RESTRUCTURING (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2014

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost

The following summarizes the restructuring costs for the nine months ended December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013:



	Nine Months Ended December 27, 2014
(In thousands)		Restructuring Accrual Balance at March 29, 2014		Restructuring Costs Incurred		Less Payments			Less Non-Cash Adjustments			Restructuring Accrual Balance at December 27, 2014
Severance and other employee costs		$	22,908	$	15,633	$	(21,785	)	$	—		$	16,756
Other costs		728		12,044		(12,527		)	—			245
Accelerated depreciation		—		1,158		—			(1,158		)	—
Asset write-down		—		295		—			(295		)	—
Total		$	23,636	$	29,130	$	(34,312	)	$	(1,453	)	$	17,001



	Nine Months Ended December 28, 2013
(in thousands)		Restructuring Accrual Balance at March 30, 2013		Restructuring Costs Incurred		Less Payments			Less Non-Cash Adjustments			Restructuring Accrual Balance at December 28, 2013
Severance and other employee costs		$	3,089	$	28,189	$	(9,690	)	$	—		$	21,588
Other costs		173		9,905		(9,566		)	—			512
Accelerated depreciation		—		1,757		—			(1,757		)	—
Asset write-down		—		915		—			(915		)	—
		$	3,262	$	40,766	$	(19,256	)	$	(2,672	)	$	22,100

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs

The table below presents transformation and restructuring costs recorded in cost of goods sold, research and development, selling, general and administrative expenses and interest and other expense in our Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the periods presented. The majority of expenses recorded as Transformation Costs in the fiscal 2014 relate to the integration of the whole blood acquisition. Transformation Costs in fiscal 2015 are associated with our VCC initiatives.



Transformation costs	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	December 27, 2014		December 28, 2013		December 27, 2014		December 28, 2013
Transformation and other costs	$	5,892	$	6,306	$	20,877	$	26,389
Accelerated depreciation	351		653		769		1,938
Asset disposal	471		36		471		796
Total	$	6,714	$	6,995	$	22,117	$	29,123



Restructuring costs	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	December 27, 2014		December 28, 2013		December 27, 2014		December 28, 2013
Severance and other employee costs	$	2,887	$	5,348	$	15,633	$	28,189
Other costs	2,691		4,588		12,044		9,905
Accelerated depreciation	418		569		1,158		1,757
Asset disposal	199		—		295		915
Total	$	6,195	$	10,505	$	29,130	$	40,766

Total restructuring and transformation	$	12,909	$	17,500	$	51,247	$	69,889