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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 6 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
We are presently engaged in various legal actions, and although ultimate liability cannot be determined at the present time, we believe, based on consultation with counsel, that any such liability will not materially affect our consolidated financial position or our results of operations.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2012, we received customer complaints in Europe regarding a quality issue with our High Separation Core Bowl (“HS Core”), a plasma disposable product used primarily to collect plasma for transfusion. Certain of these customers also made subsequent claims regarding financial losses alleged to have been incurred as a result of this matter. Certain of these claims are recoverable under our product liability insurance policy. To date, we have recognized a $10.3 million liability offset by insurance receivables of $8.3 million and an expense of $2.1 million. Of the $8.3 million receivable from our insurers, we have received $8.2 million and recognized a $0.1 million receivable in current assets. Receivables for insurance recoveries for product liability claims are recorded as assets, on an undiscounted basis, when it is probable that a recovery will be realized on a claim by claim basis. We do not expect to record additional material claims or insurance recoveries related to this matter.