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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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Long-Term Debt (Condensed) (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Condensed) (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 07, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 08, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2015
Debt obligations
Total debt obligations				$ 739,036,835		$ 770,102,728
Less: deferred financing fees	$ 20,138,480			20,252,692		20,138,480
Total				718,784,143		749,964,248
Presented as follows:
Current portion of long-term debt				126,286,358		65,978,785
Long-term debt—net of current portion and deferred financing fees				592,497,785		683,985,463
Total				718,784,143		749,964,248
Deferred financing fees
Deferred finance fees, beginning	20,138,480
Additions	2,839,383
Amortization	(2,898,375)	$ (1,893,141)
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	173,204
Deferred finance fees, end	$ 20,252,692
Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS)
Debt obligations
Total debt obligations						99,882,500
Tranche A
Debt obligations
Total debt obligations						34,000,000
Tranche B
Debt obligations
Total debt obligations						25,570,000
Tranche C
Debt obligations
Total debt obligations						40,312,500
2017 Bridge Loan
Debt obligations
Original 2015 Debt Facility					$ 97,000,000
Total debt obligations				97,000,000
Presented as follows:
Current portion of long-term debt			$ 66,900,000	66,900,000
2015 Debt Facility
Debt obligations
Original 2015 Debt Facility							$ 758,000,000
Total debt obligations				642,036,835		670,220,228
Commercial Financing
Debt obligations
Total debt obligations				218,234,703		227,512,277
KEXIM Direct Financing
Debt obligations
Total debt obligations				166,785,582		177,680,534
KEXIM Guaranteed
Debt obligations
Total debt obligations				171,570,650		175,773,718
K-sure Insured
Debt obligations
Total debt obligations				$ 85,445,900		$ 89,253,699