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Prepaid And Other Current Assets | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Prepaid And Other Current Assets [Abstract] |
Prepaid And Other Current Assets | 7. Prepaid and Other Current Assets Prepaid and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | December 31, |  |  | March 31,
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2012
Non-Trade receivables | $ | 495 |  |  | 3,922
Prepaid expenses |  | 2,809 |  |  | 4,707
Prepaid VAT and other taxes |  | 18,613 |  |  | 18,273
Notes receivable |  | 4,765 |  |  | 4,526
Other current assets |  | 53 |  |  | 16
Total | $ | 26,735 |  | $ | 31,444

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