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Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate, Receivable

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The aggregate amount of recurring noncash expense charged against earnings in the period to allocate the cost of assets over their estimated remaining economic lives.

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The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the interest rate derivative.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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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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The cash inflow from a financial contract that meets the hedge criteria as either cash flow hedge, fair value hedge or hedge of net investment in foreign operations.

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Derivatives - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, ¥ in Billions	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 JPY (¥)	May 28, 2019 JPY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 JPY (¥)	Nov. 07, 2018 JPY (¥)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Proceeds from Hedge, Financing Activities \| $	$ 6,476		$ 0
Currency Swap
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months \| $	(8,300)
Mexico, Pesos
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount \| $	105,200					$ 74,300
Fair Value Hedging \| Currency Swap
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	276,400			¥ 30.3		279,700	¥ 31.6
Net Investment Hedging \| Currency Swap Two
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount								¥ 33.0
Net Investment Hedging \| Currency Swap
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 267,600			¥ 30.3		$ 279,700	¥ 31.6
Amortization		¥ 1.4
Derivative, fixed interest rate paid	2.61%			2.61%
Derivative, fixed interest rate received	6.25%			6.25%
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Currency Swap One
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount					¥ 15.1
Derivative, fixed interest rate paid	4.88%			4.88%
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Currency Swap Two
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount					¥ 16.5
Derivative, fixed interest rate paid	5.26%			5.26%
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Currency Swap
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amortization		¥ 1.4
JPY LIBOR \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Currency Swap One
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, basis spread on variable rate	2.00%			2.00%
JPY LIBOR \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Currency Swap Two
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, basis spread on variable rate	2.25%			2.25%