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BASIS OF PRESENTATION
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (“financial statements”) of Plantronics, Inc. (“Plantronics” or "the Company”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) applicable to interim financial information.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.  In the opinion of management, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with the Company's March 31, 2013 audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to fairly state the information set forth herein.  The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, which was filed with the SEC on May 24, 2013.  The results of operations for the interim period ended December 31, 2013 are not indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year or any future period.

The financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries.  All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to the last day of March.  The Company’s current fiscal year ends on March 29, 2014 and consists of 52 weeks. The Company's prior fiscal year ended on March 30, 2013 and also consisted of 52 weeks.  The Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 both contain 13 and 39 weeks, respectively. For purposes of presentation, the Company has indicated its accounting year as ending on March 31 and its interim quarterly periods as ending on the applicable calendar month end.

Out of Period Corrections of Immaterial Errors

During the third quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company identified immaterial out of period errors related to its estimated warranty obligation and return material authorization ("RMA") reserves, the correction of which decreased its cost of revenues by approximately $2.4 million and increased net income by approximately $2.1 million. The Company recorded these corrections in the quarter ended December 31, 2013 because the errors were not material, either individually or in the aggregate, to any of the prior reporting periods. In addition, the Company expects the cumulative amount of these adjustments, both individually and in the aggregate, will not be material for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014.