Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 04, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Oct. 04, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Net sales	$ 708,402	$ 762,137	$ 1,413,326	$ 1,542,367
Cost of goods sold	530,842	564,820	1,060,789	1,143,538
Gross profit	177,560	197,317	352,537	398,829
Operating expenses	119,026	132,325	239,396	263,129
Restructuring and other exit charges	3,119	6,282	4,506	8,654
Operating earnings	55,415	58,710	108,635	127,046
Interest expense	9,829	10,097	19,994	20,995
Other (income) expense, net	4,110	199	5,572	(953)
Earnings before income taxes	41,476	48,414	83,069	107,004
Income tax expense (benefit)	5,745	(14,284)	12,155	(4,330)
Net earnings	$ 35,731	62,698	70,914	111,334
Net earnings attributable to EnerSys stockholders		$ 62,698	$ 70,914	$ 111,334
Net earnings per common share attributable to EnerSys stockholders:
Basic earnings per common share attributable to EnerSys stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.84	$ 1.48	$ 1.67	$ 2.62
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to EnerSys stockholders (in dollars per share)	0.83	1.47	1.65	2.59
Dividends per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.175	$ 0.175	$ 0.35	$ 0.35
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	42,521,659	42,392,039	42,453,774	42,524,189
Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	43,087,455	42,708,082	43,009,755	42,913,258