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Financial Instruments (Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts) (Details) - Foreign Exchange Contracts € in Millions, £ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 AUD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2020 CAD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 GBP (£)
British Pound Sterling
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 18.5				£ 14.4
Weighted average exchange rate per $1 USD	0.78	0.78	0.78	0.78	0.78
Euro
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount | $	$ 2.4
Weighted average exchange rate per $1 USD	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.90
Foreign Exchange Forward Contract, Foreign Currency Amount | €			€ 2.1
Canadian Dollar
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 5.5			$ 7.3
Weighted average exchange rate per $1 USD	1.32	1.32	1.32	1.32	1.32
Australia, Dollars
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 1.7	$ 2.2
Weighted average exchange rate per $1 USD	1.25	1.25	1.25	1.25	1.25

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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