COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

(in thousands, except earnings per share data)	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$	109,036	$	109,243	$	76,453
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		—		(19,075		)
Net income	$	109,036	$	109,243	$	57,378
Weighted average shares-basic	44,023		47,713		48,504
Dilutive effect of employee equity incentive plans	1,242		1,631		827
Weighted average shares-diluted	45,265		49,344		49,331
Earnings (loss) per common share
Basic
Continuing operations	$	2.48	$	2.29	$	1.58
Discontinued operations	—		—		(0.39		)
Net income	$	2.48	$	2.29	$	1.18
Diluted
Continuing operations	$	2.41	$	2.21	$	1.55
Discontinued operations	—		—		(0.39		)
Net income	$	2.41	$	2.21	$	1.16
Potentially dilutive securities excluded from earnings per diluted share because their effect is anti-dilutive	1,199		1,606		4,902