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Business Combinations - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Mar. 15, 2017 | Jun. 14, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Jan. 01, 2019 | Apr. 01, 2018 | Jan. 20, 2017
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 135,186 | $ 130,811 | $ 135,186 |  |  | $ 135,186 |
Payment of contingent consideration |  |  |  | 6,922 | 5,465 |  |  |  |
Release of restricted cash, held in escrow |  |  |  | (1,535) | (1,535) |  |  |  |
HealthHelp [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interests acquired | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase consideration | $ 68,910 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Working capital adjustments | 573 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration | $ 8,545 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration payable period | Two years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate used for estimating fair value of contingent consideration liability | 2.5 percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition related costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,809 |  |  |
Payment for working capital adjustments |  |  |  |  | 573 |  |  |  |
Reversal of contingent consideration in relation to acquisition |  |  | 1,324 |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment of contingent consideration |  |  | $ 3,114 | 4,438 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes | $ 14,876 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HealthHelp [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that could be required to make under the contingent consideration arrangement | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HealthHelp [member] | Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that could be required to make under the contingent consideration arrangement | $ 8,876 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denali Sourcing Services Inc. [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29,542
Purchase consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38,668
Working capital adjustments |  |  |  |  | 968 |  |  |  |
Acquisition related costs |  |  |  |  |  | 502 |  |  |
Payment of contingent consideration |  |  |  | 2,484 | 2,351 |  |  |  |
Payment of deferred consideration |  |  |  |  | 522 |  |  |  |
Value Edge Research Services Private Limited [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 13,411 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interests acquired |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase consideration |  | $ 18,265 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Working capital adjustments |  | 765 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | $ 5,112 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration payable period |  | Three years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition related costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24 |  |  |
Release of restricted cash, held in escrow |  |  |  | $ 1,535 | $ 1,535 |  |  |  |
Hotel Beds Group SLU [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase consideration in cash based on exchange rate on January 2, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 233 |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 203 |  |

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