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Inventories
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

3. Inventories First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”) based inventory costs exceeded LIFO based inventory costs by $139,709,000 as of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2017 as compared to $150,818,000 as of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2016. The change in the LIFO Reserve for the three months ended December 31, 2016 was a decrease of $3,941,000 as compared to a decrease of $11,662,000 for the three months ended December 26, 2015. The change in the LIFO Reserve for the nine months ended December 31, 2016 was an increase of $434,000 as compared to a decrease of $13,249,000 for the nine months ended December 26, 2015. This reflects the projected impact of an overall cost increase expected in fiscal 2017 versus an overall cost decrease in fiscal 2016.