FOREIGN CURRENCY DERIVATIVES (Details 5) - Foreign currency swap contract [Member] MXN in Thousands, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 MXN	Mar. 31, 2016 MXN
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of contracts	$ 26,779	MXN 491,790	MXN 481,000
Derivative, Currency Bought	Buy MXN
Maturity	21 months

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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Identification of the specific currency to be purchased upon settlement or exercise of the foreign currency derivative.

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Period remaining until the derivative contract matures, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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