Graham Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- The Company and Its Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail)

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Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Customer	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) Customer	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Segment Customer	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) Customer	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) Customer
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable operating segments \| Segment									1
Net sales	$ 25,624	$ 22,654	$ 21,126	$ 22,365	$ 22,301	$ 17,323	$ 22,798	$ 27,617	$ 91,769	$ 90,039	$ 135,169
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Net Sales [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of customers \| Customer	1				0				1	0	0
Concentration risk percentage									11.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Net Sales [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage										10.00%	10.00%
SUDAN [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
IRAN [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									0	0	0
SYRIA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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