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Short-Term Investments	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Short-Term Investments [Abstract]
Short-Term Investments	5. Short-Term Investments The short-term investments account contains the assets of the Company's deferred compensation plan. The plan's assets consist primarily of mutual funds and are classified as available for sale. The Company did not redeem any short-term investments for the payment of deferred compensation liabilities during the year ended March 31, 2013. As of March 31, 2013 and 2012, the fair market value of the short-term investments was $411,000 and $342,000, and the liability to plan participants was $411,000 and $342,000, respectively.

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The entire disclosure of the short-term investments. Short-term investments may include current marketable securities.

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