Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Components of Income Tax Expense

Income taxes for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 consisted of the following: 

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Current
United States	$	4,126		$	1,433		$	(3,465	)
State and local	657			507			682
Foreign	46,885			75,770			57,355
	51,668			77,710			54,572
Deferred
United States	3,352			1,686			1,746
State and local	159			275			279
Foreign	(17,173		)	(4,136		)	9,769
	(13,662		)	(2,175		)	11,794
Total	$	38,006		$	75,535		$	66,366

Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Statutory tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	0.3		0.2		0.3
Dividends received from deconsolidated operations	(1.3	)	(0.9	)	(1.5	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on deferred income taxes	(4.9	)	(1.0	)	(1.0	)
Tax benefit arising from payment of a portion of the European Commission fine by a subsidiary	(5.0	)	—		—
Other, including changes in liabilities recorded for uncertain tax positions	(0.1	)	(0.6	)	(0.8	)
Effective income tax rate	24.0	%	32.7	%	32.0	%

Schedule Of U.S. And Foreign Components Of Income Before Income Taxes And Other Items

The U.S. and foreign components of income before income taxes and other items were as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2015		2014		2013
United States	$	27,181	$	9,156	$	(4,161	)
Foreign	131,286		221,534		211,446
Total	$	158,467	$	230,690	$	207,285

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of deferred tax liabilities and assets were as follows:  

	March 31,
	2015			2014
Liabilities
Foreign withholding taxes	$	34,339		$	30,147
Undistributed earnings	14,510			23,865
Goodwill	30,851			30,851
All other	8,922			12,471
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	88,622		$	97,334
Assets
Employee benefit plans	$	50,977		$	40,816
Reserves and accruals	14,039			32,248
Deferred income	5,387			4,013
Currency translation losses of foreign subsidiaries	12,167			—
Local currency exchange losses of foreign subsidiaries	10,674			207
All other	9,607			8,612
Total deferred tax assets	102,851			85,896
Valuation allowance	(629		)	(1,252		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	102,222		$	84,644

Schedule Of Combined Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Allocable To Continuing Operations, Other Comprehensive Income, And Adjustments To Shareholders' Equity

The combined income tax expense (benefit) allocable to continuing operations, other comprehensive income, and direct adjustments to shareholders' equity was as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Continuing operations	$	38,006		$	75,535		$	66,366
Other comprehensive income	(21,900		)	22,190			2,600
Direct adjustments to shareholders' equity	(932		)	(972		)	(1,052		)
Total	$	15,174		$	96,753		$	67,914

Reconciliation Of The Gross Liability For Uncertain Tax Positions

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of the gross liability for uncertain tax positions for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, is as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Liability for uncertain tax positions, beginning of year	$	3,809		$	5,385		$	7,913
Additions:
Related to tax positions for the current year	272			194			191
Related to tax positions for prior years	—			168			—
Reductions:
Due to settlements with tax jurisdictions	—			—			(66		)
Due to lapses of statutes of limitations	(478		)	(1,776		)	(2,339		)
Related to tax positions for prior years	(143		)	—			—
Effect of currency rate movement	(566		)	(162		)	(314		)
Liability for uncertain tax positions, end of year	$	2,894		$	3,809		$	5,385