Fair Value Measurement Of Assets And Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Fair Value Measurement Of Assets And Liabilities [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurement Of Assets And Liabilities

9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

     Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact, and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. The accounting guidance for fair value establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument's categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

Level 1 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

     The Company has deferred compensation plans for its officers and certain other employees. Deferred amounts under the plans are invested in hypothetical investments selected by the participant or the participant's investment manager. The Company's deferred compensation plan assets are included in other noncurrent assets on the consolidated balance sheets and include investments in equity securities and mutual funds that are valued using active market prices.

The Company values available for sale investments using level 1 inputs which are active market trading prices.

     Level 2 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

     The Company values foreign exchange forward contracts using level 2 observable inputs which primarily consist of an income approach based on the present value of the forward rate less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount.

     The Company's cash equivalents are comprised of bank deposits and money market funds, which are valued using level 2 inputs, such as interest rates and maturity periods. Due to their short-term nature, their carrying amount approximates fair value.

     The Company's deferred compensation plan assets also include money market funds, mutual funds, corporate and government bonds and certain convertible securities that are valued using prices obtained from various pricing sources. These sources price these investments using certain market indices and the performance of these investments in relation to these indices. As a result, the Company has classified these investments as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

     Level 3 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

     The Company values deferred purchase price receivables relating to its Asset-Backed Securitization Program based on a discounted cash flow analysis using unobservable inputs (i.e. level 3 inputs), which are primarily risk free interest rates adjusted for the credit quality of the underlying creditor and due to its high credit quality and short term maturity their fair value approximates carrying value. Significant increases in either of the significant unobservable inputs (credit spread, risk free interest rate) in isolation would result in lower fair value estimates but is insignificant. The interrelationship between these inputs is insignificant.

There were no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy during the fiscal years 2012 and 2011.

Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

     The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2012 and 2011:

	Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Money market funds and time deposits (Note 2)	$	-	$	343,906		$	-	$	343,906
Deferred purchase price receivable (Note 8)		-		-			514,895		514,895
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 7)		-		20,999			-		20,999
Available for sale investments (Note 2)		5,994		-			-		5,994
Deferred compensation plan assets:
Mutual funds, money market accounts and equity securities		3,411		54,241			-		57,652
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 7)	$	-	$	(8,105	)	$	-	$	(8,105	)

	Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2011
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Money market funds and time deposits (Note 2)	$	-	$	375,760		$	-	$	375,760
Deferred purchase price receivable (Note 8)		-		-			459,994		459,994
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 7)		-		24,071			-		24,071
Deferred compensation plan assets:
Mutual funds, money market accounts and equity securities		2,816		53,847			-		56,663
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 7)	$	-	$	(6,900	)	$	-	$	(6,900	)

There were no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy during the twelve month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. Refer to Note 8, Trade Receivable Securitization, for a reconciliation of the changes in the deferred purchase price receivable.

Other financial instruments

The following table presents the Company's liabilities not carried at fair value as at March 31, 2012 and 2011:

	As of March 31, 2012				As of March 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Fair Value Hierarchy
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
Revolving credit facility	$	140,000	$	140,000	$	160,000	$	160,000	Level 2
Term loan dated October 1, 2007		1,179,595		1,171,959		1,674,435		1,662,714	Level 1
Term loan dated October 19, 2011		487,500		482,625		-		-	Level 1
Asia term loans		377,000		374,394		379,000		376,347	Level 2
Total	$	2,184,095	$	2,168,978	$	2,213,435	$	2,199,061

     Revolving credit facility - The carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short term nature of the interest rates underlying any borrowings under this facility, though the facility itself is available to the Company on a long term basis.

     Term loans dated October 1, 2007 and October 19, 2011 - The term loans are valued based on broker trading prices in active markets.

     Asia term loans - The Company's Asia Term Loans are not traded publicly; however, as the pricing, maturity and other pertinent terms of these loans closely approximate those of the Term Loan Agreements dated October 1, 2007, and October 19, 2011, management estimates the respective trading prices would be approximately the same.

Assets held for sale

     As of March 31, 2012 and 2011, assets that were no longer in use and held for sale totaled approximately $16.7 million and $27.1 million, respectively, excluding assets that have been identified as relating to discontinued operations discussed further in note 18. The assets held for sale primarily represent manufacturing facilities that have been closed as part of the Company's historical facility consolidations. These assets are recorded at the lesser of carrying value or fair value, which is based on comparable sales from prevailing market data (level two inputs). There were no material fair value adjustments during fiscal years 2012 and 2011. There were no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy for these assets during the fiscal years 2012 and 2011.