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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of fair value assets measured on non-recurring basis | The following table summarizes the assets as of March 31, 2015, valued at fair value on a non-recurring basis (in thousands):
| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Balance as of March 31, 2015 |  | Total Loss for Fiscal Year 2015
Inventories | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,139 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,139 |  |  | $ | (7,167 | )
Assets held for sale | — |  |  | 54,310 |  |  | — |  |  | 54,310 |  |  | (36,057 | )
Total assets | $ | — |  |  | $ | 57,449 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 57,449 |  |  | $ | (43,224 | )
The following table summarizes the assets as of March 31, 2014, valued at fair value on a non-recurring basis (in thousands):
| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Balance as of March 31, 2014 |  | Total Loss for Fiscal Year 2014
Inventories | $ | — |  |  | $ | 50,505 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 50,505 |  |  | $ | (12,669 | )
Assets held for sale | — |  |  | 16,050 |  |  | — |  |  | 16,050 |  |  | (6,814 | )
Total assets | $ | — |  |  | $ | 66,555 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 66,555 |  |  | $ | (19,483 | )
Schedule of fair value assets measured on recurring basis | The following table summarizes the financial instruments we had as of March 31, 2014, valued at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Balance as of March 31, 2014 |  | Balance Sheet Classification
Rabbi Trust investments | $ | 6,599 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,599 |  |  | Other assets
Total assets | $ | 6,599 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,599 |  |  |
Contingent consideration (1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,652 |  |  | $ | 7,652 |  |  | Other accrued liabilities
Long-term | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 23,670 |  |  | $ | 23,670 |  |  | Other liabilities and deferred credits
Total liabilities | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 31,322 |  |  | $ | 31,322 |  |  |
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(1) | Relates to an investment in Cougar (see Note 3).
The following table summarizes the financial instruments we had as of March 31, 2015, valued at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Balance as of March 31, 2015 |  | Balance Sheet Classification
Rabbi Trust investments | $ | 2,379 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,379 |  |  | Other assets
Total assets | $ | 2,379 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,379 |  |  |
Contingent consideration (1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 33,938 |  |  | $ | 33,938 |  |  | Other accrued liabilities
Long-term | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,967 |  |  | $ | 4,967 |  |  | Other liabilities and deferred credits
Total liabilities | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 38,905 |  |  | $ | 38,905 |  |  |
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(1) | Relates to our investments in Cougar totaling $32.5 million and Airnorth totaling $6.4 million (see Note 3).
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block] | The following table provides a rollforward of the contingent consideration liability Level 3 fair value measurements during fiscal year 2015 (in thousands):
| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Contingent consideration: |
Balance as of March 31, 2014 | $ | 31,322 |
Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 1,177 |
Airnorth acquisition | 6,406 |
Balance as of March 31, 2015 | $ | 38,905 |
Schedule of fair value of debt | The carrying and fair value of our long-term debt, including the current portion, are as follows (in thousands):
| March 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| Carrying Value |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value
6 ¼% Senior Notes | $ | 401,535 |  |  | $ | 381,458 |  |  | $ | 450,000 |  |  | $ | 477,000 |
Term Loan | 222,179 |  |  | 222,179 |  |  | 226,604 |  |  | 226,604 |
3% Convertible Senior Notes | 114,109 |  |  | 115,288 |  |  | 109,904 |  |  | 142,382 |
Revolving Credit Facility | 83,800 |  |  | 83,800 |  |  | 24,000 |  |  | 24,000 |
Airnorth debt | 23,119 |  |  | 23,119 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Eastern Airways debt | 19,680 |  |  | 19,680 |  |  | 29,911 |  |  | 29,911 |
Other debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | 883 |  |  | 883 |
| $ | 864,422 |  |  | $ | 845,524 |  |  | $ | 841,302 |  |  | $ | 900,780 |

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