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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Note 3. Inventories.

Inventories at March 31, 2012 and 2011 are summarized as follows:

(In thousands)	2012		2011
Packaged Goods	$	9,087	$	8,931
Other		3,452		2,588
		12,539		11,519
Production costs, net		2,218		3,243
		14,757		14,762
Less current portion of inventories		14,202		13,709
Noncurrent inventories, principally non-recoupable production costs	$	555	$	1,053

Non-recoupable production costs are net of accumulated amortization of $11,922,000 and $12,564,000 at March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We expect to amortize approximately 75.0% and 92.2% of the March 31, 2012 unamortized production costs by March 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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