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Quarterly Financial Data (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Quarterly Financial Data |
|  | For the year ended March 31, 2012: |
(In thousands, except per share amount) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | June 30, |  |  | September 30, |  | December 31, |  | March 31, |
Three Months Ended |  | 2011 |  |  | 2011 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |
Total revenue | $ | 9,058 |  | $ | 20,800 | $ | 18,058 | $ | 28,627 |
Operating loss |  | (38,327 | ) |  | (51,125 | ) | (26,569 | ) | (20,418 | )
Net loss |  | (37,679 | ) |  | (51,709 | ) | (26,271 | ) | (21,168 | )
Net loss per common share—basic |  | (0.74 | ) |  | (1.02 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.42 | )
Net loss per common share—diluted |  | (0.74 | ) |  | (1.02 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.42 | )
|  | For the year ended March 31, 2011: |
|  | June 30, |  | September 30, |  | December 31, |  |  | March 31, |
Three Months Ended |  | 2010 |  | 2010 |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Total revenue | $ | 97,209 | $ | 98,073 | $ | 31,570 |  | $ | 59,751 |
Operating income |  | 16,081 |  | 13,080 |  | (22,960 | ) |  | (184,184 | )
Net income |  | 9,170 |  | 7,839 |  | (18,158 | ) |  | (185,135 | )
Net income per common share—basic |  | 0.20 |  | 0.17 |  | (0.38 | ) |  | (3.67 | )
Net income per common share—diluted |  | 0.20 |  | 0.17 |  | (0.38 | ) |  | (3.67 | )
Schedule Of Material Charges Recorded In Consolidated Financial Statements |
Impact on loss before income tax expense for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011: |  |
Increase in provision for excess and obsolete inventory | $ | 61,216
Loss on purchase commitments |  | 38,763
Goodwill and long-lived asset impairment |  | 49,955
Write-off of prepaid value added taxes |  | 5,355
Total impact on loss before income tax expenses for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011 | $ | 155,289

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