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Derivatives And Risk Management (Schedule Of Foreign Currency Forward Hedge Contracts) (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012 Euro [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Euro [Member] EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2012 British Pound [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 British Pound [Member] GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2012 Japanese Yen [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Japanese Yen [Member] JPY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2012 Mexican Peso [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Mexican Peso [Member] MXN	Mar. 31, 2012 Australian Dollar [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Australian Dollar [Member] AUD	Mar. 31, 2012 Canadian Dollar [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Canadian Dollar [Member] CAD
Derivative [Line Items]
Functional Currency, Amount		$ 179,969	€ 132,345	$ 24,835	£ 15,691	$ 30,775	¥ 2,525,700	$ 11,200	152,500	$ 8,248	8,310	$ 17,619	17,681
Forecasted purchases to manage fluctuations	65.00%

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Maximum percentage of cash flow hedge coverage as defined by policy

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Aggregate notional amount of foreign currency derivatives to purchase a foreign currency. Notional amount refers to the number of currency units specified in the foreign currency derivative contract.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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