Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Fair Value

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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Amount of increase (decrease) 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
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
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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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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Fair value 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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Fair Value Measurements (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 04, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Company's assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Balance at April 1, 2016		$ 23,843	$ 16,155
Settlement of contingent consideration related acquisitions		(9,273)	9,273
Fair value adjustments			261
Balance at December 31, 2016		0	23,843	$ 16,155
Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Fair Value		(18,817)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		4,247	$ 261	$ 1,937
HealthFusion [Member]
Company's assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Fair Value	$ 16,700
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		3,817
Mirth [Member]
Company's assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		$ 430