SEGMENT INFORMATION: (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of information by business segment

The following table presents information by business segment (dollars in thousands): 

	For the three months ended
	June 30,
	2017			2016
Revenues:
Marketing Services	$	91,594		$	109,715
Audience Solutions	75,734			73,744
Connectivity	45,186			31,342
Total segment revenues	$	212,514		$	214,801
Gross profit(1):
Marketing Services	$	31,358		$	37,466
Audience Solutions	47,210			41,912
Connectivity	27,525			17,575
Total segment gross profit	$	106,093		$	96,953
Income (loss) from operations(1):
Marketing Services	$	19,784		$	20,145
Audience Solutions	28,542			25,096
Connectivity	(48		)	291
Total segment income from operations	$	48,278		$	45,532

⁽¹⁾ Gross profit and Income (loss) from operations reflect only the direct and allocable controllable costs of each segment and do not include allocations of corporate expenses (primarily general and administrative expenses) and gains, losses, and other items, net. Additionally, segment gross profit and Income (loss) from operations do not reflect non-cash stock compensation expense and purchased intangible asset amortization.

Reconciliation of total operating segment gross profit to total gross profit and total operating segment income from operations to loss from operations

The following table reconciles total segment gross profit to gross profit and total operating segment income from operations to income (loss) from operations (dollars in thousands): 

	For the three months ended
	June 30,
	2017			2016
Total segment gross profit	$	106,093		$	96,953
Less:
Purchased intangible asset amortization	5,966			4,077
Non-cash stock compensation	1,573			894
Gross profit	$	98,554		$	91,982
Total segment income from operations	$	48,278		$	45,532
Less:
Corporate expenses (principally general and administrative)	25,967			24,389
Separation and transformation costs included in general and administrative	7,119			—
Gains, losses and other items, net	(98		)	314
Purchased intangible asset amortization	5,966			4,077
Non-cash stock compensation	15,031			8,590
Income (loss) from operations	$	(5,707	)	$	8,162