Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vesting In One Year After Grant

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vesting In Two Years After Grant

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Increase (Decrease) of Shares Authorized for Grant

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period, Grant Date Fair Value

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for stock option plans and other equity-based compensation arrangements payable within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based awards, other than options, awarded to employees as compensation.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under an established share-based compensation plan.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The number of shares under options that were cancelled during the reporting period as a result of occurrence of a terminating event specified in contractual agreements pertaining to the stock option plan.

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Net number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Stock Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	May. 01, 2010
Long-Term Incentive Plan 2010
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of additional shares authorized (shares)		1,081,200	643,673
Compensation not yet recognized	$ 1.5
Long-Term Incentive Plan 2010 \| Common Stock Class A Non-voting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (shares)					1,575,750
Increase of shares authorized for grant (shares)	185,026
Long-Term Incentive Plan 2010 \| Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (usd per share)	$ 2.96
Options, forfeitures in period (shares)	720,000
Grant date fair value of canceled options	$ 3.4
Long-Term Incentive Plan 2010 \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted in period (shares)	421,394
Compensation not yet recognized	$ 0.8
Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Expenses \| Phantom Share Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred compensation, current liability				$ 3.9
Employee \| Long-Term Incentive Plan 2010 \| Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted in period (shares)	961,718
Non-employee Directors \| Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				2 years
Options, vesting In one year after grant				50.00%
Options, vesting in two years after grant				50.00%
Non-employee Directors \| Long-Term Incentive Plan 2010 \| Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted in period (shares)	130,000
Options granted (usd per share)	$ 6.17