Goodwill (Schedule of Segment Goodwill) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance — March 31, 2016		$ 360,191
Reductions		(8,225)
Effects of foreign currency exchange rates		(304)
Balance — September 30, 2016		351,662
North American OTC Healthcare
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance — March 31, 2016		330,615
Reductions		(7,670)
Effects of foreign currency exchange rates		0
Balance — September 30, 2016		322,945
International OTC Healthcare
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance — March 31, 2016		22,776
Reductions		0
Effects of foreign currency exchange rates		(304)
Balance — September 30, 2016		22,472
Household Cleaning
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance — March 31, 2016		6,800
Reductions	$ (600)	(555)
Effects of foreign currency exchange rates		0
Balance — September 30, 2016		$ 6,245

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
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