PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

(In thousands)	March 28, 2015			March 29, 2014
Land	$	9,468		$	7,168
Building and building improvements	118,384			83,439
Plant equipment and machinery	220,793			236,539
Office equipment and information technology	118,810			111,925
Haemonetics equipment	264,307			262,784
Total	731,762			701,855
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(409,814		)	(430,418		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	321,948		$	271,437