Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company reports its results in four business segments: Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and ROW, Industrial Energy Americas and Industrial Energy Europe and ROW. The Company is a global producer and recycler of lead-acid batteries. The Company’s four business segments provide a comprehensive range of stored electrical energy products and services for transportation and industrial applications.

Transportation markets include original-equipment and aftermarket batteries for cars, trucks, off-road vehicles, agricultural and construction vehicles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, marine, and other applications. Industrial markets include batteries for motive power and network power applications. Motive power batteries are used in the materials handling industry for electric forklift trucks, and in other industries, including floor cleaning machinery, powered wheelchairs, railroad locomotives, mining and the electric road vehicles market. Network power batteries are used for backup power for use with telecommunications systems, computer installations, hospitals, air traffic control, security systems, utility, railway and military applications.

The Company’s four reportable segments are determined based upon the nature of the markets served and the geographic regions in which they operate. The Company’s chief operating decision-maker monitors and manages the financial performance of these four business groups. Costs of shared services and other corporate costs are not allocated or charged to the business groups.

Selected financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is as follows:

	For the Fiscal Year Ended
	March 31, 2013			March 31, 2012			March 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Net sales
Transportation Americas	$	879,831		$	907,838		$	942,014
Transportation Europe & ROW	926,978			1,014,292			922,870
Industrial Energy Americas	368,386			339,328			295,364
Industrial Energy Europe & ROW	796,503			823,192			727,268
	$	2,971,698		$	3,084,650		$	2,887,516
Operating income (loss) by segment
Transportation Americas	$	(23,158	)	$	9,513		$	62,368
Transportation Europe & ROW	20,335			55,928			65,792
Industrial Energy Americas	28,266			41,657			25,220
Industrial Energy Europe & ROW	21,787			14,435			23,149
Unallocated corporate	(29,096		)	(31,780		)	(38,470		)
	18,134			89,753			138,059
Restructuring and impairments, net	(71,495		)	(10,878		)	(42,286		)
	$	(53,361	)	$	78,875		$	95,773
Depreciation & Amortization
Transportation Americas	$	28,465		$	28,215		$	27,365
Transportation Europe & ROW	19,052			18,590			18,991
Industrial Energy Americas	10,963			11,701			11,441
Industrial Energy Europe & ROW	17,386			21,039			19,278
Unallocated corporate	4,321			4,808			6,992
	$	80,187		$	84,353		$	84,067
Capital expenditures
Transportation Americas	$	32,105		$	38,872		$	25,011
Transportation Europe & ROW	36,323			40,195			25,768
Industrial Energy Americas	9,313			7,392			19,148
Industrial Energy Europe & ROW	16,120			15,915			14,808
Unallocated corporate	7,640			7,462			3,854
	$	101,501		$	109,836		$	88,589

Geographic information is as follows:

	Revenues from External Customers
	Fiscal Year Ended
	March 31, 2013		March 31, 2012		March 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
United States	$	1,248,217	$	1,247,166	$	1,072,139
France	190,730		200,456		180,716
Germany	382,521		434,051		363,296
Italy	217,403		229,271		194,231
Spain	238,235		252,801		231,304
Poland	105,813		107,519		112,972
Other	588,779		613,386		732,858
Total	$	2,971,698	$	3,084,650	$	2,887,516

	Long-Lived Assets
	March 31, 2013		March 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
United States	$	235,665	$	287,802
France	15,807		16,356
Germany	62,203		67,245
Italy	55,505		59,783
Spain	86,267		89,234
Poland	48,734		35,406
Other	53,934		67,149
Total	$	558,115	$	622,975