PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment, some of which has been pledged as collateral for long-term debt, is summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):



	March 31,		March 31,
	2018		2017
Land	$	5,398	$	5,398
Buildings and improvements	195,609		189,666
Data processing equipment	262,254		249,131
Office furniture and other equipment	28,005		32,086
	491,266		476,281
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	334,733		320,307
	$	156,533	$	155,974

Depreciation expense on property and equipment was $43.5 million, $42.9 million and $40.6 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.