Related Party Transations (Table Text Block)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2016

Related Party Revenue [Abstract]

Related Party Revenue

		Quarter Ended December 31,
		2016		2015
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
U-Haul interest income revenue from SAC Holdings	$	1,226	$	1,245
U-Haul management fee revenue from SAC Holdings		4,687		4,461
U-Haul management fee revenue from Private Mini		875		849
U-Haul management fee revenue from Mercury		4,172		2,860
	$	10,960	$	9,415

		Nine Months Ended December 31,
		2016		2015
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
U-Haul interest income revenue from SAC Holdings	$	3,681	$	3,733
U-Haul interest income revenue from Private Mini		–		1,126
U-Haul management fee revenue from SAC Holdings		14,995		14,158
U-Haul management fee revenue from Private Mini		2,707		2,473
U-Haul management fee revenue from Mercury		5,348		3,970
	$	26,731	$	25,460

Related Party costs and expenses

		Quarter Ended December 31,
		2016		2015
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
U-Haul lease expenses to SAC Holdings	$	684	$	654
U-Haul commission expenses to SAC Holdings		12,135		11,521
U-Haul commission expenses to Private Mini		848		841
	$	13,667	$	13,016

		Nine Months Ended December 31,
		2016		2015
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
U-Haul lease expenses to SAC Holdings	$	2,056	$	1,962
U-Haul commission expenses to SAC Holdings		42,843		40,780
U-Haul commission expenses to Private Mini		3,021		2,879
	$	47,920	$	45,621

Related party assets

		December 31,		March 31,
		2016		2016
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
U-Haul note receivable from SAC Holdings	$	48,429	$	49,322
U-Haul interest receivable from SAC Holdings		5,288		4,970
U-Haul receivable from SAC Holdings		27,466		23,127
U-Haul receivable from Mercury		9,930		8,016
Other (a)		592		299
	$	91,705	$	85,734

(a) Timing differences for intercompany balances with insurance subsidiaries resulting from the three month difference in reporting periods.