Operations by Industry Segment and Geographic Area (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Summary Of Financial Information Related To The Company's Business Segments

Summarized financial information related to the Company’s reportable segments at March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 and for each of the fiscal years then ended is shown below.

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Net sales by segment to unaffiliated customers
EMEA	$	926,165		$	995,431		$	890,313
Americas		1,126,904			1,082,747			896,629
Asia		224,490			205,191			177,520
Total net sales	$	2,277,559		$	2,283,369		$	1,964,462
Net sales by product line
Reserve power	$	1,118,965		$	1,092,734		$	970,480
Motive power		1,158,594			1,190,635			993,982
Total net sales	$	2,277,559		$	2,283,369		$	1,964,462
Intersegment sales
EMEA	$	76,947		$	75,652		$	55,586
Americas		36,854			38,115			42,141
Asia		31,246			21,182			21,349
Total intersegment sales(1)	$	145,047		$	134,949		$	119,076
Operating earnings
EMEA	$	64,032		$	63,872		$	55,643
Americas		171,854			138,894			124,515
Asia		21,146			12,133			10,469
Restructuring charges—EMEA		(4,473	)		(4,988	)		(6,813	)
Restructuring charges—Asia		(2,691	)		—			—
Legal proceedings settlement income—EMEA		—			900			—
Total operating earnings(2)	$	249,868		$	210,811		$	183,814
Property, plant and equipment, net
EMEA	$	152,577		$	161,854		$	169,056
Americas		152,678			144,701			142,263
Asia		44,871			46,660			33,066
Total	$	350,126		$	353,215		$	344,385
Capital Expenditures
EMEA	$	20,761		$	21,631		$	22,034
Americas		29,566			20,862			22,368
Asia		4,959			6,450			15,538
Total	$	55,286		$	48,943		$	59,940
Depreciation and Amortization
EMEA	$	22,255		$	25,451		$	21,564
Americas		23,073			21,466			19,842
Asia		5,174			3,443			2,987
Total	$	50,502		$	50,360		$	44,393

(1) Intersegment sales are presented on a cost-plus basis which takes into consideration the effect of transfer prices between legal entities.

(2) The Company does not allocate interest expense or other (income) expense to the reportable segments.