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Equity Method Investments and Related-Party Transactions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Equity Method Investments And Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
The Difference Between Carrying Value of Investment in Euro Infrastructure Co. and Proportionate Share of Net Assets of Euro Infrastructure Co. and Summary of Condensed Financial Information of Significant Non-consolidated Equity Method Investment | 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 31, 2020 and 2019 is summarized as follows:
|  | As of March 31, 2020 |  |  | As of March 31, 2019 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Carrying value of investment in Euro Infrastructure Co. |  | $ | 160,204 |  |  | $ | 160,711 |
Less: proportionate share of net assets of Euro Infrastructure Co. |  |  | 144,769 |  |  |  | 145,016 |
Excess carrying value of investment over proportionate share of net assets |  | $ | 15,435 |  |  | $ | 15,695 |
The excess carrying value has been primarily assigned to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 21,777 |  |  | $ | 22,476 |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  | 8,799 |  |  |  | 10,670 |
Tangible assets |  |  | (16,142 | ) |  |  | (18,522 | )
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 1,001 |  |  |  | 1,071 |
|  | $ | 15,435 |  |  | $ | 15,695 |
Condensed financial information of the Company’s significant non-consolidated equity method investment in Euro Infrastructure Co. is shown below with amounts presented under GAAP:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended |
|  | December 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Total revenues |  | $ | 69,559 |  |  | $ | 81,299 |  |  | $ | 70,477 |
Gross profit |  |  | 52,653 |  |  |  | 57,941 |  |  |  | 49,579 |
Income from continuing operations |  |  | 8,869 |  |  |  | 6,684 |  |  |  | 3,575 |
Net income |  |  | 8,869 |  |  |  | 6,684 |  |  |  | 3,575 |
Net income attributable to Euro Infrastructure Co. |  |  | 4,523 |  |  |  | 3,409 |  |  |  | 1,823 |
|  | As of December 31, 2019 |  |  | As of December 31, 2018 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Current assets |  | $ | 129,928 |  |  | $ | 110,464 |
Noncurrent assets |  |  | 211,619 |  |  |  | 226,194 |
Total assets |  | $ | 341,547 |  |  | $ | 336,658 |
Current liabilities |  | $ | 16,066 |  |  | $ | 16,335 |
Noncurrent liabilities |  |  | 30,259 |  |  |  | 24,608 |
Noncontrolling interest |  |  | 144,659 |  |  |  | 144,900 |
Total equity |  |  | 295,222 |  |  |  | 295,715 |
Total liabilities and equity |  | $ | 341,547 |  |  | $ | 336,658 |
Schedule of Related Party Transactions | The following tables set forth the material related-party transactions entered into between Euro Infrastructure Co. and its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Company and its subsidiaries, on the other hand, in the ordinary course of business for the time periods presented:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended |
|  | March 31, 2020 |  |  | March 31, 2019 |  |  | March 31, 2018 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Revenue – Euro Infrastructure Co. |  | $ | 9,993 |  |  | $ | 8,365 |  |  | $ | 9,277 |
Expense – Euro Infrastructure Co. |  |  | 18,854 |  |  |  | 14,302 |  |  |  | 7,134 |
Cash received – Euro Infrastructure Co. |  |  | 12,848 |  |  |  | 11,276 |  |  |  | 7,460 |
Cash paid – Euro Infrastructure Co. |  |  | 13,463 |  |  |  | 15,191 |  |  |  | 7,040 |
|  | As of March 31, 2020 |  |  | As of March 31, 2019 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues – Euro Infrastructure Co. |  | $ | 5,832 |  |  | $ | 4,703 |
Accounts payable - Euro Infrastructure Co. |  |  | 5,446 |  |  | * |
* | Amount was insignificant.

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