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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2013
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract] |
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives | Property, plant and equipment is recorded at historical cost. We provide for depreciation and amortization by charges to operations using the straight-line method in amounts estimated to recover the cost of the building and improvements, equipment, and furniture and fixtures over their estimated useful lives as follows:
Asset Classification |  | Estimated Useful Lives
Building |  | 30 years
Building improvements |  | 5-20 Years
Plant equipment and machinery |  | 3-10 Years
Office equipment and information technology |  | 3-10 Years
Haemonetics equipment |  | 3-7 Years
Schedule of Other Accrued Liabilities | The items included in the fiscal year end balances were:
(In thousands) | March 30, 2013 |  | March 31, 2012
VAT Liabilities | $ | 5,121 |  |  | $ | 6,875 |
Forward Contracts | 1,786 |  |  | 1,185 |
Deferred Revenue | 23,737 |  |  | 24,132 |
HS Core Liability (a) | 156 |  |  | 3,654 |
All Other | 26,551 |  |  | 21,053 |
Total | $ | 57,351 |  |  | $ | 56,899 |
(a) | See Note 10, Commitments and Contingencies, for details of the HS Core quality issue that occurred during the first quarter of 2012.

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