ACQUISITIONS: - Pro forma financial information (Details) - Arbor and Circulate - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 887,495	$ 853,249
Net loss from continuing operations	$ (17,025)	$ (38,903)
Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.22)	$ (0.30)

The pro forma basic and diluted net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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Amount after tax of pro forma income from continuing operations as if the business combination had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=79982066&loc=d3e1392-128463

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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