Debt, Prepayment Premium, Percent

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of [accrued] interest payable on all forms of debt, including trade payables, that has been incurred and is unpaid. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash inflow from amounts received from issuance of long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes proceeds from tax exempt secured debt.

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Debt Term Loan Facility (JPY) (Details) $ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 JPY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 07, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 07, 2018 JPY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 305,676	$ 305,676					$ 324,623
Proceeds from Issuance of Secured Debt		293,348		$ 334,978
Term Loan Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	0	0			$ 323,400		318,782
Debt, Prepayment Premium, Percent					1.00%	1.00%
Interest Payable, Current							200
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	291,152	291,152					$ 0
Interest Payable, Current	$ 1,000	1,000
Term Loan A Tranche \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					2.00%	2.00%
Term Loan B Tranche \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					2.25%	2.25%
Japan, Yen \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt \| ¥						¥ 33,000.0
Proceeds from Issuance of Secured Debt \| ¥			¥ 32,100.0
Japan, Yen \| Term Loan A Tranche \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt \| ¥						16,500.0
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal \| ¥			1,400.0
Japan, Yen \| Term Loan B Tranche \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt \| ¥						¥ 16,500.0
United States of America, Dollars \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Secured Debt		$ 283,900
United States of America, Dollars \| Term Loan A Tranche \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt					$ 146,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal \| ¥			¥ 12.5
United States of America, Dollars \| Term Loan B Tranche \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt					$ 146,000
TIBOR \| Term Loan B Tranche \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.13%