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| Network | 100310 - Disclosure - Accounts Receivable (Tables) (http://www.amsc.com/20160331/taxonomy/role/DisclosureAccountsReceivableTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000880807 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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2015-04-01 - 2016-03-31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule of Accounts Receivable | Accounts receivable at March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015 consisted of the following (in thousands):
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