Indebtedness (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Debt Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule Of Debt

Total debt consists of:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2014			March 31, 2013
Short-term
Money market loans	$	—		$	—
Commercial paper	387,866			—
Short-term debt	$	387,866		—
Long-term
Trade receivables securitization	$	295,000		$	295,000
Revolving credit borrowings - U.S.	—			—
Revolving credit borrowings - Multi-currency	54,230			36,705
Revolving credit borrowings - France	8,056			7,372
Senior notes, net	1,748,774			2,050,820
Senior subordinated notes	—			215,446
Other long-term debt	1,036			2,475
Total long-term debt	2,107,096			2,607,818
Less current portion of long-term debt	(400,322		)	(303,573		)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	1,706,774		$	2,304,245
Total debt	$	2,494,962		$	2,607,818

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

The aggregate maturities of long-term debt at March 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In thousands)	Debt Maturities  (a)
Years Ending March 31,
2015	$	400,370
2016	250,350
2017	607,507
2018	325,095
2019	—
Thereafter	525,000
	$	2,108,322

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^(a)  Outstanding borrowings under the Securitization Agreement at March 31, 2014 are reflected as maturing at the agreement’s expiration in December 2016.

The Senior Notes are reflected in the debt maturity schedule at their maturity values rather than their carrying values, which are net of aggregate discounts of $1.2 million at March 31, 2014.