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Employee Benefit Plans (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2011
Employee Benefit Plan (Additional Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Employee's years of service and average earnings | Five highest consecutive calendar years of compensation in ten-year period preceding retirement |  |
Accumulated benefit obligation | $ 27,809 | $ 25,507 |
Employer contribution description | Matching contributions equal to 100 percent of the first three of an employee’s salary deferral and 50% of the next two percent of an employee’s salary deferral |  |
Contribution equal to employee salary deferral | 100.00% |  |
Contribution next to employee salary deferral | 3.00% |  |
Contribution for additional employee salary deferral | 50.00% |  |
Contribution additional next to employee salary deferral | 2.00% |  |
Share of the medical premium cost for family coverage | 4 |  |
Share of the medical premium cost for single coverage | 2 |  |
Share of the medical premium both family and single coverage for regular retirees | 1 |  |
Medical care cost trend rate | 5.00% |  |
Medical care trend year | 2019 |  |
Medical care cost trend rate decrements | 0.50% |  |
Current portion of accrued postretirement benefit obligation | 107 | 104 |
Employee stock ownership plan, shares | 279 | 292 |
Company contributions to the ESOP | 0 | 0 | 0
Pension plans, defined benefit [Member] |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Estimated net actuarial loss for the pension plan | 1,002 |  |
Estimated prior service cost for pension plan | 4 |  |
Weighted average discount rate used to develop the net postretirement benefit cost | 4.76% | 5.63% | 6.07%
Pension expense | 248 | (312) | (350)
Other postretirement benefit plans [Member] |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Estimated net actuarial loss for the pension plan | 44 |  |
Estimated prior service cost for pension plan | (166) |  |
Weighted average discount rate used to develop the net postretirement benefit cost | 3.96% | 4.69% | 5.15%
Pension expense | (83) | (84) | (82)
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member] |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Pension expense | 24 | 21 | 15
Pension expense related liability | 254 | 256 |
Current portion of the related liability included in accrued compensation | 27 | 26 |
401K Plan [Member] |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Contributions to defined contribution plan | 753 | 457 | 242
Defined Contribution Pension [Member] |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Contributions to defined contribution plan | $ 204 | $ 161 | $ 117

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- Definition For defined benefit pension plans, the actuarial present value of benefits (whether vested or nonvested) attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered before a specified date and based on employee service and compensation (if applicable) before that date. The accumulated benefit obligation differs from the projected benefit obligation in that it includes no assumption about future compensation levels. For plans with flat-benefit or nonpay-related pension benefit formulas, the accumulated benefit obligation and the projected benefit obligation are the same. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Accumulated Benefit Obligation -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6503844 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21915506&loc=d3e1928-114920 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 132R -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph e -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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