The amount of net gains or losses on foreign currency cash flow hedges reclassified during the period to earnings from accumulated other comprehensive income upon the hedged transaction affecting earnings, GBP and Euro.

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The estimated net amount of unrealized gains or losses on foreign currency cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Aggregate notional amount of all foreign currency derivatives designated as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges. Notional amount refers to the number of currency units specified in the foreign currency derivative contract.

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FOREIGN CURRENCY DERIVATIVES (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended								6 Months Ended
FOREIGN CURRENCY DERIVATIVES (Details)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2011 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2011 MXN	Mar. 31, 2011 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2011 GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2011 GBP And EURO [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Foreign currency swap contract [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Foreign currency swap contract [Member] MXN	Sep. 30, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward, EURO [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward, EURO [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward, GBP [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward, GBP [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward, AUD [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward, AUD [Member] AUD	Sep. 30, 2011 Peso [Member] USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Derivatives					£ 18,200,000	€ 62,600,000	343,900,000	€ 52,700,000	£ 14,500,000		$ 36,775,000	480,650,000
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) To Be Reclassified, Total, Peso	(2,100,000)		(2,100,000)
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) Reclassified to Earnings, Net, GBP and Euro	(600,000)	900,000	(2,600,000)	1,900,000
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified During Next 12 Months										2,400,000									(1,900,000)
One Month Maturity													1 month	1 month	1 month	1 month	1 month	1 month
Seventeen Month Maturity											17 months	17 months
Notional Amount of Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments													$ 22,841,000	€ 17,000,000	$ 6,092,000	£ 3,900,000	$ 4,755,000	4,900,000
Derivative, Currency Sold													Sell EUR	Sell EUR	Sell GBP	Sell GBP	Sell AUD	Sell AUD
Derivative, Remaining Maturity											Monthly over 17 months	Monthly over 17 months	1 month	1 month	1 month	1 month	1 month	1 month
Derivative, Currency Bought											Buy MX$	Buy MX$