Intangible assets written off related to the purchase of the remaining interest in a business

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
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Amount before amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Remaining amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of a finite-lived intangible asset to fair value.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
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Amount of impairment loss resulting from write-down of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value.

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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit.

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Amount before accumulated amortization of intangible assets, excluding goodwill.

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Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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-Topic 225
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Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 03, 2016	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Amortizable
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross		$ 1,459,792	$ 1,343,919
Accumulated amortization		(524,257)	(433,565)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		935,535	910,354
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of accumulated amortization		938,335	913,154
Non-Amortizable
Gross carrying amount of intangible assets		$ 1,462,592	1,346,719
Weighted average remaining amortization period for intangible assets		13 years 4 months 24 days
Intangible assets written off related to the purchase of the remaining interest in a business			1,800
Revolving Credit Facility
Non-Amortizable
Write off of debt issuance costs				$ 4,500
Trade names
Non-Amortizable
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		$ 2,800	2,800
Trade names \| Operating segment \| Water solutions
Non-Amortizable
Write-off of intangible asset				$ 5,200
Customer relationships
Amortizable
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross		747,432	718,763
Accumulated amortization		(370,072)	(328,666)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		$ 377,360	390,097
Customer relationships \| Minimum
Amortizable
Amortizable life		3 years
Customer relationships \| Maximum
Amortizable
Amortizable life		30 years
Customer commitments
Amortizable
Amortizable life		10 years
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross		$ 310,000	310,000
Accumulated amortization		(74,917)	(43,917)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		$ 235,083	266,083
Pipeline capacity rights
Amortizable
Amortizable life		30 years
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross		$ 161,785	161,785
Accumulated amortization		(22,438)	(17,045)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		139,347	144,740
Right-of-way and easements
Amortizable
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross		73,409	63,995
Accumulated amortization		(4,509)	(3,214)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		$ 68,900	60,781
Right-of-way and easements \| Minimum
Amortizable
Amortizable life		1 year
Right-of-way and easements \| Maximum
Amortizable
Amortizable life		40 years
Water rights
Amortizable
Amortizable life		14 years
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross		$ 64,868	0
Accumulated amortization		(3,018)	0
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		61,850	0
Executory contracts and other agreements
Amortizable
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross		47,230	42,919
Accumulated amortization		(17,212)	(15,424)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		$ 30,018	27,495
Executory contracts and other agreements \| Minimum
Amortizable
Amortizable life		3 years
Executory contracts and other agreements \| Maximum
Amortizable
Amortizable life		30 years
Non-compete agreements
Amortizable
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross		$ 12,723	5,465
Accumulated amortization		(2,570)	(706)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		$ 10,153	4,759
Non-compete agreements \| Minimum
Amortizable
Amortizable life		2 years
Non-compete agreements \| Maximum
Amortizable
Amortizable life		32 years
Debt issuance costs
Amortizable
Amortizable life		5 years
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross		$ 42,345	40,992
Accumulated amortization		(29,521)	(24,593)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		$ 12,824	$ 16,399
Water facility development agreement \| Operating segment \| Water solutions
Non-Amortizable
Impairment of intangible assets	$ 5,800