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Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Intangible Assets |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |
|  | Gross |  | Accumulated |  | Net Book |  |  | Gross |  | Accumulated |  | Net Book |  | Estimated
|  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Value |  |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Value |  | Useful Life
Licenses | $ | 5,349 | $ | (3,366) | $ | 1,983 |  | $ | 5,360 | $ | (2,689) | $ | 2,671 |  | 7
Trade names and trademarks |  | 1,165 |  | (1,040) |  | 125 |  |  | 1,212 |  | (909) |  | 303 |  | 7
Core technology and know-how |  | 5,453 |  | (4,812) |  | 641 |  |  | 5,611 |  | (4,813) |  | 798 |  | 5-10
Intangible assets | $ | 11,967 | $ | (9,218) | $ | 2,749 |  | $ | 12,183 | $ | (8,411) | $ | 3,772 |  |
Schedule Of Expected Future Amortization Expense |
For the years ended March 31, |  | Total
2014 | $ | 754
2015 |  | 573
2016 |  | 568
2017 |  | 553
2018 |  | 301
Thereafter |  | -
Total | $ | 2,749
Schedule Of Geographic Composition Of Goodwill And Intangible Assets |
|  | March 31,
|  | 2013 |  | 2012
Intangible assets by geography: |  |  |  |
U.S. | $ | 2,624 | $ | 3,469
Europe |  | 125 |  | 303
Total | $ | 2,749 | $ | 3,772
Schedule Of Business Segment Composition Of Intangible Assets |
|  | March 31,
|  | 2013 |  | 2012
Intangible assets by business segments: |  |  |  |
Wind | $ | 152 | $ | 1,119
Grid |  | 2,597 |  | 2,653
Total | $ | 2,749 | $ | 3,772

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