This item represents the percentage of the direct loan in the total loan portfolio.

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Reflects the calculation as of the balance sheet date of the average interest rate weighted by the amount of finance receivables by type or by instrument at that time.

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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)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Finance Receivables (Detail Textuals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables, net	$ 317,205	$ 311,837
Finance receivables \| Contracts
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Weighted average contractual interest rate	22.37%	22.67%
Finance receivables, net	$ 309,620	$ 303,919	$ 281,042
Finance receivables \| Contracts \| Minimum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Initial term of the indirect finance receivables	12 months
Finance receivables \| Contracts \| Maximum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Initial term of the indirect finance receivables	72 months
Finance receivables \| Direct Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Weighted average contractual interest rate	25.62%	25.72%
Finance receivables, net	$ 7,585	$ 7,918	$ 7,862
Percentage of direct loan to total loan portfolio	2.00%
Finance receivables \| Direct Loans \| Minimum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Initial term of the direct finance receivables	12 months
Finance receivables, net	$ 1
Finance receivables \| Direct Loans \| Maximum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Initial term of the direct finance receivables	72 months
Finance receivables, net	$ 11