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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2013
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block] |
Pre-tax income (loss) reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 follows (in thousands):
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For the year ended March 31, |
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2013 |
|
2012 |
|
2011 |
| U.S. |
|
$ |
(53,180 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,589 |
) |
|
$ |
271 |
| Foreign |
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|
1,922 |
|
|
|
667 |
|
|
|
4,283 |
|
|
$ |
(51,258 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,922 |
) |
|
$ |
4,554 |
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| Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations By Jurisdiction [Table Text Block] |
Income tax provision consists of the following (in thousands):
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For the year ended March 31, |
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2013 |
|
2012 |
|
2011 |
| Federal: |
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Current |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(302 |
) |
| State: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Current |
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|
231 |
|
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
446 |
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| Foreign: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Current |
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1,090 |
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|
|
1,847 |
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|
74 |
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| Deferred |
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(160 |
) |
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(1,261 |
) |
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(205 |
) |
| Total foreign |
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|
930 |
|
|
|
586 |
|
|
|
(131 |
) |
| Income tax provision |
|
$ |
1,161 |
|
|
$ |
887 |
|
|
$ |
13 |
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| Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
The income tax provision differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory rate of 35% to income (loss) before income taxes as follows (in thousands):
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For the year ended March 31, |
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2013 |
|
2012 |
|
2011 |
| Expense (benefit) at federal statutory rate |
|
$ |
(17,940 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,773 |
) |
|
$ |
1,594 |
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| State taxes |
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|
300 |
|
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
380 |
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| Unbenefited losses and credits |
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18,799 |
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|
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3,471 |
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|
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(1,235 |
) |
| Net release of contingent tax reserves |
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(130 |
) |
|
|
(176 |
) |
|
|
(466 |
) |
| Other |
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|
132 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
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(260 |
) |
|
|
$ |
1,161 |
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|
$ |
887 |
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|
$ |
13 |
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| Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
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As of March 31, |
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2013 |
|
2012 |
| Deferred tax assets: |
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Inventory valuation method |
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$ |
3,870 |
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|
$ |
6,429 |
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| Accrued warranty expense |
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2,873 |
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|
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3,072 |
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| Distribution reserves |
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1,407 |
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|
2,377 |
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| Loss carryforwards |
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72,969 |
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54,162 |
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| Foreign tax and research and development credit carryforwards |
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206,764 |
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|
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221,459 |
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| Restructuring charge accruals |
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1,810 |
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|
|
710 |
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| Other accruals and reserves not currently deductible for tax purposes |
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34,824 |
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35,177 |
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| Depreciation and amortization methods |
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— |
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|
|
4,824 |
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|
|
|
324,517 |
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|
|
328,210 |
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| Less valuation allowance |
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(269,373 |
) |
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(252,402 |
) |
| Deferred tax asset |
|
$ |
55,144 |
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|
$ |
75,808 |
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| Deferred tax liabilities: |
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Depreciation |
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$ |
(6,466 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
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| Acquired intangibles |
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(2,664 |
) |
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(10,186 |
) |
| Tax on unremitted foreign earnings |
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(15,679 |
) |
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(15,712 |
) |
| Other |
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(29,492 |
) |
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(49,179 |
) |
| Deferred tax liability |
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$ |
(54,301 |
) |
|
$ |
(75,077 |
) |
| Net deferred tax asset |
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$ |
843 |
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|
$ |
731 |
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| Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block] |
A reconciliation of the gross unrecognized tax benefits follows (in thousands):
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For the year ended March 31, |
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2013 |
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2012 |
|
2011 |
| Beginning balance |
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$ |
32,744 |
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|
$ |
33,012 |
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|
$ |
33,292 |
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| Settlement and effective settlements with tax authorities and related remeasurements |
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(60 |
) |
|
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(255 |
) |
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(357 |
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| Lapse of statute of limitations |
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(135 |
) |
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(105 |
) |
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(228 |
) |
| Increase in balances related to tax positions taken in prior period |
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— |
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|
|
92 |
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|
|
82 |
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| Increases in balances related to tax positions taken during current period |
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|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
223 |
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| Ending balance |
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$ |
32,549 |
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|
$ |
32,744 |
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|
$ |
33,012 |
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