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Inventory (table) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block] |
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
|  | (In thousands)
Finished products | $ | 414,154 | $ | 418,368 | $ | 445,278
In process |  | 22,651 |  | 16,056 |  | 18,107
Raw materials and supplies |  | 199,674 |  | 170,210 |  | 149,359
|  | 636,479 |  | 604,634 |  | 612,744
Less excess of FIFO cost over LIFO cost |  | 164,067 |  | 153,384 |  | 133,014
Total inventories | $ | 472,412 | $ | 451,250 | $ | 479,730

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361739&loc=d3e7789-107766 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 2 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a,b,c -Article 5 + Details
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