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Fair Value Measurements:
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Fair Value Measurements: [Abstract] 
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
(7) FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company uses certain derivative financial instruments as part of its risk management strategy to reduce foreign currency risk. The Company recorded all derivatives on the consolidated condensed balance sheet at fair value based on quotes obtained from financial institutions as of September 30, 2011.
The Company maintains a Nonqualified Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for highly compensated employees and invests assets to mirror the obligations under this Plan. The invested funds are maintained at a third party financial institution in the name of CSS and are invested in publicly traded mutual funds. The Company maintains separate accounts for each participant to reflect deferred contribution amounts and the related gains or losses on such deferred amounts. The investments are included in other current assets and the related liability is recorded as deferred compensation and included in other long-term obligations in the consolidated condensed balance sheets. The fair value of the investments is based on the market price of the mutual funds as of September 30, 2011.
The Company maintains two life insurance policies in connection with deferred compensation arrangements with two former executives. The cash surrender value of the policies is recorded in other long-term assets in the consolidated condensed balance sheets and is based on quotes obtained from the insurance company as of September 30, 2011.
To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements, the FASB established a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure the financial assets and liabilities fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.
The Company’s recurring assets and liabilities recorded on the consolidated condensed balance sheet are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:
Level 1 — Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the Company has the ability to access.
Level 2 — Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets and pricing models whose inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3 — Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.
The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in its consolidated condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
                                 
            Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2011 Using  
            Quoted Prices In              
            Active Markets for     Significant Other     Significant  
            Identical Assets     Observable Inputs     Unobservable  
    September 30, 2011     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     Inputs (Level 3)  
Assets
                               
Marketable securities
  $ 571     $ 571     $     $  
 
                               
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies
    903             903        
Foreign exchange contracts
    366             366        
 
                       
Total assets
  $ 1,840     $ 571     $ 1,269     $  
 
                       
Liabilities
                               
Deferred compensation plans
  $ 571     $ 571     $     $  
 
                       
Total liabilities
  $ 571     $ 571     $     $  
 
                       
Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are reflected at carrying value in the consolidated condensed balance sheets as such amounts are a reasonable estimate of their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
The carrying value of the Company’s note receivable is a reasonable estimate of its fair value as the terms of the note reflect market conditions for similar entities.
The carrying value of the Company’s short-term borrowings is a reasonable estimate of its fair value as borrowings under the Company’s credit facilities have variable rates that reflect currently available terms and conditions for similar debt.