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Retirement Plans (narrative) (detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
General Discussion Of Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]      
Increase In Unfunded Status $ 39,100,000senea_Increasedecreaseinunfundedstatus    
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation 212,908,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation 170,478,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation 163,531,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
Employer contributions 350,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer 2,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer  
Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion In Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest Availableforsale Securities 20,552,000us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAvailableforsaleSecurities (11,296,000)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAvailableforsaleSecurities (771,000)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAvailableforsaleSecurities
Fair value of plan assets at end of year 157,948,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets 154,650,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets 135,016,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation 188,500,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation 152,200,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation  
Expected return 7.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets 7.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets  
Gain on plan assets 5.70%senea_Definedbenefitplanactualgainonplanassets    
Common stock included in plan assets 14,400,000senea_Definedbenefitplancommonstockincludedinplanassets 11,600,000senea_Definedbenefitplancommonstockincludedinplanassets  
401 (k) match 2,300,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount 2,300,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount 1,700,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount
401 (k) match stock amount 2,200,000senea_Definedcontributionplanemployerdiscretionarycontributionvalueofshares 2,000,000senea_Definedcontributionplanemployerdiscretionarycontributionvalueofshares  
401 (k) match amount in cash 100,000senea_Definedcontributionplanemployerdiscretionarycontributionamountincash 100,000senea_Definedcontributionplanemployerdiscretionarycontributionamountincash  
Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion In Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest Availableforsale Securities 13,140,000us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAvailableforsaleSecurities 7,222,000us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAvailableforsaleSecurities 493,000us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAvailableforsaleSecurities
Teamsters Plan Contributions 2,400,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions 2,400,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions 2,400,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
Contribution Percentage 5.00%us-gaap_MultiemployerPlansCollectiveBargainingArrangementPercentageOfContributions    
Discount rate - benefit obligation 4.15%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate 4.85%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate  
Conversion of mortality table 6,600,000senea_Definedbenefitplanchangeofmortalitytable    
Expected increase to defined benefit plan expense $ 1,200,000senea_Definedbenefitplanexpectedchangetoexpense