Supplemental Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations Detail (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Schedule of accounts receivable

	March 31,
	2014			2013
Accounts receivable:
Trade	$	123,607		$	112,292
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(1,401		)	(1,255		)
Ship-from-stock and debit	(18,041		)	(14,116		)
Returns	(2,993		)	(1,421		)
Rebates	(1,035		)	(1,071		)
Price protection	(125		)	(376		)
Other	(1,065		)	(279		)
	$	98,947		$	93,774

Schedule of activity in allowances for accounts receivables

The following table presents the annual activities included in the allowance for these commitments:

Balance at March 31, 2011	$	17,335
Charged to operations	71,462
Write-offs	(71,237		)
Other	(97		)
Balance at March 31, 2012	17,463
Charged to operations	82,738
Write-offs	(81,621		)
Other	(62		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	18,518
Charged to operations	89,909
Write-offs	(83,911		)
Other	144
Balance at March 31, 2014	$	24,660

Schedule of components of inventories

	March 31,
	2014			2013
Inventories:
Raw materials and supplies	$	90,968		$	84,149
Work in process	61,310			64,498
Finished goods	62,522			68,705
	214,800			217,352
Inventory reserves	(26,826		)	(18,464		)
	$	187,974		$	198,888

Schedule of the annual activities included in the allowance for commitments

The following table presents the annual activities included in the inventory reserves:

Balance at March 31, 2011	$	15,464
Costs charged to expense	9,941
Write-offs	(8,253		)
Other	(8		)
Balance at March 31, 2012	17,144
Costs charged to expense	3,145
Write-offs	(1,488		)
Other	(337		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	18,464
Costs charged to expense	10,638
Write-offs	(2,672		)
Other	396
Balance at March 31, 2014	$	26,826

Schedule of Property, plant and equipment

	Useful life (years)	March 31,
		2014			2013
Property, plant and equipment:
Land and land improvements	20	$	25,965		$	25,824
Buildings	20 - 40	163,062			145,977
Machinery and equipment	10	824,878			809,885
Furniture and fixtures	4 - 10	69,676			62,071
Construction in progress		14,754			31,323
Total property and equipment		1,098,335			1,075,080
Accumulated depreciation		(805,687		)	(771,398		)
		$	292,648		$	303,682

Schedule of accrued expenses

	March 31,
	2014		2013
Accrued expenses:
Salaries, wages, and related employee costs	$	23,596	$	20,971
Deferred acquisition payments	19,153		22,135
Vacation	10,570		12,582
Interest	15,735		15,628
Restructuring	6,217		13,871
Other	1,197		7,991
	$	76,468	$	93,178

Schedule of other non-current obligations

	March 31,
	2014		2013
Other non-current obligations:
Deferred acquisition payments	$	—	$	17,585
Pension plans	32,852		30,355
Employee separation liability	15,419		14,322
Deferred construction costs	—		2,476
Restructuring	—		205
Other	7,593		4,079
	$	55,864	$	69,022

Schedule of other (income) expense, net

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Other (income) expense, net:
Net foreign exchange (gains) losses	$	(304	)	$	(28	)	$	919
Miscellaneous non-product income	—			(465		)	—
Other	(2,377		)	(1,802		)	46
	$	(2,681	)	$	(2,295	)	$	965