and Gas Proppants [Member] | Frac Sand [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories wrote down	$ 800

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