Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment, net consist of:



	March 31, 2013			March 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Land	$	55,443		$	56,983
Buildings and improvements	253,960			184,615
Machinery and equipment	802,414			922,159
Construction in progress	59,176			94,861
	1,170,993			1,258,618
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(612,878		)	(635,643		)
	$	558,115		$	622,975

Depreciation expense was $71.8 million, $74.1 million, and $72.8 million, for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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