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A covenant measure of the physical worth of a company, which does not include any value derived from intangible assets such as copyrights, patents and intellectual property. Tangible net worth is calculated by taking a firm's total assets and subtracting the value of all liabilities and intangible assets.

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Area of a real estate property.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Note 24 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual)							1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Note 24 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual)	Aug. 03, 2017	Aug. 01, 2017 CAD ft²	Jun. 28, 2017	Jun. 07, 2017 USD ($)	May 05, 2017 USD ($)	May 02, 2017 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired								$ 4,573,700	$ (78,000)
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 25,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate								2.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Building Lease in Ontario [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
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Long-term Debt						$ 2,400,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal						$ 200,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						0.25%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 25,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)			0.25%
Collateral Pledged, Percentage of Foreign Equity Holdings	65.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Contrail Loan Agreement's, Revolving Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 15,000,000
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted					$ 1,600,000
Maximum Ratio of Total Liabilities to Tangible Net Worth					2
Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio					1.1
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Contrail Loan Agreement's, Revolving Line of Credit [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Tangible Net Worth					$ 3,500,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Contrail Loan Agreement's, Revolving Line of Credit [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					3.00%
AirCo [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Acquired Inventory and Principal Business Assets, and Assumed Specified Liabilities, of Aircraft Instrument and Radio Company, Incorporated, and Aircraft Instrument and Radio Services, Inc. [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired							$ 2,400,000
SAIC [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| TFS Partners [Member]
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments				$ 500,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				40.00%
TFS Partners [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Fence Store LLC [Member]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest				60.00%