SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenues from External Customers

Revenues from External Customers:

(In thousands)	March 29, 2014		March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012
Disposable revenues
Plasma disposables	$	291,895	$	268,900	$	258,061
Blood center disposables
Platelet	156,643		169,602		167,946
Red cell	42,378		49,733		48,034
Whole blood	190,698		138,436		—
	389,719		357,771		215,980
Hospital disposables
Surgical	66,876		73,508		66,619
OrthoPAT	25,042		30,230		31,186
Diagnostics	33,302		27,356		23,087
	125,220		131,094		120,892
Disposables revenue	806,834		757,765		594,933
Software solutions	70,441		69,952		70,557
Equipment & other	61,234		64,273		62,354
Total revenues	$	938,509	$	891,990	$	727,844

Enterprise Wide Disclosures about Product and Services

Enterprise Wide Disclosures About Product and Services

Year Ended (in thousands)

March 29, 2014	United States		Other North America		Total North America		Japan		Other Asia		Total Europe		Total Consolidated
Net revenues	$	500,719	$	9,557	$	510,276	$	108,679	$	94,762	$	224,792	$	938,509
Total Assets	$	810,409	$	225,998	$	1,036,407	$	53,207	$	53,055	$	371,509	$	1,514,178
Long-Lived Assets	$	519,396	$	211,624	$	731,020	$	11,522	$	17,269	$	131,391	$	891,202

March 30, 2013	United States		Other North America		Total North America		Japan		Other Asia		Total Europe		Total Consolidated
Net revenues	$	454,874	$	6,851	$	461,725	$	120,726	$	84,860	$	224,679	$	891,990
Total Assets	$	830,754	$	225,849	$	1,056,603	$	44,189	$	41,037	$	320,088	$	1,461,917
Long-Lived Assets	$	503,606	$	209,439	$	713,045	$	12,977	$	8,076	$	117,717	$	851,815

March 31, 2012	United States		Other North America		Total North America		Japan		Other Asia		Total Europe		Total Consolidated
Net revenues	$	352,160	$	512	$	352,672	$	124,381	$	67,223	$	183,568	$	727,844
Total Assets	$	634,171	$	15,365	$	649,536	$	50,509	$	27,353	$	183,737	$	911,135
Long-Lived Assets	$	305,370	$	12,796	$	318,166	$	13,128	$	3,961	$	38,009	$	373,264