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Other Operating Income and Expenses (detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Loss On Sale Of Other Assets     $ 300,000senea_LossOnSaleOfOtherAssets
Environmental Remediation Expense 300,000us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationExpense    
Gain on sale of other assets 100,000senea_GainOnSaleOfOtherAssets 200,000senea_GainOnSaleOfOtherAssets  
Midwest Plant Member [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Gain from plant closing 5,000,000senea_Gainfromplantclosing
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= senea_MidwestplantMember
   
Sunnyside, WA [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets   500,000us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= senea_SunnysideWaMember
 
Gain on Purchase of Business   100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= senea_SunnysideWaMember
2,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= senea_SunnysideWaMember
Allens [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
OtherNonrecurringIncome   2,900,000us-gaap_OtherNonrecurringIncome
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= senea_AllensMember
 
Aircraft [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Gain on sale of other assets   700,000senea_GainOnSaleOfOtherAssets
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= senea_AircraftMember
 
Cambria,Wi [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Gain on sale of other assets     $ 300,000senea_GainOnSaleOfOtherAssets
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= senea_CambriawiMember