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The effective portion of net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments.

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Aggregate net fair value of all derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments. Includes instruments designated as cash flow hedges, fair value hedges, and hedges of net investments in foreign operations.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Derivative Instruments (Narratives) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Derivative Instruments (Narratives) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) Counterparty	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of different counterparties \| Counterparty	3
Reclassify Next Year
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be reclassified in the next 12 months	$ 57,000
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Currency Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be reclassified in the next 12 months	653,000
Derivative, Notional Amount	159,520,000
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Commodity Contract
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	6,457,000
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Reclassify Next Year
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be reclassified in the next 12 months	901,000
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	119,820,000
Cost of Sales [Member] \| Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	83,000	$ 40,000	$ (16,000)
Cost of Sales [Member] \| Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net		242,000
Foreign Currency Gain (Loss) [Member] \| Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net		$ (2,888,000)	(17,231,000)
Interest Expense [Member] \| Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Currency Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	(7,268,000)
Interest Expense [Member] \| Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	$ (1,463,000)
Interest Expense [Member] \| Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net			$ 765,000