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Business Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Summary Of Financial Information Related To The Company's Business Segments | Summarized financial information related to the Company’s reportable segments at March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 and for each of the fiscal years then ended is shown below.
|  | Fiscal year ended March 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Net sales by segment to unaffiliated customers |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas |  | $ | 1,332,353 |  |  | $ | 1,276,027 |  |  | $ | 1,322,337 |
EMEA |  | 763,013 |  |  | 787,402 |  |  | 948,845 |
Asia |  | 271,783 |  |  | 252,820 |  |  | 234,330 |
Total net sales |  | $ | 2,367,149 |  |  | $ | 2,316,249 |  |  | $ | 2,505,512 |
Net sales by product line |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve power |  | $ | 1,142,327 |  |  | $ | 1,109,154 |  |  | $ | 1,252,637 |
Motive power |  | 1,224,822 |  |  | 1,207,095 |  |  | 1,252,875 |
Total net sales |  | $ | 2,367,149 |  |  | $ | 2,316,249 |  |  | $ | 2,505,512 |
Intersegment sales |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas |  | $ | 26,039 |  |  | $ | 32,984 |  |  | $ | 29,987 |
EMEA |  | 93,150 |  |  | 78,812 |  |  | 69,396 |
Asia |  | 22,584 |  |  | 23,590 |  |  | 33,786 |
Total intersegment sales(1) |  | $ | 141,773 |  |  | $ | 135,386 |  |  | $ | 133,169 |
Operating earnings |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas |  | $ | 191,500 |  |  | $ | 182,774 |  |  | $ | 162,741 |
EMEA |  | 76,425 |  |  | 75,666 |  |  | 109,861 |
Asia |  | 14,994 |  |  | 570 |  |  | 9,928 |
Inventory adjustment relating to exit activities—EMEA |  | (2,157 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Restructuring charges—Americas |  | (892 | ) |  | (2,058 | ) |  | — |
Restructuring and other exit charges—EMEA |  | (5,487 | ) |  | (9,501 | ) |  | (7,567 | )
Restructuring charges—Asia |  | (781 | ) |  | (1,419 | ) |  | (3,869 | )
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles—Americas |  | (9,346 | ) |  | (32,999 | ) |  | (23,196 | )
Impairment of goodwill, indefinite-lived intangibles and fixed assets—EMEA |  | (4,670 | ) |  | (3,253 | ) |  | (750 | )
Reversal of legal accrual, net of fees—Americas |  | — |  |  | 799 |  |  | 16,233 |
Legal proceedings charge—EMEA |  | (23,725 | ) |  | (4,000 | ) |  | — |
Gain on sale of facility—Asia |  | — |  |  | 3,420 |  |  | — |
Total operating earnings(2) |  | $ | 235,861 |  |  | $ | 209,999 |  |  | $ | 263,381 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas |  | $ | 190,169 |  |  | $ | 177,720 |  |  | $ | 168,274 |
EMEA |  | 100,042 |  |  | 112,839 |  |  | 114,681 |
Asia |  | 58,338 |  |  | 66,850 |  |  | 73,899 |
Total |  | $ | 348,549 |  |  | $ | 357,409 |  |  | $ | 356,854 |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas |  | $ | 34,809 |  |  | $ | 39,127 |  |  | $ | 34,768 |
EMEA |  | 13,733 |  |  | 12,625 |  |  | 16,215 |
Asia |  | 1,530 |  |  | 4,128 |  |  | 12,642 |
Total |  | $ | 50,072 |  |  | $ | 55,880 |  |  | $ | 63,625 |
Depreciation and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas |  | $ | 30,204 |  |  | $ | 31,070 |  |  | $ | 30,724 |
EMEA |  | 15,693 |  |  | 16,337 |  |  | 19,664 |
Asia |  | 8,048 |  |  | 8,587 |  |  | 6,652 |
Total |  | $ | 53,945 |  |  | $ | 55,994 |  |  | $ | 57,040 |
(1) | Intersegment sales are presented on a cost-plus basis which takes into consideration the effect of transfer prices between legal entities.
(2) The Company does not allocate interest expense or other (income) expense, net to the reportable segments.

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