Equity Incentive Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

The following table presents the details of the Company's share-based compensation expense (amounts in thousands):



	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Cost of sales	$	1,608	⁽¹⁾	$	1,743	⁽¹⁾	$	3,007	⁽¹⁾	$	3,708	⁽¹⁾
Research and development	3,556			3,025			6,969			6,192
Selling, general and administrative	4,320			4,157			8,532			8,476
Pre-tax effect of share-based compensation	9,484			8,925			18,508			18,376
Income tax benefit	1,226			1,114			2,394			2,276
Net income effect of share-based compensation	$	8,258		$	7,811		$	16,114		$	16,100

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the allocation of equity-based compensation costs to a given line item on the balance sheet and income statement for the period. This may include the reporting line for the costs and the amount capitalized and expensed.

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