Dividends (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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DIVIDENDS

On October 28, 2002, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved and instituted a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock. The Company has continued to pay quarterly dividends and has increased the amount of such dividends on a regular basis. Cash dividends paid per share were $1.425, $1.417 and $1.406 during fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Total dividend payments amounted to $286.5 million , $281.2 million and $273.8 million during fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.