Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from holders exercising their stock options. This item inherently excludes any excess tax benefit, which the entity may have realized and reported separately.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Description of award terms as to how many shares or portion of an award are no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, thereby giving the employee the legal right to convert the award to shares, to sell the shares, and be entitled to the cash proceeds of such sale. For example, vesting may be expressed as being 25 percent of the shares under option on each anniversary of the grant date.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Closing Market Price

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Award Expiration Period

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award award expiration period following retirement.

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Shares Paid Under PSA Grants Range Percentage Of Stated Award

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Executive Stock Plans And Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Stock Options [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Share Awards Psas [Member	Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Share Awards Psas [Member Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Share Awards Psas [Member Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Outside Directors [Member] Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Plans After Fiscal 2007 [Member] Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 2002 Executive Stock Plan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 2007 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares common stock expected to issue under the Plans			2,000,000											500,000	1,350,000
Expiration period following grant date, in years				10 years	10 years								10 years
Description of award vesting rights for SARs					vest in equal one-third tranches one, two, and three years after the grant date
Expiration period following grantee retirement, in years													3 years
Vesting period, in years								5 years	3 years			3 years
Percentage of award grant paid										0.00%	150.00%
Closing market price					$ 55.89	$ 56.04	$ 46.60
Unrecognized compensation expense related to stock-based awards	$ 6.1
Unrecognized compensation expense related to stock-based awards, weighted-average period expected to recognized	1 year 3 months 18 days
Cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options		$ 3.9