SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting information by operating segment

Selected financial information by segment is as follows:

	Three-Month Periods Ended						Nine-Month Periods Ended
	December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014			December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
	(In thousands)
Net sales:
Integrated Network Solutions	$	2,469,099		$	2,358,199		$	6,640,626		$	7,139,333
Consumer Technology Group	2,057,850			2,647,229			5,633,903			7,078,912
Industrial & Emerging Industries	1,214,225			1,105,992			3,490,205			3,327,660
High Reliability Solutions	1,022,003			913,634			2,881,453			2,650,411
	$	6,763,177		$	7,025,054		$	18,646,187		$	20,196,316
Segment income and reconciliation of income before tax:
Integrated Network Solutions	$	75,578		$	72,654		$	198,400		$	203,008
Consumer Technology Group	49,032			73,200			129,045			156,401
Industrial & Emerging Industries	49,230			21,730			110,498			104,636
High Reliability Solutions	82,806			56,124			213,890			159,068
Corporate and Other	(20,563		)	(16,825		)	(60,348		)	(49,629		)
Total segment income	236,083			206,883			591,485			573,484
Reconciling items:
Intangible amortization	19,319			8,045			43,117			23,228
Stock-based compensation	24,233			14,219			56,559			36,821
Other charges (income), net	44,415			5,067			46,257			(41,526		)
Interest and other, net	21,566			9,035			60,106			40,178
Income before income taxes	$	126,550		$	170,517		$	385,446		$	514,783