Share-Based Compensation (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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

Equity incentive plans

Share-Based Compensation

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,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Cost of sales	$	1,841	(1)	$	1,834	(1)	$	5,674	(1)	$	5,758	(1)
Research and development	6,141			6,172			18,762			16,562
Selling, general and administrative	5,737			6,114			16,939			22,339
Pre-tax effect of share-based compensation	13,719			14,120			41,375			44,659
Income tax benefit	1,510			2,755			4,501			7,496
Net income effect of share-based compensation	$	12,209		$	11,365		$	36,874		$	37,163

(1) During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2013, $1.9 million and $5.7 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense was capitalized to inventory and $1.8 million and $5.7 million, respectively, of previously capitalized share-based compensation expenses in inventory was sold.  During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2012, $1.8 million and $5.3 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense was capitalized to inventory and $1.8 million and $5.8 million, respectively, of previously capitalized share-based compensation expense in inventory was sold.