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Inventory (table)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

		2016		2015		2014
		(In thousands)
Finished products	$	467,337	$	414,154	$	418,368
In process		25,855		22,651		16,056
Raw materials and supplies		213,790		199,674		170,210
		706,982		636,479		604,634
Less excess of FIFO cost over LIFO cost		139,275		164,067		153,384
Total inventories	$	567,707	$	472,412	$	451,250

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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.

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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

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