Interest Income and Other, Net

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Interest Income and Other, Net

Interest Income and Other, Net 

The components of interest income and other, net are summarized as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017			December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Interest income	$	1,029	$	746		$	2,622	$	2,119
Other income, net	541		(339		)	3,878		1,560
Interest income and other, net	$	1,570	$	407		$	6,500	$	3,679

Interest income is derived from earnings on cash and short-term investments. Other income, net primarily consists of gains or losses in the value of deferred compensation plan assets, foreign currency gains or losses and other non-operating gains or losses.