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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Capital expenditures [Table Text Block] | During fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, we made capital expenditures as follows:
|  | Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| Number of aircraft delivered: |  |  |  |  |
| Medium | 7 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 2 |
| Large | 14 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 17 |
| Total aircraft | 21 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 19 |
| Capital expenditures (in thousands): |  |  |  |  |
| Aircraft and related equipment (1) | $ | 476,368 |  |  | $ | 563,724 |  |  | $ | 504,329 |
| Other | 125,466 |  |  | 64,889 |  |  | 67,096 |
| Total capital expenditures (2) | $ | 601,834 |  |  | $ | 628,613 |  |  | $ | 571,425 |
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(1) | During fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, we spent $440.9 million, $529.4 million and $312.7 million, respectively, on construction in progress which primarily represents progress payments on aircraft to be delivered in future periods.
(2) | During fiscal year 2013, we paid $190.9 million for aircraft and facilities used by Cougar.
PROPERTY SOLD AND DISPOSED [Table Text Block] | Additionally, the following tables present details on the aircraft sold or disposed of and impairments on assets held for sale during fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013:
|  | Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
|  | (In thousands, except for number of aircraft)
| Number of aircraft sold or disposed of (1) | 44 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 27 |
| Proceeds from sale or disposal of assets (1) | $ | 414,859 |  |  | $ | 289,951 |  |  | $ | 314,847 |
| Gain from sale or disposal of assets | $ | 208 |  |  | $ | 6,092 |  |  | $ | 3,708 |
| Number of aircraft impaired | 27 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 10 |
| Impairment charges on aircraft held for sale and construction in progress (2) | $ | 36,057 |  |  | $ | 6,814 |  |  | $ | 4,362 |
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(1) | During fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, 14, 14 and 11 of these aircraft sold were leased back and we received $380.7 million, $246.4 million and $255.8 million in proceeds for the aircraft.
(2) | Fiscal year 2013 includes a gain related to four large aircraft reclassified from held for sale to aircraft and equipment as they were returned to operational status as a result of the issues associated with the Airbus Helicopters H225 Super Puma helicopters and reversed previously recorded impairment charges of $8.7 million.

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