Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

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



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Cost of sales	$	1,834	⁽¹⁾	$	1,369	⁽¹⁾	$	5,758	⁽¹⁾	$	4,376	⁽¹⁾
Research and development	6,172			3,851			16,562			10,820
Selling, general and administrative	6,114			4,742			22,339			13,274
Pre-tax effect of share-based compensation	14,120			9,962			44,659			28,470
Income tax benefit	2,755			1,261			7,496			3,655
Net income effect of share-based compensation	$	11,365		$	8,701		$	37,163		$	24,815

- 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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