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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income tax expense related to Fenco subsidiaries in Mexico	$ 28,000	$ 141,000	$ 126,000	$ 281,000
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations, Total	50.30%	(10.00%)	(53.60%)	(18.80%)
Income tax expenses, excluding the net losses of Fenco's Canadian operations (in hundredths)	33.00%	37.70%	36.90%	39.30%

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A ratio calculated by dividing the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the period by GAAP-basis pretax income from continuing operations.

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