SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenues from External Customers

Revenues from External Customers:

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands)	December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
Disposable revenues
Plasma disposables	$	76,698	$	68,102
Blood center disposables
Platelet	43,447		45,139
Red cell	9,869		11,752
Whole blood	47,342		54,894
	100,658		111,785
Hospital disposables
Surgical	16,807		18,900
OrthoPAT	6,392		7,090
Diagnostics	8,565		6,761
	31,764		32,751
Total disposables revenue	209,120		212,638
Software solutions	17,603		16,008
Equipment & other	15,397		18,749
Net revenues	$	242,120	$	247,395

	Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)	December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
Disposable revenues
Plasma disposables	$	217,768	$	200,657
Blood center disposables
Platelet	117,778		125,579
Red cell	30,098		35,738
Whole blood	145,879		83,514
	293,755		244,831
Hospital disposables
Surgical	49,247		55,965
OrthoPAT	18,973		22,276
Diagnostics	24,144		20,196
	92,364		98,437
Total disposables revenue	603,887		543,925
Software solutions	51,469		51,354
Equipment & other	42,062		46,769
Net revenues	$	697,418	$	642,048