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Loss Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Loss Contingency [Abstract] |
Loss Contingencies Reconciliation | The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for accrued general and product liability:
|  | Year Ended March 31,
|  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Accrued general and product liability, beginning of year |  | $ | 11,944 |  |  | $ | 12,686 |  |  | $ | 13,582 |
Estimated insurance recoveries |  | 8,052 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Add provision for claims |  | 4,634 |  |  | 3,233 |  |  | 2,887 |
Deduct payments for claims |  | (3,403) |  |  | (3,975) |  |  | (3,783) |
Accrued general and product liability, end of year |  | $ | 21,227 |  |  | $ | 11,944 |  |  | $ | 12,686 |
Estimated insurance recoveries |  | (8,052) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net accrued general and product liability, end of year |  | $ | 13,175 |  |  | $ | 11,944 |  |  | $ | 12,686 |

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