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BUSINESS AND ASSETS ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2014
Current assets:      
Goodwill and intangibles $ 417,532,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill $ 417,532,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill $ 377,218,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill
Goodwill 334,483,000us-gaap_Goodwill 334,483,000us-gaap_Goodwill 292,758,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Maximum time to complete final allocation of purchase price 12 months    
2014 Acquisitions      
Business Acquisitions      
Number of acquisitions completed   4us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired
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Purchase consideration net cash   51,400,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Cash acquired from acquisitions   5,900,000us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
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Potential contingent consideration 4,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
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4,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
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Current assets:      
Current assets 28,900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets
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28,900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets
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Property and equipment 14,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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14,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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Goodwill and intangibles $ 45,000,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill
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$ 45,000,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill
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