BALANCE SHEET ITEMS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2014

	As of		As of
	September 26, 2014		March 31, 2014
	(In thousands)
Raw materials	$	2,422,415	$	2,349,278
Work-in-progress	578,211		608,284
Finished goods	626,014		641,446
	$	3,626,640	$	3,599,008

Schedule of goodwill

	Amount
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of the year	$	292,758
Additions (1)	21,707
Purchase accounting adjustments (2)	8,651
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(2,059		)
Balance, end of the period	$	321,057

(1) The goodwill generated from the Company’s business combinations completed during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014 is primarily related to value placed on the acquired employee workforces, service offerings and capabilities of the acquired businesses and expected synergies. The goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes. See note 12 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

(2) Fair value adjustment made to certain assets acquired in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Riwisa AG.

Schedule of components of acquired intangible assets

	As of September 26, 2014							As of March 31, 2014
	Gross					Net		Gross					Net
	Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying
	Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
	(In thousands)
Intangible assets:
Customer-related intangibles	$	211,852	$	(152,259	)	$	59,593	$	204,369	$	(140,713	)	$	63,656
Licenses and other intangibles	47,789		(15,202		)	32,587		32,564		(11,760		)	20,804
Total	$	259,641	$	(167,461	)	$	92,180	$	236,933	$	(152,473	)	$	84,460

Schedule of estimated future annual amortization expense for intangible assets

Fiscal Year Ending March 31,	Amount
	(In thousands)
2015 (1)	$	15,741
2016	27,133
2017	18,786
2018	12,825
2019	8,498
Thereafter	9,197
Total amortization expense	$	92,180

(1) Represents estimated amortization for the remaining six-month period ending March 31, 2015.