INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

Income tax expense from continuing operations for fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010 consisted of the following:



(in thousands)	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2012			2011		2010
Current:
Federal	$	23,844		$	22,601	$	17,761
State	2,719			1,077		2,290
Foreign	5,080			5,888		7,241
Total current provision for income taxes	31,643			29,566		27,292
Deferred:
Federal	2,324			475		(2,841		)
State	(569		)	1,262		(199		)
Foreign	168			110		35
Total deferred benefit for income taxes	1,923			1,847		(3,005		)
Income tax expense from continuing operations	$	33,566		$	31,413	$	24,287

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

The components of income from continuing operations before income taxes for fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:



	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2012		2011		2010
United States	$	79,589	$	75,426	$	51,392
Foreign	63,013		65,230		49,348
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	142,602	$	140,656	$	100,740

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following is a reconciliation between statutory federal income taxes and the income tax expense from continuing operations for fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010:



(in thousands)	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Tax expense at statutory rate	$	49,911		$	49,229		$	35,259
Foreign operations taxed at different rates	(16,973		)	(16,308		)	(11,166		)
State taxes, net of federal benefit	2,149			2,340			2,091
Research and development credit	(1,392		)	(3,234		)	(1,383		)
Other, net	(129		)	(614		)	(514		)
Income tax expense from continuing operations	$	33,566		$	31,413		$	24,287

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:



	March 31,
(in thousands)	2012			2011
Accruals and other reserves	$	9,822		$	9,850
Net operating loss carry forward	6,317			5,095
Stock compensation	1,388			5,519
Other deferred tax assets	3,561			4,417
Valuation allowance	(6,088		)	(5,274		)
Total deferred tax assets	15,000			19,607
Deferred gains on sales of properties	(1,881		)	(1,954		)
Purchased intangibles	(143		)	(323		)
Unremitted earnings of certain subsidiaries	(3,064		)	(3,064		)
Fixed asset depreciation	(5,309		)	(4,244		)
Other deferred tax liabilities	(2,186		)	(2,199		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(12,583		)	(11,784		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	2,417		$	7,823

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the change in the amount of gross unrecognized income tax benefits for the periods is as follows:



	March 31,
(in thousands)	2012			2011			2010
Balance at beginning of period	$	10,458		$	11,201		$	11,090
Increase (decrease) of unrecognized tax benefits related to prior years	116			(960		)	100
Increase of unrecognized tax benefits related to the current year	2,074			2,185			2,016
Reductions to unrecognized tax benefits related to lapse of applicable statute of limitations	(1,507		)	(1,968		)	(2,005		)
Balance at end of period	$	11,141		$	10,458		$	11,201