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Note 9 - Segment Information - Operating Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Biological Indicators [Member]
Revenues	$ 8,482		$ 6,441		$ 15,718	$ 12,858
Gross profit	5,539		4,051		10,288	7,835
Selling expenses	507		368		867	772
Gross profit after deducting selling expense and impairment of intangible asset	$ 5,032		$ 3,683		$ 9,421	$ 7,063
Reconciling items (1)		[1]		[1]
Earnings before income taxes
Instruments [Member]
Revenues	$ 9,228		$ 9,065		$ 17,559	$ 16,750
Gross profit	5,705		5,455		11,060	10,382
Selling expenses	1,210		829		2,191	1,821
Gross profit after deducting selling expense and impairment of intangible asset	$ 4,495		$ 4,626		$ 8,869	$ 8,561
Reconciling items (1)		[1]		[1]
Earnings before income taxes
Continuous Monitoring [Member]
Revenues	$ 2,226		$ 3,034		$ 4,817	$ 5,332
Gross profit	955		1,617		1,992	2,611
Selling expenses	508		145		966	812
Gross profit after deducting selling expense and impairment of intangible asset	$ 447		$ 1,472		$ 1,026	$ 1,799
Reconciling items (1)		[1]		[1]
Earnings before income taxes
Cold Chain [member]
Revenues	$ 1,840				$ 1,840
Gross profit	868				868
Selling expenses	63				63
Gross profit after deducting selling expense and impairment of intangible asset	$ 805				$ 805
Reconciling items (1)		[1]		[1]
Earnings before income taxes
Revenues	$ 21,776		$ 18,540		$ 39,934	$ 34,940
Gross profit	13,067		11,123		24,208	20,828
Selling expenses	2,288		1,342		4,087	3,405
Gross profit after deducting selling expense and impairment of intangible asset	10,779		9,781		20,121	17,423
Reconciling items (1)	(7,986)	[1]	(5,038)	[1]	(13,802)	(9,787)
Earnings before income taxes	$ 2,793		$ 4,743		$ 6,319	$ 7,636
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