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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of fair value assets measured on non-recurring basis | The following table summarizes the assets as of December 31, 2014, valued at fair value on a non-recurring basis (in thousands):
|  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  | Total Loss for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2014 |  | Total Loss for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2014
Inventories |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,588 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,588 |  |  | $ | (3,805 | ) |  | $ | (7,167 | )
Assets held for sale |  | — |  |  | 15,313 |  |  | — |  |  | 15,313 |  |  | (25,614 | ) |  | (28,751 | )
Total assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 19,901 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 19,901 |  |  | $ | (29,419 | ) |  | $ | (35,918 | )
The following table summarizes the assets as of December 31, 2013, valued at fair value on a non-recurring basis (in thousands):
|  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Balance as of December 31, 2013 |  | Total Loss for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2013 |  | Total Loss for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2013
Inventories |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 13,424 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 13,424 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2,364 | )
Assets held for sale |  | — |  |  | 6,733 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,733 |  |  | (1,234 | ) |  | (3,414 | )
Total assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 20,157 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 20,157 |  |  | $ | (1,234 | ) |  | $ | (5,778 | )
Schedule of fair value assets measured on recurring basis | The following table summarizes the financial instruments we had as of March 31, 2014, valued at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
|  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Balance as of March 31, 2014 |  | Balance Sheet Classification
Rabbi Trust investments |  | $ | 6,599 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,599 |  |  | Other assets
Total assets |  | $ | 6,599 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,599 |  |  |
Contingent consideration: (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,652 |  |  | $ | 7,652 |  |  | Other accrued liabilities
Long-term |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 23,670 |  |  | 23,670 |  |  | Other liabilities and deferred credits
Total liabilities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 31,322 |  |  | $ | 31,322 |  |  |
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(1) | Relates to our investment in Cougar. For further details on the Cougar investment, see Note 3 to the fiscal year 2014 Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the financial instruments we had as of December 31, 2014, valued at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
|  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  | Balance Sheet Classification
Rabbi Trust investments |  | $ | 5,546 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,546 |  |  | Other assets
Total assets |  | $ | 5,546 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,546 |  |  |
Contingent consideration: (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,845 |  |  | $ | 7,845 |  |  | Other accrued liabilities
Long-term |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24,250 |  |  | 24,250 |  |  | Other liabilities and deferred credits
Total liabilities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 32,095 |  |  | $ | 32,095 |  |  |
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(1) | Relates to our investment in Cougar Helicopters Inc. (“Cougar”). For further details on the Cougar investment, see Note 3 to the fiscal year 2014 Financial Statements.
Schedule of contingent consideration | The following table provides a rollforward of the contingent consideration liability Level 3 fair value measurements during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 (in thousands):
|  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Balance as of March 31, 2014 |  | $ | 31,322 |
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |  | 773 |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 32,095 |
Schedule of fair value of debt | The carrying and fair value of our long-term debt, including the current portion, are as follows (in thousands):
|  | December 31, 2014 |  | March 31, 2014
|  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value
6¼% Senior Notes |  | $ | 401,535 |  |  | $ | 399,527 |  |  | $ | 450,000 |  |  | $ | 477,000 |
Term Loan |  | 223,288 |  |  | 223,288 |  |  | 226,604 |  |  | 226,604 |
3% Convertible Senior Notes |  | 113,025 |  |  | 119,600 |  |  | 109,904 |  |  | 142,382 |
Revolving Credit Facility |  | 58,500 |  |  | 58,500 |  |  | 24,000 |  |  | 24,000 |
Eastern Airways debt |  | 21,840 |  |  | 21,840 |  |  | 29,911 |  |  | 29,911 |
Other |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 883 |  |  | 883 |
|  | $ | 818,188 |  |  | $ | 822,755 |  |  | $ | 841,302 |  |  | $ | 900,780 |

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