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GOODWILL: (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
GOODWILL: (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Goodwill information
Asset impairment charges	$ 729		$ 729
Goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of year		$ 492,745
Allant Adjustment		19
Impact email disposition		(5,684)
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment		25
Goodwill at the end of year		487,055
U.S. reporting unit
Goodwill
Goodwill at the end of year		475,523
APAC reporting unit
Goodwill
Goodwill at the end of year		11,532
Marketing Services
Goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of year		124,586
Impact email disposition		(5,684)
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment		17
Goodwill at the end of year		118,885
Marketing Services \| U.S. reporting unit
Goodwill
Goodwill at the end of year		110,910
Marketing Services \| APAC reporting unit
Goodwill
Goodwill at the end of year		7,975
Audience Solutions
Goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of year		273,430
Allant Adjustment		19
Goodwill at the end of year		273,449
Audience Solutions \| U.S. reporting unit
Goodwill
Goodwill at the end of year		273,449
Connectivity
Goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of year		94,729
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment		8
Goodwill at the end of year		94,721
Connectivity \| U.S. reporting unit
Goodwill
Goodwill at the end of year		91,164
Connectivity \| APAC reporting unit
Goodwill
Goodwill at the end of year		$ 3,557