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Business Segment and Geographic Information - Total Business Segments Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
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Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | $ 133,825 us-gaap_Assets | $ 168,509 us-gaap_Assets
Operating Segments | Wind |  |
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 41,947 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = amsc_WindMember | 36,701 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = amsc_WindMember
Operating Segments | Grid |  |
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 42,482 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = amsc_GridMember | 54,342 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = amsc_GridMember
Corporate assets |  |
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | $ 49,396 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember | $ 77,466 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember

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