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Finance Receivables - Summary of reconciliation of changes in allowance for credit losses on contracts (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Provision for credit losses	$ 5,187,832us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	$ 5,796,648us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	$ 5,154,235us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	$ 4,231,815us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	$ 4,181,286us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	$ 4,183,035us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	$ 3,973,104us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	$ 2,641,791us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	$ 20,370,530us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	$ 14,979,216us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	$ 13,391,875us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses
Finance receivables | Contracts
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year							12,889,082us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember		12,889,082us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember	16,090,652us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember	19,499,208us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember
Provision for credit losses									20,008,166us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember	14,693,841us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember	13,252,382us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember
Losses absorbed									(25,041,833)nick_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesAbsorbed / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember	(21,690,010)nick_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesAbsorbed / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember	(19,851,080)nick_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesAbsorbed / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember
Recoveries									3,469,807us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember	3,794,599us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember	3,190,142us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember
Balance at end of year				$ 11,325,222us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember				$ 12,889,082us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember	$ 11,325,222us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember	$ 12,889,082us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember	$ 16,090,652us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember

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