Equity Method Investments - TOKIN's Joint Ventures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investments	$ 16,593	$ 12,925
Nippon Yttrium Co., Ltd (NYC)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	30.00%
Equity method investments	$ 8,617	8,215
NT Sales Co., Ltd (NTS)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	33.00%
Equity method investments	$ 1,509	$ 1,218
TOKIN \| NT Sales Co., Ltd (NTS) \| Disposed of by Sale
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	67.00%

This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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