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CAPITALIZATION OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Capitalization of Software and Development Costs [Abstract]  
CAPITALIZATION OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS
CAPITALIZATION OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS
For costs incurred related to the development of software to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed, the Company applies the provisions of ASC Topic 985-20, Software - Costs of Software to be Sold, Leased or Marketed, which specifies that costs incurred internally in researching and developing a computer software product should be charged to expense until technological feasibility has been established for the product. Once technological feasibility is established, all software costs should be capitalized until the product is available for general release to customers.
The Company capitalized $4.4 million and $5.2 million in software development costs for ongoing initiatives during the nine month periods ended December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, respectively. At December 31, 2011 and April 2, 2011, we have a total of $13.8 million and $13.4 million, respectively, of costs capitalized related to in process software development initiatives. During the first quarter of fiscal 2012, $4.1 million of capitalized costs related to one project were placed into service. The costs capitalized for each project are included in intangible assets in the consolidated financial statements.