Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The following table presents information about the GUC Trust’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and the valuation techniques used by the GUC Trust to determine those fair values.

	September 30, 2015
(in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash Equivalents:
Money market funds	$	37,580	$	—	$	—	$	37,580
Marketable Securities:
U.S. Treasury bills		—		739,722		—		739,722
Corporate commercial paper		—		15,225		—		15,225
U.S. government agency bonds		—		7,060		—		7,060
Total Assets	$	37,580	$	762,007	$	—	$	799,587
Liabilities:
Liquidating distributions payable	$	131,885	$	—	$	—	$	131,885

	March 31, 2015
(in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	19,150	$	—	$	—	$	19,150
Marketable Securities:
Municipal commercial paper and demand notes		—		12,064		—		12,064
Corporate commercial paper		—		18,880		—		18,880
Holdings of New GM Securities:
New GM Common Stock		427,151		—		—		427,151
New GM Warrants		490,826		—		—		490,826
Total Assets	$	937,127	$	30,944	$	—	$	968,071
Liabilities:
Liquidating distributions payable	$	7,714	$	—	$	—	$	7,714