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Short-Term Investments	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Short-Term Investments [Abstract]
Short-Term Investments	5. Short-Term Investments The short-term investments contain 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. During the year ended March 31, 2015, the Company redeemed $4,000 of short-term investments for the payment of deferred compensation liabilities. The Company did not redeem any short-term investments for the payment of deferred compensation liabilities during the year ended March 31, 2014. As of March 31, 2015 and 2014, the fair market value of the short-term investments was $699,000 and $521,000, and the liability to plan participants was $699,000 and $521,000, 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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