Note D - Inventories (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017
Excess of Replacement or Current Costs over Stated LIFO Value	$ 6,051,000	$ 5,593,000

The excess of replacement or current cost over the stated LIFO (last in first out) inventory value when the LIFO inventory method is utilized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(c))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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