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Accounts Receivable Discount Programs (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Accounts Receivable Discount Programs [Abstract] |
Schedule of accounts receivable discount programs | The following is a summary of the Company’s accounts receivable discount programs for continuing operations:
|  | Six Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Receivables discounted |  | $ | 100,076,000 |  |  | $ | 98,974,000 |
Weighted average days |  |  | 335 |  |  |  | 338 |
Annualized weighted average discount rate |  |  | 2.4 | % |  |  | 2.7 | %
Amount of discount as interest expense |  | $ | 2,188,000 |  |  | $ | 2,534,000 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of accounts receivable factored out to banks. Disclosure includes amounts factored, weighted average days, weighted average discount rate and amount of discount. + References No definition available. + Details
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