SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

SEGMENT REPORTING [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Information, by Reportable Segment

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

	Year Ended March 31,
	2017						2016						2015
Statement of Operations	Technology		Financing		Total		Technology		Financing		Total		Technology		Financing		Total
Sales of product and services	$	1,290,228	$	-	$	1,290,228	$	1,163,337	$	-	$	1,163,337	$	1,100,884	$	-	$	1,100,884
Financing revenue		-		34,200		34,200		-		35,091		35,091		-		34,728		34,728
Fee and other income		4,709		252		4,961		5,728		43		5,771		7,565		105		7,670
Net sales		1,294,937		34,452		1,329,389		1,169,065		35,134		1,204,199		1,108,449		34,833		1,143,282
Cost of sales, product and services		1,025,188		-		1,025,188		931,782		-		931,782		887,673		-		887,673
Direct lease costs		-		4,442		4,442		-		10,360		10,360		-		11,062		11,062
Cost of sales		1,025,188		4,442		1,029,630		931,782		10,360		942,142		887,673		11,062		898,735
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		193,594		11,638		205,232		167,992		10,988		178,980		155,412		11,713		167,125
Depreciation and amortization		7,243		9		7,252		5,532		16		5,548		4,310		23		4,333
Interest and financing costs		-		1,543		1,543		70		1,708		1,778		96		2,283		2,379
Operating expenses		200,837		13,190		214,027		173,594		12,712		186,306		159,818		14,019		173,837
Operating income		68,912		16,820		85,732		63,689		12,062		75,751		60,958		9,752		70,710
Other income						380						-						7,603
Earnings before taxes					$	86,112					$	75,751					$	78,313

Selected Financial Data - Statement of Cash Flow
Depreciation and amortization	$	7,365	$	4,366	$	11,731	$	5,641	$	10,339	$	15,980	$	4,450	$	11,125	$	15,575
Purchases of property, equipment and operating lease equipment	$	3,356	$	6,202	$	9,558	$	2,442	$	12,026	$	14,468	$	3,610	$	8,306	$	11,916
Selected Financial Data - Balance Sheet
Total assets	$	533,560	$	208,160	$	741,720	$	427,580	$	189,100	$	616,680	$	368,971	$	199,304	$	568,275

Geographical Information

The geographic information for the years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended March 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Net sales:
U.S.	$	1,293,705	$	1,186,904	$	1,124,371
Non U.S.		35,684		17,295		18,911
Total	$	1,329,389	$	1,204,199	$	1,143,282

	As of March 31,
	2017		2016
Long-lived tangible assets:
U.S.	$	31,449	$	22,632
Non U.S.		1,878		1,427
Total	$	33,328	$	24,059