Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following (amounts in thousands):

	March 31, 2016		March 31, 2015
Land	$	63,907	$	55,624
Building and building improvements	458,379		434,403
Machinery and equipment	1,645,617		1,576,074
Projects in process	99,370		76,315
Total property, plant and equipment, gross	2,267,273		2,142,416
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,657,877		1,560,844
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	609,396	$	581,572