INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

INCOME TAXES

Components Of Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2013		2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Domestic	$	170,071	$	186,855	$	231,209
Foreign		158,744		387,875		403,101
Total	$	328,815	$	574,730	$	634,310

Schedule Of Provision For Income Taxes

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2013			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Current:
Domestic	$	680		$	303		$	(972	)
Foreign		60,466			56,100			26,671
		61,146			56,403			25,699
Deferred:
Domestic		(1,187	)		386			(319	)
Foreign		(33,646	)		(2,829	)		(3,331	)
		(34,833	)		(2,443	)		(3,650	)
Provision for income taxes	$	26,313		$	53,960		$	22,049

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,
	2013			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Income taxes based on domestic statutory rates	$	55,899		$	95,858		$	106,725
Effect of tax rate differential		(120,785	)		(177,540	)		26,459
Intangible amortization		4,881			9,502			12,055
Change in liability for uncertain tax positions		15,268			34,517			(29,205	)
Change in valuation allowance		68,596			93,336			(90,033	)
Other		2,454			(1,713	)		(3,952	)
Provision for income taxes	$	26,313		$	53,960		$	22,049

Components Of Deferred Income Taxes

	As of March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Fixed assets	$	(36,542	)	$	(30,159	)
Others		(61,621	)		(30,032	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(98,163	)		(60,191	)
Deferred tax assets:
Fixed assets		66,959			73,588
Intangible assets		112,327			178,910
Deferred compensation		10,341			11,088
Inventory valuation		12,514			12,265
Provision for doubtful accounts		13,807			3,340
Net operating loss and other carryforwards		2,600,895			2,753,940
Others		167,085			176,547
		2,983,928			3,209,678
Valuation allowances		(2,825,579	)		(3,099,561	)
Net deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		158,349			110,117
Net deferred tax asset	$	60,186		$	49,926
The net deferred tax asset is classified as follows:
Current asset (classified as other current assets)	$	7,881		$	815
Long-term asset		52,305			49,111
Total	$	60,186		$	49,926

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

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of fiscal year	$	166,432		$	134,627
Additions based on tax position related to the current year		22,185			25,113
Additions for tax positions of prior years		62,610			25,719
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(15,001	)		(18,257	)
Reductions related to lapse of applicable statute of limitations		(5,444	)		(788	)
Settlements		(1,220	)		(1,386	)
Other		456			1,404
Balance, end of fiscal year	$	230,018		$	166,432