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Guarantees, Other Contingent Liabilities, And Other Matters (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2015
Guarantees, Other Contingent Liabilities, and Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |
Company total exposure under guarantees | $ 25,000 |  |
Face amount of guarantee including unpaid accrued interest | 26,000 | $ 35,000 | $ 17,000
Fair value of the guarantees | 1,356 | 1,797 | 1,674
Other contingent liabilities | 3,000 |  |
Advances to suppliers current and non-current | 71,000 | 115,000 | 156,000
Valuation allowance amount related to advances to suppliers | 27,000 | 38,000 | 35,000
Net provision for losses (recoveries) on advances and guaranteed loans to suppliers | (4,354) | (2,497) |
Aggregate balance of recoverable value added tax credits | 52,000 | 69,000 | 60,000
Valuation allowance on recoverable value added tax credits | 21,000 | $ 37,000 | $ 23,000
Santa Catarina [Member] |  |  |
Guarantees, Other Contingent Liabilities, and Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |
Brazil audit assessment for tax, penalties, and interest on recoverable value added tax credits | 12,000 |  |
Reduced Brazil audit assessment for tax, penalties, and interest on recoverable value added tax credits | 10,000 |  |
Santa Catarina [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Guarantees, Other Contingent Liabilities, and Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss on remaining VAT audit assessment | 0 |  |
Santa Catarina [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Guarantees, Other Contingent Liabilities, and Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss on remaining VAT audit assessment | 10,000 |  |
Parana [Member] |  |  |
Guarantees, Other Contingent Liabilities, and Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |
Brazil audit assessment for tax, penalties, and interest on recoverable value added tax credits | 14,000 |  |
Parana [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Guarantees, Other Contingent Liabilities, and Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss on remaining VAT audit assessment | 0 |  |
Parana [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Guarantees, Other Contingent Liabilities, and Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss on remaining VAT audit assessment | $ 12,000 |  |

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- Definition Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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