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Loss Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions	1 Months Ended								2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 company	Feb. 28, 2017 memorandum	Dec. 31, 2016 appeal judgement	Aug. 31, 2012 USD ($) notice	Aug. 31, 2012 EUR (€) notice	Nov. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2010 EUR (€)	May 31, 2023 decision	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2026 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual												$ 33,196		$ 19,446	$ 19,988	$ 21,103
Estimated insurance recoveries												19,959		6,995	$ 7,637
Loss contingency, accrual, noncurrent												28,796		15,046
Loss contingency accrual, current												4,400		4,400
Per occurrence limits on self insurance for general and product liability coverage through FY 2003												2,000
Per occurrence limits on self insurance for general and product liability coverage from FY 2004 through current FY												3,000
General and product liability insurance limit												$ 75,000
Amount of alleged taxes owed					$ 7,700	€ 6.7	$ 2,200	€ 1.9
Amount of alleged taxes owed including penalties and interest					$ 3,200	€ 2.8	$ 2,500	€ 2.2
Number of tax assessment notices, issued \| notice					4	4
Number of appeals in Italian supreme court \| appeal				2
Number of positive judgments on tax assessments \| judgement				2
Number of filed memorandum before the Italian Supreme Court \| memorandum			2
Number of decisions \| decision									2
Number of companies as co-defendants \| company		5
Environmental Loss Contingency, Statement Of Financial Position, Extensible Enumeration, Not Disclosed Flag												liability
Kito Crosby
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Estimated insurance recoveries													$ 14,000
Legacy Columbus McKinnon - Asbestos
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Estimated insurance recoveries												$ 5,958		6,995
Estimation of asbestos-related aggregate liability that is probable and estimable												$ 5,040
Loss contingency period												38 years
Asbestos liability payments over next 12 months												$ 1,800
Gross defense costs prior to retro premiums required by settlement, percentage											65.00%
Indemnity costs covered by insurance, percentage												100.00%
Legacy Columbus McKinnon Corporation - Product Liability
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Net accrued general and product liability, end of period												$ 6,372
Loss contingency, damages sought, value	$ 3,000
Magnetek
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual												1,375		$ 1,139
DEP
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies												540
Kito Crosby - Asbestos
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Estimated insurance recoveries												14,001
Estimation of asbestos-related aggregate liability that is probable and estimable												14,450
Kito Crosby - Other Matters
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual												640
Estimated insurance recoveries												400
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies												311
Administrative fees										$ 1,900
Environmental loss contingencies										$ 3,252		1,726
Minimum
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Product liability coverage limit												2,000
Minimum \| Legacy Columbus McKinnon - Asbestos
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Estimation of asbestos-related aggregate liability that is probable and estimable												3,600
Maximum
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Product liability coverage limit												6,000
Maximum \| Legacy Columbus McKinnon - Asbestos
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Estimation of asbestos-related aggregate liability that is probable and estimable												$ 6,500
Litigation settlement claim payable											$ 1,650