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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Detail Textuals 2) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]      
Unearned interest, dealer discounts and allowance for credit losses $ 169,071,000nick_DeferredDiscountsInterestAndAllowanceForCreditLossesIncludedInFinancialReceivables $ 155,001,000nick_DeferredDiscountsInterestAndAllowanceForCreditLossesIncludedInFinancialReceivables  
Average dealer discount associated with new volume 8.08%nick_PercentageOfReceivableInterestDiscount 8.44%nick_PercentageOfReceivableInterestDiscount 8.54%nick_PercentageOfReceivableInterestDiscount
Sales of NDS to the Company's consolidated revenues less than 1%    
Cash paid for income taxes 7,304,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 10,837,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 11,273,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
Cash paid for interest, including debt origination costs $ 6,124,000us-gaap_InterestPaidNet $ 5,673,000us-gaap_InterestPaidNet $ 5,043,000us-gaap_InterestPaidNet