SEGMENT INFORMATION: (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of information by business segment

The following table presents information by business segment (dollars in thousands): 

	For the three months ended				For the nine months ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Revenues:
Marketing Services	$	94,457	$	101,177	$	280,093	$	316,571
Audience Solutions	84,436		83,399		238,984		235,669
Connectivity	55,978		38,736		153,548		103,140
Total segment revenues	$	234,871	$	223,312	$	672,625	$	655,380
Gross profit(1):
Marketing Services	$	35,798	$	37,494	$	101,476	$	109,440
Audience Solutions	52,821		53,120		148,352		143,030
Connectivity	37,914		23,091		100,730		60,509
Total segment gross profit	$	126,533	$	113,705	$	350,558	$	312,979
Income from operations(1):
Marketing Services	$	22,063	$	21,127	$	63,721	$	61,109
Audience Solutions	33,112		34,572		91,151		89,640
Connectivity	6,808		1,877		12,475		3,831
Total segment income from operations	$	61,983	$	57,576	$	167,347	$	154,580

⁽¹⁾ Gross profit and income 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, segment gross profit and income from operations do not include 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

The following table reconciles total segment gross profit to gross profit and total operating segment income from operations to income from operations (dollars in thousands): 

	For the three months ended					For the nine months ended
	December 31,					December 31,
	2017			2016		2017		2016
Total segment gross profit	$	126,533		$	113,705	$	350,558	$	312,979
Less:
Purchased intangible asset amortization	5,971			4,621		17,958		12,588
Non-cash stock compensation	1,611			2,240		4,927		4,403
Gross profit	$	118,951		$	106,844	$	327,673	$	295,988
Total segment income from operations	$	61,983		$	57,576	$	167,347	$	154,580
Less:
Corporate expenses (principally general and administrative)	23,862			24,184		75,582		75,342
Separation and transformation costs included in general and administrative	5,214			4,118		17,775		5,573
Gains, losses and other items, net	(41		)	2,111		3,521		2,725
Purchased intangible asset amortization	5,971			4,621		17,958		12,588
Non-cash stock compensation	15,919			13,427		46,707		33,955
Income from operations	$	11,058		$	9,115	$	5,804	$	24,397