Fair Value Measurements (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Company's assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Balance at April 1, 2012	$ 6,556
Acquisition (Note 3)	2,862
Earnout payments	(935)
Fair value adjustments	856
Balance at June 30, 2012	$ 9,339

Fair value measurement with unobservable input reconciliation recurring basis liability value.

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- Definition

Fair value measurement with unobservable inputs reconciliation recurring basis liability acquisition.

+ References

No definition available.

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- Definition

This element represents purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net) which have taken place during the period in relation to liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 157

-Paragraph 32

-Subparagraph c(2)

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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- Definition

Settlements that have taken place during the period in relation to liabilities measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)(2)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6925170&loc=d3e19207-110258

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