Fair Value Disclosures - Summary of financial instruments not measured at fair value (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and restricted cash	$ 32,318	$ 24,684
Finance receivables	189,328	199,781
Repossessed assets:	1,073	1,340
Credit facility	119,000	126,830
Note Payable	3,244	0
Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and restricted cash	32,318	24,684
Finance receivables	189,328	199,781
Repossessed assets:	1,073	1,340
Credit facility	119,000	126,830
Note Payable	3,244	0
Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and restricted cash	32,318	24,684
Finance receivables	0	0
Repossessed assets:	0	0
Credit facility	0	0
Note Payable	0	0
Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and restricted cash	0	0
Finance receivables	0	0
Repossessed assets:	0	0
Credit facility	119,000	126,830
Note Payable	3,244	0
Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and restricted cash	0	0
Finance receivables	189,328	199,781
Repossessed assets:	1,073	1,340
Credit facility	0	0
Note Payable	$ 0	$ 0

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Represents the portion of other impaired loans.

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Fair value portion of contractual arrangement with a lender under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time.

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Fair value portion of notes payable.

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