Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment as of March 31 consisted of the following:


	2012			2011
Land and buildings	$	32,212		$	22,384
Machinery and equipment		201,514			135,467
Furniture, fixtures, computer equipment and software		16,879			12,327
Construction in progress		6,735			4,587

Property, plant and equipment, gross		257,340			174,765
Accumulated depreciation		(84,203	)		(66,592	)

Property, plant and equipment, net	$	173,137		$	108,173

Total depreciation expense for 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $20,718, $13,173 and $11,266, 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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