RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES:

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES:

The following table summarizes the restructuring activity for the nine months ended December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):


	Associate-related reserves		Lease accruals		Total
March 31, 2018	$	541	$	5,288	$	5,829
Restructuring charges and adjustments	3,952		1,582		5,534
Payments	(1,363)		(878)		(2,241)
December 31, 2018	$	3,130	$	5,992	$	9,122

The above balances are included in other accrued expenses and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Restructuring Plans

In the nine months ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded a total of $5.5 million in restructuring charges and adjustments included in gains, losses and other items, net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The fiscal year 2019 expense included restructuring plans primarily for associates in the United States and China of $3.9 million, lease accruals and adjustments of $0.8 million, and leasehold improvement write-offs of $0.8 million. Of the associate related accruals of $3.9 million, $2.8 million remained accrued at December 31, 2018. The associate-related costs are expected to be paid out in fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2020.

In fiscal 2018, the Company recorded a total of $2.8 million in restructuring charges and adjustments included in gains, losses and other items, net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The expense included severance and other associate-related charges of $0.2 million, and lease accruals and adjustments of $2.6 million. The associate-related accruals of $0.2 million were paid out in fiscal 2019. The lease accruals and adjustments of $2.6 million result from the Company's exit from certain leased office facilities.

In fiscal 2017, the Company recorded a total of $6.5 million in restructuring charges and adjustments included in gains, losses and other items, net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The expense included

lease accruals and adjustments of $3.0 million, and leasehold improvement write-offs of $2.1 million. The lease accruals and adjustments of $3.0 million resulted from the Company's exit from certain leased office facilities ($1.5 million) and adjustments to estimates related to the fiscal 2015 lease accruals ($1.5 million).

In fiscal 2015, the Company recorded a total of $9.2 million in restructuring charges and adjustments included in gains, losses and other items, net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The expense included severance and other associate-related charges of $2.6 million, lease accruals of $4.7 million, and the write-off of leasehold improvements of $2.0 million. Of the associate-related accruals of $2.6 million, $0.3 million remained accrued as of December 31, 2018. These amounts are expected to be paid out in fiscal 2019.

With respect to the fiscals 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019 lease accruals described above, the Company intends to sublease the facilities to the extent possible. The liabilities will be satisfied over the remainder of the leased properties' terms, which continue through November 2025. Of the total amount accrued, $6.0 million remained accrued as of December 31, 2018. Actual sublease receipts may differ from the estimates originally made by the Company. Any future changes in the estimates or in the actual sublease income could require future adjustments to the liabilities, which would impact net earnings (loss) in the period the adjustment is recorded.

Gains, Losses and Other Items

Gains, losses and other items for each of the periods presented are as follows (dollars in thousands):


	For the three months ended						For the nine months ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Restructuring plan charges and adjustments	$	5,043	$	(765)	$	5,534	$	2,066


Other	—		(23)		—		(24)
	$	5,043	$	(788)	$	5,534	$	2,042