Components of Interest Expense (Table Text Block)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Interest Expense, Borrowings [Abstract]

Interest expense disclosure

Components of interest expense include the following:

		Quarter Ended December 31,
		2012		2011
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
Interest expense	$	16,540	$	16,009
Capitalized interest		(119	)	(76	)
Amortization of transaction costs		1,014		1,198
Interest expense resulting from derivatives		4,641		5,613
Total interest expense	$	22,076	$	22,744
		Nine Months Ended December 31,
		2012		2011
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
Interest expense	$	48,715	$	47,888
Capitalized interest		(290	)	(154	)
Amortization of transaction costs		3,149		3,292
Interest expense resulting from derivatives		16,106		17,314
Total interest expense	$	67,680	$	68,340

Interest paid in cash including payments related to derivative contracts, amounted to $20.8 million and $21.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal  2013 and 2012, respectively and $63.3 million and $66.0 million for the first nine months of fiscal  2013 and 2012, respectively.