Segment Information (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The Company's reportable segments are semiconductor products and technology licensing.  The Company does not allocate operating expenses, interest income, interest expense, other income or expense, or provision for or benefit from income taxes to these segments for internal reporting purposes, as the Company does not believe that allocating these expenses is beneficial in evaluating segment performance.  Additionally, the Company does not allocate assets to segments for internal reporting purposes as it does not manage its segments by such metrics.

The following table represents net sales and gross profit for each segment for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 31, 2016				December 31, 2016
	Net Sales		Gross Profit		Net Sales		Gross Profit
Semiconductor products	$	810,532	$	441,425	$	2,437,049	$	1,156,278
Technology licensing	23,834		23,834		68,092		68,092
Total	$	834,366	$	465,259	$	2,505,141	$	1,224,370

The following table represents net sales and gross profit for each segment for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 31, 2015				December 31, 2015
	Net Sales		Gross Profit		Net Sales		Gross Profit
Semiconductor products	$	517,628	$	270,002	$	1,546,533	$	833,531
Technology licensing	22,716		22,716		69,154		69,154
Total	$	540,344	$	292,718	$	1,615,687	$	902,685