Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

Cash Paid For Interest And Income Taxes [Table Text Block]

Cash paid for interest and income taxes was as follows:



	Nine Months Ended
	December 31,
(In thousands)	2014		2013
Interest	$	47,623	$	68,297
Income taxes, net of refunds	176,298		126,081

Schedule of Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisitions [Table Text Block]

Liabilities assumed and stock issued as a result of acquisitions were as follows:



	Nine Months Ended
	December 31,
(In thousands)	2014			2013
Fair value of assets acquired	$	59,938		$	191,589
Net cash paid for acquisitions ^(a)	(45,165		)	(181,131		)
Stock issued for acquisition ^(b)	(4,458		)	—
Liabilities assumed	$	10,315		$	10,458

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^(a)	Includes cash paid, net of cash acquired, for current year acquisitions as well as payments for the settlement of holdback liabilities and contingent consideration arrangements associated with prior year acquisitions.


^(b)	Represents shares of Airgas, Inc. common stock issued in connection with a single acquisition – see Note 3 for further information.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of acquisition of assets or a business through noncash (or part noncash) transactions. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. Disclosure may include the equity interest acquired, value of assets acquired, value of liabilities acquired, net monetary assets acquired, number of shares, warrants or options issued as consideration for a business or asset acquired and other information necessary to a fair presentation.

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