Fair Value Measurements (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Balance	$ 16,155	$ 14,913
Earnout payments		(695)
Acquisition (Note 5)	16,700
Common stock issued for settlement of share-based contingent consideration	9,273	0	$ 0
Fair value adjustments		1,937
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	261	1,937	101
Balance	$ 23,843	$ 16,155	$ 14,913

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

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Amount of purchases, (sales), issuances and (settlements) of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of settlements of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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