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Finance Receivables - Finance receivables consist of automobile finance installment Contracts and Direct Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables, net	$ 303,531	$ 317,205
Contracts and Direct Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables, gross contract	491,433	512,720
Unearned interest	(152,737)	(160,853)
Finance receivables, net of unearned interest	338,696	351,867
Unearned dealer discounts	(16,012)	(17,004)
Finance receivables, net of unearned interest and unearned dealer discounts	322,684	334,863
Allowance for credit losses	(19,153)	(17,658)
Finance receivables, net	$ 303,531	$ 317,205

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Represents amount of indirect finance receivables, net of unearned interest and unearned dealer discounts.

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Net amount of the investment after deducting the amount of unearned discounts (other than cash or quantity discounts and the like), finance charges, and interest included.

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Represents unearned discounts (other than cash or quantity discounts and the like) included in the net amount of finance receivables, that are shown as a deduction from the related receivables.

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Represents unearned interest included in financial receivables.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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A valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 11B
-Subparagraph (c)(1)
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Amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the note. The note also may contain provisions and related items including a discount or premium, payable on demand, secured, or unsecured, interest bearing or noninterest bearing, among a myriad of other features and characteristics. Excludes amounts related to receivables held-for-sale.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10(3))
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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3)
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