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Commitments
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Commitments [Abstract]  
Commitments

Note 10. Commitments

Xilinx leases some of its facilities and office buildings under non-cancelable operating leases that expire at various dates through October 2021. Additionally, Xilinx entered into a land lease in conjunction with the Company’s building in Singapore, which will expire in November 2035 and the lease cost was settled in an up-front payment in June 2006. Some of the operating leases for facilities and office buildings require payment of operating costs, including property taxes, repairs, maintenance and insurance. Most of the Company’s leases contain renewal options for varying terms. Approximate future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:

 

         
Fiscal Year   (In thousands)  

2013

  $ 6,904  

2014

    4,982  

2015

    2,961  

2016

    1,639  

2017

    1,453  

Thereafter

    3,777  
   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 21,716  
   

 

 

 

Aggregate future rental income to be received, which includes rents from both owned and leased property, totaled $7.1 million as of March 31, 2012. Rent expense, net of rental income, under all operating leases was $3.1 million for fiscal 2012, $4.9 million for fiscal 2011, and $5.3 million for fiscal 2010. Rental income, which includes rents received from both owned and leased property, was not material for fiscal 2012, 2011 or 2010.

Other commitments as of March 31, 2012 totaled $102.4 million and consisted of purchases of inventory and other non-cancelable purchase obligations related to subcontractors that manufacture silicon wafers and provide assembly as well as some test services. The Company expects to receive and pay for these materials and services in the next three to six months, as the products meet delivery and quality specifications. As of March 31, 2012, the Company also had $26.6 million of non-cancelable license obligations to providers of electronic design automation software and hardware/software maintenance expiring at various dates through March 2015.

The Company committed up to $5.0 million to acquire, in the future, rights to intellectual property until July 2023. License payments will be amortized over the useful life of the intellectual property acquired.