SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives

Property, plant and equipment is recorded at historical cost. We provide for depreciation and amortization by charges to operations using the straight-line method in amounts estimated to recover the cost of the building and improvements, equipment, and furniture and fixtures over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Asset Classification	Estimated Useful Lives
Building	30 years
Building improvements	5-20 Years
Plant equipment and machinery	3-10 Years
Office equipment and information technology	3-10 Years
Haemonetics equipment	3-7 Years

Schedule of Other Accrued Liabilities

The items included in the fiscal year end balances were:

(In thousands)	March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012
VAT Liabilities	$	5,121	$	6,875
Forward Contracts	1,786		1,185
Deferred Revenue	23,737		24,132
HS Core Liability (a)	156		3,654
All Other	26,551		21,053
Total	$	57,351	$	56,899

(a) See Note 10, Commitments and Contingencies, for details of the HS Core quality issue that occurred during the first quarter of 2012.