Note 9 Pension Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended March 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Service cost	$	108	$	96	$	84
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		1,886		1,890		2,049
Expected return on plan assets		(1,685)		(1,517)		(1,713)
Recognized actuarial loss		236		167		70
Net periodic pension expense	$	545	$	636	$	490

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

	Net Amount Recognized (in thousands):
			Year Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
Change in projected benefit obligation
	Projected benefit obligation at the beginning of the year		$	41,459	$	37,872
		Service cost		108		96
		Interest cost		1,886		1,890
		Actuarial (gain) loss		(636)		4,984
		Benefits paid		(1,498)		(1,675)
		Foreign currency adjustment		3,239		(1,708)
	Projected benefit obligation at year end		$	44,558	$	41,459
Change in plan assets
	Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year		$	25,129	$	22,871
		Actual return on plan assets		1,711		3,733
		Employer contribution		1,022		902
		Benefits paid from assets		(1,030)		(1,305)
		Foreign currency adjustment		2,181		(1,072)
	Plan assets at fair value at year end		$	29,013	$	25,129
	Unfunded status of the plan at year end		$	(15,545)	$	(16,330)
Pension liability recognized on the balance sheet due after one year			$	15,545	$	16,330
Plans with projected benefit obligation and accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets:
		Projected benefit obligation at year end	$	44,558	$	41,459
		Accumulated benefit obligation at year end	$	43,910	$	40,696
		Plan assets at fair value at year end	$	29,013	$	25,129
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
		Unrecognized actuarial loss, before tax	$	(7,743)	$	(8,076)
Amount recognized as component of stockholders’ equity – pretax			$	(7,743)	$	(8,076)
Accumulated benefit obligation at year end			$	43,910	$	40,696

Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	Weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine benefit obligations for the plans were as follows:
		Year End March 31,
		2014	2013
Discount rate		3.4-4.8%	4.0-4.7%
Expected long term rate of return on assets		6.8-7.0%	6.4-7.0%
Salary scale		1.5-6.0%	1.5-6.0%

Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets Fair Value [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2014								March 31, 2013
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Total	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Total
Cash and cash funds	$	1,523	$	-	$	-	$	1,523	$	669	$	-	$	-	$	669
Currency contracts		-		(4)		-		(4)		-		(15)		-		(15)
Equity		20,946		439		2		21,387		18,411		3		6		18,420
Fixed interest		749		5,323		1		6,073		1,479		4,525		2		6,006
Mortgage backed securities		-		15		-		15		-		11		-		11
Swaps and other		1		18		-		19		2		37		(1)		38
Total	$	23,219	$	5,791	$	3	$	29,013	$	20,561	$	4,561	$	7	$	25,129

Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

Fiscal Year Ended:	Benefit Payment
March 31, 2015	$	1,576
March 31, 2016		1,672
March 31, 2017		1,864
March 31, 2018		1,872
March 31, 2019		2,018
Five fiscal years ended March 31, 2024		10,764
Total benefit payments for the ten fiscal years ended March 31, 2024	$	19,766