Indebtedness (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Debt Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule Of Long-Term Debt

Total debt consists of:

(In thousands)	December 31, 2011			March 31, 2011
Short-term
Commercial paper	$	406,861		$	—
Long-term
Revolving credit borrowings - U.S.	$	—		$	331,000
Revolving credit borrowings - Multi-currency	41,344			43,103
Revolving credit borrowings - France	6,155			4,106
Trade receivables securitization	295,000			295,000
Senior notes, net	1,205,694			954,343
Senior subordinated notes	215,446			215,446
Other long-term debt	7,169			9,864
Total long-term debt	1,770,808			1,852,862
Less current portion of long-term debt	(10,743		)	(9,868		)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	1,760,065		$	1,842,994
Total debt	$	2,177,669		$	1,852,862

Schedule Of Debt Maturities

The aggregate maturities of long-term debt at December 31, 2011 are as follows:

(In thousands)	Debt Maturities  (a)
December 31, 2012	$	10,743
March 31, 2013	724
March 31, 2014	596,100
March 31, 2015	400,472
March 31, 2016	250,178
Thereafter	506,897
	$	1,765,114

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^(a)  Outstanding borrowings under the Securitization Agreement at December 31, 2011 are reflected as maturing at the agreement’s expiration in December 2013.