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Business Segments - Total Business Segments Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015
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Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | $ 134,260 | $ 133,825
Operating Segments | Wind |  |
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 34,391 | 41,947
Operating Segments | Grid |  |
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 38,821 | 42,482
Corporate assets |  |
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | $ 61,048 | $ 49,396

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