Fair Value Measurements (Carrying Amount and Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020
Carrying [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 178,351	$ 410,405
Accounts receivable	627,305	740,105
Investment in business purchase option		146,500
Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	178,351	410,405
Accounts receivable	627,305	740,105
Investment in business purchase option		146,500
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Carrying [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt component of tangible equity units	32,008	35,431
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt component of tangible equity units	31,966	34,806
Senior Notes due March 1, 2025 [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Carrying [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	1,316,928	997,772
Senior Notes due March 1, 2025 [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	1,318,375	950,000
Senior Credit Facilities [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Carrying [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	3,689,853	3,682,457
Senior Credit Facilities [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	$ 3,674,961	$ 3,452,687

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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- Definition

Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
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- Definition

Fair value portion of receivables, including, but not limited to, trade account receivables, note receivables, and loan receivables.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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