Supplemental Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations Detail

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

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Supplemental Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations Detail

Supplemental Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations Detail (amounts in thousands)

	March 31,
	2014			2013
Accounts receivable:
Trade	$	123,607		$	112,292
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(1,401		)	(1,255		)
Ship-from-stock and debit	(18,041		)	(14,116		)
Returns	(2,993		)	(1,421		)
Rebates	(1,035		)	(1,071		)
Price protection	(125		)	(376		)
Other	(1,065		)	(279		)
	$	98,947		$	93,774

The Company has agreements with distributors and certain other customers that, under certain conditions, allow for returns of overstocked inventory, provide protection against price reductions initiated by the Company and grant other sales allowances. Allowances for these commitments are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as reductions in trade accounts receivable. The Company adjusts sales based on historical experience. The following table presents the annual activities included in the allowance for these commitments:

Balance at March 31, 2011	$	17,335
Charged to operations	71,462
Write-offs	(71,237		)
Other	(97		)
Balance at March 31, 2012	17,463
Charged to operations	82,738
Write-offs	(81,621		)
Other	(62		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	18,518
Charged to operations	89,909
Write-offs	(83,911		)
Other	144
Balance at March 31, 2014	$	24,660

	March 31,
	2014			2013
Inventories:
Raw materials and supplies	$	90,968		$	84,149
Work in process	61,310			64,498
Finished goods	62,522			68,705
	214,800			217,352
Inventory reserves	(26,826		)	(18,464		)
	$	187,974		$	198,888

The following table presents the annual activities included in the inventory reserves:

Balance at March 31, 2011	$	15,464
Costs charged to expense	9,941
Write-offs	(8,253		)
Other	(8		)
Balance at March 31, 2012	17,144
Costs charged to expense	3,145
Write-offs	(1,488		)
Other	(337		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	18,464
Costs charged to expense	10,638
Write-offs	(2,672		)
Other	396
Balance at March 31, 2014	$	26,826

	Useful life (years)	March 31,
		2014			2013
Property, plant and equipment:
Land and land improvements	20	$	25,965		$	25,824
Buildings	20 - 40	163,062			145,977
Machinery and equipment	10	824,878			809,885
Furniture and fixtures	4 - 10	69,676			62,071
Construction in progress		14,754			31,323
Total property and equipment		1,098,335			1,075,080
Accumulated depreciation		(805,687		)	(771,398		)
		$	292,648		$	303,682

	March 31,
	2014		2013
Accrued expenses:
Salaries, wages, and related employee costs	$	23,596	$	20,971
Deferred acquisition payments	19,153		22,135
Vacation	10,570		12,582
Interest	15,735		15,628
Restructuring	6,217		13,871
Other	1,197		7,991
	$	76,468	$	93,178

	March 31,
	2014		2013
Other non-current obligations:
Deferred acquisition payments	$	—	$	17,585
Pension plans	32,852		30,355
Employee separation liability	15,419		14,322
Deferred construction costs	—		2,476
Restructuring	—		205
Other	7,593		4,079
	$	55,864	$	69,022

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Other (income) expense, net:
Net foreign exchange (gains) losses	$	(304	)	$	(28	)	$	919
Miscellaneous non-product income	—			(465		)	—
Other	(2,377		)	(1,802		)	46
	$	(2,681	)	$	(2,295	)	$	965