Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	May 27, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	BZC
Entity Registrant Name	BREEZE-EASTERN CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000099359
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,703,877
Entity Public Float			$ 25,802,151