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Retirement Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of defined contribution plans employee may participate in \| item	1
Defined contribution plan, expense	$ 30,780	$ 30,931
Post-Employment Benefits [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Benefit obligation	$ 1,845	$ 1,960

Number of Defined Contribution Plans Employee May Participate In

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- Definition

Amount of actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service rendered, excluding assumptions about future compensation level.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (e)
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- Definition

Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170846&loc=d3e28014-114942

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- Definition

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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