SEGMENT INFORMATION: (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

SEGMENT INFORMATION:

Schedule of information by business segment

The following table presents information by business segment (dollars in thousands).  The prior-year segment information has been restated to conform to the new segment presentation:

	2016			2015			2014
Revenues:
Marketing Services	$	449,772		$	446,103		$	465,572
Audience Solutions	297,846			303,836			325,932
Connectivity	102,470			54,972			13,649
Total segment revenues	$	850,088		$	804,911		$	805,153
Gross profit(1):
Marketing Services	$	152,258		$	156,395		$	150,533
Audience Solutions	167,715			158,386			162,369
Connectivity	61,199			13,322			(11,688		)
Total segment gross profit	$	381,172		$	328,103		$	301,214
Income (loss) from operations(1):
Marketing Services	$	74,371		$	81,247		$	83,771
Audience Solutions	109,598			115,078			119,950
Connectivity	(3,298		)	(40,069		)	(46,767		)
Total segment income from operations	$	180,671		$	156,256		$	156,954
Depreciation and amortization:
Marketing Services	$	9,988		$	12,280		$	7,763
Audience Solutions	12,909			12,652			14,991
Connectivity	19,932			16,469			3,061
Corporate	42,634			39,046			31,085
Total depreciation and amortization	$	85,463		$	80,447		$	56,900

(1) Gross profit and Income (loss) from operations reflect only the direct and allocable controllable costs of each segment and do not include allocations of corporate expenses (primarily general and administrative expenses) and gains, losses, and other items, net. Additionally, Gross profit and Income (loss) from operations do not reflect non-cash stock compensation expense and purchased intangible asset amortization.

Reconciliation of total operating segment gross profit to total gross profit and total operating segment income from operations to loss from operations

	2016			2015			2014
Total segment gross profit	$	381,172		$	328,103		$	301,214
Less:
Purchased intangible asset amortization	15,466			11,454			—
Non-cash stock compensation	2,150			1,459			1,578
Corporate expenses	1,850			4,316			—
Gross profit	$	361,706		$	310,874		$	299,636
Total segment income from operations	$	180,671		$	156,256		$	156,954
Less:
Corporate expenses	127,844			126,570			99,818
Gains, losses and other items, net	12,132			22,600			17,168
Impairment of goodwill and other	6,829			—			24,953
Purchased intangible asset amortization	15,466			11,454			252
Non-cash stock compensation	31,463			28,316			13,206
Income (loss) from operations	$	(13,063	)	$	(32,684	)	$	1,557