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Sep. 30, 2014

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

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In May 2006, the Company adopted the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (2006 Plan), which was amended by Amendment No. 1 dated May 9, 2007.  The primary purpose of the 2006 Plan is to encourage ownership in the Company by key personnel, whose long-term service is considered essential to the Company’s continued success.  The 2006 Plan reserves 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance to employees, directors, or consultants.  The maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the 2006 Plan through the exercise of incentive stock options (Options) is 4,500,000.  Pursuant to the Deferred Stock Unit Compensation Plan, a sub plan under the 2006 Plan, a participant may elect to defer settlement of their outstanding unvested awards until such time as elected by the participant.

The Company has elected to grant nonvested stock units (NSUs) annually to key personnel.  The NSUs granted entitle the employee recipients to receive shares of common stock in the Company upon vesting of the NSUs.  The vesting of most NSUs is subject to achievement of certain performance targets.  During the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company granted approximately 108,000 NSUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $83.34 per share, as well as approximately 4,000 time-based equity award units at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $82.85 per share under the 2006 Plan. During the six months ended September 30, 2014, the Company granted approximately 143,000 NSUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $83.99 per share, as well as approximately 22,000 time-based equity award units at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $79.47 per share under the 2006 Plan. The NSUs will vest in equal one-third installments at the end of each of the three years after the performance goal has been achieved, and the time-based equity award units have no Company performance targets and will vest in equal annual installments over a three year period. The vesting schedule for these awards was established to encourage officers and key employees to remain with the Company for the long-term. As of September 30, 2014, future unrecognized compensation cost for these NSUs and time-based equity award units, excluding estimated forfeitures, was approximately $12,400. As of September 30, 2014, the Company believed that the achievement of at least the threshold performance objective of the NSU awards was probable, and therefore recognized compensation expense accordingly for these awards.

On a quarterly basis, the Company grants fully-vested shares of its common stock to each of its outside directors.  The fair value of such shares is expensed on the date of issuance.

In September 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a long-term incentive award (2015 LTIP Awards) under its 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. The shares under these awards will be available for issuance to current and future members of the Company's leadership team, including the Company's named executive officers. Each recipient will receive a specified maximum number of restricted stock units (RSUs), each of which will represent the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. These awards vest subject to certain long-term performance objectives and certain long-term service conditions. The awards will vest on March 31, 2017 only if the Company meets certain revenue targets ranging between approximately $2,155,000 and approximately $2,447,000 and certain EBITDA targets ranging between approximately $336,000 and approximately $394,000 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017. No vesting of any 2015 LTIP Awards will occur if either of the threshold performance criteria is not met for the year ending March 31, 2017. To the extent financial performance is achieved above the threshold levels, the number of RSUs that will vest will increase up to the maximum number of units granted under the award. Under this new program, the Company granted awards that contain a maximum amount of approximately 160,000 RSUs during the quarter ended September 30, 2014. The average grant date fair value of these RSUs was $98.29 per share. As of September 30, 2014, based on the Company's current long-range forecast, the Company believed that the achievement of at least the threshold performance objectives of these awards was probable, and therefore the Company recognized compensation expense accordingly. The amount recognized during the three and six months ended September 30, 2014 was not material to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.

In June 2012, the Company approved a stock repurchase program to repurchase up to $200,000 of the Company’s common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other factors.  The program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock and the program may be suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion.  There was no stock repurchased during the three months ended September 30, 2014.  As of September 30, 2014, the Company had repurchased approximately 2,765,000 shares under this program, for approximately $120,700, or an average price of $43.66 per share, leaving the remaining approved amount at approximately $79,300.

Subsequent to September 30, 2014, the Company granted approximately 7,500 time-based equity award units at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $87.89 per share. Future unrecognized compensation cost for these awards, excluding estimated forfeitures, is approximately $650.

Subsequent to September 30, 2014, the Company repurchased approximately 157,000 shares under the stock repurchase program approved in June 2012 for approximately $13,300, or an average price of $84.69 per share, leaving the remaining approved amount at approximately $66,000.