Represents the area of leased facility.

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Represents the total area of the facility within which the Company has leased.

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- Definition

The item represents number of additional lease option periods.

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The amount of annual rent for an operating lease for the lessee after specific annual incremental increases.

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Represents the number of years within an incremental period related to the increase in annual rent.

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The percentage increase of annual rent payments towards an operating lease.

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Represents the initial amount of annual rent for an operating lease.

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- Definition

Area of a real estate property.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918673-209980

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Note 11 - Lease Arrangements (Details Textual)		4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Note 11 - Lease Arrangements (Details Textual)	Aug. 01, 2017 CAD ft²	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) ft² a	Mar. 31, 2017 CAD ft² a	Mar. 31, 2017 GBP (£) ft² a	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Operating Leases, Rent Expense			$ 3,872,000			$ 3,038,000
Delphax [Member]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense		$ 226,000	$ 391,000
GAS Leases [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract			1 year	1 year	1 year
Building Lease in Ontario [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Area of Real Estate Property \| ft²	12,206
Operating Lease, Lessee, Initial Annual Rent, Amount \| CAD	CAD 94,600
Operating Lease, Lessee, Annual Rent, After Annual Increments, Amount \| CAD	CAD 97,000
Verona, Wisconsin Facility Lease [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member]
Operating Leases Monthly Rent			$ 13,000
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term			5 years	5 years	5 years
Area of Lease Facility \| ft²			21,000	21,000	21,000
Lease Contract with Pinal Country, Arizona [Member] \| Global Aviation Partners LLC [Member] \| Jet Yard, LLC [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term			30 years	30 years	30 years
Area of Lease Facility \| a			2.6	2.6	2.6
Area of Total Facility \| a			48.5	48.5	48.5
Operating Lease, Lessee, Initial Annual Rent, Amount			$ 27,000
Operating Lease, Lessee, Annual Rent, After Annual Increments, Amount			$ 152,000
Operating Lease, Lessee, Annual Rent, Increase Percentage			5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
Operating Lease, Lessee, Annual Rent Increase, Incremental Period			3 years	3 years	3 years
Kinston, North Carolina [Member]
Number of Additional Lease Option Periods			4	4	4
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term			5 years	5 years	5 years
Area of Lease Facility \| ft²			53,000	53,000	53,000
Area of Total Facility \| ft²			66,000	66,000	66,000
Mississauga, Ontario [Member] \| Delphax [Member]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense			$ 288,000	CAD 384,000
UNITED KINGDOM \| Delphax [Member]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense			78,000		£ 62,400
Company Controlled by Company's Officer and Directors [Member]
Operating Leases Monthly Rent			$ 14,862
Number of Additional Lease Option Periods			3	3	3
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term			2 years	2 years	2 years
Related Party [Member]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense			$ 289,000			$ 178,000