CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 539,078	$ 607,815
Short-term investments	1,462,466	1,351,054
Accounts receivable, net	281,063	273,937
Inventories	363,760	279,456
Prepaid expenses	38,553	34,717
Deferred tax assets	69,343	71,045
Assets held for sale	0	13,989
Other current assets	24,624	32,604
Total current assets	2,778,887	2,664,617
Property, plant and equipment, net	631,600	581,572
Long-term investments	584,910	383,326
Goodwill	1,008,720	571,271
Intangible assets, net	702,383	504,417
Other assets	79,809	75,510
Total assets	5,786,309	4,780,713
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	72,362	86,866
Accrued liabilities	119,452	100,978
Deferred Income on Shipments to Distributors	179,962	166,128
Total current liabilities	371,776	353,972
Long-term line of credit	1,296,452	461,952
Senior convertible debentures	1,197,792	1,174,036
Junior convertible debentures	193,630	190,870
Long-term income tax payable	107,459	114,336
Long-term deferred tax liability	448,777	381,192
Other long-term liabilities	41,042	43,329
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 450,000,000 shares; 227,416,789 shares issued and 203,052,463 shares outstanding at September 30, 2015; 218,789,994 shares issued and 202,080,306 shares outstanding at March 31, 2015	203	202
Additional paid-in capital	1,382,818	999,515
Common stock held in treasury: 24,364,326 shares at September 30, 2015; 16,709,688 shares at March 31, 2015	(850,635)	(515,679)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(3,095)	11,076
Retained earnings	1,600,090	1,549,540
Microchip Technology stockholders' equity	2,129,381	2,044,654
Noncontrolling interests	0	16,372
Total equity	2,129,381	2,061,026
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,786,309	$ 4,780,713