Fair Value Disclosures

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Recurring fair value measurements

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2015, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value.



	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets at Fair Value
Defined benefit pension plan assets	$	12,950	$	22,721	$	—	$	35,671
Foreign currency contracts	$	—	$	402	$	—	$	402
Total Assets at Fair Value	$	12,950	$	23,123	$	—	$	36,073
Liabilities at Fair Value
Foreign currency contracts	$	—	$	4,959	$	—	$	4,959
Interest-rate swap	$	—	$	400	$	—	$	400
Total Liabilities at Fair Value	$	—	$	5,359	$	—	$	5,359

Non-recurring fair value measurements

The Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include non-financial assets and liabilities initially measured at fair value in a business combination and Goodwill. As disclosed in Note 5, the Company reduced the book value of Goodwill to the implied fair value in Fiscal 2014. The Company utilized level 3 inputs to measure the fair value of Goodwill. See Note 2 for additional reference.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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