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Defined Contribution Plans (Details) (401 (K) Plan [Member], USD $)	1 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
401 (K) Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Minimum age required to participate in defined contribution plan			21 years
Minimum service period required to participate in defined contribution plan			6 months
Employer's matching contribution (in hundredths)	50.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercentOfMatch / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember	25.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercentOfMatch / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Employer's maximum contribution specified as percentage of employee compensation (in hundredths)			6.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Matching contributions vesting period			5 years
Matching contribution, amount			$ 145,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember	$ 126,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember	$ 117,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember

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The vesting period of employer's matching contribution over the period.

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- Definition

The minimum age of employees who are eligible to cover under defined contribution plan service.

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The minimum service period of employees who are eligible to cover under defined contribution plan service.

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- Definition

The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 70

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6414718&loc=d3e28014-114942

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- Definition

Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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