CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 672,079	$ 908,684
Short-term investments	427,514	394,088
Accounts receivable, net	553,135	478,373
Inventories	487,065	417,202
Prepaid expenses	60,117	41,354
Assets held for sale	0	6,459
Other current assets	53,531	58,880
Total current assets	2,253,441	2,305,040
Property, plant and equipment, net	754,780	683,338
Long-term investments	885,392	107,457
Goodwill	2,299,009	2,299,009
Intangible assets, net	1,784,568	2,148,092
Long-term deferred tax assets	70,793	68,870
Other assets	75,810	75,075
Total assets	8,123,793	7,686,881
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	162,718	149,233
Accrued liabilities	258,409	212,450
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	335,705	292,815
Current portion of long-term debt	0	49,952
Total current liabilities	756,832	704,450
Long-term debt	3,039,623	2,900,524
Long-term income tax payable	694,777	184,945
Long-term deferred tax liability	208,823	409,045
Other long-term liabilities	238,663	217,206
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; 253,232,881 shares issued and 234,340,716 shares outstanding at December 31, 2017; 249,463,733 shares issued and 229,093,658 shares outstanding at March 31, 2017	234	229
Additional paid-in capital	2,556,274	2,537,344
Common stock held in treasury: 18,892,165 shares at December 31, 2017; 20,370,075 shares at March 31, 2017	(684,937)	(731,884)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(22,193)	(14,378)
Retained earnings	1,335,697	1,479,400
Total stockholders' equity	3,185,075	3,270,711
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 8,123,793	$ 7,686,881