Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment

The following tables summarize information about each segment’s net sales, operating income (loss), depreciation and amortization, capital expenditures and total assets (amounts in thousands):

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
	2017			2016			2015
Net sales:
Solid Capacitors	$	575,110		$	556,303		$	621,275
Film and Electrolytic	182,681			178,520			201,917
	$	757,791		$	734,823		$	823,192
Operating income (loss) (1)(2)(3):
Solid Capacitors	$	146,694		$	129,909		$	135,946
Film and Electrolytic	(8,278		)	(71		)	(16,685		)
Corporate	(103,876		)	(97,512		)	(96,883		)
	$	34,540		$	32,326		$	22,378
Depreciation and amortization:
Solid Capacitors	$	20,824		$	21,318		$	21,202
Film and Electrolytic	10,953			11,984			13,886
Corporate	5,561			5,714			5,680
	$	37,338		$	39,016		$	40,768
Capital expenditures:
Solid Capacitors	$	12,300		$	10,098		$	12,552
Film and Electrolytic	7,955			5,902			7,752
Corporate	5,362			4,469			1,928
	$	25,617		$	20,469		$	22,232

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(1) Restructuring charges included in Operating income (loss) were as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Total restructuring:
Solid Capacitors	$	1,333	$	1,916	$	3,297
Film and Electrolytic	3,738		1,714		8,221
Corporate	333		548		1,499
	$	5,404	$	4,178	$	13,017

(2) Impairment charges and write downs included in Operating income (loss) were as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Impairment and write down of long-lived assets:
Solid Capacitors	$	2,076	$	—	$	—
Film and Electrolytic	8,203		—		—
	$	10,279	$	—	$	—

(3)    (Gain) loss on sales and disposals of assets included in Operating income (loss) were as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
	2017		2016			2015
(Gain) loss on sales and disposals of assets:
Solid Capacitors	$	227	$	536		$	606
Film and Electrolytic	136		(270		)	(1,008		)
Corporate	29		109			181
	$	392	$	375		$	(221	)

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	March 31,
	2017		2016
Total assets:
Solid Capacitors	$	439,281	$	424,659
Film and Electrolytic	204,407		234,822
Corporate	90,840		40,299
	$	734,528	$	699,780

Schedule of net sales by geographical location

The following highlights net sales by geographic location (amounts in thousands):

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,(1)
	2017		2016		2015
United States	$	198,250	$	201,878	$	238,840
Hong Kong	121,813		133,117		131,109
Germany	104,755		83,589		107,859
Europe (2)	64,316		57,362		58,879
China	71,223		65,043		65,289
Asia Pacific (2)	54,767		61,414		62,864
United Kingdom	33,837		28,083		32,127
Netherlands	32,478		31,218		38,853
Singapore	15,565		16,260		22,516
Italy	15,376		14,391		19,013
Hungary	18,856		17,766		22,745
Mexico	22,424		23,041		21,164
Other Countries (2)	4,131		1,661		1,934
Total Non-United States	$	559,541	$	532,945	$	584,352
	$	757,791	$	734,823	$	823,192

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(1) Revenues are attributed to countries or regions based on the location of the customer. Net Sales to one customer exceeded 10% of total net sales as follows: $104.4 million, $99.3 million and $124.4 million in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Solid Capacitor net sales to one customer over 10% were $89.4 million, $85.3 million and $109.1 million in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Film and Electrolytic net sales to one customer over 10% were $14.0 million and $15.3 million in fiscal years 2016 and 2015, respectively; no single customer exceeded 10% of total Film and Electrolytic net sales in fiscal year 2017.

(2) No country included in this caption exceeded 3% of consolidated net sales for fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015.

Schedule of property, plant and equipment, net, based on physical location

The following geographic information includes Property, plant and equipment, net, based on physical location (amounts in thousands):

	March 31,
	2017		2016
United States	$	46,387	$	54,658
Mexico	55,878		61,859
Italy	36,108		44,699
China	23,780		26,705
Portugal	21,637		23,449
Macedonia	12,339		14,131
Sweden	5,851		6,876
Other (1)	7,331		9,462
Total Non-United States	$	162,924	$	187,181
	$	209,311	$	241,839