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	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
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Excess amount deposited in excess of limit	117,900,000
Limit provided by banks and financial institutions for deposition	250,000
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Stock Options [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Options excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share	1,656,000	1,355,000	966,000
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