GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for fiscal 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

	(In thousands)
Carrying amount as of April 3, 2010	$	109,988
SEBRA (a)	163
Altivation Software Inc.	228
ACCS (b)	2,662
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates	2,326
Carrying amount as of April 2, 2011	$	115,367
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates	(309		)
Carrying amount as of March 31, 2012	$	115,058

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(a) See Note 3, Acquisitions, for a full description of the acquisition of the SEBRA^® assets, which occurred on September 4, 2009.

(b) See Note 3, Acquisitions, for a full description of the acquisition of Applied Critical Care Services, Inc. (“ACCS”), which occurred on December 28, 2010.

Schedule of Amoritized Intangibles

Amortized Intangibles

	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Weighted Average Useful Life
	(In thousands)		(In thousands)		(In years)
As of March 31, 2012
Patents	$	13,463	$	7,843	11
Capitalized software	20,597		1,394		6
Other technology	42,693		20,120		11
Customer contracts and related relationships	69,361		23,639		12
Trade names	5,408		1,977		10
Total intangibles	$	151,522	$	54,973	11

	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Weighted Average Useful Life
	(In thousands)		(In thousands)		(In years)
As of April 2, 2011
Patents	$	12,704	$	6,827	11
Capitalized software	14,506		656		6
Other technology	43,244		17,391		11
Customer contracts and related relationships	69,908		17,740		12
Trade names	5,254		1,213		10
Total intangibles	$	145,616	$	43,827	11