Notes, Loans and Finance Leases Payable, net (Long-term Debt Borrowings) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 6,371,562	$ 5,850,346
Notes, loans and finance/capital leases payable	6,794,502	6,304,038
Less: Debt issuance costs	(33,721)	(32,676)
Total notes, loans and finance/capital leases payable, net	$ 6,760,781	6,271,362
Real estate loan (amortizing term) [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.91%
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2027
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2037
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 271,827	277,767
Real estate loan (amortizing term) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	4.30%
Real estate loan (amortizing term) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.68%
Senior mortgages
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.16%
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2026
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2042
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 2,199,217	2,284,853
Senior mortgages \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	2.70%
Senior mortgages \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.05%
Real estate loans (revolving credit) [Member]
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2027
Fleet loans (amortizing term) [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.92%
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2024
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2031
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 67,447	70,454
Fleet loans (amortizing term) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	1.61%
Fleet loans (amortizing term) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.68%
Fleet loans (revolving credit) [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate	6.40%
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2027
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2029
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 585,000	573,889
Fleet loans (revolving credit) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.45%
Fleet loans (revolving credit) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.60%
Capital Leases (rental equipment) [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.23%
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2024
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2026
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 78,382	117,641
Capital Leases (rental equipment) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	2.86%
Capital Leases (rental equipment) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.01%
Finance capital lease [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.94%
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2024
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2031
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 1,823,365	1,708,619
Finance capital lease [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	1.60%
Finance capital lease [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.80%
Private Placement
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.62%
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2029
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2035
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 1,700,000	1,200,000
Private Placement \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	2.43%
Private Placement \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.00%
Other obligations
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate	6.29%
Debt instrument, maturities:
Debt instrument, maturity year range, start	2024
Debt instrument, maturity year range, end	2049
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount	$ 69,264	$ 70,815
Other obligations \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	1.50%
Other obligations \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instruments, interest rate, stated percentage:
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	8.00%

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