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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Goodwill |
Balance at April 1, 2009 | $ | 26,233 |
Contingent consideration |  | 10,828 |
Net foreign exchange rate impact |  | (365 | )
Balance at March 31, 2010 |  | 36,696 |
Contingent consideration |  | 10,004 |
Impairment of goodwill |  | (48,959 | )
Net foreign exchange rate impact |  | 2,259 |
Balance at March 31, 2011 | $ | – |
Schedule Of Intangible Assets |
|  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
|  | Gross |  | Accumulated |  |  | Net Book |  | Gross |  | Accumulated |  |  | Net Book | Estimated
|  | Amount |  | Amortization |  |  | Value |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  |  | Value | Useful Life
Licenses | $ | 5,360 | $ | (2,689 | ) | $ | 2,671 | $ | 2,908 | $ | (2,100 | ) | $ | 808 | 7
Patents |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | 9,038 |  | (4,891 | ) |  | 4,147 | 7
Trade names and trademarks |  | 1,212 |  | (909 | ) |  | 303 |  | 1,281 |  | (778 | ) |  | 503 | 7
Core technology and know-how |  | 5,611 |  | (4,813 | ) |  | 798 |  | 5,841 |  | (4,245 | ) |  | 1,596 | 5- 10
Intangible assets | $ | 12,183 | $ | (8,411 | ) | $ | 3,772 | $ | 19,068 | $ | (12,014 | ) | $ | 7,054 |
Schedule Of Expected Future Amortization Expense |
For the years ended March 31, |  | Total
2013 | $ | 1,007
2014 |  | 770
2015 |  | 573
2016 |  | 568
2017 |  | 553
Thereafter |  | 301
Total | $ | 3,772
Schedule Of Geographic Composition Of Goodwill And Intangible Assets |
|  | March 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
Intangible assets by geography: |  |  |  |
U.S | $ | 3,469 | $ | 5,210
Europe |  | 303 |  | 1,844
Total | $ | 3,772 | $ | 7,054
Schedule Of Business Segment Composition Of Intangible Assets |
|  | March 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
Intangible assets by business segments: |  |  |  |
Wind | $ | 1,119 | $ | 4,498
Grid |  | 2,653 |  | 2,556
Total | $ | 3,772 | $ | 7,054

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