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Indebtedness (Trade Receivables Securitization Narrative) (Details) (Trade receivables securitization [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
banks
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Number of commercial banks participating in trade securitization agreement 3arg_NumberOfCommercialBanksParticipatingInTradeSecuritizationAgreement
Trade receivables securitization $ 295us-gaap_SecuredLongTermDebt
Basis spread on variable rate 0.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
Maximum [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Trade receivables securitization $ 295us-gaap_SecuredLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= arg_TradeReceivablesSecuritizationMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember