Contingencies (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Contingencies

CONTINGENCIES

In the ordinary course of the Company's business, the Company is involved in a limited number of legal actions, both as plaintiff and defendant. Consequently, the Company could incur uninsured liability in any of those actions. The Company also periodically receives notifications from various third parties alleging infringement of patents or other intellectual property rights. With respect to pending legal actions to which the Company is a party, although the outcomes of these actions are generally not determinable, the Company believes that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not harm its business and will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, cash flows or results of operations.  However, if an unfavorable ruling were to occur in any of the legal proceedings described in Note 28 or in other legal proceedings that were not deemed material to the Company as of the date hereof, then such legal proceedings could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, cash flows or results of operations. Litigation relating to the semiconductor industry is not uncommon, and the Company is, from time to time, subject to such litigation.  As a result, no assurances can be given with respect to the extent or outcome of any such litigation in the future.

The Company's technology license agreements generally include an indemnification clause that indemnifies the licensee against liability and damages (including legal defense costs) arising from any claims of patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret infringement by the Company's proprietary technology.  The terms of these indemnification provisions approximate the terms of the outgoing technology license agreements, which are typically perpetual unless terminated by either party for breach. The possible amount of future payments the Company could be required to make based on agreements that specify indemnification limits, if such indemnifications were required on all of these agreements, is approximately $142.7 million. There are some licensing agreements in place that do not specify indemnification limits.  The Company had not recorded any liabilities related to these indemnification obligations as of March 31, 2016.