Represents the equipment lease payments as a percentage of outstanding lease assets as of the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

Represents the amount of fees for servicing equipment leases that were included in acquisition payments.

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The item represents number of additional lease option periods.

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Represents the number of interests acquired in equipment during the period.

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- Definition

Item represent monthly rent on operating leases.

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- Definition

Represents the amount of payments made during the period to acquire interests in equipment leases.

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- Definition

Represents the servicing income received by the related party from the Company, expressed as a percentage of the related party's annual revenues.

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Area of a real estate property.

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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
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Amount of cash outflow from operating lease, excluding payments to bring another asset to condition and location necessary for its intended use.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
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-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
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-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918686-209980

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Note 23 - Related Party Matters (Details Textual)	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		15 Months Ended
Note 23 - Related Party Matters (Details Textual)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) a	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) a	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 18, 2016 ft²
Company Controlled by Company's Officer and Directors [Member]
Operating Leases Monthly Rent		$ 14,862
Number of Additional Lease Option Periods		3
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term		2 years
Company Controlled by Company's Officer and Directors [Member] \| Little Mountain Airport [Member]
Area of Real Estate Property \| a	68	68
Operating Leases Monthly Rent		$ 14,862
Number of Additional Lease Option Periods		3
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term		2 years
Number of Interests Acquired in Equipment Leases During the Period		2
Vantage [Member] \| Leasing Subsidiary [Member]
Payments to Acquire Interests in Equipment Leases			$ 401,250
Fees for Servicing Equipment Leases, Included in Acquisition Payments			$ 1,000
Equipment Lease Payments, Percentage of Outstanding Lease Assets			1.00%
Servicing Income as a Percentage of the Related Party's Annual Revenues				1.00%
Contrail Aviation Support, Inc. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member]
Area of Real Estate Property \| ft²					21,000
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term		5 years
Operating Lease, Payments	$ 111,189