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Represents the period of restriction for transfer of shares, awarded under the equity-based compensation arrangement.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Description of pertinent provisions of equity-based compensation awards that have actual or potential impact upon the company's financial statements.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of non-vested options outstanding.

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Stock-based Compensation (Details)			9 Months Ended
Stock-based Compensation (Details)	Dec. 01, 2015 shares	Jun. 29, 2015 shares	Dec. 31, 2015 plan $ / shares shares
Stock Options
Stock-based Compensation
Number of plans which reserved shares of common stock for issuance to executives and key employees \| plan			4
Expiration period			10 years
Stock Options \| Minimum
Stock-based Compensation
Vesting period			1 year
Stock Options \| Maximum
Stock-based Compensation
Vesting period			4 years
Restricted Stock \| Executive leadership
Stock-based Compensation
Period of restriction for sale of shares			90 days
Restricted Stock \| Chief Executive Officer
Stock-based Compensation
Period of restriction for sale of shares			90 days
Restricted Stock \| Director
Stock-based Compensation
Period of restriction for sale of shares			90 days
Deferred Compensation, Share-based Payments [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Performance period			P2Y
2013/2014 LTIP \| Restricted stock units
Stock-based Compensation
Vesting period			3 years
2014/2015 LTIP \| Restricted stock units
Stock-based Compensation
Vesting period			3 years
Restricted Stock
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			749,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares			$ 2.72
Restricted Stock \| Executive leadership
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	328,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares			2.83
Restricted Stock \| Chief Executive Officer
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period		250,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares			$ 2.92
Restricted Stock \| Director
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			70,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares			$ 2.22
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member] \| Restricted Stock
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares			35,000
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member] \| Restricted Stock \| Executive leadership
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares			108,405
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member] \| Restricted Stock
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares			40,000
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member] \| Restricted Stock \| Executive leadership
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares			108,405
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member] \| Restricted Stock
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares			175,000
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member] \| Restricted Stock \| Executive leadership
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares			111,690