Employee Benefits - (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands  | 
12 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 31, 2018  | 
Mar. 31, 2017  | 
Mar. 31, 2016  | 
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| Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items] | |||
| Annual vesting percentage | 100.00% | ||
| Employer matching contribution, percent | 50.00% | ||
| Maximum annual contribution per employee, percent | 6.00% | ||
| Employer discretionary contribution, amount | $ 2,119 | $ 1,634 | $ 1,684 | 
| Incentive compensation paid | 6,656 | 2,324 | 2,133 | 
| Thermon Europe B.V. [Member] | |||
| Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items] | |||
| Postretirement healthcare obligation, net | 2,185 | 1,611 | |
| Postretirement Health Care Costs | |||
| Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items] | |||
| Postemployment benefits expense | $ 417 | $ 289 | $ 295 | 
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- Definition Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan. No definition available. 
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- Definition Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan. No definition available. 
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- Definition Percentage of employer's matching contributions to a defined contribution plan that vests in a given year. No definition available. 
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- Definition Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan. No definition available. 
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- Definition Amount of liability for retirement benefits, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Definition Period expense related to postemployment benefits. No definition available. 
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