Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Components Of Income Before Income Taxes

		Fiscal Ye ar Ende d March 31,
		2012		2011		2010
			(In thousands)
Domestic	$	186,855	$	231,209	$	86,411
Foreign		377,906		397,312		(97,157	)
Total	$	564,761	$	628,521	$	(10,746	)

Schedule Of Provision For (Benefit From) Income Taxes

		Fiscal Ye ar Ende d March 31,
		2012			2011			2010
				(In thousands)
Current:
Domestic	$	303		$	(972	)	$	50
Foreign		56,256			26,798			(18,908	)
		56,559			25,826			(18,858	)
Deferred:
Domestic		386			(319	)		1,077
Foreign		(2,829	)		(3,331	)		(17,967	)
		(2,443	)		(3,650	)		(16,890	)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$	54,116		$	22,176		$	(35,748	)

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of The Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Expected Based On Domestic Statutory Income Tax Rates To The Expense (Benefit) For Income Taxes

		Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
		2012			2011			2010
				(In thousands)
Income taxes based on domestic statutory rates	$	96,014		$	106,852		$	(1,852	)
Effect of tax rate differential		(177,540	)		26,459			(42,106	)
Intangible amortization		9,502			12,055			15,279
Change in liability for uncertain tax positions		34,517			(29,205	)		(80,175	)
Change in valuation allowance		93,336			(90,033	)		69,076
Other		(1,713	)		(3,952	)		4,030
Provision for income taxes	$	54,116		$	22,176		$	(35,748	)

Components Of Deferred Income Taxes

		As of March 31,
		2012			2011
		(In thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Fixed assets	$	(30,159	)	$	(28,695	)
Others		(30,032	)		(229,891	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(60,191	)		(258,586	)
Deferred tax assets:
Fixed assets		73,588			86,055
Intangible assets		178,910			238,254
Deferred compensation		11,088			10,821
Inventory valuation		12,265			17,376
Provision for doubtful accounts		3,340			7,994
Net operating loss and other carryforwards		2,753,940			2,739,795
Others		176,547			201,357
		3,209,678			3,301,652
Valuation allowances		(3,099,561	)		(2,994,186	)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		110,117			307,466
Net deferred tax asset	$	49,926		$	48,880
The net deferred tax asset is classified as follows:
Current asset (classified as other current assets)	$	815		$	936
Long-term asset		49,111			47,944
Total	$	49,926		$	48,880

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Beginning And Ending Amount Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

		Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
		2012			2011
		(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of fiscal year	$	134,627		$	129,888
Additions based on tax position related to the current year		25,113			12,443
Additions for tax positions of prior years		25,719			25,572
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(18,257	)		(35,090	)
Reductions related to lapse of applicable statute of limitations		(788	)		(2,342	)
Settlements		(1,386	)		(1,187	)
Other		1,404			5,343
Balance, end of fiscal year	$	166,432		$	134,627