Consolidated debt as percentage of capitalization.

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Interest Coverage ratio

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Line of Credit Facility Expiration Dates

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Line of credit facility, revolving line of credit

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Line of credit facility, term loan

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 19, 20, 22
-Article 5

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Period remaining on line of credit facility before it terminates, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Indebtedness - Bank Loan Agreement - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Commitment fees on the unused portion of credit facility		0.15%
Interest coverage ratio		300.00%
Minimum \| Eurodollar Rates
Debt [Line Items]
Revolving credit rate		1.25%
Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Consolidated debt to consolidated total capitalization, ratio		55.00%
Commitment fees on the unused portion of credit facility		0.30%
Maximum \| Eurodollar Rates
Debt [Line Items]
Revolving credit rate		2.00%
Current Bank Loan Agreement
Debt [Line Items]
Bank loan agreement expiration date	2019-06
Revolving credit facility	$ 900,000,000
Credit facility term	5 years
Revolving line of credit	$ 600,000,000
Term loan	$ 300,000,000
Revolving credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity		$ 0	$ 580,000,000
Prime or Federal Funds \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Revolving credit rate		0.25%
Prime or Federal Funds \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Revolving credit rate		1.00%
Term Loan Facility
Debt [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowing		$ 300,000,000
Revolving Credit Agreement
Debt [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowing		$ 600,000,000