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Commitments
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Commitments [Abstract]  
Commitments
11.  Commitments:

Leases:  The Company leases manufacturing, laboratory, office and warehouse facilities, equipment and automobiles under operating leases expiring through fiscal 2027.  Rent expense was approximately $45.3 million, $39.5 million and $33.0 million for fiscal years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Future minimum rental payments under non-cancellable leases are as follows:

(In thousands)
Years ending March 31,
 
 
 
2014
 
$
43,836
 
2015
 
 
37,365
 
2016
 
 
26,188
 
2017
 
 
21,980
 
2018
 
 
17,267
 
Thereafter
 
 
93,109
 
 
$
239,745
 

License agreements:  The Company has entered into several license and collaboration agreements for products currently under development.  Pursuant to these agreements, the Company may be obligated in future periods to make additional development milestone payments totaling approximately $681 million.  These development milestone payments become due and are payable only upon the achievement of certain specific research and development milestones (approximately $232 million) and regulatory approval (approximately $449 million) milestones.  The specific timing of such development milestones cannot be predicted and depend upon future clinical developments as well as regulatory agency actions which cannot be predicted with certainty (including actions which may never occur).  Further, under the terms of certain licensing agreements, the Company may be obligated to pay sales milestones contingent upon the achievement of specific sales levels.  For commercially launched products, the Company may be obligated to pay sales milestones up to $290 million in the future.

Inventory purchase commitments and other: The Company has inventory purchase and other commitments of $125.4 million as of March 31, 2013.