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Aggregate principal amount of long-term borrowings as of the balance sheet date, excluding the portions thereof scheduled to be repaid within one year (current maturities), before deducting unamortized discount or premiums.

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Long Term Debt, Gross, Current Maturities

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22))
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28555-108399

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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Long-Term Debt (Schedule of Long-term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2014	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 19, 2016	Dec. 17, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		$ 1,652,500	$ 1,593,600
Current portion of long-term debt		0	0
Long-term debt, gross, excluding current maturities		1,652,500	1,593,600
Less: unamortized debt costs		(27,191)	(32,327)
Long-term debt, net		$ 1,625,309	1,561,273
Senior Notes \| 2016 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate		6.375%		6.375%
Long-term debt, gross		$ 350,000	$ 0
Less: unamortized debt costs		$ (5,400)
Senior Notes \| 2013 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate		5.375%	5.375%		5.375%
Long-term debt, gross		$ 400,000	$ 400,000
Less: unamortized debt costs		(5,400)	$ (6,200)
Senior Notes \| 2012 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate			8.125%			8.125%
Long-term debt, gross		0	$ 250,000
Less: unamortized debt costs			(8,700)
Term Loans \| 2012 Term B-1 Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		817,500	877,500
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2012 ABL Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		$ 85,000	$ 66,100
Base Rate \| Term Loans \| 2012 Term Loan, Amendment No. 3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate, fixed component	1.75%	1.75%	1.75%
LIBOR \| Term Loans \| 2012 Term Loan, Amendment No. 3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate, fixed component	1.00%
Minimum \| LIBOR \| Term Loans \| 2012 Term Loan, Amendment No. 3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (percent)	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%