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Nature Of Operations And Significant Accounting Policies (Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2010
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Translation adjustments, Before income taxes	$ (12,331)	$ (819)	$ (10,854)
Translation adjustments, Allocated income taxes	481	(2,792)	54
Foreign currency hedge adjustment, Before income taxes	(1,449)	3,819	(736)
Foreign currency hedge adjustment, Allocated income taxes	507	(1,337)	258
Interest rate hedge adjustment, before income taxes	(1,119)
Interest rate hedge adjustment, allocated income taxes	392
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustment, Before income taxes	(102,833)	(66,851)	(63,362)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustment, Allocated income taxes	35,991	23,204	21,973
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (80,361)	$ (44,776)	$ (52,667)

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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

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