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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Remaining future minimum rental payments under operating leases

At March 31, 2013, the remaining future minimum rental payments under the above operating leases are as follows:

Year Ending March 31,
2014	$	4,525,000
2015		4,139,000
2016		2,173,000
2017		2,056,000
2018		2,108,000
Thereafter		7,931,000
Total minimum lease payments	$	22,932,000

Breakout of allowances

The following table presents the breakout of allowances discussed above, recorded as a reduction to revenues in the years ended March 31:

		Years Ended March 31,
		2013				2012				2011
Allowances incurred under long-term customer contracts		$	13,831,000			$	11,830,000			$	13,988,000
Allowances related to a single exchange of product			33,491,000				30,998,000				17,552,000
Allowances related to core inventory purchase obligations			2,615,000				3,030,000				1,455,000
Total customer allowances recorded as a reduction of revenues		$	49,937,000			$	45,858,000			$	32,995,000

Commitments to incur allowances and customer Remanufactured Core purchase obligations

The following table presents the commitments to incur allowances, excluding allowances related to a single exchange of product, which will be recognized as a charge against revenue, and customer Remanufactured Core purchase obligations which will be recognized in accordance with the terms of the relevant long-term customer contracts:

Year Ending March 31,
2014		$	15,297,000
2015			9,626,000
2016			4,641,000
2017			4,484,000
2018			3,891,000
Thereafter			5,741,000
Total marketing allowances		$	43,680,000

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Tabular disclosure of commitments to incur allowances which will be recognized as a charge against revenue, and customer Remanufactured Core purchase obligations which will be recognized in accordance with the terms of the relevant long-term customer contracts.

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Tabular disclosure of the marketing allowances the Company grants to its major customers in connection with its customers' purchase of goods. The Company records the cost of all marketing allowances provided to its customers. Such allowances include sales incentives and concessions and typically consist of: (i) allowances which may only be applied against future purchases and are recorded as a reduction to revenues in accordance with a schedule set forth in the long-term contract, (ii) allowances related to a single exchange of product that are recorded as a reduction of revenues at the time the related revenues are recorded or when such incentives are offered, and (iii) allowances that are made in connection with the purchase of inventory from a customer.

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Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year and the total minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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