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Common And Preferred Stock (Schedule Of Repurchases Of Shares) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2012
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of shares repurchased | 238,486 | 169,432 | 80,191
Cost of shares repurchased (in thousands of dollars) | $ 14,145 | $ 8,631 | $ 3,488
Weighted-average cost per share | $ 59.31 | $ 50.94 | $ 43.49

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- Definition Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Article 3 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 29, 30 -Article 5 + Details
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