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Equity Method Investments and Related Party Transactions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
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The Difference Between Carrying Value of Investment in Euro Infrastructure Co. and Proportionate Share of Net Assets of Euro Infrastructure Co. | The difference between the Company’s carrying value of its investment in Euro Infrastructure Co. and its proportionate share of the net assets of Euro Infrastructure Co. as of March 3, 2017 is summarized as follows:
|  | (In thousands) |
Carrying value of investment in Euro Infrastructure Co. |  | $ | 141,894 |
Proportionate share of net assets of Euro Infrastructure Co |  |  | 127,393 |
Excess carrying value of investment over proportionate share of net assets |  | $ | 14,501 |
The excess carrying value has been primarily assigned to: |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 20,791 |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  | 12,379 |
Tangible asset |  |  | (20,241 | )
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 1,572 |
|  | $ | 14,501 |

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