SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Schedule of cash and cash equivalents

	As of		As of
	September 28, 2012		March 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Cash and bank balances	$	1,245,634	$	1,174,423
Money market funds and time deposits	315,935		343,906
	$	1,561,569	$	1,518,329

Schedule of components of inventories

	As of		As of
	September 28, 2012		March 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Raw materials	$	1,955,335	$	1,952,358
Work-in-progress	498,034		537,753
Finished goods	668,165		810,680
	$	3,121,534	$	3,300,791

Schedule of goodwill

	Amount
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of the year	$	101,670
Acquisitions (1)	68,319
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(379		)
Balance, end of the quarter	$	169,610

(1)The amount is attributable to certain acquisitions that were not individually, nor in the aggregate, significant to the Company. See note 10 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Schedule of components of acquired intangible assets

	As of September 28, 2012							As of March 31, 2012
	Gross					Net		Gross					Net
	Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying
	Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
	(In thousands)
Intangible assets:
Customer-related intangibles	$	243,581	$	(212,307	)	$	31,274	$	243,681	$	(199,238	)	$	44,443
Licenses and other intangibles	110,737		(11,687		)	99,050		22,740		(8,929		)	13,811
Total	$	354,318	$	(223,994	)	$	130,324	$	266,421	$	(208,167	)	$	58,254

Schedule of estimated future annual amortization expense for acquired intangible assets

Fiscal Year Ending March 31,	Total
	(In thousands)
2013 (1)	$	25,793
2014	45,030
2015	48,394
2016	7,809
2017	1,959
Thereafter	1,339
Total amortization expense	$	130,324

(1)       Represents estimated amortization for the six-month period ending March 31, 2013.