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SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015 item segment	Mar. 31, 2015 segment	Dec. 31, 2014 segment	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Number of operating segments		4us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments	4us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments
Number of reportable units		4us-gaap_NumberOfReportingUnits	4us-gaap_NumberOfReportingUnits	1us-gaap_NumberOfReportingUnits
Impairment charges	$ 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Activity in goodwill account
Balance, beginning of the period			334,483us-gaap_Goodwill	292,758us-gaap_Goodwill	292,758us-gaap_Goodwill	262,005us-gaap_Goodwill
Additions					36,467us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	26,270us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Purchase accounting adjustments			(656)	8,651		4,034
Foreign currency translation adjustments			(196)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	(3,393)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments		449us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Balance, end of the period		333,631us-gaap_Goodwill	333,631us-gaap_Goodwill	334,483us-gaap_Goodwill	333,631us-gaap_Goodwill	292,758us-gaap_Goodwill
High Reliability Solutions
Activity in goodwill account
Balance, beginning of the period			93,990
Purchase accounting adjustments			(656)
Foreign currency translation adjustments			(196)
Balance, end of the period		93,138	93,138		93,138
Consumer Technology Group
Activity in goodwill account
Balance, end of the period		68,234	68,234	68,234	68,234
Industrial & Emerging Industries
Activity in goodwill account
Balance, end of the period		64,221	64,221	64,221	64,221
Integrated Network Solutions
Activity in goodwill account
Balance, end of the period		$ 108,038	$ 108,038	$ 108,038	$ 108,038