Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

7. Property, Plant and Equipment

The cost and accumulated depreciation of property and equipment at March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in thousands):


		March 31,
		2012			2011
Land	$	4,022		$	4,022
Construction in progress—equipment		25,331			25,968
Buildings		36,808			36,852
Equipment and software		62,785			57,151
Furniture and fixtures		1,788			1,807
Leasehold improvements		6,125			5,024
Property, plant and equipment, gross		136,859			130,824
Less accumulated depreciation		(46,031	)		(34,330	)


		March 31,
		2012		2011
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	90,828	$	96,494

Depreciation expense was $12.9 million, $8.4 million, and $7.1 million for the years ended March 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively. See Note 15, "Restructuring and Impairments," for additional information regarding the effect the Company's restructuring plan had on property, plant and equipment.

- 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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