Exercise price minimum percentage of fair market value at grant date.

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Percentage of voting rights interest.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award options granted to directors.

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Share based compensation arrangements by share based payment award options grants in period weighted average remaining contractual term.

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Date the equity-based award expires, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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- Definition

The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable or convertible, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Number of options or other stock instruments for which the right to exercise has lapsed under the terms of the plan agreements.

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The number of shares under options that were cancelled during the reporting period as a result of occurrence of a terminating event specified in contractual agreements pertaining to the stock option plan.

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Weighted average price at which grantees could have acquired the underlying shares with respect to stock options of the plan that expired.

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Weighted average price at which grantees could have acquired the underlying shares with respect to stock options that were terminated.

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- Definition

The floor of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

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The ceiling of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

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Stock Compensation - Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan of Global-Tech - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options exercisable period	3 years 10 months 6 days	4 years 7 months 6 days	4 years 2 months 1 day
Number of options, Forfeited		5,950	1,250
Exercise price of option		$ 21.26	$ 29.45
Number of options, expired	65,500		82,167
Exercise price of option	$ 30.55		$ 19.22
Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan of Global-Tech [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock available for grant	400,000
Stock option plan expiration date	Sep. 17, 2008
Percentage of fair market value of stock granted	110.00%
Number of options, Forfeited		5,950	1,250
Number of options, expired	65,500		82,167
Minimum exercise price of option			$ 19.00
Maximum exercise price of option			$ 25.00
Options granted to directors			65,500
Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan of Global-Tech [Member] \| Exercise price one [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price of option		$ 15.60	$ 25.00
Exercise price of option	$ 30.40
Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan of Global-Tech [Member] \| Exercise price range two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price of option		$ 30.56	$ 30.56
Exercise price of option	$ 30.56
Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan of Global-Tech [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Voting rights	10.00%
Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan of Global-Tech [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Voting rights	10.00%
Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan of Global-Tech [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Term of ISO granted	10 years
Options exercisable period	10 years
Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan of Global-Tech [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Term of ISO granted	5 years