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Long-term Debt (Details) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Jul. 31, 2013 | May 31, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013
Debt |  |  |  |
Line of credit |  |  | $ 1,500,000 |
Long-term portion |  |  | 1,500,000 | 4,000,000
Effective rate of interest (as a percent) |  |  | 1.50% |
Fiscal year |  |  |  |
2015 |  |  | 1,500,000 |
Line of credit |  |  | 1,500,000 |
Credit facility |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  | 3 years |
Number of trailing quarters of EBITDA used to calculate ratio of funded debt to EBITDA |  |  | 4 |
Number of defined tiers of ratio of funded debt to EBITDA |  |  | 4 |
Ratio of funded debt to EBIDTA required to be maintained |  |  | 2.5 |
Credit facility | Minimum |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Unused capacity fee (as a percent) |  |  | 0.15% |
High end of ratio of funded debt to the entity's trailing four quarters of EBIDTA for unused capacity fees |  |  | 2 |
Fixed charge coverage ratio, required to be maintained |  |  | 1.5 |
Credit facility | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Unused capacity fee (as a percent) |  |  | 0.30% |
Low end of ratio of funded debt to the entity's trailing four quarters of EBIDTA for unused capacity fees |  |  | 1 |
Credit facility | LIBOR |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Description of variable rate basis |  |  | LIBOR |
Credit facility | LIBOR | Minimum |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate (as a percent) |  |  | 1.25% |
Credit facility | LIBOR | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate (as a percent) |  |  | 2.00% |
Credit facility | CBFR using bank prime rate |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Description of variable rate basis |  |  | Prime rate |
Credit facility | CBFR using bank prime rate | Minimum |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate (as a percent) |  |  | (0.50%) |
Credit facility | CBFR using bank prime rate | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate (as a percent) |  |  | (1.25%) |
Credit facility | CBFR using one month LIBOR |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Description of variable rate basis |  |  | One month LIBOR |
Spread on variable rate used to calculate CBFR (as a percent) |  |  | 2.50% |
Credit facility | CBFR using one month LIBOR | Minimum |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate (as a percent) |  |  | (0.50%) |
Credit facility | CBFR using one month LIBOR | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate (as a percent) |  |  | (1.25%) |
Letters of credit |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | 1,000,000 |
Revolving line of credit |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Line of credit |  |  | 1,500,000 | 4,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | 20,000,000 |
Borrowings for facilitating acquisition |  | 11,000,000 |  |
Principal repayments | 1,000,000 |  | 2,500,000 |
Outstanding borrowings |  |  | 1,500,000 |
Fiscal year |  |  |  |
Line of credit |  |  | $ 1,500,000 | $ 4,000,000

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