SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenues from External Customers

Revenues from External Customers:

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 29, 2012		October 1, 2011
Disposable revenues
Plasma disposables	$	68,677	$	64,408
Blood center disposables
Platelet	43,198		42,195
Red cell	11,918		11,645
Whole blood	28,620		—
	83,736		53,840
Hospital disposables
Surgical	18,804		16,206
OrthoPAT	7,645		7,295
Diagnostics	6,937		5,659
	33,386		29,160
Disposables revenue	185,799		147,408
Software solutions	18,043		17,199
Equipment & other	14,336		14,838
Net revenues	$	218,178	$	179,445

	Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 29, 2012		October 1, 2011
Disposable revenues
Plasma disposables	$	132,555	$	127,168
Blood center disposables
Platelet	80,440		79,504
Red cell	23,986		23,514
Whole blood	28,620		—
	133,046		103,018
Hospital disposables
Surgical	37,064		31,948
OrthoPAT	15,186		15,049
Diagnostics	13,436		11,273
	65,686		58,270
Disposables revenue	331,287		288,456
Software solutions	35,347		35,359
Equipment & other	28,019		26,199
Net revenues	$	394,653	$	350,014