Note 23 - Related Party Matters (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) a
Company Controlled by Company's Officer and Directors [Member]
Operating Leases Monthly Rent	$ 14,862
Number of Additional Lease Option Periods	3
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term	2 years
Company Controlled by Company's Officer and Directors [Member] \| Little Mountain Airport [Member]
Area of Real Estate Property \| a	68
Operating Leases Monthly Rent	$ 14,862
Number of Additional Lease Option Periods	3
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term	2 years
Number of Interests Acquired in Equipment Leases During the Period	2
Vantage [Member] \| Leasing Subsidiary [Member]
Payments to Acquire Interests in Equipment Leases	$ 401,250
Fees for Servicing Equipment Leases, Included in Acquisition Payments	$ 1,000
Equipment Lease Payments, Percentage of Outstanding Lease Assets	1.00%
Servicing Income as a Percentage of the Related Party's Annual Revenues	1.00%

Represents the equipment lease payments as a percentage of outstanding lease assets as of the balance sheet date.

No definition available.

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- Definition

Represents the amount of fees for servicing equipment leases that were included in acquisition payments.

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No definition available.

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Balance Type:	credit
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- Definition

The item represents number of additional lease option periods.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Represents the number of interests acquired in equipment during the period.

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No definition available.

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Item represent monthly rent on operating leases.

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No definition available.

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Represents the amount of payments made during the period to acquire interests in equipment leases.

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No definition available.

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Represents the servicing income received by the related party from the Company, expressed as a percentage of the related party's annual revenues.

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No definition available.

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Data Type:	num:percentItemType
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Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Area of a real estate property.

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No definition available.

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Data Type:	num:areaItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918673-209980

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