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Accounts Receivable Discount Programs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

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:

		Years Ended March 31,
		2014				2013
Receivables discounted		$	210,752,000			$	188,536,000
Weighted average days			337				336
Weighted average discount rate			2.2	%			2.7	%
Amount of discount as interest expense		$	4,336,000			$	4,654,000

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Tabular disclosure of accounts receivable factored out to banks. Disclosure includes amounts factored, weighted average days, weighted average discount rate and amount of discount.

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