Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Note 9: Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

	June 30, 2012			March 31, 2012
Gross property, plant and equipment	$	1,068,581		$	1,092,703
Less accumulated depreciation		(674,022	)		(680,644	)
Net property, plant and equipment	$	394,559		$	412,059

Assets held for sale of $2,450 at June 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively, included in noncurrent assets, consist of two facilities that the Company has closed within the Original Equipment - North America segment. The Company is currently marketing the facilities held for sale.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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