SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

SEGMENT REPORTING [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Information, by Reportable Segment

Our reportable segment information was as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended March 31,
	2016						2015						2014
Statement of Operations	Technology		Financing		Total		Technology		Financing		Total		Technology		Financing		Total
Sales of product and services	$	1,163,337	$	-	$	1,163,337	$	1,100,884	$	-	$	1,100,884	$	1,013,374	$	-	$	1,013,374
Financing revenue		-		35,091		35,091		-		34,728		34,728		-		35,896		35,896
Fee and other income		5,728		43		5,771		7,565		105		7,670		8,037		229		8,266
Net sales		1,169,065		35,134		1,204,199		1,108,449		34,833		1,143,282		1,021,411		36,125		1,057,536
Cost of sales, product and services		931,782		-		931,782		887,673		-		887,673		827,875		-		827,875
Direct lease costs		-		10,360		10,360		-		11,062		11,062		-		12,748		12,748
Cost of sales		931,782		10,360		942,142		887,673		11,062		898,735		827,875		12,748		840,623
Professional and other fees		5,505		1,041		6,546		5,340		1,168		6,508		7,557		1,484		9,041
Salaries and benefits		140,086		9,218		149,304		128,945		9,141		138,086		113,481		9,670		123,151
General and administrative expenses		22,401		729		23,130		21,127		1,404		22,531		18,334		1,549		19,883
Depreciation and amortization		5,532		16		5,548		4,310		23		4,333		2,769		23		2,792
Interest and financing costs		70		1,708		1,778		96		2,283		2,379		84		1,864		1,948
Operating expenses		173,594		12,712		186,306		159,818		14,019		173,837		142,225		14,590		156,815
Operating income	$	63,689	$	12,062	$	75,751	$	60,958	$	9,752	$	70,710	$	51,311	$	8,787	$	60,098
Selected Financial Data - Statement of Cash Flow
Depreciation and amortization	$	5,641	$	10,339	$	15,980	$	4,450	$	11,125	$	15,575	$	2,838	$	11,917	$	14,755
Purchases of property, equipment and operating lease equipment	$	2,442	$	12,026	$	14,468	$	3,610	$	8,306	$	11,916	$	4,238	$	5,714	$	9,952
Selected Financial Data - Balance Sheet
Total assets	$	427,580	$	189,100	$	616,680	$	368,971	$	199,304	$	568,275	$	335,879	$	217,966	$	553,845

Geographical Information

The geographic information for the years ended March 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended March 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Net sales:
U.S.	$	1,186,904	$	1,124,371	$	1,042,446
Non U.S.		17,295		18,911		15,090
Total	$	1,204,199	$	1,143,282	$	1,057,536

	As of March 31,
	2016		2015
Long-lived tangible assets:
U.S.	$	22,632	$	22,550
Non U.S.		1,427		1,608
Total	$	24,059	$	24,158