The number of major customers comprising 10% or more of the Company's net accounts receivable, as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of major customers from which 10% or more of the Company's net revenues are earned.

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Revenues from external customers attributed to the entity's country of domicile.

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Revenues from external customers attributed to all foreign countries in total from which the entity derives revenues.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of revenue from external customers for the reportable segment. Such disclosure is presented if the amount is: (a) included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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REVENUE AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011 Office and Contact Center [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Office and Contact Center [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Mobile [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Mobile [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Gaming and Computer Audio [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Gaming and Computer Audio [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Clarity [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Clarity [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 U.S. [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 U.S. [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Europe, Middle East and Africa [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Europe, Middle East and Africa [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Asia Pacific [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Asia Pacific [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Americas, excluding U.S. [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Americas, excluding U.S. [Member] USD ($)
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from External Customers				$ 130,999	$ 117,580	$ 32,164	$ 38,657	$ 7,395	$ 9,325	$ 5,042	$ 5,123
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Entity's Country of Domicile												100,291	103,992
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries	75,309	66,693												43,162	38,782	19,237	16,263	12,910	11,648
Net revenues	$ 175,600	$ 170,685
Number of Major Customers, Ten Percent Or Greater, Net Revenues	0	0
Number of Major Customers, Ten Percent Or Greater, Net Accounts Receivable	0		0