BALANCE SHEET ITEMS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2015

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

The components of inventories, net of applicable lower of cost or market write-downs, were as follows:



	As of September 25, 2015		As of March 31, 2015
	(In thousands)
Raw materials	$	2,265,927	$	2,330,428
Work-in-progress	669,280		557,786
Finished goods	626,119		600,538
	$	3,561,326	$	3,488,752

Schedule of goodwill

The following table summarizes the activity in the Company’s goodwill account for each of its four segments during the six-month period ended September 25, 2015:



		HRS			CTG		IEI		INS		Amount
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of the year		$	93,138		$	68,234	$	64,221	$	108,038	$	333,631
Additions (1)		292,608			—		2,982		3,575		299,165
Purchase accounting adjustments (2)		125			—		—		—		125
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(5,562		)	—		—		—		(5,562		)
Balance, end of the period		$	380,309		$	68,234	$	67,203	$	111,613	$	627,359


(1)	The goodwill generated from the Company’s business combinations completed during the six-month period ended September 25, 2015 is primarily related to value placed on the acquired employee workforces, service offerings and capabilities of the acquired businesses. The goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes. See note 12 for additional information.


(2)	Includes adjustments based on management's estimates resulting from their review and finalization of the valuation of assets and liabilities acquired through certain business combinations completed in a period subsequent to the respective acquisition. These adjustments were not individually, nor in the aggregate, significant to the Company.

Schedule of components of acquired intangible assets

The components of acquired intangible assets are as follows:



	As of September 25, 2015							As of March 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
	(In thousands)
Intangible assets:
Customer-related intangibles	$	279,204	$	(93,401	)	$	185,803	$	133,853	$	(80,506	)	$	53,347
Licenses and other intangibles	190,742		(22,066		)	168,676		39,985		(11,788		)	28,197
Total	$	469,946	$	(115,467	)	$	354,479	$	173,838	$	(92,294	)	$	81,544

Schedule of estimated future annual amortization expense for intangible assets

The estimated future annual amortization expense for intangible assets is as follows:



Fiscal Year Ending March 31,	Amount
	(In thousands)
2016 (1)	$	30,583
2017	54,734
2018	48,934
2019	44,593
2020	39,971
Thereafter	135,664
Total amortization expense	$	354,479

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(1)	Represents estimated amortization for the remaining six-month period ending March 31, 2016.