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Schedule of Financial Data for Company Reportable Business Segments and Product Lines (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jul. 01, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Jan. 01, 2012 | Oct. 02, 2011 | Jul. 03, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales | $ 572,117 |  | $ 557,320 |  | $ 554,212 |  | $ 593,910 |  | $ 592,754 |  | $ 574,246 |  | $ 547,140 |  | $ 569,229 |  | $ 2,277,559 |  | $ 2,283,369 |  | $ 1,964,462 |
Total intersegment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 145,047 | [1] | 134,949 | [1] | 119,076 | [1]
Net sales revenue by services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,277,559 |  | 2,283,369 |  | 1,964,462 |
Total operating earnings | 56,991 | [2] | 59,737 | [2] | 62,885 | [2] | 70,255 | [2] | 65,879 | [3] | 53,777 | [3] | 42,440 | [3] | 48,715 | [3] | 249,868 | [2],[4] | 210,811 | [3],[4] | 183,814 | [4]
Restructuring charges | (1,723) |  | (3,776) |  | (1,295) |  | (370) |  | (2,236) |  | (1,440) |  | (902) |  | (410) |  | (7,164) |  | (4,988) |  | (6,813) |
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 350,126 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 353,215 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 350,126 |  | 353,215 |  | 344,385 |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,286 |  | 48,943 |  | 59,940 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,502 |  | 50,360 |  | 44,393 |
Reserve Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue by services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,118,965 |  | 1,092,734 |  | 970,480 |
Motive Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales revenue by services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,158,594 |  | 1,190,635 |  | 993,982 |
Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 926,165 |  | 995,431 |  | 890,313 |
Total intersegment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,947 |  | 75,652 |  | 55,586 |
Total operating earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64,032 |  | 63,872 |  | 55,643 |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,473) |  | (4,988) |  | (6,813) |
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 152,577 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 161,854 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 152,577 |  | 161,854 |  | 169,056 |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,761 |  | 21,631 |  | 22,034 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,255 |  | 25,451 |  | 21,564 |
Europe | Legal Settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bargain purchase gain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 900 |  |  |
Americas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,126,904 |  | 1,082,747 |  | 896,629 |
Total intersegment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,854 |  | 38,115 |  | 42,141 |
Total operating earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 171,854 |  | 138,894 |  | 124,515 |
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 152,678 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 144,701 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 152,678 |  | 144,701 |  | 142,263 |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,566 |  | 20,862 |  | 22,368 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,073 |  | 21,466 |  | 19,842 |
Asia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 224,490 |  | 205,191 |  | 177,520 |
Total intersegment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,246 |  | 21,182 |  | 21,349 |
Total operating earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,146 |  | 12,133 |  | 10,469 |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,691) |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 44,871 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,660 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,871 |  | 46,660 |  | 33,066 |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,959 |  | 6,450 |  | 15,538 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,174 |  | $ 3,443 |  | $ 2,987 |
[1] | Intersegment sales are presented on a cost-plus basis which takes into consideration the effect of transfer prices between legal entities.
[2] | Included in Operating earnings were restructuring charges of $370, $1,295, $3,776 and $1,723 for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2013, respectively.
[3] | Included in Operating earnings were restructuring charges of $410, $902, $1,440 and $2,236 for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2012, respectively. Operating earnings also included a legal proceedings settlement income of $900, in the second quarter of fiscal 2012.
[4] | The Company does not allocate interest expense or other (income) expense to the reportable segments.

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