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Accounts Receivable - Net, Warranty Returns (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016
Warranty Returns [Abstract]
Warranty accrual included in customer returns RGA issued	$ 7,845,000		$ 7,845,000		$ 4,612,000
Warranty accrual included in customer finished goods returns accrual	5,862,000		5,862,000		$ 6,233,000
Change in warranty return accrual [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	11,559,000	$ 9,785,000	10,845,000	$ 10,904,000
Charged to expense/additions	28,179,000	22,442,000	50,873,000	39,813,000
Amounts processed	(26,031,000)	(22,023,000)	(48,011,000)	(40,513,000)
Balance at end of period	$ 13,707,000	$ 10,204,000	$ 13,707,000	$ 10,204,000

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Amount as of the balance sheet date of the warranty estimate for which an RGA has not been issued and is included in the customer finished goods returns accrual liability.

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Amount as of the balance sheet date of the warranty accrual for which an RGA has been issued and is included as an offset account to total net accounts receivable.

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Amount as of the balance sheet date of the aggregate standard product warranty liability. Does not include the balance for the extended product warranty liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (c)(1),(c)(5)
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Amount of decrease in the standard product warranty accrual from payments made in cash or in kind to satisfy claims under the terms of the standard product warranty. Excludes extended product warranties.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph ((c)(2))
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Amount of increase in the standard product warranty accrual from warranties issued. Excludes extended product warranties.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
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