Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of AMERCO (Narratives) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Income Taxes Paid, Net [Abstract]
Income taxes paid (net of income tax refunds)	$ 36,880	$ 141,901	$ 195,072

The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income, net of any cash received during the current period as refunds for the overpayment of taxes.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4297-108586

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