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The effective portion of net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments.

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Aggregate net fair value of all derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments. Includes instruments designated as cash flow hedges, fair value hedges, and hedges of net investments in foreign operations.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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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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Amount before tax of increase (decrease) in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss).

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Derivative Instruments (Narratives) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Derivative Instruments (Narratives) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) Counterparty	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of different counterparties \| Counterparty	3
Reclassify Next Year \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be reclassified in the next 12 months	$ 191,000
Reclassify Next Year \| Reported Value Measurement
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be reclassified in the next 12 months	128,000
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Currency Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	137,650,000
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Commodity Contract
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	6,959,000
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Reclassify Next Year
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be reclassified in the next 12 months	389,000
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	300,747,000
Cost of Sales [Member] \| Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Currency Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	3,548,000	$ (7,793,000)	$ 7,654,000
Cost of Sales [Member] \| Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	(60,000)	83,000	40,000
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	(193,000)	(238,000)	303,000
Cost of Sales [Member] \| Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net		(1,463,000)
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	2,567,000	(521,000)	(3,185,000)
Interest Expense [Member] \| Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Currency Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	7,925,000	$ (7,268,000)	2,888,000
Interest Expense [Member] \| Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	$ (2,020,000)
Interest Expense [Member] \| Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net			$ 242,000