Amount of cash and cash equivalents restricted as to withdrawal or usage, classified as current. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions							1 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2012 CNY (¥)	Oct. 08, 2011 USD ($)	Oct. 08, 2011 CNY (¥)	Sep. 13, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 13, 2011 CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 CNY (¥)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Restricted cash included in current assets									$ 100	$ 795
Restricted cash included in long-term assets									$ 165	$ 165
Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd.
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Sought compensation amount	$ 15,000	¥ 105	$ 177,000	¥ 1,200	$ 72,000	¥ 485
Value of the undelivered components							$ 679,000	¥ 4,600