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Leases
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Leases  
Leases
NOTE 8.    LEASES

The Company's subsidiaries lease various production, storage, distribution, and other facilities, as well as vehicles and equipment used in their operations.  Some of the leases have options to extend the lease term at market rates.  These arrangements are classified as operating leases for accounting purposes.  Rent expense on operating leases totaled $21.8 million in fiscal year 2011, $20.8 million in fiscal year 2010, and $19.3 million in fiscal year 2009.  Future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases total $19.2 million in 2012, $10.4 million in 2013, $4.8 million in 2014, $4.5 million in 2015, $4.0 million in 2016, and $7.3 million after 2016.