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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) shares in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / Employee shares | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Employee's years of service and average earnings | Five highest consecutive calendar years of compensation in the ten-year period preceding retirement |  |
Percentage of blue collar employees | 50.00% |  |
Increase in projected benefit obligations | $ 2,145,000 |  |
Accumulated benefit obligation | $ 32,270,000 | $ 33,998,000 |
Contribution equal to employee salary deferral | 100.00% |  |
Employer contribution description | Matching contributions equal to 100% of the first 3% of an employee’s salary deferral and 50% of the next 2% percent of an employee’s salary deferral |  |
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 | $ 4,000 |  |
Share of the medical premium cost for single coverage | 2,000 |  |
Share of the medical premium both family and single coverage for regular retirees | $ 1,000 |  |
Medical care cost trend rate | 5.00% |  |
Medical care trend year | 2022 |  |
Medical care cost trend rate decrements | 0.50% |  |
Current portion of accrued postretirement benefit obligation | $ 88,000 | $ 92,000 |
Employee stock ownership plan, shares | shares | 202 | 233 |
Company contributions to the ESOP | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
Stop loss coverage per employee for claims | $ / Employee | 100 |  |
Maximum aggregate stop loss coverage | $ / Employee | 1,000 |  |
Total plan amount | $ 2,602,000 |  |
Self-Insured medical plan liability | 176,000 | 446,000 |
Defined Contribution Plan 401K [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Contributions to defined contribution plan | 866,000 | 940,000 | 831,000
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Liability released through annuity purchase | (1,710,000) |  |
Annuities purchased | (1,798,000) |  |
Estimated net actuarial loss for pension plan | 1,351,000 |  |
Estimated prior service cost for pension plan | 0 |  |
Pension expense | $ (49,000) | $ (469,000) | $ 213,000
Weighted average discount rate used to develop net postretirement benefit cost | 3.74% | 4.46% | 4.28%
Defined Contribution Plan [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Contributions to defined contribution plan | $ 315,000 | $ 294,000 | $ 257,000
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Pension expense | 76,000 | 70,000 | 70,000
Pension expense related liability | 391,000 | 341,000 |
Current portion of the related liability included in accrued compensation | 26,000 | 26,000 |
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimated net actuarial loss for pension plan | 39,000 |  |
Estimated prior service cost for pension plan | 0 |  |
Pension expense | $ 69,000 | $ (40,000) | $ (87,000)
Weighted average discount rate used to develop net postretirement benefit cost | 3.11% | 3.59% | 3.26%

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