Dividends (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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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 $1.433, $1.425 and $1.417 during fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Total dividend payments amounted to $291.1 million, $286.5 million and $281.2 million during fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.