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Employee Benefit Plans
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans
 
Employee Share Purchase Plans and Stock Incentive Plans
 
As of December 31, 2019, the Company offers the 2006 Employee Share Purchase Plan (Non-U.S.), as amended and restated (2006 ESPP), the 1996 Employee Share Purchase Plan (U.S.), as amended and restated (1996 ESPP), the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (2006 Plan), and the 2012 Stock Inducement Equity Plan (2012 Plan).

The following table summarizes the share-based compensation expense and total income tax benefit recognized for share-based awards for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Cost of goods sold
 
$
1,210

 
$
953

 
$
3,552

 
$
2,874

Marketing and selling
 
6,216

 
4,600

 
20,016

 
15,250

Research and development
 
2,242

 
1,811

 
6,644

 
5,295

General and administrative
 
4,163

 
4,491

 
10,089

 
13,744

Total share-based compensation expense
 
13,831

 
11,855

 
40,301

 
37,163

Income tax benefit
 
(3,135
)
 
(2,397
)
 
(12,658
)
 
(14,576
)
Total share-based compensation expense, net of income tax benefit
 
$
10,696

 
$
9,458

 
$
27,643

 
$
22,587



The income tax benefit in the respective period primarily consists of tax benefit related to the share-based compensation expense for the period and direct tax benefit realized, including net excess tax benefits recognized from share-based awards vested or exercised during the period.

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the balance of capitalized share-based compensation included in inventory was $0.9 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
 
Defined Benefit Plans
 
Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries sponsor defined benefit pension plans or non-retirement post-employment benefits covering substantially all of their employees. Benefits are provided based on employees’ years of service and earnings, or in accordance with applicable employee benefit regulations. The Company’s practice is to fund amounts sufficient to meet the requirements set forth in the applicable employee benefit and tax regulations. The costs recorded of $2.3 million and $2.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $7.1 million and $6.7 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, were primarily related to service costs.