Product Warranties (Details Textual)

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Product Warranties (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Product Warranties (Textual) [Abstract]
Current portions of warranty reserve	$ 229	$ 383
Long-term portions of the warranty reserve	$ 207	$ 122
CSG [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Standard Product Warranty Description	P1Y
CSG [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Standard Product Warranty Description	P7Y
IBW [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Standard Product Warranty Description	P1Y
IBW [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Standard Product Warranty Description	P5Y

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Amount as of the balance sheet date of the aggregate standard product warranty liability that is expected to be paid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Does not include the balance for the extended product warranty liability.

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Describes the nature of the product warranty, including the approximate term of the product warranty, how the product warranty arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the warrantor to perform under the product warranty.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (a)
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Product warranties.

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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Product Warranties (Details Textual)