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Description of risks that arise due to the volume of business transacted with a particular customer. At a minimum, the description informs financial statement users of the general nature of the risk, but excludes "Information about Major Customers" that may be disclosed elsewhere (for instance, segment disclosures).

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Concentrations of Risks (Details) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, € in Millions, $ in Millions													3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 27, 2018 CAD ($)	Mar. 21, 2018 EUR (€)	Mar. 21, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 26, 2016 USD ($)	May 02, 2016 USD ($) suit installment	Mar. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2016 JPY (¥)	Dec. 09, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 09, 2015 TWD ($)	Sep. 02, 2015 USD ($) installment	Jul. 31, 2013 suit defendant	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Concentration of Risk
Accounts Payable, Trade, Current													$ 143,125			$ 139,989
Accrued expenses (1)													98,315			125,119
Other non-current obligations (1)													$ 129,034			$ 152,249
Net revenue \| Sales risk
Concentration of Risk
Concentration Risk, Customer													1	1
Net revenue \| Sales risk \| Minimum [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk, percentage													10.00%	10.00%
Net revenue \| Electronics distributor risk
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk, percentage													42.00%	42.00%
Accounts receivable \| Sales risk
Concentration of Risk
Concentration Risk, Customer													0	0
Accounts receivable \| Sales risk \| Maximum
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk, percentage															10.00%
Accounts receivable \| Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Concentration Risk, Customer														0
Accounts receivable \| Credit Concentration Risk [Member] \| Maximum
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk, percentage													10.00%
Indemnification Agreement [Member] \| Equity Method Investments [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party											$ 13,800
Settled Litigation [Member] \| Indemnification Agreement [Member] \| Equity Method Investments [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Litigation Settlement, Payment Period											5 years
Litigation Settlement, Number of Payment Installments \| installment											6
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party											$ 2,300
Japan, Yen \| JAPAN
Concentration of Risk
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party \| ¥								¥ 127,150
Taiwan, New Dollars \| TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Concentration of Risk
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value										$ 1,218.2
Taiwan, New Dollars \| TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA \| Minimum [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value										$ 609.1
United States of America, Dollars \| TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Concentration of Risk
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value									$ 39,900
United States of America, Dollars \| TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA \| Minimum [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value									$ 20,000
United States of America, Dollars \| JAPAN
Concentration of Risk
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party							$ 1,100
United States of America, Dollars \| BRAZIL \| Settled Litigation [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value					$ 200
United States of America, Dollars \| CANADA \| Settled Litigation [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value		$ 2,189,373
Canada, Dollars \| CANADA \| Settled Litigation [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value	$ 2,900
Brazil, Brazil Real \| BRAZIL \| Settled Litigation [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value					$ 600
NEC TOKIN Corporation [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Loss Contingency Accrual													$ 48,200
NEC TOKIN Corporation [Member] \| Indemnification Agreement [Member] \| Equity Method Investments [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Litigation Settlement, Number of Payment Installments \| installment						5
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party						$ 37,300
NEC TOKIN Corporation [Member] \| Preliminary Settlement [Member] \| Indemnification Agreement [Member] \| Equity Method Investments [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number \| suit						2
Unfavorable Regulatory Action [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Accounts Payable, Trade, Current													10,100
Accrued expenses (1)													14,600
Other non-current obligations (1)													23,600
Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants \| defendant												8
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number \| suit												2
Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation [Member] \| TOKIN [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants \| defendant												1
Battery Action Class Suit - Indirect Product Purchasers [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party													2,000
Battery Action Class Suit [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party													$ 4,950
Competition Laws of the European Union [Member] \| TOKIN [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party			€ 8.8	$ 10,300
Competition Laws of the European Union [Member] \| NEC TOKIN Corporation [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party			€ 5.0	$ 5,900