| In millions, except per share items | Mar-31-19 | Mar-31-18 | Mar-31-17 | Mar-31-16 | Mar-31-15 | Mar-31-14 | Mar-31-13 | Mar-31-12 |
| | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K |
| Net revenues | 1,725.6 | 1,300.9 | 923.3 | 870.8 | 810.8 | 706.4 | 659.8 | 510.2 |
| Net revenues growth | 32.6% | 40.9% | 6.0% | 7.4% | 14.8% | 7.1% | 29.3% | 50.8% |
| Cost of revenues | 1,403.6 | 1,054.3 | 726.5 | 689.2 | 637.5 | 574.4 | 533.5 | 412.0 |
| Gross profit | 321.9 | 246.6 | 196.8 | 181.6 | 173.3 | 132.1 | 126.4 | 98.3 |
| Gross margin | 18.7% | 19.0% | 21.3% | 20.9% | 21.4% | 18.7% | 19.1% | 19.3% |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 160.7 | 129.6 | 84.9 | 82.0 | 68.0 | 57.3 | 54.1 | 51.6 |
| Facility closure expenses | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 1.2 | | |
| Goodwill Impairment | 99.2 | | | | 1.0 | 13.5 | | |
| Operating income | 61.3 | 115.6 | 111.0 | 94.4 | 96.9 | 60.1 | 70.7 | 45.6 |
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 8.9% | 12.0% | 10.8% | 12.0% | 8.5% | 10.7% | 8.9% |
| Interest expense | -75.4 | -54.0 | -25.5 | -25.8 | -26.4 | -21.8 | -22.2 | -15.0 |
| Other (income) expense, net | 2.3 | 7.9 | -2.7 | 1.9 | -0.3 | -5.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | -16.3 | 53.7 | 88.2 | 66.8 | 70.9 | 44.3 | 48.7 | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 12.3 | -18.2 | 26.8 | 19.0 | 25.2 | 16.0 | 18.4 | 11.5 |
| Net income (loss) | -28.7 | 71.9 | 61.4 | 47.8 | 45.7 | 28.2 | 30.3 | 19.7 |
| Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | | | | 0.0 |
| Net income (loss) attributable to Multi-Color Corporation | -29.0 | 72.0 | 61.0 | 47.7 | 45.7 | 28.2 | 30.3 | 19.7 |
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| Weighted average shares and equivalents outstanding: | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | 20.5 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 14.7 |
| Diluted | 20.5 | 18.6 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 14.9 |
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| Basic earnings (loss) per common share | ($1.42) | $3.91 | $3.61 | $2.85 | $2.75 | $1.73 | $1.88 | $1.34 |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per common share | ($1.42) | $3.87 | $3.58 | $2.82 | $2.71 | $1.70 | $1.86 | $1.32 |
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| Dividends per common share | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.20 |