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Accounts Receivable Discount Programs (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Accounts Receivable Discount Programs [Abstract]
Receivables discounted	$ 175,209,000	$ 167,670,000
Weighted average days	341 days	341 days
Annualized weighted average discount rate	3.10%	2.80%
Amount of discount as interest expense	$ 5,090,000	$ 4,408,000

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The amount of customers' receivable balances that have been sold to the customers' respective banks at a discount during the period.

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Represents the weighted average discount rate, on an annualized basis, on the accounts receivable balances sold during the period.

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The amount of the discount on accounts receivable balances sold that was recorded as interest expense during the period.

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Represents the weighted average number of days these discount arrangements have allowed the Company to accelerate collection of discounted accounts receivable balances during the period.

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