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Significant Customer and Other Information (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
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Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Sales [Member] | Customer A [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	48.00%	56.00%	53.00%
Sales [Member] | Customer B [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	18.00%	19.00%	19.00%
Sales [Member] | Customer C [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	21.00%	11.00%	11.00%
Sales [Member] | Rotating Electrical Products [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	78.00%	82.00%	89.00%
Sales [Member] | Wheel Hub Products [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	20.00%	17.00%	11.00%
Sales [Member] | Brake Master Cylinders Products [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	2.00%	1.00%	0.00%
Accounts Receivable - Trade [Member] | Customer A [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	37.00%	48.00%
Accounts Receivable - Trade [Member] | Customer B [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	17.00%	16.00%
Accounts Receivable - Trade [Member] | Customer C [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	15.00%	12.00%
Significant Supplier Purchases [Member] | Supplier A [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	6.00%	12.00%	13.00%

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