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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for costs that provide economic benefits in future periods, and amount of other assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Note 2 - Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) - Purchase Price Allocation (USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Oct. 15, 2014	Nov. 06, 2013	May 15, 2012	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 15, 2014
Note 2 - Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) - Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Contingent consideration liability				$ 812,000	$ 1,620,000
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PCD Acquisition [Member]
Note 2 - Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) - Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Cash consideration	5,000,000
Holdback payment liability	250,000
Contingent consideration liability	300,000
Aggregate consideration	5,550,000
Inventories, net	137,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	7,000
Intangibles, net	3,678,000
Goodwill	1,743,000
Accrued expenses	(15,000)
Total purchase price allocation	5,550,000
BGI [Member]
Note 2 - Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) - Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Inventories, net							1,268,000
Property, plant and equipment, net							47,000
Intangibles, net							5,711,000
Goodwill							3,295,000
Accrued expenses							(53,000)
Total purchase price allocation							10,268,000
Amega Scientific Corporation [Member]
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Cash consideration		11,268,000
Holdback payment liability		1,000,000
Contingent consideration liability		500,000
Aggregate consideration		12,768,000
Accounts receivable, net		663,000
Inventories, net		410,000
Prepaid expenses and other		11,000
Property, plant and equipment, net		115,000
Intangibles, net		5,838,000
Goodwill		6,827,000
Accrued salaries and payroll taxes		(53,000)
Unearned revenues		(1,043,000)
Total purchase price allocation		12,768,000
TempSys [Member]
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Accounts receivable, net		838,000
Inventories, net		447,000
Prepaid expenses and other		21,000
Property, plant and equipment, net		25,000
Deferred income taxes		585,000
Intangibles, net		6,135,000
Goodwill		6,820,000
Accounts payable		(255,000)
Accrued salaries and payroll taxes		(2,134,000)
Unearned revenues		(485,000)
Accrued expenses		(135,000)
Deferred income taxes		(2,093,000)
Total purchase price allocation		9,826,000
Cash		57,000
Bios [Member]
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Cash consideration			16,660,000
Contingent consideration liability			2,140,000		1,120,000
Aggregate consideration			18,800,000
Accounts receivable, net			478,000
Inventories, net			910,000
Other current assets			28,000
Property, plant and equipment, net			63,000
Intangibles, net			8,200,000
Goodwill			9,190,000
Current liabilities			(69,000)
Total purchase price allocation			$ 18,800,000