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Document And Entity Information (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Jun. 10, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2012
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| Document And Entity Information [Abstract] | |||
| Document Type | 10-K | ||
| Amendment Flag | false | ||
| Document Period End Date | Mar. 31, 2013 | ||
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2013 | ||
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | ||
| Entity Registrant Name | AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ | ||
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000880807 | ||
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --03-31 | ||
| Entity Filer Category | Accelerated Filer | ||
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | No | ||
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | ||
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No | ||
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 60,463,294 | ||
| Entity Public Float | $ 169.4 |
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This is focus fiscal period of the document report. For a first quarter 2006 quarterly report, which may also provide financial information from prior periods, the first fiscal quarter should be given as the fiscal period focus. Values: FY, Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, H1, H2, M9, T1, T2, T3, M8, CY. No definition available.
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This is focus fiscal year of the document report in CCYY format. For a 2006 annual report, which may also provide financial information from prior periods, fiscal 2006 should be given as the fiscal year focus. Example: 2006. No definition available.
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The end date of the period reflected on the cover page if a periodic report. For all other reports and registration statements containing historical data, it is the date up through which that historical data is presented. If there is no historical data in the report, use the filing date. The format of the date is CCYY-MM-DD. No definition available.
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The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word "Other". No definition available.
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A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Indicate number of shares or other units outstanding of each of registrant's classes of capital or common stock or other ownership interests, if and as stated on cover of related periodic report. Where multiple classes or units exist define each class/interest by adding class of stock items such as Common Class A [Member], Common Class B [Member] or Partnership Interest [Member] onto the Instrument [Domain] of the Entity Listings, Instrument. No definition available.
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Indicate "Yes" or "No" whether registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. This information should be based on the registrant's current or most recent filing containing the related disclosure. No definition available.
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Indicate whether the registrant is one of the following: (1) Large Accelerated Filer, (2) Accelerated Filer, (3) Non-accelerated Filer, (4) Smaller Reporting Company (Non-accelerated) or (5) Smaller Reporting Accelerated Filer. Definitions of these categories are stated in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. This information should be based on the registrant's current or most recent filing containing the related disclosure. No definition available.
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State aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to price at which the common equity was last sold, or average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter. The public float should be reported on the cover page of the registrants form 10K. No definition available.
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The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Indicate "Yes" or "No" if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. No definition available.
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Indicate "Yes" or "No" if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Is used on Form Type: 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F, 6-K, 10-K/A, 10-Q/A, 20-F/A, 6-K/A, N-CSR, N-Q, N-1A. No definition available.
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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Excess of issue price over par or stated value of the entity's capital stock and amounts received from other transactions involving the entity's stock or stockholders. Includes adjustments to additional paid in capital. Some examples of such adjustments include recording the issuance of debt with a beneficial conversion feature and certain tax consequences of equity instruments awarded to employees. Use this element for the aggregate amount of additional paid-in capital associated with common and preferred stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only common stock, use the element additional paid in capital, common stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only preferred stock, use the element additional paid in capital, preferred stock. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold, or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Represents the caption on the face of the balance sheet to indicate that the entity has entered into (1) purchase or supply arrangements that will require expending a portion of its resources to meet the terms thereof, and (2) is exposed to potential losses or, less frequently, gains, arising from (a) possible claims against a company's resources due to future performance under contract terms, and (b) possible losses or likely gains from uncertainties that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events that are deemed likely to occur do occur or fail to occur. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable common stock (or common stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable common shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of long-term debt (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer) identified as Convertible Notes Payable, excluding current portion. Convertible Notes Payable is a written promise to pay a note which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another, related security, at the option of the issuer and the holder. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the portion of long-term debt due within one year or the operating cycle if longer identified as Convertible Notes Payable. Convertible Notes Payable is a written promise to pay a note which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another, related security, at the option of the issuer and the holder. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The carrying amount of consideration received or receivable as of the balance sheet date on potential earnings that were not recognized as revenue in conformity with GAAP, and which are expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, including sales, license fees, and royalties, but excluding interest income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The noncurrent portion of deferred revenue amount as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue is a liability related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized, and is not expected to be recognized in the next twelve months. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards expected to be realized or consumed after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards expected to be realized or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences, net of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards net of valuation allowances expected to be realized or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences, net of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards net of valuation allowances expected to be realized or consumed after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Fair values as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments, and which are expected to be extinguished or otherwise disposed of within a year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, net of the effects of master netting arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying amount (lower of cost or market) as of the balance sheet date of inventories less all valuation and other allowances. Excludes noncurrent inventory balances (expected to remain on hand past one year or one operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of all Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity items (or Partners' Capital, as applicable), including the portion of equity attributable to noncontrolling interests, if any. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of notes payable (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total debt and equity financial instruments including: (1) securities held-to-maturity, (2) trading securities, and (3) securities available-for-sale which are intended to be held for less than one year or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of the portions of long-term notes payable due within one year or the operating cycle if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent assets are expected to be realized or consumed after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent obligations not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent liabilities are expected to be paid after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The total of the amounts paid in advance for capitalized costs that will be expensed with the passage of time or the occurrence of a triggering event, and will be charged against earnings within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, and the aggregate carrying amount of current assets, as of the balance sheet date, not separately presented elsewhere in the balance sheet. Current assets are expected to be realized or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization, of long-lived physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. For a classified balance sheet represents the current portion only (the noncurrent portion has a separate concept); there is a separate and distinct element for unclassified presentations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Cash and equivalents whose use in whole or in part is restricted for the long-term, generally by contractual agreements or regulatory requirements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cumulative amount of the reporting entity's undistributed earnings or deficit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The floor amount as of the balance sheet date that the entity must expend to satisfy the terms of disclosed arrangements (excluding long-term commitments) in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from one or more suppliers, other than under a long-term purchase commitment or an unconditional purchase obligation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount allocated to treasury stock. Treasury stock is common and preferred shares of an entity that were issued, repurchased by the entity, and are held in its treasury. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2013
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract] | ||
| Note payable, current portion, net of discount | $ 458 | |
| Current portion of convertible note, net of discount | 4,289 | |
| Note payable, net of current portion and discount | 95 | |
| Convertible note net of current portion and discount | $ 600 | |
| Common stock, par value | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
| Common stock, shares authorized | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 |
| Common stock, shares issued | 60,300,466 | 51,962,141 |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 60,300,466 | 51,962,141 |
| Treasury Stock, shares | 34,445 |
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the portion of long-term debt due within one year or the operating cycle if longer identified as Convertible Notes Payable net of discount. Convertible Notes Payable is a written promise to pay a note which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another, related security, at the option of the issuer and the holder. No definition available.
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of long-term debt (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer) identified as Convertible Notes Payable, excluding current portion, net of discount. Convertible Notes Payable is a written promise to pay a note which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another, related security, at the option of the issuer and the holder. No definition available.
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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of the portions of long-term notes payable due within one year or the operating cycle if longer net of discounts. No definition available.
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of notes payable (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion, net of discount. No definition available.
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Face amount or stated value of common stock per share; generally not indicative of the fair market value per share. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock represent the ownership interest in a corporation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of common and preferred shares that were previously issued and that were repurchased by the issuing entity and held in treasury on the financial statement date. This stock has no voting rights and receives no dividends. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2013
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| Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract] | |||
| Revenues | $ 87,419 | $ 76,543 | $ 286,603 |
| Cost and operating expenses: | |||
| Cost of revenues | 71,937 | 82,882 | 308,183 |
| Research and development | 15,325 | 27,271 | 32,517 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 49,652 | 72,118 | 72,382 |
| Restructuring and impairments | 7,922 | 9,188 | 49,955 |
| Write-off of advance payment | 20,551 | ||
| Amortization of acquisition related intangibles | 324 | 972 | 1,549 |
| Total operating expenses | 145,160 | 212,982 | 464,586 |
| Operating loss | (57,741) | (136,439) | (177,983) |
| Change in fair value of derivatives and warrants | 7,556 | ||
| Interest (expense) income, net | (14,948) | 243 | 830 |
| Other (expense) income, net | (1,262) | 738 | 6,822 |
| (Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense | (66,395) | (135,458) | (170,331) |
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (264) | 1,369 | 15,953 |
| Net loss | $ (66,131) | $ (136,827) | $ (186,284) |
| Net loss per common share | |||
| Basic | $ (1.25) | $ (2.69) | $ (3.95) |
| Diluted | $ (1.25) | $ (2.69) | $ (3.95) |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | |||
| Basic | 53,070 | 50,842 | 47,103 |
| Diluted | 53,070 | 50,842 | 47,103 |
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Write-off of advance payment. No definition available.
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Gain (loss) in change of fair value of derivative instruments and warrants. No definition available.
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The aggregate cost of goods produced and sold and services rendered during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred policy acquisition costs charged to expense in the period, generally in proportion to related revenue earned, estimated gross profits, or over the customer relationship or some other period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The sum of the current income tax expense or benefit and the deferred income tax expense or benefit pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net amount of operating interest income (expense). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Generally recurring costs associated with normal operations except for the portion of these expenses which can be clearly related to production and included in cost of sales or services. Includes selling, general and administrative expense. No definition available.
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The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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The net amount of other income and expense amounts, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, resulting from ancillary business-related activities (that is, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business) also known as other nonoperating income (expense) recognized for the period. Such amounts may include: (a) dividends, (b) interest on securities, (c) net gains or losses on securities, (d) unusual costs, (e) gains or losses on foreign exchange transactions, and (f) miscellaneous other income and expense items. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate amount provided for estimated restructuring charges, remediation costs, and asset impairment loss during an accounting period. Generally, these items are either unusual or infrequent, but not both (in which case they would be extraordinary items). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive (Loss) Income (USD $)
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| Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Abstract] | |||
| Net (loss) income | $ (66,131) | $ (136,827) | $ (186,284) |
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: | |||
| Foreign currency translation (losses) gains | (887) | (1,790) | 10,918 |
| Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges | 1,170 | ||
| Reclassification of ineffective hedge gains to net income | (1,170) | ||
| Unrealized losses on investments | (28) | (90) | |
| Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | (915) | (1,790) | 10,828 |
| Comprehensive loss | $ (67,046) | $ (138,617) | $ (175,456) |
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The change in equity [net assets] of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources which are attributable to the economic entity, including both controlling (parent) and noncontrolling interests. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners, including any and all transactions which are directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Net of tax and reclassification adjustments amount of the change in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges. Also includes an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Net of tax and reclassification adjustments of the change in the balance sheet adjustment that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency of the reporting entity. Also includes the following: gain (loss) on foreign currency forward exchange contracts; foreign currency transactions designated as hedges of net investment in a foreign entity and intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements; and gain (loss) on a derivative instrument or nonderivative financial instrument that may give rise to a foreign currency transaction gain (loss) that has been designated and qualified as a hedging instrument for hedging of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Net of tax amount of other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to both parent entity and noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Net of tax amount of the income statement impact of the reclassification adjustment of accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges realized in net income. Also includes reclassification adjustments of an entity's share of an equity investee's deferred hedging gain (loss) realized in net income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Net of tax amount of unrealized holding gain (loss) before reclassification adjustments and transfers on available-for-sale securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Contingent consideration. No definition available.
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Contingent consideration shares. No definition available.
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Share based compensation, non employee. No definition available.
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This element represents the amount of recognized equity-based compensation during the period, that is, the amount recognized as expense in the income statement (or as asset if compensation is capitalized). Alternate captions include the words "stock-based compensation". Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock represent the ownership interest in a corporation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Net of tax and reclassification adjustments of the change in the balance sheet adjustment that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency of the reporting entity. Also includes the following: gain (loss) on foreign currency forward exchange contracts; foreign currency transactions designated as hedges of net investment in a foreign entity and intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements; and gain (loss) on a derivative instrument or nonderivative financial instrument that may give rise to a foreign currency transaction gain (loss) that has been designated and qualified as a hedging instrument for hedging of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Net of tax amount of unrealized holding gain (loss) before reclassification adjustments and transfers on available-for-sale securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of shares issued during the period to an employee benefit plan, such as a defined contribution or defined benefit plan. No definition available.
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Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of new stock issued during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of shares of stock issued during the period that is attributable to transactions involving issuance of stock not separately disclosed. No definition available.
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Number of shares issued during the period related to Restricted Stock Awards, net of any shares forfeited. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of share options (or share units) exercised during the current period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Value of shares issued during the period to an employee benefit plan, such as a defined contribution or defined benefit plan. No definition available.
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Aggregate change in value for stock issued during the period as a result of employee stock purchase plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Equity impact of the value of new stock issued during the period. Includes shares issued in an initial public offering or a secondary public offering. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Value of shares of stock issued during the period that is attributable to transactions involving issuance of stock not separately disclosed. No definition available.
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Value of stock related to Restricted Stock Awards issued during the period, net of the stock value of such awards forfeited. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Value of stock issued as a result of the exercise of stock options. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Equity impact of the value of treasury stock (units) reissued during the period, excluding reissuance of shares (units) held in treasury used to satisfy equity-based compensation obligations exercised by the holders of such rights. Upon reissuance of shares (units) from treasury, either the common or preferred stock (unit) reissued is outstanding. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Advanced payment for planned acquisition No definition available.
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Write-off of Advanced Payment No definition available.
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Gain (loss) in change of fair value of derivative instruments and warrants. No definition available.
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Losses on purchase commitments, net. No definition available.
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Write-off of Patents. No definition available.
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Payments in lieu of issuance of common stock for payroll taxes. No definition available.
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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to allocate debt discount and premium, and the costs to issue debt and obtain financing over the related debt instruments. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are the amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The value of the financial instrument(s) that the original debt is being converted into in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The component of income tax expense for the period representing the increase (decrease) in the entity's deferred tax assets and liabilities pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The effect of exchange rate changes on cash balances held in foreign currencies. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Costs and payments related to employee benefits and equity-based compensation, such as pension expense and contributions, other postretirement benefits expense and payments, stock or unit options expense, and amortization of restricted stock or unit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the net total realized and unrealized gain (loss) included in earnings for the period as a result of selling or holding marketable securities categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity, including the unrealized holding gain (loss) of held-to-maturity securities transferred to the trading security category and the cumulative unrealized gain (loss) which was included in other comprehensive income (a separate component of shareholders' equity) for available-for-sale securities transferred to trading securities during the period. Additionally, this item would include any gains (losses) realized during the period from the sale of investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting and losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of the subject investments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Loss recognized during the period that results from the write-down of goodwill after comparing the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. Goodwill is assessed at least annually for impairment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long lived assets held for use (including those held for disposal by means other than sale). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amounts payable to vendors for goods and services received and the amount of obligations and expenses incurred but not paid. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in amount due within one year (or one business cycle) from customers for the credit sale of goods and services. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period, excluding the portion taken into income, in the liability reflecting revenue yet to be earned for which cash or other forms of consideration was received or recorded as a receivable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the aggregate value of all inventory held by the reporting entity, associated with underlying transactions that are classified as operating activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the value of prepaid expenses and other assets not separately disclosed in the statement of cash flows, for example, deferred expenses, intangible assets, or income taxes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amount of payments made in advance for income and other taxes, which will be charged against earnings in future periods. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net cash inflow or outflow for the increase (decrease) associated with funds that are not available for withdrawal or use (such as funds held in escrow) and are associated with underlying transactions that are classified as investing activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of cash paid for interest during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Charge to cost of goods sold that represents the reduction of the carrying amount of inventory, generally attributable to obsolescence or market conditions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net cash inflow or outflow from financing activity for the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net cash inflow or outflow from investing activity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net cash from (used in) all of the entity's operating activities, including those of discontinued operations, of the reporting entity. Operating activities generally involve producing and delivering goods and providing services. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value that are not defined as investing or financing activities. While for technical reasons this element has no balance attribute, the default assumption is a debit balance consistent with its label. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The value of an asset or business acquired in a noncash (or part noncash) acquisition. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Other expenses or losses included in net income that result in no cash outflows or inflows in the period and are not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net cash outflow or inflow from other investing activities. This element is used when there is not a more specific and appropriate element in the taxonomy. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of noncontrolling interest during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow to acquire asset without physical form usually arising from contractual or other legal rights, excluding goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow from purchases of trading, available-for-sale securities and held-to-maturity securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow from additional borrowings, net of cash paid to third parties in connection with debt origination. No definition available.
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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from entity's first offering of stock to the public. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The total cash inflow associated with the amount received from holders to acquire the entity's shares under incentive and share awards, including stock option exercises. This item inherently excludes any excess tax benefit, which the entity may have realized and reported separately. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow associated with the aggregate amount received by the entity through sale or maturity of marketable securities (held-to-maturity or available-for-sale) during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow from the sale of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of the current period expense charged against operations, the offset which is generally to the allowance for doubtful accounts for the purpose of reducing receivables, including notes receivable, to an amount that approximates their net realizable value (the amount expected to be collected). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Adjustment to remove noncash portion of restructuring costs and include cash payments when calculating cash flows from operations using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Nature Of The Business And Operations And Liquidity
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| Nature Of The Business And Operations And Liquidity [Abstract] | |
| Nature Of The Business And Operations And Liquidity |
1. Nature of the Business and Operations and Liquidity Nature of the Business and Operations American Superconductor Corporation (“AMSC” or the “Company”) was founded on April 9, 1987. The Company is a leading provider of megawatt-scale solutions that lower the cost of wind power and enhance the performance of the power grid. In the wind power market, the Company enables manufacturers to field wind turbines through its advanced engineering, support services and power electronics products. In the power grid market, the Company enables electric utilities and renewable energy project developers to connect, transmit and distribute power through its transmission planning services and power electronics and superconductor-based products. The Company’s wind and power grid products and services provide exceptional reliability, security, efficiency and affordability to its customers. The Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2013, were prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The going concern basis of presentation assumes that the Company will continue operations and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. Liquidity The Company has experienced recurring operating losses and as of March 31, 2013, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $800.1 million. In addition, the Company has experienced recurring negative operating cash flows, which has resulted in a decrease in its cash balance. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. At March 31, 2013 the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $39.2 million which compares to cash used in operations of $45.3 million and $141.0 million for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Cash used in operations for the year ended March 31, 2013 included approximately $14.3 million in payments to settle adverse purchase commitments. The Company obtained financing totaling approximately $35.0 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2012. No additional financing has been obtained since then.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, the Company reduced its global workforce by approximately 19%. The Company is currently in the process of consolidating certain business operations to reduce facility costs. As of March 31, 2013, the Company had a global workforce of approximately 362 persons. The Company expects that its cost reduction efforts and anticipated revenue growth will result in a further reduction of cash used for operations during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. The Company plans to closely monitor its expenses and if required, expects to further reduce operating costs and capital spending to enhance liquidity.
On April 4, 2012, the Company completed a private placement of $25.0 million aggregate principal amount of a 7% senior unsecured convertible note (the “Initial Note”). On December 20, 2012, the Company agreed to exchange the Initial Note for a new unsecured, senior convertible note (the “Exchanged Note”), which had the same principal amount and accrued interest as the Initial Note at the time of the exchange. The Exchanged Note contains certain covenants and restrictions including, among others, limitations on the transfer of certain assets. Events of default under the Exchanged Note include failure to pay principal or interest as due on the Exchanged Note, failure to deliver registered shares of common stock upon the holders request for conversion of part or all of the Exchanged Note, failure to maintain the Company’s common stock eligible for trading on defined markets, cross defaults to other material indebtedness, receipt of uninsured judgments against the Company in excess of defined limits and other administrative covenants, as defined in the Exchanged Note and related documentation. Upon an event of default, the holders may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Exchanged Note in cash plus penalties as specified in the agreement. In addition, if the Company fails to maintain an effective registration statement covering common stock to be used in settling obligations under the Exchanged Note, the Company will be required to pay a penalty as specified in the agreement. On June 5, 2012, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Term Loan”), under which the Company borrowed $10.0 million. The Term Loan contains certain covenants and restrictions including, among others, a requirement to maintain a minimum unrestricted cash balance in the U.S. equal to the remaining principal balance. (See Note 9, “Debt”, for further information regarding these debt arrangements, including the covenants, restrictions and events of default under the agreements.) The going concern opinion represents a violation of a covenant under the Term Loan. The Company received a waiver from the lender for the covenant violation, which is filed as an exhibit to this Annual report on Form 10-K. In the absence of the waiver, the going concern opinion would have been an event of default under the Term Loan, which would have then resulted in an event of default under the Exchanged Note.
In order for the Company to continue operations beyond the next twelve months and be able to discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business, the Company needs to significantly increase sales through executing its strategy to broaden its customer base, enter new markets, and commercialize its superconductor product line. In addition, the Company must potentially reduce operating expenses in line with business conditions in order to decrease the amount of cash used in operations and continue to work with the holder of its convertible note in order to maintain the ability to make monthly amortization payments on the convertible note in shares of common stock. In addition, the Company is actively seeking to sell its minority investments in Tres Amigas and Blade Dynamics and has recently engaged a financial advisor to assist with that effort. (See Note 15, “Equity Investments”, for further information about such investments.) There can be no assurance that a commercially reasonable offer can be found.
If the Company successfully executes on its plans discussed above, then the Company believes that its available cash, together with additional reductions in operating costs and capital expenditures that it expects to make, if necessary, will be sufficient to fund its operations, capital expenditures and scheduled cash payments under its debt obligations through the next twelve months. The Company’s ability to pay required monthly installment payments under the Exchanged Note in equity instead of cash is based on certain stock price and trading volume conditions that are outside of the Company’s control. If one or both of these equity conditions are not met (absent a waiver from the lender), the Company may be required to make required monthly installment payments in cash. As of the date of this Form 10-K, the Company has only made payments to the lender in shares of common stock and as a result, the principal balance has been reduced by $9.6 million through March 31, 2013. If the Company fails one or both of the equity conditions, the Company can still make required payments in its common stock with a waiver from the lender, which has been provided in the past. There is no assurance that the lender will provide any waivers in the future. The Company’s liquidity is highly dependent on its ability to profitably grow revenues through both the acquisition of new customers and growth from its existing customers, manage its operating expenses, continue to make amortization payments under the Exchanged Note in shares of the Company’s common stock, maintain compliance with the covenants and restrictions on its debt obligations (or obtain waivers from our lenders in the event of non-compliance), and raise additional capital, as required. Potential sources of additional capital include sales of its minority investments in Tres Amigas and Blade Dynamics, (See Note 15, “Equity Investments”, for further information about such investments.) and obtaining additional financing (with the consent of our lenders, if required). There can be no assurance that sources of additional financing or other forms of liquidity will be available on commercially acceptable terms or at all.
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| Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies | 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated. Certain reclassifications of prior years’ amounts have been made to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net income, cash flows from operating activities or stockholders’ equity.
Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America, (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, collectability of receivables, realizability of inventory, goodwill and intangible assets, warranty provisions, stock-based compensation, valuation of warrant and derivative liabilities, tax reserves, and deferred tax assets. Provisions for depreciation are based on their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Some of these estimates can be subjective and complex and, consequently, actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. While for any given estimate or assumption made by the Company’s management there may be other estimates or assumptions that are reasonable, the Company believes that, given the current facts and circumstances, it is unlikely that applying any such other reasonable estimate or assumption would materially impact the financial statements. Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid instruments with maturities of three months or less that are regarded as high quality, low risk investments and are measured using such inputs as quoted prices, and are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Cash equivalents consist principally of certificates of deposits and money market accounts. Marketable Securities Marketable securities consist primarily of government-backed securities and commercial paper and are measured using such inputs as quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset (for example, interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals), and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means, and are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. The Company’s marketable securities generally have maturities of greater than three months from original purchase date but less than twelve months from the date of the balance sheet. The Company determines the appropriate classification of its marketable securities at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such classification as of each balance sheet date. All marketable securities are considered available-for-sale and are carried at fair value. The Company periodically reviews the realizability of each short-term and long-term marketable security when impairment indicators exist with respect to the security. If an other-than-temporary impairment of value of the security exists, the carrying value of the security is written down to its estimated fair value. Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable consist of amounts owed by commercial companies and government agencies. Accounts receivable are stated net of allowances for doubtful accounts. The Company’s accounts receivable relate principally to a limited number of customers. As of March 31, 2013, three customers, Inox Wind Limited (“Inox”), CG Power Solutions UK Ltd. (“CGPS”), and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (“HHI”), accounted for approximately 41%, 17% and 11%, respectively, of its total receivable balance. As of March 31, 2012, three customers, Inox, Karara Mining Ltd, and EPC Service Company, accounted for approximately 24%, 14%, and 11%, respectively, of its total receivable balance. Changes in the financial condition or operations of our customers may result in delayed payments or non-payments which would adversely impact its cash flows from operating activities and/or its results of operations. As such the Company may require collateral, advanced payment or other security based upon the customer history and/or creditworthiness. In determining the allowance for doubtful accounts, the Company evaluates the collectability of accounts receivable based primarily on the probability of recoverability based on historical collection and write-off experience, the age of past due receivables, specific customer circumstances, and current economic trends. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payment, additional allowances may be required. Failure to accurately estimate the losses for doubtful accounts and ensure that payments are received on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Inventory Inventories include material, direct labor and related manufacturing overhead, and are stated at the lower of cost or market determined on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company records inventory when it takes delivery and title to the product. Program costs may be deferred and recorded as inventory on contracts on which costs are incurred in excess of approved contractual amounts and/or funding, if future recovery of the costs is deemed probable. At each balance sheet date, the Company evaluates its ending inventories for excess quantities and obsolescence. Inventories that management considers excess or obsolete are reserved. Management considers forecasted demand in relation to the inventory on hand, competitiveness of product offerings, market conditions and product life cycles when determining excess and obsolescence and net realizable value adjustments. Once inventory is written down and a new cost basis is established, it is not written back up if demand increases. For the year ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded an inventory reserve of approximately $2.2 million based on evaluating its ending inventory on hand for excess quantities and obsolescence. The Company recorded an inventory reserve of approximately $4.4 million during the year ended March 31, 2012, based on its evaluation of forecasted demand in relation to the inventory on hand and market conditions surrounding its products as a result of the assumption that Sinovel and certain other customers in China will fail to meet their contractual obligations and demand that was previously forecasted will fail to materialize. The Company first recorded a benefit to cost of revenues related to the sale or usage of inventories reserved in a prior period during the year ended March 31, 2012. For the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded such benefits of $2.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively. Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. The Company accounts for depreciation and amortization using the straight-line method to allocate the cost of property, plant and equipment over their estimated useful lives as follows:
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Upon retirement or other disposition of assets, the costs and related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in operating expenses. Valuation of Long-Lived Assets The Company periodically evaluates its long-lived assets, consisting principally of fixed assets and amortizable intangible assets for potential impairment. In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for the treatment of long-lived assets, the Company reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets or asset group that is held and used, including intangible assets subject to amortization, for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. Under the held and used approach, the asset or asset group to be tested for impairment should represent the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. The Company evaluates its long-lived assets whenever events or circumstances suggest that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable from the estimated undiscounted future cash flows.
In fiscal 2012 and 2011, in response to the Sinovel situation and challenging market conditions, particularly in the wind power market, the Company completed certain restructuring activities, approved by the Board of Directors, in order to reduce costs and align its strategic priorities. Since the restructuring action impacted all of its operations, management concluded that there were indicators of potential impairment of our long-lived assets in both fiscal years and the Company therefore conducted an assessment of the recoverability of these assets by comparing its carrying value of the assets to the pre-tax undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets over their remaining book useful lives. Based on the calculation performed by management, the sum of the undiscounted cash flows forecasted to be generated by certain assets were less than the carrying value of those assets. Therefore, there was an indication that certain of its assets were impaired and, as a result, the Company performed additional analysis. An evaluation of the level of impairment was made by comparing the implied fair value of those definite long-lived tangible and intangible assets of each reposting unit against their carrying values.
The fair values of the impacted property and equipment were based on what the Company could reasonably expect to sell each asset from the perspective of a market participant. The determination of the fair value of its property and equipment includes estimates and judgments regarding the marketability and ultimate sales price of individual assets. The Company utilized market data and approximations from comparable analyses to arrive at the estimated fair values of the impacted property and equipment. The fair values of amortization intangible assets related to completed technology and trade names were determined using primarily the relief-from-royalty method over the estimated economic lives of those assets from the perspective of a market participant. During fiscal 2012, management determined that certain of its corporate assets and Grid segment property, plant and equipment were impaired as their carrying values exceeded their fair values. The Company determined the long-lived assets of its Wind segment were not impaired. Accordingly, for the year ended March 31, 2013 the Company recorded an impairment charge on certain of its Corporate assets and for the years ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012 the Company recorded impairment charges on certain of its Grid segment property, plant and equipment. For the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, these charges totaled $5.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively
Equity Method Investments The Company uses the equity method of accounting for investments in entities in which it has an ownership interest, but does not exercise a controlling interest in the operating and financial policies of an investee. Under this method, an investment is carried at the acquisition cost, plus the Company’s equity in undistributed earnings or losses since acquisition. Revenue Recognition The Company recognizes revenue for product sales upon customer acceptance, which can occur at the time of delivery, installation or post-installation, provided persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable and the collectability is reasonably assured. Existing customers are subject to ongoing credit evaluations based on payment history and other factors. If it is determined during the arrangement that collectability is not reasonably assured, revenue is recognized on a cash basis of accounting. Certain of the Company’s contracts involve retention amounts which are contingent upon meeting certain performance requirements through the expiration of the contract warranty periods. For contractual arrangements that involve retention, the Company recognizes revenue for these amounts upon the expiration of the warranty period, meeting the performance requirements and when collection of the fee is reasonably assured. During the year ended March 31, 2011, the Company determined that revenues from certain of its customers in China could not be recorded for shipments made according to the delivery terms, as the fee was not fixed or determinable or collectability was not reasonably assured. For these customers, the Company is utilizing a cash basis of accounting with cash applied first against accounts receivable balances, then costs of shipments (inventory and value added taxes) before recognizing any gross margin. No shipments were made to these customers in the year ended March 31, 2013. Payments of $3.4 million and $5.2 million were received from these customers during the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, for past shipments and recorded as revenue. For certain arrangements, such as contracts to perform research and development, prototype development contracts and certain product sales, the Company records revenues using the percentage-of-completion method, measured by the relationship of costs incurred to total estimated contract costs. Percentage-of-completion revenue recognition accounting is predominantly used on long-term prototype development contracts with the U.S. government and certain commercial turnkey contracts. The Company follows this method since reasonably dependable estimates of the revenues and costs applicable to various stages of a contract can be made. However, the ability to reliably estimate total costs at completion is challenging, especially on long-term prototype development contracts, and could result in future changes in contract estimates. For contracts where reasonably dependable estimates of the revenues and costs cannot be made, the Company follows the completed-contract method. For sales that involve the delivery of multiple elements, we allocate revenue to each undelivered element based on the element’s fair value as determined by vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”), which is the price charged when that element is sold separately, or third-party evidence (“TPE”). When VSOE and TPE are unavailable, fair value is based on our best estimate of selling price utilizing a cost plus reasonable margin consistent with how the Company has set pricing historically for similar products and services. When our estimates are used to determine fair value, management makes its estimates using reasonable and objective evidence to determine the price. We review VSOE and TPE at least annually. If we conclude we are unable to establish fair values for one or more undelivered elements within a multiple-element arrangement using VSOE then we use TPE or our best estimate of the selling price for that unit of accounting, being the price at which the vendor would transact if the unit of accounting were sold by the vendor regularly on a standalone basis. The Company occasionally enters into construction contracts that include a performance bond. As these contracts progress, the Company continually assesses the probability of a payout from the performance bond. Should the Company determine that such a payout is likely; the Company would record a liability. The Company would reduce revenue to the extent a liability is recorded. The Company enters into certain arrangements to license its technologies and to provide training services. The Company has determined that the license has no standalone value to the customer and is not separable from the training. Accordingly, the Company accounts for these arrangements as a single unit of accounting, and recognizes revenue over the period of the Company’s performance and milestones that have been achieved. Costs for these arrangements are expensed as incurred. The Company has elected to record taxes collected from customers on a net basis and does not include tax amounts in revenue or costs of revenue. Customer deposits received in advance of revenue recognition are recorded as deferred revenue until customer acceptance is received. Deferred revenue also represents the amount billed to and/or collected from commercial and government customers on contracts which permit billings to occur in advance of contract performance/revenue recognition. Product Warranty
Warranty obligations are incurred in connection with the sale of the Company’s products. The Company generally provides a one to three year warranty on its products, commencing upon installation. The costs incurred to provide for these warranty obligations are estimated and recorded as an accrued liability at the time of sale. Future warranty costs are estimated based on historical performance rates and related costs to repair given products. The accounting estimate related to product warranty involves judgment in determining future estimated warranty costs. Should actual performance rates or repair costs differ from estimates, revision to the estimated warranty liability would be required. Research and Development Costs Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Income Taxes The Company’s provision for income taxes is composed of a current and a deferred portion. The current income tax provision is calculated as the estimated taxes payable or refundable on tax returns for the current year. The deferred income tax provision is calculated for the estimated future tax effects attributable to temporary differences and carry-forwards using expected tax rates in effect in the years during which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each fiscal year end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce net deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company has provided a valuation allowance against its U.S. and foreign deferred income tax assets since the Company believes that it is more likely than not that these deferred tax assets are not currently realizable due to uncertainty around profitability in the future. Accounting for income taxes requires a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if, based on the technical merits, it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company reevaluates these uncertain tax positions on a quarterly basis. This evaluation is based on factors including, but not limited to, changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law, effectively settled issues under audit and new audit activity. Any changes in these factors could result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an additional charge to the tax provision. The Company includes interest and penalties related to gross unrecognized tax benefits within the provision for income taxes. The Company evaluates its permanent reinvestment assertions with respect to foreign earnings at each reporting period. The Company has not recorded a deferred tax asset for the temporary difference associated with the excess of the tax basis over its book basis in its Austrian and Chinese subsidiaries as the future tax benefit is not expected to reverse in the foreseeable future. The Company has recorded a deferred tax liability as of March 31, 2013 for the undistributed earnings of its remaining foreign subsidiaries for which it can no longer assert are permanently reinvested. The total amount of undistributed earnings available to be repatriated at March 31, 2013 was $1.5 million resulting in the recording of a $0.5 million net deferred federal and state income tax liability. Stock-Based Compensation The Company accounts for stock-based payment transactions using a fair value-based method and recognizes the related expense in the results of operations. Stock-based compensation is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period of the award. The fair value of restricted stock awards is determined by reference to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of awards with service and performance conditions. For awards with service conditions only, the Company recognizes compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service/vesting period. For awards with performance conditions, accruals of compensation cost are made based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions. The cumulative effect of changes in the probability outcomes are recorded in the period in which the changes occur. Determining the appropriate fair value model and related assumptions requires judgment, including estimating stock price volatilities of the Company’s common stock and expected terms. The expected volatility rates are estimated based on historical and implied volatilities of the Company’s common stock. The expected term represents the average time that the options that vest are expected to be outstanding based on the vesting provisions and the Company’s historical exercise, cancellation and expiration patterns. The Company estimates pre-vesting forfeitures when recognizing compensation expense based on historical and forward-looking factors. Changes in estimated forfeiture rates and differences between estimated forfeiture rates and actual experience may result in significant, unanticipated increases or decreases in stock-based compensation expense from period to period. The termination of employment of certain employees who hold large numbers of stock-based awards may also have a significant, unanticipated impact on forfeiture experience and, therefore, on stock-based compensation expense. The Company will update these assumptions on at least an annual basis and on an interim basis if significant changes to the assumptions are warranted. Computation of Net Loss per Common Share Basic net loss per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the period, calculated using the treasury stock method. Common equivalent shares include the effect of restricted stock, exercise of stock options and warrants and contingently issuable shares. For the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, common equivalent shares of 2,671,194, 2,290,416, and 2,631,251, respectively, were not included in the calculation of diluted EPS as they were considered antidilutive. The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators of the EPS calculation for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011 (in thousands except per share amounts):
Foreign Currency Translation The functional currency of all the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar, except for AMSC Austria, for which the local currency (Euro) is the functional currency, and AMSC China, for which the local currency (Renminbi) is the functional currency. The assets and liabilities of AMSC Austria and AMSC China are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date and income and expense items are translated at average rates for the period. Cumulative translation adjustments are excluded from net loss and shown as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Net foreign currency transaction gains (losses) are included in net loss and were $1.0 million, $3.1 million, and $8.0 million for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company has no restrictions on the foreign exchange activities of its foreign subsidiaries, including the payment of dividends and other distributions. Risks and Uncertainties The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates and would impact future results of operations and cash flows. The Company invests its available cash with high-credit, quality financial instruments and invests primarily in investment-grade marketable securities, including, but not limited to, government obligations, money market funds and corporate debt instruments. Several of the Company’s government contracts are being funded incrementally, and as such, are subject to the future authorization, appropriation, and availability of government funding. The Company has a history of successfully obtaining financing under incrementally-funded contracts with the U.S. government and it expects to continue to receive additional contract modifications in the year ending March 31, 2013 and beyond as incremental funding is authorized and appropriated by the government.
Contingencies From time to time, the Company may be involved in legal and administrative proceedings and claims of various types. The Company records a liability in its consolidated financial statements for these matters when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Management reviews these estimates in each accounting period as additional information is known and adjusts the loss provision when appropriate. If the loss is not probable or cannot be reasonably estimated, a liability is not recorded in the consolidated financial statements. If, with respect to a matter, it is not both probable to result in liability and the amount of loss cannot be reasonably estimated, an estimate of possible loss or range of loss is disclosed unless such an estimate cannot be made. The Company does not recognize gain contingencies until they are realized. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. The Company recorded a loss contingency of $1.8 million for the year ended March 31, 2013. (See Note 13, “Commitments and Contingencies,” for further information regarding the Company’s pending litigation.) Debt For debt arrangements, the Company considers any embedded equity-linked components and accounts for the fair value of any embedded warrants and derivatives. The Company elects not to use the fair value option for recording debt arrangements and elects to record the debt at the stated value of the loan agreement on the date of issuance. Any other elements present are reviewed to determine if they are embedded derivatives requiring bifurcation and requiring valuation under the fair value option. Derivatives and warrants, which meet the condition to satisfy an obligation by issuing a variable number of equity shares, are recorded at fair value. The carrying value assigned to the host instrument will be the difference between the previous carrying value of the host instrument and the fair value of the warrants and derivatives. There is no immediate gain/loss from the initial recognition and measurement if the embedded derivative is accounted for separately from its host contract. There is an offsetting debt discount or premium as a result of the fair value assigned to the warrants and derivatives, as well as any debt issuance costs, which is amortized under the effective interest method over the term of the loan. Each reporting period, fair value is assessed for the warrants and derivatives with the change in value being recorded as other income/loss. (See Note 9, “Debt,” and Note 10, “Warrants and Derivative Liabilities,” for a full discussion regarding the activity and financial impact for our debt, warrants and derivative liabilities.) Disclosure of Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, warrants to purchase shares of common stock, derivatives, a senior convertible note and senior secured term loan. The carrying amounts of these instruments approximate fair value at March 31, 2013 and 2012. The estimated fair values have been determined through information obtained from market sources and management estimates.
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| Marketable Securities And Fair Value Disclosures | 3. Marketable Securities and Fair Value Disclosures Marketable Securities The Company’s marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale securities and, accordingly, are recorded at fair value. The difference between amortized cost and fair value is included in stockholders’ equity. At March 31, 2013 and 2012, there were investments with an immaterial gross unrealized loss. The following is a summary of marketable securities at March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
Fair Value Hierarchy
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance related to disclosures of fair value measurements. The guidance requires gross presentation of activity within the Level 3 measurement roll-forward and details of transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 measurements. It also clarifies two existing disclosure requirements on the level of disaggregation of fair value measurements and disclosures on inputs and valuation techniques. A change in the hierarchy of an investment from its current level will be reflected in the period during which the pricing methodology of such investment changes. Disclosure of the transfer of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 or Level 3 will be made in the event that the related security is significant to total cash and investments. The Company did not have any transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value measurement hierarchy during the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. A valuation hierarchy for disclosure of the inputs to valuation used to measure fair value has been established. This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels as follows:
A financial asset’s or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The following table provides the assets and liabilities carried at fair value, measured as of March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
The table below reflects the activity for the Company’s major classes of liabilities measured at fair value for the period ended March 31, 2013 (in thousands):
Valuation Techniques Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid instruments with maturities of three months or less that are regarded as high quality, low risk investments and are measured using such inputs as quoted prices, and are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Cash equivalents consist principally of certificates of deposits and money market accounts. Marketable Securities Marketable securities consist primarily of government-backed securities and commercial paper and are measured using such inputs as quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset (for example, interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals), and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means, and are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. The Company’s marketable securities generally have maturities of greater than three months from original purchase date but less than twelve months from the date of the balance sheet. The Company determines the appropriate classification of its marketable securities at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such classification as of each balance sheet date. All marketable securities are considered available-for-sale and are carried at fair value. The Company periodically reviews the realizability of each short-term and long-term marketable security when impairment indicators exist with respect to the security. If an other-than-temporary impairment of value of the security exists, the carrying value of the security is written down to its estimated fair value. Derivative Liability The Company has identified all of the derivatives (“Derivative Liability”) associated with the Exchanged Note which include holder change of control redemption rights, issuer optional redemption rights, sale redemption rights and a feature to convert the Exchanged Note into equity at the holder’s option. The Derivative Liability is subject to revaluation at each balance sheet date, and any change in fair value will be recorded as a change in fair value in other income (expense) until the earlier of its exercise or expiration. The Company relies on assumptions in a lattice model to determine the fair value of Derivative Liability. The Company has appropriately valued the Derivative Liability within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. (See Note 9, “Debt,” for discussion on the Exchanged Note, Derivative Liability and valuation assumptions used.) Warrants Warrants were issued in conjunction with the Initial Note and the Term Loan. (See Note 9, “Debt,” for additional information on warrants.) These warrants are subject to revaluation at each balance sheet date, and any change in fair value will be recorded as a change in fair value in other income (expense) until the earlier of their exercise or expiration. The Company relies on various assumptions in a lattice model to determine the fair value of warrants. The Company has appropriately valued the warrants within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. (See Note 10, “Warrants and Derivative Liabilities,” for a discussion of the warrants and the valuation assumptions used.)
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As of March 31, 2013, three customers, Inox, CGPS, and HHI, accounted for approximately 41%, 17% and 11%, respectively, of our total receivable balance. As of March 31, 2012, three customers, Inox, Karara Mining Ltd, and EPC Service Company, accounted for approximately 24%, 14%, and 11%, respectively, of our total receivable balance.
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For the year ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded an inventory write-down of approximately $2.2 million based on evaluating its ending inventory on hand for excess quantities and obsolescence. For the year ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded an inventory write-down of approximately $4.4 million based on its evaluation of forecasted demand in relation to the inventory on hand and market conditions surrounding its products as a result of the assumption that Sinovel and certain other customers in China will fail to meet their contractual obligations under existing supply agreements and demand that was previously forecasted will fail to materialize.
Deferred program costs as of March 31, 2013 and 2012 primarily represent costs incurred on programs accounted for under contract accounting where revenue and costs will be recognized when the Company completes the development programs, as well as D-VAR turnkey projects in fiscal 2011.
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| Intangible Assets | 7. Intangible Assets
Intangible assets at March 31, 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following (in thousands):
The Company recorded intangible amortization expense of $0.9 million, $2.6 million, and $2.9 million for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. During the fourth quarter of the year ended March 31, 2012, the Company elected to change its accounting policy for legal costs to defend and maintain its patents. Historically, the Company capitalized these costs and amortized them over the useful lives of the patents. At that time, the Company determined a change to expense these costs as incurred is preferable, and elected to make that change by expensing the remaining unamortized patent costs of $4.9 million. Expected future amortization expense related to intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):
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Product Warranty The Company generally provides a one to three year warranty on its products, commencing upon installation. A provision is recorded upon revenue recognition to cost of revenues for estimated warranty expense based on historical experience. The following is a summary of accrued warranty activity (in thousands):
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| Debt | 9. Debt Senior Convertible Note On April 4, 2012, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Capital Ventures International (“CVI”), an affiliate of Heights Capital Management (the “Purchase Agreement”) and completed a private placement of (the “Initial Note”), a 7% unsecured senior convertible note. After fees and expenses, the net proceeds of the Initial Note were $23.2 million. The Initial Note had an initial conversion price of $4.85 per share, representing a premium of approximately 20% over AMSC’s closing price on April 3, 2012. The Initial Note was payable in monthly installments beginning four months from issuance and ending on October 4, 2014. Monthly payments were payable in cash or the Company’s common stock at the option of the Company, subject to certain trading volume, stock price and other conditions. CVI could have also elected to defer receipt of monthly installment payments at its option. Any deferred installment payments would have continued to accrue interest. The Company registered 10,262,311 shares of common stock which may be used as payment for principal and interest in lieu of cash for resale under the Securities Act as required under a Registration Rights Agreement with CVI. The Company accounted for the Initial Note as an instrument that has the characteristics of a debt host contract containing several embedded derivative features that would require bifurcation and separate accounting as a derivative instrument pursuant to the provisions of ASC 815. The Company elected not to use the fair value option for the aggregate amount of the Exchanged Note and recorded the liability at its stated value on the date of issuance with no changes in fair value reported in subsequent periods. The Company has identified the following derivatives associated with the Initial Note: holder change of control redemption rights; issuer optional redemption rights; sale redemption rights and a feature to convert the Initial Note into equity at the holder’s option. The Company valued these derivatives at $3.8 million upon issuance of the Initial Note. (See Note 10, “Warrants and Derivative Liabilities,” for additional information regarding derivative liabilities.) In conjunction with the Initial Note, CVI received a warrant to purchase approximately 3.1 million additional shares of common stock exercisable at a strike price of $5.45 per share, subject to adjustment, until October 4, 2017. Due to certain adjustment provisions within the warrant, it qualified for liability accounting and had a fair value of $7.0 million upon issuance. The Company recorded the value as a debt discount and a warrant liability. (See Note 10, “Warrants and Derivative Liabilities,” for additional information regarding the warrant.) The process of valuing financial and derivative instruments utilizes facts and circumstances as of the measurement date as well as certain inputs, assumptions, and judgments that may affect the estimated fair value of the instruments. Upon issuance of the Initial Note, the Company determined the initial carrying value of the Initial Note to be $25.0 million. In addition, the Company also incurred $1.8 million of legal and origination costs as of the year ended March 31, 2013, which have been recorded as a discount on the Initial Note. On December 20, 2012, the Company entered into an Amendment and Exchange Agreement, (the “Amendment”) with CVI, which amended the Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company and CVI exchanged the Initial Note for the Exchanged Note. At the time of the exchange, the Exchanged Note had the same principal amount and accrued interest as the Initial Note. The Exchanged Note is convertible into the Company’s common stock and has the same scheduled monthly installment payments as the Initial Note. The Exchanged Note provides the Company with additional flexibility to make monthly installment payments in shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company retains the ability to repay the Exchanged Note in cash. Specifically, the amendments to the Exchanged Note:
The Company assessed the changes in the Exchanged Note and accounted for it as a modification of the Initial Note. Therefore, the Company determined the incremental value of the derivative instruments, as a result of the Exchanged Note, as having a reduced conversion price. As a result of the re-valuation, the Company recorded a $0.5 million increase in the value of the derivative liability and additional debt discount. At the modification date, the value of the derivative liability was $1.5 million. The total debt discount, including the embedded derivatives in the Initial Note, the incremental value of embedded derivatives in the Exchanged Note, warrant and legal and origination costs of $13.1 million is being amortized into interest expense over the term of the Exchanged Note using the effective interest method. Under this method, interest expense is recognized each period until the debt instruments reach maturity. If the maturity of the Exchanged Note is accelerated because of prepayment, then the amortization will be accelerated. During the year ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded non-cash interest expense for amortization of the debt discount related to the convertible notes of $8.2 million. Provided certain equity conditions are met, the Company may elect to repay principal and interest in shares of the Company’s common stock. If the Company elects to make a payment in shares of the Company’s common stock, the number of shares to be issued is determined by dividing the amount of such payment by 85% of the lessor of the average volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the 10 consecutive days immediately preceding the payment date or the VWAP price on the day preceding the payment date (the “Market Price”). The Company records the difference between the closing price of its common stock on the day preceding the payment date and the Market Price as a discount on the fair value of its shares. During the year ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded $3.6 million of non-cash interest expense related to installment payments made by issuing the Company’s common stock at a discount. The Exchanged Note and Purchase Agreement contain certain covenants and restrictions, including, among others, that for so long as the Exchanged Note is outstanding, the Company will not incur any indebtedness (other than permitted indebtedness under the Exchanged Note), permit liens on its properties (other than permitted liens under the Exchanged Note), make payments on junior securities or declare dividends. The Exchanged Note also contains limitations on the transfer of certain assets. Events of default under the Exchanged Note include failure to pay principal or interest as due on the Exchanged Note, failure to deliver registered shares of common stock upon the holders request for conversion of part or all of the Exchanged Note, failure to maintain the Company's common stock eligible for trading on defined markets, cross defaults to other material indebtedness, receipt of uninsured judgments against the Company in excess of defined limits and other administrative covenants, including the Term Loan discussed below, as defined in the Exchanged Note and related documentation. Upon an event of default, the holders may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Exchanged Note in cash plus a penalty as specified in the agreement. Also, if the Company fails to maintain an effective registration statement covering common stock to be used in settling obligations under the Exchanged Note, the Company will be required to pay a penalty as specified in the agreement. In addition, on October 4, 2012, the Company had the right to issue an additional $15 million aggregate principal amount of convertible notes and warrants to the same investor, subject to certain conditions. Because the Company did not meet these conditions, it no longer has the right to compel the investor to purchase additional convertible notes on the terms contained in the agreement. Senior Secured Term Loan On June 5, 2012, the Company entered into a Term Loan with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (“Hercules”), under which the Company borrowed $10.0 million (the “Term Loan”). After the closing fees and expenses, the net proceeds to the Company were $9.7 million. The Term Loan bears an interest rate equal to 11% plus the percentage, if any, by which the prime rate as reported by The Wall Street Journal exceeds 3.75%. The Company made interest-only payments from July 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012, after which the Company repays the loan in equal monthly installments ending on December 1, 2014. The Term Loan is secured by substantially all of the Company’s existing and future assets, including a mortgage on real property owned by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, ASC Devens LLC, and located at 64 Jackson Road, Devens, Massachusetts. In addition, Hercules received a warrant to purchase 139,276 shares of common stock, exercisable at an initial strike price of $3.59 per share, subject to adjustment, until December 5, 2017. Due to certain adjustment provisions within the warrant, it qualified for liability accounting and the fair value of $0.4 million was recorded upon issuance, which the Company recorded as a debt discount and a warrant liability. (See Note 10, “Warrants and Derivative Liabilities,” for a discussion on warrants and the valuation assumptions used.) The Company will pay an end of term fee of $0.5 million upon the earlier of maturity or prepayment of the loan. The Company has accrued this as of the year ended March 31, 2013 and recorded a corresponding amount into the debt discount. In addition, the Company incurred $0.3 million of legal and origination costs in the year ended March 31, 2013, which have been recorded as a debt discount. The total debt discount including the warrant, end of term fee and legal and origination costs of $1.2 million is being amortized into interest expense over the term of the Term Loan using the effective interest method. Under this method, interest expense is recognized each period until the debt instrument reaches maturity. If the maturity of the Term Loan is accelerated because of prepayment, then the amortization will be accelerated. During the year ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded non-cash interest expense for amortization of the debt discount related to the Term Loan of $0.6 million. The Term Loan contains certain covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur or assume certain debt, merge or consolidate, materially change the nature of our business, make certain investments, acquire or dispose of certain assets, make guaranties or grant liens on its assets, make certain loans, advances or investments, declare dividends or make distributions or enter into transactions with affiliates. In addition, the Term Loan contains a covenant that requires the Company to maintain a minimum unrestricted cash balance in the United States of at least $10.0 million at the inception of the Term Loan, which decreased starting November 1, 2012 and monthly thereafter by the amount of principal paid. The events of default under the Term Loan include, but are not limited to, failure to pay amounts due, breaches of covenants, bankruptcy events, cross defaults under other material indebtedness and the occurrence of a material adverse effect and/or change in control. In the case of a continuing event of default, the Lender may, among other remedies, declare due all unpaid principal amounts outstanding and any accrued but unpaid interest and foreclose on all collateral granted to the Lender as security under the Term Loan. The going concern opinion represents a violation of a covenant under the Term Loan. On June 11, 2013, the lender of our Term Loan provided a one-time limited waiver (the “Waiver”) of the covenant that required the Company to deliver unqualified audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 as a result of the explanatory paragraph in the opinion of its independent auditors regarding there being a substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern (the “Going Concern Opinion”). Because the Waiver was entered into prior to the issuance of the Going Concern Opinion, the Going Concern Opinion did not result in an event of default under the Company’s Term Loan agreement. Interest expense on the Exchanged Note and Term Loan for the year ended March 31, 2013 was $14.9 million, which included $12.4 million of non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of the debt discount on the Exchanged Note and Term Loan and payment of the Exchanged Note in Company common stock at a discount, respectively.
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| Warrants And Derivative Liabilities | 10. Warrants and Derivative Liabilities On April 4, 2012, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement for the Initial Note and on December 20, 2012, the Company entered into the Amendment pursuant to which it exchanged the Initial Note for the Exchanged Note, as described in Note 9. The Initial Note included a warrant to purchase 3,094,060 million shares of the Company’s common stock. The warrant is exercisable at any time on or after the date that is six months after the issuance of the warrant and entitles CVI to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock for a period of five years from the initial date the warrant becomes exercisable at a price equal to $5.45 per share, subject to certain price-based and other anti-dilution adjustments. The warrant may not be exercised if, after giving effect to the conversion, CVI together with its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the Company’s common stock. This percentage may be raised to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% at the option of CVI, upon at least 61-days prior notice to the Company, or lowered to any other percentage, at the option of CVI, at any time. The Company calculated the fair value of the derivative liabilities and warrants utilizing an integrated lattice model. The lattice model is an option pricing model that involves the construction of a binomial tree to show the different paths that the underlying asset may take over the option's life. A lattice model can take into account expected changes in various parameters such as volatility over the life of the options, providing more accurate estimates of option prices than the Black-Scholes model. The Company accounts for the warrant as a liability due to certain adjustment provisions within the warrant, which requires that it be recorded at fair value. The warrant is subject to revaluation at each balance sheet date and any change in fair value will be recorded as a change in fair value in other income (expense) until the earlier of expiration or its exercise at which time the warrant liability will be reclassified to equity. Following is a summary of the key assumptions used to calculate the fair value of the warrant:
The Company recorded a gain for the change in the fair value of the CVI warrant of $3.6 million to change in fair value of derivatives and warrants in the year ended March 31, 2013. The Company determined certain embedded derivatives issued with the convertible notes required accounting as a liability, which requires they be accounted for as a standalone liability subject to revaluation at each balance sheet date with changes in fair value recorded as change in fair value of derivatives and warrants until the earlier of exercise or expiration. The terms of the debt modification reduced the conversion price of the Initial Note from $4.85 per share to $3.19 per share in the Exchanged Note. As a result the Company revalued these derivatives pre- and post-modification and recorded the difference of $0.5 million as a debt discount and a derivative liability. (See Note 9, “Debt,” for further discussion). Following is a summary of the key assumptions used to value the convertible notes derivative feature:
Based on historical volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s common stock as well as the historic average dollar trading volume of the Company’s common stock, the percentage volume condition is the probability that the Company will convert monthly installment payments into the Company’s common stock. The expected volatility rate was estimated based on an equal weighting of the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock and the implied volatility of the Company’s traded options. To determine the risk-free interest rate, an interpolated rate was used based on the one, two and three-year United States Treasury rates. The bond yield was estimated using comparable corporate debt and yield information. The recovery rate of the Exchanged Note was estimated by reviewing historical corporate debt that went into default. The bond is redeemable by the Company at any point after the one-year anniversary of the grant date provided certain provisions within the note. The total time is based on the actual 30-month contractual terms. It was determined that there is a dilution effect based on the Company’s ability to make payments in shares of common stock. The Company recorded a gain from the change in the fair value of the derivative liabilities of $3.8 million to changes in fair value of derivatives and warrants in the year ended March 31, 2013. On June 5, 2012, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Hercules (see Note 9, “Debt,” for additional information regarding the Loan and Security Agreement). In conjunction with this agreement, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 139,276 shares of the Company’s common stock. The warrant is exercisable at any time after the issuance of the warrant and expires on December 5, 2017, at a price equal to $3.59 per share subject to certain price-based and other anti-dilution adjustments. The Company accounts for the warrant as a liability due to certain provisions within the warrant, which requires that it be recorded at fair value. The warrant is subject to revaluation at each balance sheet date and any change in fair value will be recorded as changes in fair value of derivatives and warrants until the earlier of expiration or its exercise at which time the warrant liability will be reclassified to equity. Following is a summary of the key assumptions used to calculate the fair value of the warrant:
The Company prepared its estimates for the assumptions used to determine the fair value of the warrants issued in conjunction with both the Convertible Note and Term Loan utilizing the respective terms of the warrants with similar inputs, as described above. The Company recorded a gain from the change in the fair value of the Hercules warrant of $0.2 million during the year ended March 31, 2013.
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| Income Taxes | 11. Income Taxes Income (loss) before income taxes for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011 are provided in the table as follows (in thousands):
The components of income tax expense (benefit) attributable to continuing operations consist of the following (in thousands):
The reconciliation between the statutory federal income tax rate and the Company’s effective income tax rate is shown below.
The following is a summary of the principal components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities (in thousands):
The Company has provided a full valuation allowance against its net deferred income tax assets since it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets are not currently realizable due to the net operating losses incurred by the Company since its inception and net operating losses forecasted in the future. The Company has recorded a deferred tax asset of approximately $14.9 million reflecting the benefit of deductions from the exercise of stock options. This deferred tax asset has been fully reserved since it is more likely than not that the tax benefit from the exercise of stock options will not be realized. The tax benefit will be recorded as a credit to additional paid-in capital if realized. At March 31, 2013, the Company has aggregate net operating loss carryforwards in the U.S. for federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $664.0 million and $292.0 million, respectively, which expire in the years ending March 31, 2014 through 2033. Included in the U.S. net operating losses of $664.0 million is $3.7 million of acquired losses from Power Quality Systems, Inc. and $52.4 million from excess tax deductions from stock option exercised in 2006 through 2013. Pursuant to the guidance on accounting for stock-based compensation, the deferred tax asset relating to excess tax benefits from these exercises was not recognized for financial statement purposes. The future benefit from these deductions will be recorded as a credit to additional paid-in capital when realized. Research and development and other tax credit carryforwards amounting to approximately $8.1 million and $3.2 million are available to offset federal and state income taxes, respectively, and will expire in the years ending March 31, 2014 through 2033. At March 31, 2013, the Company has aggregate net operating loss carryforwards for its Austrian operation of approximately $64.4 million which can be carried forward indefinitely subject to certain annual limitations. AMSC China incurred net operating losses of $5.4 million and $13.8 million for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, each of which can be carried forward for five years. Also the Company had immaterial amounts of current and net operating loss carryforwards for its other foreign operations which can be carried forward indefinitely. Section 382 of the US Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”), provides limits on the extent to which a corporation that has undergone an ownership change (as defined) can utilize any NOL and general business tax credit carryforwards it may have. The Company performed a study through February 25, 2010 to determine whether Section 382 could limit the use of its carryforwards in this manner. After completing this study, the Company has concluded that the limitation will not have a material impact on its ability to utilize its net operating loss carryforwards. If there was a material ownership change subsequent to the study it could limit the ability to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards. The Company has not recorded a deferred tax asset for the temporary difference associated with the excess of its tax basis over the book basis in its Austrian and Chinese subsidiaries as the future tax benefit is not expected to reverse in the foreseeable future. The Company has recorded a deferred tax liability as of March 31, 2013 for the undistributed earnings of its remaining foreign subsidiaries for which it can no longer assert are permanently reinvested. The total amount of undistributed earnings available to be repatriated at March 31, 2013 was $1.5 million resulting in the recording of a $0.5 million net deferred federal and state income tax liability. Accounting for income taxes requires a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if, based on the technical merits, it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company reevaluates these uncertain tax positions on a quarterly basis. This evaluation is based on factors including, but not limited to, changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law, effectively settled issues under audit and new audit activity. Any changes in these factors could result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an additional charge to the tax provision. The Company has gross unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $1.1 million at both March 31, 2013 and 2012. These amounts represent the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would result in a reduction of the Company’s effective tax rate. During the quarter ended September 30, 2011, the Company concluded a tax audit for the period January 1, 2006 through March 31, 2008 with its foreign subsidiary in Austria. The results of the audit concluded that previously deducted amounts for certain trade-mark and management fees related to corporate affairs charges would no longer be tax deductible. A tabular roll-forward of the Company’s uncertainties in income tax provision liability is presented below (in thousands):
The Company accounts for interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as part of its provision for federal and state income taxes. Any unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would favorably affect its effective tax rate in any future period. The Company does not expect that the amounts of unrecognized benefits will change significantly within the next 12 months. Interest and penalties were recorded beginning in the year ended March 31, 2011 through March 31, 2013, but were immaterial amounts.
The Company conducts business globally and, as a result, its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. Major tax jurisdictions include the U.S., China and Austria. All U.S. income tax filings for years ending March 31, 1995 through 2013 remain open and subject to examination and all years from the year ended March 31, 2007 through 2013 remain open and subject to examination in Austria. Tax filings in China for calendar years 2008 through 2012 will remain open and subject to examination.
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| Stockholders' Equity | 12. Stockholders’ Equity Stock-Based Compensation The components of employee stock-based compensation for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):
The estimated fair value of the Company’s stock-based awards, less expected annual forfeitures, is amortized over the awards’ service period. The total unrecognized compensation cost for unvested outstanding stock options was $3.5 million and $6.1 million for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. This expense will be recognized over a weighted-average expense period of approximately 1.7 years. The total unrecognized compensation cost for unvested outstanding restricted stock was $5.8 million and $5.0 million for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. This expense will be recognized over a weighted-average expense period of approximately 1.3 years.
The following table summarizes employee stock-based compensation expense by financial statement line item for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
The following table summarizes the information concerning currently outstanding and exercisable employee and non-employee options:
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock option awards granted during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $2.56 per share, $6.02 per share, and $17.43 per share, respectively. Intrinsic value represents the amount by which the market price of the common stock exceeds the exercise price of the options. Given the decline in the Company’s stock price, exercisable options as of March 31, 2013 had no intrinsic value and at March 31, 2012 had minimal intrinsic value. The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable options at March 31, 2011 was $8.7 million. Given the decline in the Company’s stock price, the aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised at March 31, 2013 and 2012 was minimal. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised at March 31, 2011 was $13.0 million
The weighted average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes valuation model for stock options granted during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011 are as follows:
The expected volatility rate was estimated based on an equal weighting of the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock and the implied volatility of the Company’s traded options. The expected term was estimated based on an analysis of the Company’s historical experience of exercise, cancellation, and expiration patterns. The risk-free interest rate is based on the average of the five and seven year U.S. Treasury rates. The following table summarizes the employee and non-employee restricted stock activity for the year ended March 31, 2013:
The total fair value of restricted stock that was granted during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $10.6 million, which includes $1.6 million for bonus and severance, $5.6 million, and $10.4 million, respectively. The total fair value of restricted stock that vested during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $3.4 million, which includes $1.6 million for bonus and severance, $4.1 million, and $5.5 million, respectively. The restricted stock granted during the year ended March 31, 2013 includes approximately 1,422,127 shares of performance-based restricted stock, which would vest upon achievement of certain financial performance measurements. The restricted stock granted during the year ended March 31, 2012 included approximately 109,211 shares of performance-based restricted stock, which would vest upon achievement of certain financial performance measurements. At March 31, 2011, the Company determined that certain performance measures relating to prior restricted stock grants were not met. As a result, the Company reversed $1.8 million that had been recorded as stock-based compensation expense related to performance-based awards. Such shares were cancelled in May 2011. Included in the table above are 37,375 shares of restricted stock units.
The remaining shares granted vest upon the passage of time. For awards that vest upon the passage of time, expense is being recorded over the vesting period.
Stock-Based Compensation Plans As of March 31, 2013, the Company had two active stock plans: the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”) and the 2007 Director Stock Option Plan (the “2007 Director Plan”). The 2007 Plan replaced the Company’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan upon the approval by the Company’s stockholders on August 3, 2007. The 2007 Director Plan replaced the Second Amended and Restated 1997 Director Stock Option Plan, which expired pursuant to its terms on May 2, 2007. The 2007 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards. In the case of options, the exercise price shall be equal to at least the fair market value of the common stock, as determined by the Board of Directors, on the date of grant. The contractual life of options is generally 10 years. Options generally vest over a 3-5 year period while restricted stock generally vests over a 2-5 year period. The 2007 Director Plan provides for the grant of nonstatutory stock options and stock awards to members of the Board of Directors who are not also employees of the Company (outside directors). Under the terms of the 2007 Director Plan, each outside director is granted an option to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock upon his or her initial election to the Board with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of the grant. These options vest in equal annual installments over a two-year period. In addition, each outside director is granted an award of 3,000 shares of common stock three business days following each annual meeting of stockholders, provided that such outside director had served as a director for at least one year. As of March 31, 2013, the 2007 Plan had 5,389,465 shares and the 2007 Director Plan had 177,000 shares available for future issuance. Employee Stock Purchase Plan The Company has an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) which provides employees with the opportunity to purchase shares of common stock at a price equal to the market value of the common stock at the end of the offering period, less a 15% purchase discount. The Company recognized compensation expense of $0.1 million for each of the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively, related to the ESPP. The Company issued 99,935 shares of common stock related to the ESPP during the year ended March 31, 2013. As of March 31, 2013, the ESPP had 339,269 shares available for future issuance.
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The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity, comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, if any, including other comprehensive income (as applicable). Including, but not limited to: (1) balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings; (2) accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and total amount of comprehensive income; (3) amount and nature of changes in separate accounts, including the number of shares authorized and outstanding, number of shares issued upon exercise and conversion, and for other comprehensive income, the adjustments for reclassifications to net income; (4) rights and privileges of each class of stock authorized; (5) basis of treasury stock, if other than cost, and amounts paid and accounting treatment for treasury stock purchased significantly in excess of market; (6) dividends paid or payable per share and in the aggregate for each class of stock for each period presented; (7) dividend restrictions and accumulated preferred dividends in arrears (in aggregate and per share amount); (8) retained earnings appropriations or restrictions, such as dividend restrictions; (9) impact of change in accounting principle, initial adoption of new accounting principle and correction of an error in previously issued financial statements; (10) shares held in trust for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); (11) deferred compensation related to issuance of capital stock; (12) note received for issuance of stock; (13) unamortized discount on shares; (14) description, terms, and number of warrants or rights outstanding; (15) shares under subscription and subscription receivables, effective date of new retained earnings after quasi-reorganization and deficit eliminated by quasi-reorganization and, for a period of at least ten years after the effective date, the point in time from which the new retained dates; and (16) retroactive effective of subsequent change in capital structure. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| Commitments And Contingencies | 13. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments Purchase Commitments
The Company periodically enters into non-cancelable purchase contracts in order to ensure the availability of materials to support production of its products. Purchase commitments represent enforceable and legally binding agreements with suppliers to purchase goods or services. The Company periodically assesses the need to provide for impairment on these purchase contracts and record a loss on purchase commitments when required. As of March 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded a liability for adverse purchase commitments of $1.4 million and $25.9 million, respectively. During the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company adjusted its accrual for adverse purchase commitments by $7.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively, due primarily to settlements with vendors. Lease Commitments Operating leases include minimum payments under leases for our facilities and certain equipment; see Item 2, “Properties.” The Company’s primary leased facilities are located in Middleton and New Berlin, Wisconsin; Suzhou and Beijing, China; and Klagenfurt, Austria with a combined total of approximately 316,000 square feet of space. These leases have varying expiration dates between through September 2017 which can generally be terminated at our request after a six month advance notice. The Company leases other locations which focus primarily on applications engineering, sales and/or field service and do not have significant leases or physical presence. Minimum future lease commitments at March 31, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):
Rent expense under the operating leases mentioned above was as follows (in thousands):
Legal Contingencies
From time to time, the Company is involved in legal and administrative proceedings and claims of various types. The Company records a liability in its consolidated financial statements for these matters when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company reviews these estimates each accounting period as additional information is known and adjusts the loss provision when appropriate. If a matter is both probable to result in a liability and the amounts of loss can be reasonably estimated, the Company estimates and discloses the possible loss or range of loss. If the loss is not probable or cannot be reasonably estimated, a liability is not recorded in its consolidated financial statements. Between April 6, 2011 and May 12, 2011, seven putative securities class action complaints were filed against the Company and two of its officers in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts; one complaint additionally asserted claims against the underwriters who participated in our November 12, 2010 securities offering. On June 7, 2011, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts consolidated these actions under the caption Lenartz v. American Superconductor Corporation, et al., Docket No. 1:11-cv-10582-WGY. On August 31, 2011, Lead Plaintiff, the Plumbers and Pipefitters National Pension Fund, filed a consolidated amended complaint against the Company, its officers and directors, and the underwriters who participated in our November 12, 2010 securities offering, asserting claims under sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as well as under sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). The complaint alleges that during the relevant class period, the Company and its officers omitted to state material facts and made materially false and misleading statements relating to, among other things, its projected and recognized revenues and earnings, as well as its relationship with Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd. that artificially inflated the value of the Company’s stock price. The complaint further alleges that the Company’s November 12, 2010 securities offering contained untrue statements of material facts and omitted to state material facts required to be stated therein. The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages, rescindment of the Company’s November 12, 2010 securities offering, and an award of costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees. All defendants moved to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint. On December 16, 2011, the district court issued a summary order declining to dismiss the Securities Act claims against the Company and its officers, and taking under advisement the motion to dismiss the Exchange Act claims against the Company and its officers and the motion to dismiss the Securities Act claims made against the underwriters. On July 26, 2012, the district court dismissed the Exchange Act claims against the Company and its officers and denied the motion to dismiss the Securities Act claims made against the underwriters. On May 17, 2013, the parties informed the district court that they had reached a settlement in principle, and requested a 30-day stay of the proceedings while the specific terms of the settlement continue to be negotiated. Based on the Company’s assessment of the probable losses on this claim, the Company has recorded a loss contingency of $1.8 million as of March 31, 2013. Between May 4, 2011 and June 17, 2011, four putative shareholder derivative complaints were filed against the Company (as a nominal defendant) and certain of its directors in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. On July 5, 2011, the District Court consolidated three of these actions, and that matter is now captioned In re American Superconductor Corporation Derivative Litigation, Docket No. 1:11-cv-10784-WGY. On June 1, 2011, the plaintiff in the fourth action, Marlborough Family Revocable Trust v. Yurek, et al., moved to voluntarily dismiss its complaint and refiled its complaint in Superior Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex County. On September 7, 2011, the Marlborough action and another putative shareholder derivative complaint filed in Superior Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts were consolidated. That consolidated matter is captioned In re American Superconductor Corporation Shareholder Derivative Litigation, Docket No. 11-1961. On January 12, 2012, an additional shareholder derivative complaint was filed in the Court of Chancery for the State of Delaware. That matter is captioned Krasnoff v. Budhraja, et al., Docket No. 7171. The allegations of the derivative complaints mirror the allegations made in the putative class action complaints described above. The plaintiffs purport to assert claims against the director defendants for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, unjust enrichment and corporate waste. The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages on behalf of the Company, as well as an award of costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees. If a matter is both probable to result in liability and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated, we estimate and disclose the possible loss or range of possible loss. With respect to the above referenced shareholder derivative litigation matters, an estimate of loss or range of loss cannot be made. There are numerous factors that make it difficult to meaningfully estimate possible loss or range of loss at this stage of these litigation matters, including that: the proceedings are in relatively early stages, there are significant factual and legal issues to be resolved, information obtained or rulings made during the lawsuits could affect the methodology for calculation of rescission and the related statutory interest rate. In addition, with respect to claims where damages are the requested relief, no amount of loss or damages has been specified. Therefore, the Company is unable at this time to estimate possible losses. The Company believes that these litigations are without merit, and it intends to defend these actions vigorously. On September 13, 2011, the Company commenced a series of legal actions in China against Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. (“Sinovel”). The Company’s Chinese subsidiary, Suzhou AMSC Superconductor Co. Ltd., filed a claim for arbitration with the Beijing Arbitration Commission in accordance with the terms of the Company’s supply contracts with Sinovel. The case is captioned (2011) Jing Zhong An Zi No. 0963. On March 31, 2011, Sinovel refused to accept contracted shipments of 1.5 megawatt, (“MW”) and 3 MW wind turbine core electrical components and spare parts that the Company was prepared to deliver. The Company alleges that these actions constitute material breaches of its contracts because Sinovel did not give it notice that it intended to delay deliveries as required under the contracts. Moreover, the Company alleges that Sinovel has refused to pay past due amounts for prior shipments of core electrical components and spare parts. The Company is seeking compensation for past product shipments and retention (including interest) in the amount of approximately RMB 485 million ($76 million) due to Sinovel’s breaches of its contracts. The Company is also seeking specific performance of our existing contracts as well as reimbursement of all costs and reasonable expenses with respect to the arbitration. The value of the undelivered components under the existing contracts, including the deliveries refused by Sinovel in March 2011, amounts to approximately RMB 4.6 billion ($720 million). On October 8, 2011, Sinovel filed with the Beijing Arbitration Commission an application under the caption (2011) Jing Zhong An Zi No. 0963, for a counterclaim against the Company for breach of the same contracts under which the Company filed its original arbitration claim. Sinovel claimed, among other things, that the goods supplied by the Company do not conform to the standards specified in the contracts and claimed damages in the amount of approximately RMB 370 million ($58 million). On October 17, 2011, Sinovel filed with the Beijing Arbitration Commission a request for change of counterclaim to increase its damage claim to approximately RMB 1 billion ($157 million). On December 22, 2011, Sinovel filed with the Beijing Arbitration Commission an additional request for change of counterclaim to increase its damages claim to approximately RMB 1.2 billion ($190 million). On February 27, 2012, Sinovel filed with the Beijing Arbitration Commission an application under the caption (2012) Jing Zhong An Zi No. 0157, against the Company for breach of the same contracts under which the Company filed its original arbitration claim. Sinovel claimed, among other things, that the goods supplied by the Company do not conform to the standards specified in the contracts and claimed damages in the amount of approximately RMB 105 million ($17 million). The Company believes that Sinovel’s claims are without merit and it intends to defend these actions vigorously. Since the proceedings in this matter are in relatively early stages, the Company cannot reasonably estimate possible losses or range of losses at this time. The Company also submitted a civil action application to the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court under the caption (2011) Yi Zhong Min Chu Zi No. 15524, against Sinovel for software copyright infringement on September 13, 2011. The application alleges Sinovel’s unauthorized use of portions of the Company’s wind turbine control software source code developed for Sinovel’s 1.5MW wind turbines and the binary code, or upper layer, of the Company’s software for the PM3000 power converters in 1.5MW wind turbines. In July 2011, a former employee of the Company’s Austrian subsidiary was arrested in Austria on charges of economic espionage and fraudulent manipulation of data. In September 2011, the former employee pled guilty to the charges, and was imprisoned. As a result of the Company’s internal investigation and a criminal investigation conducted by Austrian authorities, the Company believes that this former employee was contracted by Sinovel through an intermediary while employed by the Company and improperly obtained and transferred to Sinovel portions of its wind turbine control software source code developed for Sinovel’s 1.5MW wind turbines. Moreover, the Company believes the former employee illegally used source code to develop for Sinovel a software modification to circumvent the encryption and remove technical protection measures on the Company’s PM3000 power converters in 1.5MW wind turbines in the field. The Company is seeking a cease and desist order with respect to the unauthorized copying, installation and use of its software, monetary damages of approximately RMB 38 million ($6 million) for our economic losses and reimbursement of all costs and reasonable expenses. The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court accepted the case, which was necessary in order for the case to proceed. In November 2011, Sinovel filed a motion to remove this case from the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court and transfer the matter to the Beijing Arbitration Commission. On February 14, 2012, the court denied Sinovel’s motion to remove the case. On February 21, 2012, Sinovel filed an appeal of the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court decision to the Beijing Higher People’s Court. On April 25, 2012, the Beijing Higher People’s Court issued a final Civil Ruling which supports the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People’s Court’s civil ruling and rejected Sinovel’s appeal. Sinovel filed an appeal of the Beijing Higher People’s Court’s decision with China’s Supreme People’s Court. A hearing regarding this appeal was held at the Chinese Supreme People’s Court on October 26, 2012. On November 23, 2012, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued a Civil Ruling, holding that (1) it will conduct a re-trial of Sinovel’s appeal, and (2) the lower court’s decision will be stayed pending the re-trial. China’s Supreme People’s Court conducted a re-trial of Sinovel’s appeal on May 29, 2013. Sinovel filed a new motion on June 18, 2012, to remove this case from the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court to the court located in Gansu Province. On October 19, 2012, the court disallowed Sinovel’s motion due to its late filing. The Company submitted a civil action application to the Beijing Higher People’s Court against Sinovel and certain of its employees for trade secret infringement on September 13, 2011 under the caption (2011) Gao Min Chu Zi No. 4193. The application alleges the defendants’ unauthorized use of portions of the Company’s wind turbine control software source code developed for Sinovel’s 1.5MW wind turbines as described above with respect to the Copyright Action. The Company is seeking monetary damages of RMB 2.9 billion ($453 million) for the trade secret infringement as well as reimbursement of all costs and reasonable expenses. The Beijing Higher People’s Court accepted the case, which was necessary in order for the case to proceed. On December 22, 2011, the Beijing Higher People’s Court transferred this case to the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court under the caption (2011) Gao Min Chu Zi No. 4193. On June 7, 2012, the Company received an Acceptance Notice from the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People’s Court under the caption (2012) Yi Zhong Min Chu Zi No.6833. The Company is currently awaiting notice from the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court regarding the first hearing date. In August 2012, Sinovel filed a motion to remove this case from the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court and transfer the matter to the Beijing Arbitration Commission. On September 16, 2011, the Company filed a civil copyright infringement complaint in the Hainan Province No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court against Dalian Guotong Electric Co. Ltd. (“Guotong”), a supplier of power converter products to Sinovel, and Huaneng Hainan Power, Inc. (“Huaneng”), a wind farm operator that has purchased Sinovel wind turbines containing Guotong power converter products. The case is captioned (2011) Hainan Yi Zhong Min Chu Zi No. 62. The application alleges that the Company’s PM1000 converters in certain Sinovel wind turbines have been replaced by converters produced by Guotong. Because the Guotong converters are being used in wind turbines containing the Company’s wind turbine control software, the Company believes that its copyrighted software is being infringed. The Company is seeking a cease and desist order with respect to the unauthorized use of its software, monetary damages of RMB 1.2 million ($0.2 million) for its economic losses (with respect to Guotong only) and reimbursement of all costs and reasonable expenses. The court has accepted the case, which was necessary in order for the case to proceed. In addition, upon the request of the defendant Huaneng, Sinovel has been added by the court to this case as a defendant and Huaneng has been released from this case. In December 2011, Sinovel filed a jurisdiction opposition motion requesting dismissal by the Hainan Province No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court, saying the case should be governed by the Beijing Arbitration Commission. On February 3, 2012, the Company received the Civil Ruling from the court, which granted Sinovel’s motion, and dismissed the entire case. The Company appealed the court’s ruling to the Hainan Higher Court, which on April 5, 2012 upheld the decision of the Hainan Province No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court. On April 9, 2012, the Company filed an appeal of the Hainan Higher Court’s decision with China’s Supreme People’s Court. China’s Supreme People’s Court accepted the appeal on May 23, 2012. The case is captioned, (2012) Min Shen Zi No. 630. On December 20, 2012, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued a Civil ruling, holding that (1) it will conduct a re-trial of the Company’s appeal and (2) the lower court’s decision will be stayed pending the re-trial. China’s Supreme People’s Court conducted a re-trial of Sinovel’s appeal on May 29, 2013. Ghodawat Energy Pvt Ltd (“Ghodawat”), a company registered in India carrying on the business of wind power development, lodged a Request for Arbitration with the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration on May 12, 2011 and named AMSC Windtec GmbH (“AMSC Austria”) as the Respondent. Under the Request for Arbitration, Ghodawat alleges that AMSC Austria breached an agreement dated March 19, 2008 pursuant to which AMSC Austria granted a license to Ghodawat to manufacture, use, sell, market, erect, commission and maintain certain wind turbines using its technical information and wind turbine design (the “License Agreement”). Under the Request for Arbitration, Ghodawat’s claims in this arbitration amount to approximately €18 million ($24 million). AMSC Austria filed an Answer to Request for Arbitration and Counterclaim (“Answer and Counterclaim”), in which AMSC Austria denied Ghodawat’s claims in their entirety. AMSC Austria has also submitted counterclaims under the License Agreement against Ghodawat in the amount of approximately €6 million ($9 million). Ghodawat has filed a Reply to Answer to Request for Arbitration and Counterclaim in which it denies AMSC Austria’s counterclaims. On June 3, 2013, the final oral submissions hearing was conducted and the Company believes it will take several months for the Tribunal to render a decision. The Company has recorded a loss contingency based on its assessment of probable losses on this claim; however this amount is immaterial to its consolidated financial statements.
Other The Company enters into long-term construction contracts with customers that require the Company to obtain performance bonds. The Company is required to deposit an amount equivalent to some or all the face amount of the performance bonds into an escrow account until the termination of the bond. When the performance conditions are met, amounts deposited as collateral for the performance bonds are returned to the Company. In addition, the Company has various contractual arrangements in which minimum quantities of goods or services have been committed to be purchased on an annual basis. At March 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had $6.1 million and $12.1 million, respectively, of restricted cash included in current assets, and $4.8 million and $2.5 million respectively, of restricted cash included in long-term assets. These amounts included in restricted cash represent deposits to secure letters of credit for various supply contracts. These deposits are held in interest bearing accounts.
As of March 31, 2013, the Company had one performance bond in support of customer contracts. The total value of the outstanding performance bond is $0.2 million with an expiration date of March 2014. In the event that the payment is made in accordance with the requirements of any of these performance bonds, the Company would record the payment as an offset to revenue. The Company had an unused, unsecured line of credit consisting of €2.7 million (approximately $3.4 million) in Austria as of March 31, 2013.
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| Employee Benefit Plans | 14. Employee Benefit Plans The Company has implemented a defined contribution plan (the “Plan”) under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Any contributions made by the Company to the Plan are discretionary. The Company has a stock match program under which the Company matched, in the form of Company common stock, 50% of the first 6% of eligible contributions. The Company recorded expense of $0.5 million, $0.7 million, and $0.8 million, for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively, and recorded corresponding charges to additional paid-in capital related to this program.
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| Equity Investments | 15. Equity Investments Investment in Tres Amigas On October 9, 2009, the Company made an investment in Tres Amigas LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tres Amigas”), focused on providing the first common interconnection of America's three power grids to help the country achieve its renewable energy goals and facilitate the smooth, reliable and efficient transfer of green power from region to region, for $1.8 million, consisting of $0.8 million in cash and $1.0 million in AMSC common stock. On January 6, 2011 and May 20, 2011, the Company increased its minority position in Tres Amigas by investing an additional $1.8 million in cash on each date. As of March 31, 2013, the Company holds a 26% ownership interest in Tres Amigas. The Company’s investment in Tres Amigas is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet and the equity in undistributed losses of Tres Amigas is included in other income, net, on the consolidated statements of operations. The net investment activity for the year ended March 31, 2013 is as follows (in thousands):
Investment in Blade Dynamics Ltd. On August 12, 2010, the Company acquired (through its Austrian subsidiary), a minority ownership position in Blade Dynamics Ltd. (“Blade Dynamics”), a designer and manufacturer of advanced wind turbine blades based on proprietary materials and structural technologies, for $8.0 million in cash. As of March 31, 2013, the Company holds a 19% ownership interest in Blade Dynamics. The investment is carried at the acquisition cost, plus the Company’s equity in undistributed earnings or losses, through December 1, 2012 the date which the company no longer reports undistributed earnings or losses. The Company’s investment in Blade Dynamics is included in other assets on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and the equity in undistributed losses of Blade Dynamics is included in other income, net, on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The net investment activity for the year ended March 31, 2013 is as follows (in thousands):
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| Restructuring And Impairments | 16. Restructuring and Impairments Restructuring The Company accounts for charges resulting from operational restructuring actions in accordance with ASC Topic 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations (“ASC 420”) and ASC Topic 712, Compensation—Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits (“ASC 712”). In accounting for these obligations, the Company is required to make assumptions related to the amounts of employee severance, benefits, and related costs and the time period over which leased facilities will remain vacant, sublease terms, sublease rates and discount rates. Estimates and assumptions are based on the best information available at the time the obligation arises. These estimates are reviewed and revised as facts and circumstances dictate; changes in these estimates could have a material effect on the amount accrued on the consolidated balance sheet. During the year ended March 31, 2013, the Company initiated restructuring activities, approved by the Board of Directors, in order to reorganize global operations, streamline various functions of the business, and reduce its global workforce to better reflect the demand for its products. From April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2013, the Company has reduced its global workforce by approximately 57% and as a result, the Company incurred costs associated with the workforce reduction consisting of severance pay, outplacement services, medical benefits, and other related benefits. For the years ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, the Company recorded employee severance and benefit costs of $2.5 million and $5.3 million, respectively. These charges are expected to be paid through June 2014. In addition, during the year March 31, 2013, the Company consolidated certain of its business operations to reduce overall facility costs. The Beijing and Klagenfurt office consolidations were accounted for in accordance with ASC 420. The consolidation plan entailed vacating approximately 8,200 square feet of occupied space in Beijing China, and approximately 4,000 square feet of occupied space in Klagenfurt, Austria. The Company recorded a liability of $0.4 million, associated with the fair value of the remaining lease payments as of the cease-use date and related office furniture and equipment. Fair value was determined based upon the discounted present value of remaining lease rentals for the space no longer occupied, considering future estimated potential sublease income. The following table presents restructuring charges and cash payments (in thousands):
In addition, during the year March 31, 2012, the Company also consolidated certain of its business operations to reduce overall facility costs. The consolidation plan entailed vacating approximately 8,937 square feet of occupied space in Klagenfurt, Austria, approximately 33,000 square feet of unoccupied space in Middleton, WI and approximately 3,300 square feet of occupied space in Nuremburg, Germany. The facility closures were accounted for in accordance with ASC 420.With respect to the Klagenfurt location, the Company recorded a liability equal to the fair value of the remaining lease payments as of the cease-use date. Fair value was determined based upon the discounted present value of remaining lease rentals for the space no longer occupied, considering future estimated potential sublease income. With respect to the Middleton location the Company settled with its landlord a final lease payment. As a result, the Company recorded facility exit costs of $0.3 million related to the remaining lease commitments on the leased space in Klagenfurt and Middleton locations. These charges were paid through March 2013. All restructuring charges discussed above are included within restructuring and impairments in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The Company includes accrued restructuring within accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheets. Impairments The Company periodically evaluates its long-lived assets consisting principally of fixed assets and amortizable intangible assets for potential impairment. In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for the treatment of long-lived assets, the Company reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets or asset group that is held and used, including intangible assets subject to amortization, for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. Under the held and used approach, the asset or asset group to be tested for impairment should represent the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. The Company evaluates its long-lived assets whenever events or circumstances suggest that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable from the estimated undiscounted future cash flows. In fiscal 2012 and 2011, in response to challenging market conditions the Company completed certain restructuring activities, approved by the Board of Directors, in order to reduce costs and align its strategic priorities. Since the restructuring action impacted all of its operations, management concluded that there were indicators of potential impairment of its long-lived assets in both fiscal years and it therefore conducted an assessment of the recoverability of these assets by comparing its carrying value of the assets to the pre-tax undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets over their remaining book useful lives. Based on the calculation performed by management, the sum of the undiscounted cash flows forecasted to be generated by certain assets were less than the carrying value of those assets. Therefore, there was an indication that certain of its assets were impaired and, as a result, the Company performed additional analysis. An evaluation of the level of impairment was made by comparing the implied fair value of those definite long-lived tangible and intangible assets of each reporting unit against their carrying values. Additionally, the same assessment was conducted as of March 31, 2013 as a result of factors which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The fair values of the impacted property and equipment were based on what the Company could reasonably expect to sell each asset from the perspective of a market participant. The determination of the fair value of its property and equipment includes estimates and judgments regarding the marketability and ultimate sales price of individual assets. The Company utilized market data and approximations from comparable analyses to arrive at the estimated fair values of the impacted property and equipment. The fair values of amortization intangible assets related to completed technology and trade names were determined using primarily the relief-from-royalty method over the estimated economic lives of those assets from the perspective of a market participant. During fiscal 2012, management determined that certain of its corporate assets and Grid segment property, plant and equipment were impaired as their carrying values exceeded their fair values. The Company determined the long-lived assets of its Wind segment were not impaired. Accordingly, for the year ended March 31, 2013 the Company recorded an impairment charge on certain of its Corporate assets and for the years ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012 the Company recorded impairment charges on certain of its Grid segment property, plant and equipment. For the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, these charges totaled $5.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
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| Business Segment And Geographic Information | 17. Business Segment and Geographic Information The Company reported its financial results in two reportable business segments: Wind and Grid. Through its Windtec Solutions, the Wind business segment enables manufacturers to field wind turbines with highly competitive power output, reliability and affordability. The Company supplies advanced power electronics and control systems, licenses its highly engineered wind turbine designs, and provides extensive customer support services to wind turbine manufactures. Its design portfolio includes a broad range of drive trains and power ratings up to 10 MW’s. It provides a broad range of power electronics and software-based control systems that are highly integrated and designed for optimized performance, efficiency, and grid compatibility. Through its Gridtec Solutions, the Grid business segment enables electric utilities and renewable energy project developers to connect, transmit and distribute power with highly competitive efficiency, reliability and affordability. The Company provides transmission planning services that allow it to identify power grid congestion, poor power quality and other risks, which help the Company determine how its solutions can improve network performance. These services often lead to sales of grid interconnection solutions for wind farms and solar power plants, power quality systems and transmission and distribution cable systems. The operating results for the two business segments are as follows (in thousands):
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The accounting policies of the business segments are the same as those for the consolidated Company. The Company’s business segments have been determined in accordance with the Company’s internal management structure, which is organized based on operating activities. The Company evaluates performance based upon several factors, of which the primary financial measures are segment revenues and segment operating (loss) income. The disaggregated financial results of the segments reflect allocation of certain functional expense categories consistent with the basis and manner in which Company management internally disaggregates financial information for the purpose of assisting in making internal operating decisions. In addition, certain corporate expenses which the Company does not believe are specifically attributable or allocable to either of the two business segments have been excluded from the segment operating income. Unallocated corporate expenses primarily consist of stock-based compensation expense of $8.1 million and $9.9 million, and $13.4 million for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and restructuring and impairment charges of $7.9 million, and $9.2 million for the years ended March 31, 2013, and 2012, respectively. For the year ended March 31, 2013, unallocated corporate expenses also included a loss contingency of $1.8 million, also for the year ended March 31, 2012, unallocated corporate expenses included $20.6 million for the write-off of an advanced payment to The Switch. Geographic information about revenue, based on shipments to customers by region, is as follows (in thousands):
In the year ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, 85%, 72%, and 93% of the Company’s revenues, respectively, were recognized from sales outside the United States. The Company maintains operations in Austria, China and the United States and sales and service support centers around the world. In the year ended March 31, 2013, two customers, Inox Wind Limited (“Inox”) and Beijing JINGCHENG New Energy (“JCNE”), accounted for approximately 19% and 13%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenues. In the year ended March 31, 2012, two customers, Inox and Doosan Heavy Industries, accounted for approximately 18% and 11%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenues. For the year ended March 31, 2011, Sinovel had been our largest customer, accounting for 68% of total revenues. Geographic information about property, plant and equipment associated with particular regions is as follows (in thousands):
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| Quarterly Financial Data | 18. Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
In the fourth quarter of the year ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded an expense of $4.9 million of patent costs previously capitalized in prior periods as intangible assets. The Company determined that the change in accounting had an immaterial impact to the year ended March 31, 2012 and has elected to expense these charges as incurred going forward.
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| Subsequent Events | 19. Subsequent Events The Company has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the time of filing this Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC, and has determined that there are no such events that are required to be disclosed.
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| Recent Accounting Pronouncements | 20. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In January 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-01, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (ASU 2013-01). The main objective in developing this update is to address implementation issues about the scope of Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update requires entities to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements of financial instruments and derivative instruments. ASU 2013-01 is effective for our first quarter of fiscal 2014. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2013-01, but currently does not believe there will be a significant impact on its consolidated results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows. In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (ASU 2013-02). The amendments of this ASU require an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income (loss) is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of AOCI by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. ASU 2013-02 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company early adopted ASU 2013-02 and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows. In March 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-05, Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830): Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity (ASU 2013-05). The objective of the amendments in this update is to resolve the diversity in practice about whether Subtopic 810-10, Consolidation—Overall, or Subtopic 830-30, Foreign Currency Matters—Translation of Financial Statements, applies to the release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income when a parent either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or no longer holds a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a nonprofit activity or a business (other than a sale of in substance real estate or conveyance of oil and gas mineral rights) within a foreign entity. In addition, the amendments in this Update resolve the diversity in practice for the treatment of business combinations achieved in involving a foreign entity. ASU 2013-05 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2013. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2013-05, but currently does not believe there will be a significant impact on its consolidated results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows. The Company does not believe that other recently issued accounting pronouncements will have a material impact on its financial statements.
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| Basis Of Consolidation | Basis of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated. Certain reclassifications of prior years’ amounts have been made to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net income, cash flows from operating activities or stockholders’ equity.
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| Use Of Estimates | Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America, (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, collectability of receivables, realizability of inventory, goodwill and intangible assets, warranty provisions, stock-based compensation, valuation of warrant and derivative liabilities, tax reserves, and deferred tax assets. Provisions for depreciation are based on their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Some of these estimates can be subjective and complex and, consequently, actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. While for any given estimate or assumption made by the Company’s management there may be other estimates or assumptions that are reasonable, the Company believes that, given the current facts and circumstances, it is unlikely that applying any such other reasonable estimate or assumption would materially impact the financial statements.
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| Cash Equivalents | Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid instruments with maturities of three months or less that are regarded as high quality, low risk investments and are measured using such inputs as quoted prices, and are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Cash equivalents consist principally of certificates of deposits and money market accounts.
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| Marketable Securities | Marketable Securities Marketable securities consist primarily of government-backed securities and commercial paper and are measured using such inputs as quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset (for example, interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals), and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means, and are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. The Company’s marketable securities generally have maturities of greater than three months from original purchase date but less than twelve months from the date of the balance sheet. The Company determines the appropriate classification of its marketable securities at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such classification as of each balance sheet date. All marketable securities are considered available-for-sale and are carried at fair value. The Company periodically reviews the realizability of each short-term and long-term marketable security when impairment indicators exist with respect to the security. If an other-than-temporary impairment of value of the security exists, the carrying value of the security is written down to its estimated fair value.
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| Accounts Receivable | Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable consist of amounts owed by commercial companies and government agencies. Accounts receivable are stated net of allowances for doubtful accounts. The Company’s accounts receivable relate principally to a limited number of customers. As of March 31, 2013, three customers, Inox Wind Limited (“Inox”), CG Power Solutions UK Ltd. (“CGPS”), and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (“HHI”), accounted for approximately 41%, 17% and 11%, respectively, of its total receivable balance. As of March 31, 2012, three customers, Inox, Karara Mining Ltd, and EPC Service Company, accounted for approximately 24%, 14%, and 11%, respectively, of its total receivable balance. Changes in the financial condition or operations of our customers may result in delayed payments or non-payments which would adversely impact its cash flows from operating activities and/or its results of operations. As such the Company may require collateral, advanced payment or other security based upon the customer history and/or creditworthiness. In determining the allowance for doubtful accounts, the Company evaluates the collectability of accounts receivable based primarily on the probability of recoverability based on historical collection and write-off experience, the age of past due receivables, specific customer circumstances, and current economic trends. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payment, additional allowances may be required. Failure to accurately estimate the losses for doubtful accounts and ensure that payments are received on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
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Inventory Inventories include material, direct labor and related manufacturing overhead, and are stated at the lower of cost or market determined on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company records inventory when it takes delivery and title to the product. Program costs may be deferred and recorded as inventory on contracts on which costs are incurred in excess of approved contractual amounts and/or funding, if future recovery of the costs is deemed probable. At each balance sheet date, the Company evaluates its ending inventories for excess quantities and obsolescence. Inventories that management considers excess or obsolete are reserved. Management considers forecasted demand in relation to the inventory on hand, competitiveness of product offerings, market conditions and product life cycles when determining excess and obsolescence and net realizable value adjustments. Once inventory is written down and a new cost basis is established, it is not written back up if demand increases. For the year ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded an inventory reserve of approximately $2.2 million based on evaluating its ending inventory on hand for excess quantities and obsolescence. The Company recorded an inventory reserve of approximately $4.4 million during the year ended March 31, 2012, based on its evaluation of forecasted demand in relation to the inventory on hand and market conditions surrounding its products as a result of the assumption that Sinovel and certain other customers in China will fail to meet their contractual obligations and demand that was previously forecasted will fail to materialize. The Company first recorded a benefit to cost of revenues related to the sale or usage of inventories reserved in a prior period during the year ended March 31, 2012. For the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded such benefits of $2.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
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| Property, Plant And Equipment | Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. The Company accounts for depreciation and amortization using the straight-line method to allocate the cost of property, plant and equipment over their estimated useful lives as follows:
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| Valuation Of Long-Lived Assets | Valuation of Long-Lived Assets The Company periodically evaluates its long-lived assets, consisting principally of fixed assets and amortizable intangible assets for potential impairment. In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for the treatment of long-lived assets, the Company reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets or asset group that is held and used, including intangible assets subject to amortization, for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. Under the held and used approach, the asset or asset group to be tested for impairment should represent the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. The Company evaluates its long-lived assets whenever events or circumstances suggest that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable from the estimated undiscounted future cash flows.
In fiscal 2012 and 2011, in response to the Sinovel situation and challenging market conditions, particularly in the wind power market, the Company completed certain restructuring activities, approved by the Board of Directors, in order to reduce costs and align its strategic priorities. Since the restructuring action impacted all of its operations, management concluded that there were indicators of potential impairment of our long-lived assets in both fiscal years and the Company therefore conducted an assessment of the recoverability of these assets by comparing its carrying value of the assets to the pre-tax undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets over their remaining book useful lives. Based on the calculation performed by management, the sum of the undiscounted cash flows forecasted to be generated by certain assets were less than the carrying value of those assets. Therefore, there was an indication that certain of its assets were impaired and, as a result, the Company performed additional analysis. An evaluation of the level of impairment was made by comparing the implied fair value of those definite long-lived tangible and intangible assets of each reposting unit against their carrying values.
The fair values of the impacted property and equipment were based on what the Company could reasonably expect to sell each asset from the perspective of a market participant. The determination of the fair value of its property and equipment includes estimates and judgments regarding the marketability and ultimate sales price of individual assets. The Company utilized market data and approximations from comparable analyses to arrive at the estimated fair values of the impacted property and equipment. The fair values of amortization intangible assets related to completed technology and trade names were determined using primarily the relief-from-royalty method over the estimated economic lives of those assets from the perspective of a market participant. During fiscal 2012, management determined that certain of its corporate assets and Grid segment property, plant and equipment were impaired as their carrying values exceeded their fair values. The Company determined the long-lived assets of its Wind segment were not impaired. Accordingly, for the year ended March 31, 2013 the Company recorded an impairment charge on certain of its Corporate assets and for the years ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012 the Company recorded impairment charges on certain of its Grid segment property, plant and equipment. For the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, these charges totaled $5.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively
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| Equity Method Investments | Equity Method Investments The Company uses the equity method of accounting for investments in entities in which it has an ownership interest, but does not exercise a controlling interest in the operating and financial policies of an investee. Under this method, an investment is carried at the acquisition cost, plus the Company’s equity in undistributed earnings or losses since acquisition.
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| Revenue Recognition | Revenue Recognition The Company recognizes revenue for product sales upon customer acceptance, which can occur at the time of delivery, installation or post-installation, provided persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable and the collectability is reasonably assured. Existing customers are subject to ongoing credit evaluations based on payment history and other factors. If it is determined during the arrangement that collectability is not reasonably assured, revenue is recognized on a cash basis of accounting. Certain of the Company’s contracts involve retention amounts which are contingent upon meeting certain performance requirements through the expiration of the contract warranty periods. For contractual arrangements that involve retention, the Company recognizes revenue for these amounts upon the expiration of the warranty period, meeting the performance requirements and when collection of the fee is reasonably assured. During the year ended March 31, 2011, the Company determined that revenues from certain of its customers in China could not be recorded for shipments made according to the delivery terms, as the fee was not fixed or determinable or collectability was not reasonably assured. For these customers, the Company is utilizing a cash basis of accounting with cash applied first against accounts receivable balances, then costs of shipments (inventory and value added taxes) before recognizing any gross margin. No shipments were made to these customers in the year ended March 31, 2013. Payments of $3.4 million and $5.2 million were received from these customers during the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, for past shipments and recorded as revenue. For certain arrangements, such as contracts to perform research and development, prototype development contracts and certain product sales, the Company records revenues using the percentage-of-completion method, measured by the relationship of costs incurred to total estimated contract costs. Percentage-of-completion revenue recognition accounting is predominantly used on long-term prototype development contracts with the U.S. government and certain commercial turnkey contracts. The Company follows this method since reasonably dependable estimates of the revenues and costs applicable to various stages of a contract can be made. However, the ability to reliably estimate total costs at completion is challenging, especially on long-term prototype development contracts, and could result in future changes in contract estimates. For contracts where reasonably dependable estimates of the revenues and costs cannot be made, the Company follows the completed-contract method. For sales that involve the delivery of multiple elements, we allocate revenue to each undelivered element based on the element’s fair value as determined by vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”), which is the price charged when that element is sold separately, or third-party evidence (“TPE”). When VSOE and TPE are unavailable, fair value is based on our best estimate of selling price utilizing a cost plus reasonable margin consistent with how the Company has set pricing historically for similar products and services. When our estimates are used to determine fair value, management makes its estimates using reasonable and objective evidence to determine the price. We review VSOE and TPE at least annually. If we conclude we are unable to establish fair values for one or more undelivered elements within a multiple-element arrangement using VSOE then we use TPE or our best estimate of the selling price for that unit of accounting, being the price at which the vendor would transact if the unit of accounting were sold by the vendor regularly on a standalone basis. The Company occasionally enters into construction contracts that include a performance bond. As these contracts progress, the Company continually assesses the probability of a payout from the performance bond. Should the Company determine that such a payout is likely; the Company would record a liability. The Company would reduce revenue to the extent a liability is recorded. The Company enters into certain arrangements to license its technologies and to provide training services. The Company has determined that the license has no standalone value to the customer and is not separable from the training. Accordingly, the Company accounts for these arrangements as a single unit of accounting, and recognizes revenue over the period of the Company’s performance and milestones that have been achieved. Costs for these arrangements are expensed as incurred. The Company has elected to record taxes collected from customers on a net basis and does not include tax amounts in revenue or costs of revenue. Customer deposits received in advance of revenue recognition are recorded as deferred revenue until customer acceptance is received. Deferred revenue also represents the amount billed to and/or collected from commercial and government customers on contracts which permit billings to occur in advance of contract performance/revenue recognition.
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| Product Warranty | Product Warranty
Warranty obligations are incurred in connection with the sale of the Company’s products. The Company generally provides a one to three year warranty on its products, commencing upon installation. The costs incurred to provide for these warranty obligations are estimated and recorded as an accrued liability at the time of sale. Future warranty costs are estimated based on historical performance rates and related costs to repair given products. The accounting estimate related to product warranty involves judgment in determining future estimated warranty costs. Should actual performance rates or repair costs differ from estimates, revision to the estimated warranty liability would be required.
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| Research And Development Costs | Research and Development Costs Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
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| Income Taxes | Income Taxes The Company’s provision for income taxes is composed of a current and a deferred portion. The current income tax provision is calculated as the estimated taxes payable or refundable on tax returns for the current year. The deferred income tax provision is calculated for the estimated future tax effects attributable to temporary differences and carry-forwards using expected tax rates in effect in the years during which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each fiscal year end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce net deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company has provided a valuation allowance against its U.S. and foreign deferred income tax assets since the Company believes that it is more likely than not that these deferred tax assets are not currently realizable due to uncertainty around profitability in the future. Accounting for income taxes requires a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if, based on the technical merits, it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company reevaluates these uncertain tax positions on a quarterly basis. This evaluation is based on factors including, but not limited to, changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law, effectively settled issues under audit and new audit activity. Any changes in these factors could result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an additional charge to the tax provision. The Company includes interest and penalties related to gross unrecognized tax benefits within the provision for income taxes. The Company evaluates its permanent reinvestment assertions with respect to foreign earnings at each reporting period. The Company has not recorded a deferred tax asset for the temporary difference associated with the excess of the tax basis over its book basis in its Austrian and Chinese subsidiaries as the future tax benefit is not expected to reverse in the foreseeable future. The Company has recorded a deferred tax liability as of March 31, 2013 for the undistributed earnings of its remaining foreign subsidiaries for which it can no longer assert are permanently reinvested. The total amount of undistributed earnings available to be repatriated at March 31, 2013 was $1.5 million resulting in the recording of a $0.5 million net deferred federal and state income tax liability.
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| Stock-Based Compensation | Stock-Based Compensation The Company accounts for stock-based payment transactions using a fair value-based method and recognizes the related expense in the results of operations. Stock-based compensation is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period of the award. The fair value of restricted stock awards is determined by reference to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of awards with service and performance conditions. For awards with service conditions only, the Company recognizes compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service/vesting period. For awards with performance conditions, accruals of compensation cost are made based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions. The cumulative effect of changes in the probability outcomes are recorded in the period in which the changes occur. Determining the appropriate fair value model and related assumptions requires judgment, including estimating stock price volatilities of the Company’s common stock and expected terms. The expected volatility rates are estimated based on historical and implied volatilities of the Company’s common stock. The expected term represents the average time that the options that vest are expected to be outstanding based on the vesting provisions and the Company’s historical exercise, cancellation and expiration patterns. The Company estimates pre-vesting forfeitures when recognizing compensation expense based on historical and forward-looking factors. Changes in estimated forfeiture rates and differences between estimated forfeiture rates and actual experience may result in significant, unanticipated increases or decreases in stock-based compensation expense from period to period. The termination of employment of certain employees who hold large numbers of stock-based awards may also have a significant, unanticipated impact on forfeiture experience and, therefore, on stock-based compensation expense. The Company will update these assumptions on at least an annual basis and on an interim basis if significant changes to the assumptions are warranted.
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| Computation Of Net Loss Per Common Share | Computation of Net Loss per Common Share Basic net loss per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the period, calculated using the treasury stock method. Common equivalent shares include the effect of restricted stock, exercise of stock options and warrants and contingently issuable shares. For the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, common equivalent shares of 2,671,194, 2,290,416, and 2,631,251, respectively, were not included in the calculation of diluted EPS as they were considered antidilutive. The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators of the EPS calculation for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011 (in thousands except per share amounts):
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| Foreign Currency Translation | Foreign Currency Translation The functional currency of all the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar, except for AMSC Austria, for which the local currency (Euro) is the functional currency, and AMSC China, for which the local currency (Renminbi) is the functional currency. The assets and liabilities of AMSC Austria and AMSC China are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date and income and expense items are translated at average rates for the period. Cumulative translation adjustments are excluded from net loss and shown as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Net foreign currency transaction gains (losses) are included in net loss and were $1.0 million, $3.1 million, and $8.0 million for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company has no restrictions on the foreign exchange activities of its foreign subsidiaries, including the payment of dividends and other distributions.
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| Risks And Uncertainties | Risks and Uncertainties The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates and would impact future results of operations and cash flows. The Company invests its available cash with high-credit, quality financial instruments and invests primarily in investment-grade marketable securities, including, but not limited to, government obligations, money market funds and corporate debt instruments. Several of the Company’s government contracts are being funded incrementally, and as such, are subject to the future authorization, appropriation, and availability of government funding. The Company has a history of successfully obtaining financing under incrementally-funded contracts with the U.S. government and it expects to continue to receive additional contract modifications in the year ending March 31, 2013 and beyond as incremental funding is authorized and appropriated by the government.
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Contingencies From time to time, the Company may be involved in legal and administrative proceedings and claims of various types. The Company records a liability in its consolidated financial statements for these matters when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Management reviews these estimates in each accounting period as additional information is known and adjusts the loss provision when appropriate. If the loss is not probable or cannot be reasonably estimated, a liability is not recorded in the consolidated financial statements. If, with respect to a matter, it is not both probable to result in liability and the amount of loss cannot be reasonably estimated, an estimate of possible loss or range of loss is disclosed unless such an estimate cannot be made. The Company does not recognize gain contingencies until they are realized. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. The Company recorded a loss contingency of $1.8 million for the year ended March 31, 2013. (See Note 13, “Commitments and Contingencies,” for further information regarding the Company’s pending litigation.)
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| Debt | Debt For debt arrangements, the Company considers any embedded equity-linked components and accounts for the fair value of any embedded warrants and derivatives. The Company elects not to use the fair value option for recording debt arrangements and elects to record the debt at the stated value of the loan agreement on the date of issuance. Any other elements present are reviewed to determine if they are embedded derivatives requiring bifurcation and requiring valuation under the fair value option. Derivatives and warrants, which meet the condition to satisfy an obligation by issuing a variable number of equity shares, are recorded at fair value. The carrying value assigned to the host instrument will be the difference between the previous carrying value of the host instrument and the fair value of the warrants and derivatives. There is no immediate gain/loss from the initial recognition and measurement if the embedded derivative is accounted for separately from its host contract. There is an offsetting debt discount or premium as a result of the fair value assigned to the warrants and derivatives, as well as any debt issuance costs, which is amortized under the effective interest method over the term of the loan. Each reporting period, fair value is assessed for the warrants and derivatives with the change in value being recorded as other income/loss. (See Note 9, “Debt,” and Note 10, “Warrants and Derivative Liabilities,” for a full discussion regarding the activity and financial impact for our debt, warrants and derivative liabilities.)
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| Disclosure Of Fair Value Of Financial Instruments | Disclosure of Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, warrants to purchase shares of common stock, derivatives, a senior convertible note and senior secured term loan. The carrying amounts of these instruments approximate fair value at March 31, 2013 and 2012. The estimated fair values have been determined through information obtained from market sources and management estimates.
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Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)
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Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Schedule of geographic composition of goodwill and intangible assets. No definition available.
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Tabular disclosure of the amount of amortization expense expected to be recorded in succeeding fiscal years for finite-lived intangible assets. No definition available.
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Tabular disclosure of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life, by either major class or business segment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and exist in perpetuity, by either major class or business segment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses (Tables)
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| Schedule Of Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses |
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| Schedule Of Product Warranty Activity |
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Tabular disclosure of the (a) carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business (accounts payable); (b) other payables; and (c) accrued liabilities. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). An alternative caption includes accrued expenses. No definition available.
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Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Warrants And Derivative Liabilities (Tables)
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| Schedule Of Fair Value Assumptions Used To Calculate The Value Of The Convertible Note Derivative Feature |
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| Schedule Of The Fair Value Of The Warrants Using The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model |
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Tabular disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments, assets, and liabilities. Such certain disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate) and (2) the methodology and assumptions used in developing such estimates of fair value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of pertinent information about a derivative or group of derivatives on a disaggregated basis, such as for individual instruments, or small groups of similar instruments. May include a combination of the type of instrument, risks being hedged, notional amount, hedge designation, related hedged item, inception date, maturity date, or other relevant item. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Income Taxes (Tables)
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| Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Attributable To Continuing Operations |
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| Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate To Effective Income Tax Rate |
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| Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities |
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| Schedule Of Uncertainties In Income Tax Provision Liability |
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Tabular disclosure of the components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for each year presented including, but not limited to: current tax expense (benefit), deferred tax expense (benefit), investment tax credits, government grants, the benefits of operating loss carryforwards, tax expense that results from allocating certain tax benefits either directly to contributed capital or to reduce goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets of an acquired entity, adjustments of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity, and adjustments of the beginning-of-the-year balances of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset in future years. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of the components of net deferred tax asset or liability recognized in an entity's statement of financial position, including the following: the total of all deferred tax liabilities, the total of all deferred tax assets, the total valuation allowance recognized for deferred tax assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of the reconciliation using percentage or dollar amounts of the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the year to the amount of income tax expense that would result from applying domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of income before income tax between domestic and foreign jurisdictions. No definition available.
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Tabular disclosure of the change in unrecognized tax benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)
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| Summary Of Employee And Non-Employee Stock Options Activity |
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Tabular disclosure of the amount of total share-based compensation cost, including the amounts attributable to each share-based compensation plan and any related tax benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of the allocation of equity-based compensation costs to a given line item on the balance sheet and income statement for the period. This may include the reporting line for the costs and the amount capitalized and expensed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of the number and weighted-average grant date fair value for restricted stock units that were outstanding at the beginning and end of the year, and the number of restricted stock units that were granted, vested, or forfeited during the year. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of the number and weighted-average exercise prices (or conversion ratios) for share options (or share units) that were outstanding at the beginning and end of the year, vested and expected to vest, exercisable or convertible at the end of the year, and the number of share options or share units that were granted, exercised or converted, forfeited, and expired during the year. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of the significant assumptions used during the year to estimate the fair value of stock options, including, but not limited to: (a) expected term of share options and similar instruments, (b) expected volatility of the entity's shares, (c) expected dividends, (d) risk-free rate(s), and (e) discount for post-vesting restrictions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Commitments And Contingencies (Tables)
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| Schedule Of Minimum Future Lease Commitments |
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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. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of rental expense from operating leases for each period for which an income statement is presented with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Equity Investments (Tables)
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Tabular disclosure of equity method investments in common stock. The disclosure may include: (a) the name of each investee or group of investments for which combined disclosure is appropriate, (2) the percentage ownership of common stock, (3) the difference, if any, between the carrying amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets and the accounting treatment of difference, if any, and (4) the aggregate value of each identified investment based on its quoted market price, if available. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| Schedule Of Restructuring Charges And Cash Payments |
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Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of the names of foreign countries from which revenue is material and the amount of revenue from external customers attributed to those countries. An entity may also provide subtotals of geographic information about groups of countries. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| Schedule Of Quarterly Financial Data |
In the fourth quarter of the year ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded an expense of $4.9 million of patent costs previously capitalized in prior periods as intangible assets. The Company determined that the change in accounting had an immaterial impact to the year ended March 31, 2012 and has elected to expense these charges as incurred going forward.
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Tabular disclosure of the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure includes financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income (loss) before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle and earnings per share data. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Nature Of The Business And Operations And Liquidity (Details) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Senior Convertible Note [Member]
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| Description Of Business [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 39,243,000 | $ 46,279,000 | $ 123,783,000 | $ 39,243,000 | $ 87,594,000 | |||
| Cash used for operations | (45,271,000) | (141,042,000) | (22,821,000) | |||||
| Payments to settle adverse purchase commitments | 14,300,000 | |||||||
| Debt, face amount | 35,000,000 | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | |||||
| Accumulated deficit | (800,131,000) | (734,000,000) | (800,131,000) | |||||
| Reduction of principle from conversion of shares | $ 9,600,000 | |||||||
| Reduction in global workforce, percentage | 19.00% | 57.00% | ||||||
| Number of workforce persons | 362 | 362 | ||||||
| Interest rate percentage | 7.00% | |||||||
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Payments to settle adverse purchase commitments. No definition available.
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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The effective interest rate on the liability component of convertible debt instrument which may be settled in cash upon conversion, including partial cash settlement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Net increase or decrease in the carrying amount of the debt instrument for the period for reasons other than accrued but unpaid interest, additional borrowings, forgiveness and repayments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net cash from (used in) all of the entity's operating activities, including those of discontinued operations, of the reporting entity. Operating activities generally involve producing and delivering goods and providing services. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value that are not defined as investing or financing activities. While for technical reasons this element has no balance attribute, the default assumption is a debit balance consistent with its label. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The number of positions eliminated during the period as a percentage of total positions eliminated during the period in connection with the restructuring plan(s). No definition available.
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The cumulative amount of the reporting entity's undistributed earnings or deficit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Inventory reserve | $ 2,200,000 | $ 4,400,000 | |
| Benefit to cost of revenues | 2,100,000 | 800,000 | |
| Impairment charge | 5,000,000 | 1,700,000 | |
| Facility exit costs | 300,000 | ||
| Payments received from customers | 3,400,000 | 5,200,000 | |
| Percentage of tax benefit likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement | 50.00% | ||
| Common equivalent shares not included in the calculation of diluted EPS | 2,671,194 | 2,290,416 | 2,631,251 |
| Net foreign currency transaction and hedging gains (losses) | 1,000,000 | 3,100,000 | 8,000,000 |
| Loss contingency accrual | 1,800,000 | ||
| Repatriated amount | 1,500,000 | ||
| Federal and state deferred tax liability | $ 5,444,000 | $ 3,129,000 | |
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INOX Wind Limited. [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
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| Risk percentage | 41.00% | 24.00% | |
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CG Power Solutions UK Ltd. [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
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| Risk percentage | 17.00% | 14.00% | |
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Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
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| Risk percentage | 11.00% | 11.00% | |
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Benefit to cost of revenues related to the sale or usage of inventories written down in a prior period. No definition available.
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Percentage of tax benefit likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. No definition available.
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Warranty period. No definition available.
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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The charge against earnings in the period, comprised of costs incurred associated with an exit or disposal activity other than for a discontinued operations as defined under generally accepted accounting principles. Costs of such activities include those for one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities, and relocating employees, and costs associated with an ongoing benefit arrangement, but excludes costs associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences, net of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards net of valuation allowances expected to be realized or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate foreign currency transaction gain (loss) (both realized and unrealized) included in determining net income for the reporting period. Excludes foreign currency transactions designated as hedges of net investment in a foreign entity and intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements. For certain enterprises, primarily banks, that are dealers in foreign exchange, foreign currency transaction gains (losses) may be disclosed as dealer gains (losses). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of foreign earnings repatriated under the special one-time dividends received deduction provided to a US taxpayer by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of the valuation account as of the balance sheet date which reduces the carrying amount of inventory to net realizable value; takes into consideration such factors as market value, excessive quantities based on expected sales, technological obsolescence, and shrinkage. May also provide for estimated product returns or price concessions pertaining to product cost. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the combined total of loss contingency liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of revenue from external customers for the reportable segment. Such disclosure is presented if the amount is: (a) included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Describes the periods of time over which an entity anticipates to receive utility from its property, plant and equipment (that is, the periods of time over which an entity allocates the initial cost of its property, plant and equipment). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. No definition available.
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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Reconciliation Of Numerators And Denominators Of EPS Calculation) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified |
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ (19,772) | $ (20,135) | $ (15,949) | $ (10,275) | $ (21,168) | $ (26,271) | $ (51,709) | $ (37,679) | $ (66,131) | $ (136,827) | $ (186,284) |
| Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding | 53,537 | 51,144 | 47,750 | ||||||||
| Weighted-average shares subject to repurchase | (467) | (302) | (647) | ||||||||
| Shares used in per-share calculation basic | 53,070 | 50,842 | 47,103 | ||||||||
| Shares used in per-share calculation diluted | 53,070 | 50,842 | 47,103 | ||||||||
| Net loss per common share - basic | $ (0.35) | $ (0.38) | $ (0.31) | $ (0.20) | $ (0.42) | $ (0.52) | $ (1.02) | $ (0.74) | $ (1.25) | $ (2.69) | $ (3.95) |
| Net loss per common share - diluted | $ (0.35) | $ (0.38) | $ (0.31) | $ (0.20) | $ (0.42) | $ (0.52) | $ (1.02) | $ (0.74) | $ (1.25) | $ (2.69) | $ (3.95) |
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Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding. No definition available.
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The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of shares of common stock subject to repurchase or cancellation determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that these shares have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Common stock subject to repurchase are outstanding common shares that are contingently returnable (that is, subject to recall). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Marketable Securities And Fair Value Disclosures (Summary Of Marketable Securities) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2012
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| Marketable Securities And Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] | |
| Cost | $ 5,276 |
| Gross Unrealized Gains | 28 |
| Fair Market Value | $ 5,304 |
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This item represents the cost of debt and equity securities, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading, net of adjustments including accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings (less any cumulative-effect adjustments recognized, as defined), and fair value hedge accounting adjustments, if any. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents Available-for-sale Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized as Available-for-sale. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the gross unrealized gains for securities, at a point in time, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Marketable Securities And Fair Value Disclosures (Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities Carried At Fair Value) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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| Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
| Cash equivalents | $ 18,649 | $ 23,485 |
| Derivative liability | 529 | |
| Warrants | 3,633 | |
| Short-term commercial paper | 5,304 | |
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| Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
| Cash equivalents | 18,649 | 23,485 |
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Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
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| Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
| Short-term commercial paper | 5,304 | |
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| Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
| Derivative liability | 529 | |
| Warrants | $ 3,633 |
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Warrant liabilities. No definition available.
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Amount of short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Unsecured short-term debt instrument issued by corporations which are highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three-years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Fair values as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments, net of the effects of master netting arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Marketable Securities And Fair Value Disclosures (Schedule Of The Major Classes Of Liabilities Measured At Fair Value) (Details) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Derivative Liability [Member]
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| Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | |
| April 1, 2012 | $ 529 |
| Valuation of original derivative liability | 3,779 |
| Valuation of derivative liability attributable to modification | 542 |
| Mark to market adjustment | (3,792) |
| Balance at March 31, 2013 | 529 |
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Warrants [Member]
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| Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | |
| April 1, 2012 | 3,633 |
| Warrant issuance with Senior Convertible Note | 7,018 |
| Warrant issuance with Senior Secured Term Loan | 380 |
| Mark to market adjustment | (3,765) |
| Balance at March 31, 2013 | $ 3,633 |
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Fair value disclosure, issuance of warrants with convertible notes. No definition available.
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Fair value disclosure, issuance of warrants with secured term loan. No definition available.
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Fair value disclosure, mark to market adjustment. No definition available.
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Fair value disclosure, valuation of derivative liability. No definition available.
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Fair value disclosure, valuation of derivative liability attributable to modification. No definition available.
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This element represents the aggregate of the liabilities reported on the balance sheet at period end measured at fair value by the entity. This element is intended to be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Accounts Receivable (Narrative) (Details) (Accounts Receivable [Member])
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Mar. 31, 2013
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INOX Wind Limited. [Member]
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| Risk percentage | 41.00% | 24.00% |
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CG Power Solutions UK Ltd. [Member]
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| Risk percentage | 17.00% | 14.00% |
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Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd [Member]
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| Risk percentage | 11.00% | 11.00% |
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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Accounts Receivable (Schedule Of Accounts Receivable) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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| Accounts Receivable [Abstract] | ||
| Accounts receivable (billed) | $ 17,222 | $ 16,240 |
| Accounts receivable (unbilled) | 1,642 | 2,811 |
| Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts | (52) | |
| Accounts receivable, net | $ 18,864 | $ 18,999 |
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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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A valuation allowance for trade and other receivables due to an Entity within one year (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) that are expected to be uncollectible. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amounts due for billed services rendered or to be rendered, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the Company and, at a minimum, one other party. An example would be amounts billed to customers under contracts or programs but not paid as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Unbilled amounts due for services rendered or to be rendered, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the entity and, at a minimum, one other party. An example would be amounts associated with contracts or programs where the recognized revenue for performance thereunder exceeds the amounts billed under the terms thereof as of the date of the balance sheet. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Inventory (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Inventory [Abstract] | |||
| Inventory write-down | $ 2,230 | $ 4,357 | $ 63,882 |
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Charge to cost of goods sold that represents the reduction of the carrying amount of inventory, generally attributable to obsolescence or market conditions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Inventory (Schedule Of Inventory) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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| Inventory [Abstract] | ||
| Raw materials | $ 5,966 | $ 9,962 |
| Work-in-process | 3,427 | 2,390 |
| Finished goods | 21,655 | 14,438 |
| Deferred program costs | 2,425 | 2,466 |
| Net inventory | $ 33,473 | $ 29,256 |
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Amount before last-in first-out (LIFO) and valuation reserves of merchandise or goods held by the entity that are readily available for sale. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before progress payments and reserves of inventories associated with long-term contracts or programs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying amount (lower of cost or market) as of the balance sheet date of inventories less all valuation and other allowances. Excludes noncurrent inventory balances (expected to remain on hand past one year or one operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Gross amount of unprocessed items to be consumed in the manufacturing or production process. Also includes purchased parts that will be used as components of a finished product. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Gross amount of merchandise or goods which are partially completed, are generally comprised of raw materials, labor and factory overhead costs, and which require further materials, labor and overhead to be converted into finished goods, and which generally require the use of estimates to determine percentage complete and pricing. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Property, Plant And Equipment (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract] | |||
| Depreciation expense | $ 12.1 | $ 12.9 | $ 8.4 |
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The aggregate net amount of depreciation, amortization, and accretion recognized during an accounting period. As a noncash item, the net amount is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cumulative amount of depreciation, depletion and amortization (related to property, plant and equipment, but not including land) that has been recognized in the income statement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Gross amount of long-lived physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization, of long-lived physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Intangible amortization expense | $ 900,000 | $ 2,600,000 | $ 2,900,000 | ||
| Patent costs | $ 4,900,000 | $ 4,900,000 | $ 4,917,000 | ||
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Write-off of Patents. No definition available.
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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. No definition available.
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Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Expected Future Amortization Expense) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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| Intangible Assets [Abstract] | ||
| 2014 | $ 754 | |
| 2015 | 573 | |
| 2016 | 568 | |
| 2017 | 553 | |
| 2018 | 301 | |
| Total | $ 2,749 | $ 3,772 |
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Amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized during the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized during the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized during the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized during the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized during the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Geographic Composition Of Goodwill And Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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| Intangible assets | $ 2,749 | $ 3,772 |
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| Intangible assets | 2,624 | 3,469 |
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Europe [Member]
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| Intangible assets | $ 125 | $ 303 |
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Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Business Segment Composition Of Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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| Intangible assets | $ 2,749 | $ 3,772 |
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Wind [Member]
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| Intangible assets | 152 | 1,119 |
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Grid [Member]
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| Intangible assets | $ 2,597 | $ 2,653 |
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Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses (Schedule Of Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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| Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses [Abstract] | ||
| Accounts payable | $ 7,146 | $ 8,191 |
| Accrued investories in-transit | 779 | 3,330 |
| Accrued miscellaneous expenses | 9,172 | 9,595 |
| Accrued outside services | 2,251 | 113 |
| Accrued subcontractor program costs | 2,442 | 1,885 |
| Accrued compensation | 5,506 | 8,380 |
| Income taxes payable | 133 | 192 |
| Accrued warranty | 2,709 | 5,896 |
| Total | $ 30,138 | $ 37,582 |
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Accrued investories in-transit No definition available.
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Accrued outside services. No definition available.
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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all currently due domestic and foreign income tax obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for obligations related to services received from employees, such as accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable arising from transactions not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses (Schedule Of Product Warranty Activity) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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| Balance at beginning of period | $ 5,896 | $ 7,907 |
| Change in accruals for warranties during the period | 1,371 | 1,648 |
| Settlements during the period | (4,558) | (3,659) |
| Balance at end of period | $ 2,709 | $ 5,896 |
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| Warranty period | 1 year | |
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| Warranty period | 3 years | |
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Warranty period. No definition available.
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Represents the aggregate Increase or Decrease in the liability during the reporting period for accruals related to preexisting standard and extended product warranties (including adjustments for changes in estimates). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Represents the aggregate increase in the liability for accruals related to standard and extended product warranties issued during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Debt (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | ||||||
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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Oct. 04, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Apr. 04, 2012
Senior Convertible Note [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
Senior Convertible Note [Member]
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Apr. 30, 2012
New Unsecured Senior Convertible Note [Member]
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Jun. 05, 2012
Senior Secured Term Loan [Member]
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Apr. 04, 2012
Capital Ventures International [Member]
Senior Convertible Note [Member]
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Apr. 04, 2010
Capital Ventures International [Member]
Senior Convertible Note [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Ventures International [Member]
Senior Convertible Note [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Ventures International [Member]
New Unsecured Senior Convertible Note [Member]
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Dec. 03, 2012
Capital Ventures International [Member]
New Unsecured Senior Convertible Note [Member]
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Jun. 05, 2012
Hercules Technology Growth Capital [Member]
Senior Secured Term Loan [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
Hercules Technology Growth Capital [Member]
Senior Secured Term Loan [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Minimum [Member]
Capital Ventures International [Member]
New Unsecured Senior Convertible Note [Member]
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Jun. 05, 2012
Minimum [Member]
Hercules Technology Growth Capital [Member]
Senior Secured Term Loan [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Maximum [Member]
Capital Ventures International [Member]
New Unsecured Senior Convertible Note [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Private placement | $ 35,000,000 | $ 25,000,000 | $ 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate percentage | 7.00% | 7.00% | |||||||||||||||||
| Net proceeds after fees and expenses of purchase agreement | 23,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion price | $ 4.85 | $ 3.19 | $ 4.85 | ||||||||||||||||
| Premium over closing price, percentage | 20.00% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Period before first installment payment | 4 months | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shares registered for resale | 10,262,311 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative liability of note | 4,162,000 | 3,800,000 | 1,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of shares received from warrants received to purchase common stock | 3,094,060 | 139,276 | |||||||||||||||||
| Strike price per share | $ 5.45 | $ 3.59 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of warrants at issuance | 7,000,000 | 400,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Legal and origination costs | 1,800,000 | 300,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amendment covenant description | Allow the Company to convert, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Exchanged Note, (a) at least $2.5 million of the approximately $5.3 million installment amount payable with respect to the January 2013 installment date (including approximately $4.2 million of deferred installment amounts from the period September 4, 2012 to December 3, 2012) into shares of the Company's common stock (on December 21, 2012 the Company converted $3.8 million in deferred installment amount principal and interest and issued 1,715,443 shares of common stock), and (b) the balance of the January 2013 installment amount in equal amounts on each of the February and March 2013 installment dates; Reduce the price failure equity condition with respect to a particular date of determination from $2.50 to $1.00;Reduce the aggregate daily dollar trading volume equity condition required for at least 25 of the 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding a date of determination from $1,500,000 to $850,000 per trading day. In addition, if the aggregate daily dollar trading volume is between $50,000 and $850,000, the Company may still convert into common stock a portion of an installment amount payable with respect to an installment date equal to the quotient of (x) the aggregate daily dollar trading volume, divided by (y) $850,000;Increase CVI's beneficial ownership limitation under the Exchanged Note from 4.99% to 9.99%; andReduce the conversion price, from $4.85 per share of the Company's common stock to $3.19 per share of the Company's common stock, subject to certain price-based and other anti-dilution adjustments. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portion of installment payment to be converted | 2,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Installment amount of note payable | 5,300,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred installment payments of note payable | 4,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Convertible amount of installment payment | 18,896,000 | 720,000 | 842,000 | 3,800,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Number of shares issued for converted payment | 1,715,443 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Price failure equity condition | $ 1.00 | $ 2.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Beneficial ownership limitation percentage | 4.99% | 9.99% | |||||||||||||||||
| Increase in derivative liability | 500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total debt discount being amortized into interest expense | 13,100,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash interest expense amortization of debt discount | 12,400,000 | 8,200,000 | 600,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of stock discount | 85.00% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash interest expense issuing stock at discount | 3,600,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Right to issue additional principal amount | 15,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Borrowed amount | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from the issuance of debt, net of expenses | 9,700,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate on loan | 11.00% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prime rate | 3.75% | ||||||||||||||||||
| End of term fee | 500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 14,900,000 | 1,200,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Covenant, unrestricted cash balance requirement | $ 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Beneficial ownership limitation percentage. No definition available.
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Common stock available for use as payment for principal registered for resale under the Securities Act. No definition available.
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Debt instrument, end of term fee. No definition available.
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Deferred installment payments of note payable. No definition available.
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Installment amount of note payable payable. No definition available.
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Net proceeds after fees and expenses of purchase agreement. No definition available.
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Non-cash interest expense amortization of debt discount. No definition available.
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Non-cash interest expense issuing stock at discount. No definition available.
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Percentage of stock discount. No definition available.
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Period before first installment payment No definition available.
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Portion of installment payment to be converted. No definition available.
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Price failure equity condition. No definition available.
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Prime rate. No definition available.
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Purchase commitment, issuance of warrants, fair value of shares of common stock. No definition available.
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Purchase commitment issuance of warrants shares of common stock. No definition available.
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Purchase commitment, premium of closing price, percent. No definition available.
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Right to issue addtional principal amount. No definition available.
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Exercise price of the warrants. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The value of the financial instrument(s) that the original debt is being converted into in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The effective interest rate on the liability component of convertible debt instrument which may be settled in cash upon conversion, including partial cash settlement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Description of minimum financial levels (for example, tangible net worth and working capital) and achievement of certain financial ratios (for example, working capital ratio and debt service coverage ratio), and adherence to certain clauses which generally require or restrict certain actions (for example, entering into a debt arrangement with equal or greater seniority, and selling or discontinuing a certain business segment or material subsidiary) to be in compliance with the covenant clauses of the debt agreement. May also include a discussion of the adverse consequences that would result if the entity violates or fails to satisfy the covenants. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of loss recognized in income during the period on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in fair value hedges and related hedged items designated and qualifying in fair value hedges, on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges, and on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Fair values as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments, and which are expected to be extinguished or otherwise disposed of within a year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, net of the effects of master netting arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest that was charged against earnings during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt. No definition available.
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Carrying amount of collateralized debt obligations with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer, excluding the current portion. Obligations include, but not limited to, mortgage loans, chattel loans, and other borrowings secured by assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Warrants And Derivative Liabilities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | ||||||
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2013
Convertible Bond [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
Capital Ventures International [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
Hercules Technology Growth Capital [Member]
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Apr. 04, 2012
Senior Convertible Note [Member]
Capital Ventures International [Member]
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Apr. 04, 2010
Senior Convertible Note [Member]
Capital Ventures International [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
New Unsecured Senior Convertible Note [Member]
Capital Ventures International [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
New Unsecured Senior Convertible Note [Member]
Capital Ventures International [Member]
Maximum [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
New Unsecured Senior Convertible Note [Member]
Capital Ventures International [Member]
Minimum [Member]
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Jun. 05, 2012
Senior Secured Term Loan [Member]
Hercules Technology Growth Capital [Member]
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| Number of shares received from warrants received to purchase common stock | 3,094,060 | 139,276 | ||||||||
| Warrant exercise, waiting period | 6 months | |||||||||
| Warrant exercise period | 5 years | |||||||||
| Exercise price | $ 5.45 | $ 3.59 | ||||||||
| Beneficial ownership limitation percentage | 9.99% | 4.99% | ||||||||
| Required notification period | 61 days | |||||||||
| Gain (loss) in change of fair value of derivative instruments and warrants | $ 7,556,000 | $ 3,800,000 | $ 3,600,000 | $ 200,000 | ||||||
| Conversion price | $ 4.85 | $ 4.85 | $ 3.19 | |||||||
| Increase in derivative liability | $ 500,000 | |||||||||
| Convertible debt instrument redemption waiting period | 1 year | |||||||||
| Convertible debt instrument contractual term | 30 months | |||||||||
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Beneficial ownership limitation percentage. No definition available.
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Convertible debt instrument contractual term. No definition available.
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Convertible debt instrument redemption waiting period. No definition available.
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Gain (loss) in change of fair value of derivative instruments and warrants. No definition available.
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Ownership percentage notification period requirement. No definition available.
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Purchase commitment issuance of warrants shares of common stock. No definition available.
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Warrant exercise period. No definition available.
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Warrant exercise waiting period. No definition available.
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Exercise price of the warrants. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of loss recognized in income during the period on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in fair value hedges and related hedged items designated and qualifying in fair value hedges, on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges, and on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Warrants And Derivative Liabilities (Schedule Of The Fair Value Of The Warrants Using The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model - Securities Agreement) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
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Apr. 04, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2012
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| Derivative [Line Items] | |||||
| Risk-free interest rate | 0.44% | 0.20% | 0.23% | 0.23% | 0.33% |
| Expected annual dividend yield | 15.00% | 16.50% | 16.50% | 15.00% | 16.00% |
| Expected volatility | 75.00% | 66.90% | 73.50% | 70.00% | 71.00% |
| Term (years) | 2 years 6 months | 1 year 6 months 4 days | 1 year 9 months 4 days | 2 years 4 days | 2 years 3 months 11 days |
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Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
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| Derivative [Line Items] | |||||
| Risk-free interest rate | 1.19% | 0.67% | 0.75% | 0.63% | 0.77% |
| Expected annual dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Expected volatility | 80.00% | 71.70% | 80.60% | 80.90% | 80.80% |
| Term (years) | 5 years 6 months | 4 years 6 months 4 days | 4 years 9 months 4 days | 5 years 4 days | 5 years 3 months 11 days |
| Fair Value | $ 7.0 | $ 3.4 | $ 4.4 | $ 7.1 | $ 8.6 |
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Warrant Instruments, Fair Value Disclosure. No definition available.
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- Definition
Expected dividends to be paid to holders of the underlying shares or financial instruments (expressed as a percentage of the share or instrument's price). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Period the instrument, asset or liability is expected to be outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Risk-free interest rate assumption used in valuing an instrument. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Warrants And Derivative Liabilities (Schedule Of Fair Value Assumptions Used To Calculate The Value Of The Convertible Note Derivative Feature) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified |
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Apr. 04, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Dec. 20, 2012
Post-Modification [Member]
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Dec. 20, 2012
Pre-Modification [Member]
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| Stock Price | $ 3.97 | $ 2.67 | $ 2.62 | $ 4.15 | $ 4.68 | $ 2.95 | $ 2.95 |
| Percentage Volume Condition Met | 85.90% | 80.50% | 94.50% | 51.00% | 75.20% | 94.90% | 28.60% |
| Expected Volatility | 75.00% | 66.90% | 73.50% | 70.00% | 71.00% | 72.50% | 72.50% |
| Risk Free Rate | 0.44% | 0.20% | 0.23% | 0.23% | 0.33% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| Bond Yield | 15.00% | 16.50% | 16.50% | 15.00% | 16.00% | 16.50% | 16.50% |
| Recovery Rate | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00% |
| Redeemable | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Total Time (years) | 2 years 6 months | 1 year 6 months 4 days | 1 year 9 months 4 days | 2 years 4 days | 2 years 3 months 11 days | 1 year 9 months 15 days | 1 year 9 months 15 days |
| Dilution Effect | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Indicated Percent of Par | 117.00% | 70.00% | 98.00% | 108.00% | 121.00% | 119.00% | 99.00% |
| Fair value | $ 3.8 | $ 0.5 | $ 1.0 | $ 2.8 | $ 4.5 | $ 1.5 | $ 0.9 |
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Fair value assumptions, dilution effect. No definition available.
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Fair value assumptions, percent of par. No definition available.
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Fair value assumptions, recovery rate. No definition available.
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Fair value assumptions, redeemable. No definition available.
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- Definition
Percentage volume condition met. No definition available.
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- Definition
Derivative instrument obligations meeting the definition of a liability which the Company is a party to as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Expected dividends to be paid to holders of the underlying shares or financial instruments (expressed as a percentage of the share or instrument's price). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Period the instrument, asset or liability is expected to be outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Risk-free interest rate assumption used in valuing an instrument. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Warrants And Derivative Liabilities (Schedule Of The Fair Value Of The Warrants Using The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model - Loan And Security Agreement) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | ||||||
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Apr. 04, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Jun. 05, 2012
Loan And Security Agreement [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
Loan And Security Agreement [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Loan And Security Agreement [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Loan And Security Agreement [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
Loan And Security Agreement [Member]
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| Derivative [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | 0.44% | 0.20% | 0.23% | 0.23% | 0.33% | 0.77% | 0.70% | 0.75% | 0.64% | 0.80% |
| Expected annual dividend yield | 15.00% | 16.50% | 16.50% | 15.00% | 16.00% | |||||
| Expected volatility | 75.00% | 66.90% | 73.50% | 70.00% | 71.00% | 79.99% | 72.01% | 80.14% | 81.18% | 80.32% |
| Term (years) | 2 years 6 months | 1 year 6 months 4 days | 1 year 9 months 4 days | 2 years 4 days | 2 years 3 months 11 days | 5 years 6 months | 4 years 8 months 5 days | 4 years 11 months 5 days | 5 years 2 months 5 days | 5 years 5 months 9 days |
| Fair Value | $ 0.4 | $ 0.2 | $ 0.2 | $ 0.4 | $ 0.5 | |||||
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- Definition
Warrant Instruments, Fair Value Disclosure. No definition available.
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- Definition
Expected dividends to be paid to holders of the underlying shares or financial instruments (expressed as a percentage of the share or instrument's price). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Period the instrument, asset or liability is expected to be outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Risk-free interest rate assumption used in valuing an instrument. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Minimum percentage of amount being realized upon ultimate settlement No definition available.
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- Definition
Stock Options Exercised Dates No definition available.
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- Definition
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences, net of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards net of valuation allowances expected to be realized or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The amount of foreign earnings repatriated under the special one-time dividends received deduction provided to a US taxpayer by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The sum of domestic, foreign and state and local operating loss carryforwards, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The expiration date of each operating loss carryforward included in total operating loss carryforwards, or the applicable range of such expiration dates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
State the expiration dates of the tax credit carryforward. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The amount of the tax credit carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Tax benefits realized from the exercise of stock options resulting in reductions in the entity's income taxes, which increases net cash provided by operating activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Income Taxes (Schedule Of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Income Taxes [Abstract] | |||
| U.S. | $ (66,975) | $ (107,301) | $ (61,436) |
| Foreign | 580 | (28,157) | (108,895) |
| (Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense | $ (66,395) | $ (135,458) | $ (170,331) |
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- Definition
The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to domestic operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to foreign operations, which is defined as Income or Loss generated from operations located outside the entity's country of domicile. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Income Taxes (Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Attributable To Continuing Operations) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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|
| Income Taxes [Abstract] | |||
| Current, Federal | $ 94 | ||
| Current, Foreign | (438) | 1,369 | 12,438 |
| Total current | (344) | 1,369 | 12,438 |
| Deferred, Federal | 93 | (221) | |
| Deferred, State | (34) | ||
| Deferred, Foreign | (13) | 3,770 | |
| Total deferred | 80 | 3,515 | |
| Income tax (benefit) expense | $ (264) | $ 1,369 | $ 15,953 |
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- Definition
Deferred income tax expense benefit, total. No definition available.
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- Definition
The component of income tax expense for the period representing amounts paid or payable (or refundable) as determined by applying the provisions of enacted federal tax law to the domestic taxable Income or Loss from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The component of income tax expense for the period representing amounts paid or payable (or refundable) as determined by applying the provisions of foreign enacted tax law to the foreign taxable Income or Loss from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The component of income tax expense for the period representing amounts of income taxes paid or payable (or refundable) for the period for all income tax obligations as determined by applying the provisions of relevant enacted tax laws to relevant amounts of taxable Income or Loss from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The component of total income tax expense for the period comprised of the increase (decrease) during the period in the entity's domestic deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to continuing operations as determined by applying the provisions of the federally enacted tax law. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The component of total income tax expense for the period comprised of the increase (decrease) in the entity's net foreign deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to continuing operations as determined by applying the provisions of applicable enacted tax laws of countries other than the country of domicile. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The component of total income tax expense for the period comprised of the increase (decrease) in the entity's state and local deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to continuing operations as determined by applying the provisions of the applicable enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The sum of the current income tax expense or benefit and the deferred income tax expense or benefit pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Income Taxes (Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate To Effective Income Tax Rate) (Details)
|
12 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Income Taxes [Abstract] | |||
| Statutory federal income tax rate | (34.00%) | (34.00%) | (34.00%) |
| State income taxes, net of federal benefit | (3.00%) | (2.00%) | (1.00%) |
| Deemed dividend | 2.00% | 3.00% | |
| Foreign income tax rate differential | (2.00%) | 3.00% | 4.00% |
| Stock options | (2.00%) | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| Nondeductible expenses | 1.00% | ||
| Research and development tax credit | (1.00%) | (1.00%) | (1.00%) |
| Goodwill Impairment | 7.00% | ||
| Interest expense | 7.00% | ||
| Valuation allowance | 32.00% | 31.00% | 33.00% |
| Effective income tax rate | 1.00% | 9.00% | |
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A ratio calculated by dividing the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the period by GAAP-basis pretax income from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable under enacted tax laws to the Company's pretax income from continuing operations for the period. The "statutory" tax rate is the regular tax rate if there are alternative tax systems. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to the deduction for dividends paid or received under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate that can be explained by the difference between statutory income tax rates in foreign jurisdictions and the domestic federal statutory income tax rate recorded during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The sum of the differences between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to all nondeductible expenses under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to nondeductible impairment losses under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to nondeductible research and development expenses, including expenses associated with in-process research and development activities, under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to differences in the deductibility or nondeductibility of incentive stock options and other equity-based compensation costs in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to all other items not otherwise listed in the existing taxonomy. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate that can be explained by the state and local income tax expense or benefit, net of the federal tax benefit (expense) thereon, recorded during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Income Taxes (Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2013
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
|---|---|---|
| Income Taxes [Abstract] | ||
| Net operating loss carryforwards | $ 239,040 | $ 225,640 |
| Research and development and other tax credit carryforwards | 10,112 | 9,251 |
| Accruals and reserves | 35,490 | 39,101 |
| Fixed assets and intangible assets | 4,101 | 2,316 |
| Other | 18,292 | 19,007 |
| Gross deferred tax assets | 307,035 | 295,315 |
| Valuation allowance | (261,961) | (252,302) |
| Total deferred tax assets | 45,074 | 43,013 |
| Intercompany debt | (35,185) | (35,185) |
| Other | (9,979) | (7,828) |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (45,164) | (43,013) |
| Net deferred tax liabilities | $ (90) |
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Deferred tax assets fixed assets and intangibles No definition available.
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- Definition
Deferred tax liabilities intercompany debt No definition available.
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- Definition
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from in-process research and development costs expensed in connection with a business combination. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from reserves and accruals. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences net of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards after valuation allowances. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Income Taxes (Schedule Of Uncertainties In Income Tax Provision Liability) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2013
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| Income Taxes [Abstract] | ||
| Beginning Balance | $ 297 | $ 1,061 |
| Increase for tax positions | 764 | |
| Ending Balance | $ 1,061 | $ 1,061 |
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- Definition
The gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The gross amount of increases in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from tax positions taken in prior period tax returns, excluding amounts pertaining to examined tax returns. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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Mar. 31, 2013
Stock Options [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
Stock Options [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2011
Stock Options [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
Restricted Stock And Stock Awards [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
Restricted Stock And Stock Awards [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2011
Restricted Stock And Stock Awards [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
Performance-Based Restricted Stock [Member
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Mar. 31, 2012
Performance-Based Restricted Stock [Member
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May 31, 2011
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
2007 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
2007 Director Stock Option Plan [Member]
|
Mar. 31, 2013
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2011
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
Maximum [Member]
Stock Options [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
Maximum [Member]
Restricted Stock And Stock Awards [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
Maximum [Member]
U.S. Treasury Rates [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
Minimum [Member]
Stock Options [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
Minimum [Member]
Restricted Stock And Stock Awards [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2013
Minimum [Member]
U.S. Treasury Rates [Member]
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrecognized compensation cost for unvested employee stock-based compensation awards outstanding, net of forfeitures | $ 3,500,000 | $ 6,100,000 | $ 5,800,000 | $ 5,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average period over which unrecognized compensation expense is expected to be recognized (years) | 1 year 8 months 12 days | 1 year 3 months 18 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock option awards granted | $ 2.56 | $ 6.02 | $ 17.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable options | 0 | 8,700,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised | 13,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation plans expired terms | 7 years | 5 years | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fair value of restricted stock granted | 10,600,000 | 5,600,000 | 10,400,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fair value of restricted stock granted for bonuses and severance | 1,600,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fair value of restricted stock vested | 3,400,000 | 4,100,000 | 5,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fair value of restricted stock granted for bonuses and severance | 1,600,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock granted | 3,126,749 | 1,422,127 | 109,211 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 8,138,000 | 9,864,000 | 13,412,000 | 3,389,000 | 6,177,000 | 6,374,000 | 4,698,000 | 3,633,000 | 6,919,000 | 1,800,000 | 51,000 | 54,000 | 119,000 | ||||||||||
| Number of shares cancelled | 646,493 | 37,375 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation plans expired terms | May 02, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of shares awarded annually | 3,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contractual life of options, in years | 10 years | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting period, in years | 5 years | 5 years | 3 years | 2 years | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number of shares granted by option upon election to the board | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan | 5,389,465 | 177,000 | 339,269 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of purchase discount | 15.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compensation expense recognized | $ 100,000 | $ 100,000 | $ 100,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock shares issued | 99,935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number of shares granted by option upon election to the board. No definition available.
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- Definition
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Bonus And Severance Grants, Total Fair Value No definition available.
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| X | ||||||||||
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- Definition
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Bonus And Severance Stock Vested in Period, Fair Value No definition available.
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- Definition
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award equity instruments other than options grants in period total fair value. No definition available.
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- Definition
Period the equity-based award expires. No definition available.
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- Definition
Number of shares awarded annually under the share-based compensating arrangement. No definition available.
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- Definition
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award options contractual life. No definition available.
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- Definition
Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
As of the balance sheet date, the aggregate unrecognized cost of equity-based awards made to employees under equity-based compensation awards that have yet to vest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The amount of plan compensation cost recognized during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The discount rate from market value on offering date that participants pay for shares. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The total fair value of equity-based awards for which the grantee gained the right during the reporting period, by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash in accordance with the terms of the arrangement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Date the equity-based award expires, in CCYY-MM-DD format. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| X | ||||||||||
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- Definition
Amount of difference between fair value of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise price of vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The total accumulated difference between fair values of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options which were exercised (or share units converted) into shares during the reporting period under the plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| X | ||||||||||
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- Definition
Number of share instruments newly issued under a share-based compensation plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
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Stockholders' Equity (Components Of Employee Stock-Based Compensation) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2013
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Mar. 31, 2011
|
|
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $ 8,138 | $ 9,864 | $ 13,412 |
|
Stock Options [Member]
|
|||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | 3,389 | 6,177 | 6,374 |
|
Restricted Stock And Stock Awards [Member]
|
|||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | 4,698 | 3,633 | 6,919 |
|
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
|
|||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $ 51 | $ 54 | $ 119 |
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Details
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|
Stockholders' Equity (Summary Of Employee Stock-Based Compensation Expense By Financial Statement Line Item) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2013
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Mar. 31, 2011
|
|
| Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] | |||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $ 8,138 | $ 9,864 | $ 13,412 |
|
Cost Of Revenues [Member]
|
|||
| Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] | |||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | 726 | 1,121 | 1,188 |
|
Research And Development Expense [Member]
|
|||
| Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] | |||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | 2,456 | 2,562 | 1,977 |
|
Selling, General And Administrative Expenses [Member]
|
|||
| Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] | |||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $ 4,956 | $ 6,181 | $ 10,247 |
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Details
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- Definition
Amount of difference between fair value of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise price of vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
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|
- Definition
The number of shares into which fully or partially vested stock options outstanding as of the balance sheet date can be currently converted under the option plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
The weighted-average price as of the balance sheet date at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance on vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable under the stock option plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Weighted average remaining contractual term for vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable or convertible, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
The number of shares under options that were cancelled during the reporting period as a result of occurrence of a terminating event specified in contractual agreements pertaining to the stock option plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period. No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Amount of difference between fair value of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise price of options outstanding. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
The number of shares reserved for issuance under stock option agreements awarded under the plan that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including vested options. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Weighted average price at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance under the stock option plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
As of the balance sheet date, the weighted-average exercise price (at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance) for exercisable stock options that are fully vested or expected to vest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Weighted average remaining contractual term for fully vested and expected to vest options that are exercisable or convertible, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Amount of difference between fair value of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise prices of fully vested and expected to vest options outstanding. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
As of the balance sheet date, the number of shares into which fully vested and expected to vest stock options outstanding can be converted under the option plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Weighted average price at which option holders acquired shares when converting their stock options into shares. No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Weighted average price at which grantees could have acquired the underlying shares with respect to stock options that were terminated. No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Weighted average price at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance on stock options awarded. No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
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- Details
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| X | ||||||||||
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- Definition
Number of share options (or share units) exercised during the current period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
|
Stockholders' Equity (Schedule Of Weighted Average Assumptions Used In The Black-Scholes Valuation Model For Stock Options Granted) (Details)
|
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2013
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Mar. 31, 2011
|
|
| Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] | |||
| Expected volatility | 72.00% | 70.00% | 64.20% |
| Risk-free interest rate | 0.90% | 1.80% | 2.20% |
| Expected life (years) | 5 years 10 months 24 days | 5 years 10 months 24 days | 5 years 9 months 18 days |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Expected term of share-based compensation awards, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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|
- Definition
The estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| X | ||||||||||
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Stockholders' Equity (Summary Of The Employee And Non-Employee Restricted Stock Activity) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended |
|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2013
|
|
| Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] | |
| Shares, Outstanding at April 1, 2012 | 929,489 |
| Shares, Granted | 3,126,749 |
| Shares, Vested | (1,004,920) |
| Shares, Forfeited | (646,493) |
| Shares, Outstanding at March 31, 2013 | 2,404,825 |
| Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Outstanding at April 1, 2012 | $ 10.00 |
| Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted | $ 3.48 |
| Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested | $ 7.37 |
| Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited | $ 4.76 |
| Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Outstanding at March 31, 2013 | $ 4.58 |
| Intrinsic Aggregate Value, Outstanding at March 31, 2013 | $ 6,421 |
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award equity instruments other than options outstanding intrinsic value. No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
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- Definition
The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
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- Definition
Weighted average fair value as of the grant date of equity-based award plans other than stock (unit) option plans that were not exercised or put into effect as a result of the occurrence of a terminating event. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
The weighted average fair value of nonvested awards on equity-based plans excluding option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, revenue or profit achievement stock award plan) for which the employer is contingently obligated to issue equity instruments or transfer assets to an employee who has not yet satisfied service or performance criteria necessary to gain title to proceeds from the sale of the award or underlying shares or units. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
The weighted average fair value as of grant date pertaining to an equity-based award plan other than a stock (or unit) option plan for which the grantee gained the right during the reporting period, by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash in accordance with the terms of the arrangement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
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|
|
Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)
|
0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 17, 2013
USD ($)
|
Jul. 05, 2011
claim
|
Jun. 17, 2011
claim
|
May 12, 2011
employee
claim
|
Mar. 31, 2013
USD ($)
sqft
|
Mar. 31, 2012
USD ($)
|
Mar. 31, 2013
EUR (€)
|
Feb. 27, 2012
Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. [Member]
USD ($)
|
Feb. 27, 2012
Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. [Member]
CNY
|
Dec. 22, 2011
Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. [Member]
USD ($)
|
Dec. 22, 2011
Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. [Member]
CNY
|
Oct. 17, 2011
Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. [Member]
USD ($)
|
Oct. 17, 2011
Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. [Member]
CNY
|
Oct. 08, 2011
Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. [Member]
USD ($)
|
Oct. 08, 2011
Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. [Member]
CNY
|
Sep. 13, 2011
Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. [Member]
USD ($)
|
Sep. 13, 2011
Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. [Member]
CNY
|
Mar. 31, 2011
Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. [Member]
USD ($)
|
Mar. 31, 2011
Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. [Member]
CNY
|
Sep. 16, 2011
Dalian Guotong Electric Co. Ltd. [Member]
USD ($)
|
Sep. 16, 2011
Dalian Guotong Electric Co. Ltd. [Member]
CNY
|
May 12, 2011
Ghodawat Energy Pvt Ltd [Member]
USD ($)
|
May 12, 2011
Ghodawat Energy Pvt Ltd [Member]
EUR (€)
|
|
| Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adverse purchase commitments | $ 1,440,000 | $ 25,894,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted accrual for adverse purchase commitments | 7,800,000 | 1,300,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total space leased, square feet | 316,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of putative securities complaints | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of officers putative securities filed against | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of complaints additionally asserted claims against the underwriters | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss contingency | 1,800,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of claims consolidated | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sought compensation amount | 17,000,000 | 105,000,000,000 | 190,000,000 | 1,200,000,000 | 157,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 58,000,000 | 370,000,000 | 76,000,000 | 485,000,000 | 24,000,000 | 18,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Value of the undelivered components | 720,000,000 | 4,600,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Damages claimed for unauthorized use of software | 6,000,000 | 38,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Monetary damages for trade secret infringement | 453,000,000 | 2,900,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Montary losses from copyright infringement | 200,000 | 1,200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Counterclaims under License Agreement | 9,000,000 | 6,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash included in current assets | 6,136,000 | 12,086,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash | 4,820,000 | 2,540,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Value of performance bond | 200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line of credit outstanding | $ 3,400,000 | € 2,700,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Counterclaim for damages sought. No definition available.
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Damages claimed for unauthorized use of software. No definition available.
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Long-term purchase commitment, adverse purchase commitment, accrual. No definition available.
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Loss Contingency Number Of Claims Consolidated No definition available.
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Monetary damages for trade secret infringement. No definition available.
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Monetary Losses From Copyright Infringement No definition available.
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Number of complaints additionally asserted claims against the underwriters. No definition available.
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Number of officers putative securities filed against No definition available.
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Performance Bond, Value No definition available.
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The floor amount as of the balance sheet date that the entity must expend to satisfy the terms of disclosed arrangements (excluding long-term commitments) in which the entity must commit resources to supply goods or services to one or more customers. No definition available.
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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of loss pertaining to the specified contingency that was charged against earnings in the period, including the effects of revisions in previously reported estimates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. For a classified balance sheet represents the current portion only (the noncurrent portion has a separate concept); there is a separate and distinct element for unclassified presentations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Cash and equivalents whose use in whole or in part is restricted for the long-term, generally by contractual agreements or regulatory requirements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The floor amount as of the balance sheet date that the entity must expend to satisfy the terms of disclosed arrangements (excluding long-term commitments) in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from one or more suppliers, other than under a long-term purchase commitment or an unconditional purchase obligation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Commitments And Contingencies (Schedule Of Minimum Future Lease Commitments) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2013
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|---|---|
| Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract] | |
| 2014 | $ 1,794 |
| 2015 | 1,033 |
| 2016 | 817 |
| 2017 | 367 |
| 2018 | 154 |
| Total | $ 4,165 |
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Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of required minimum rental payments maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of required minimum rental payments maturing in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of required minimum rental payments maturing in the forth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of required minimum rental payments maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of required minimum rental payments maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Commitments And Contingencies (Schedule Of Rent Expense Under Operating Leases) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract] | |||
| Rent expense | $ 2,437 | $ 3,336 | $ 2,947 |
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Rental expense incurred for leased assets including furniture and equipment which has not been recognized in costs and expenses applicable to sales and revenues; for example, cost of goods sold or other operating costs and expenses. No definition available.
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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract] | |||
| Percentage of common stock matched under deferred compensation plan | 50.00% | ||
| First certain percentage of eligible contribution under deferred compensation plan | 6.00% | ||
| Recorded expense under deferred compensation plan | $ 0.5 | $ 0.7 | $ 0.8 |
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Percentage of common stock matched under deferred compensation plan for specified percentage of eligible contribution. No definition available.
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Percentage of eligible contribution under deferred compensation plan. No definition available.
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The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Equity Investments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mar. 31, 2013
Tres Amigas [Member]
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May 20, 2011
Tres Amigas [Member]
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Jan. 06, 2011
Tres Amigas [Member]
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Oct. 09, 2009
Tres Amigas [Member]
item
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Mar. 31, 2013
Blade Dynamics Ltd. [Member]
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Aug. 12, 2010
Blade Dynamics Ltd. [Member]
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| Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] | ||||||
| Acquisition date | Oct. 09, 2009 | Aug. 12, 2010 | ||||
| Number of commonly interconnected power grids | 3 | |||||
| Equity method investment, aggregate cost | $ 1.8 | |||||
| Equity method investment in cash | 0.8 | 8.0 | ||||
| Equity method investment in common stock | 1.0 | |||||
| Cash consideration for increase in minority position | $ 1.8 | $ 1.8 | ||||
| Equity method investment ownership percentage | 26.00% | 19.00% |
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Cash consideration for increase in minority position No definition available.
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Equity method investment in cash. No definition available.
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Equity method investments, number of commonly interconnected power grids. No definition available.
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Date when the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree, in CCYY-MM-DD format. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This element represents the aggregate cost of investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Equity Investments (Schedule Of Net Investment Activity) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] | |||
| Net foreign exchange rate impact | $ (887) | $ (1,790) | $ 10,918 |
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Tres Amigas [Member]
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| Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] | |||
| Balance at April 1, 2012 | 3,859 | ||
| Minority interest in net losses | (1,006) | ||
| Balance at March 31, 2013 | 2,853 | ||
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Blade Dynamics Ltd. [Member]
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| Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] | |||
| Balance at April 1, 2012 | 6,083 | ||
| Minority interest in net losses | (1,225) | ||
| Net foreign exchange rate impact | (247) | ||
| Balance at March 31, 2013 | $ 4,611 | ||
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Net Investment Activity In Business Acquisitions No definition available.
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Amount of Net Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Net of tax and reclassification adjustments of the change in the balance sheet adjustment that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency of the reporting entity. Also includes the following: gain (loss) on foreign currency forward exchange contracts; foreign currency transactions designated as hedges of net investment in a foreign entity and intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements; and gain (loss) on a derivative instrument or nonderivative financial instrument that may give rise to a foreign currency transaction gain (loss) that has been designated and qualified as a hedging instrument for hedging of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Fair Value of Remaining Lease Payments No definition available.
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Area of a real estate property. No definition available.
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The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The charge against earnings in the period, comprised of costs incurred associated with an exit or disposal activity other than for a discontinued operations as defined under generally accepted accounting principles. Costs of such activities include those for one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities, and relocating employees, and costs associated with an ongoing benefit arrangement, but excludes costs associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The number of positions eliminated during the period as a percentage of total positions eliminated during the period in connection with the restructuring plan(s). No definition available.
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The charge against earnings in the period for known and estimated costs of termination benefits provided to current employees that are involuntarily terminated under a benefit arrangement associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding costs or losses pertaining to an entity newly acquired in a business combination or a discontinued operation as defined by generally accepted accounting principles and costs associated with one-time termination benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Restructuring And Impairments (Schedule Of Restructuring Charges And Cash Payments) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | |
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|
Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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| Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Accrued restructuring balance | $ 974 | |
| Charges to operations | 2,937 | 5,646 |
| Cash payments | (3,712) | (4,672) |
| Accrued restructuring balance | 199 | 974 |
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Severance Pay And Benefits [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Accrued restructuring balance | 680 | |
| Charges to operations | 2,501 | 5,319 |
| Cash payments | (2,982) | (4,639) |
| Accrued restructuring balance | 199 | 680 |
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Facility Exit Costs [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Accrued restructuring balance | 294 | |
| Charges to operations | 436 | 327 |
| Cash payments | (730) | (33) |
| Accrued restructuring balance | $ 294 | |
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Amount charged against earnings in the period for incurred and estimated costs associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding asset retirement obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying amount (including both current and noncurrent portions of the accrual) as of the balance sheet date pertaining to a specified type of cost associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructuring pursuant to a duly authorized plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of cash paid in the period to fully or partially settle a specified, previously accrued type of restructuring cost. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Write-off of Advanced Payment No definition available.
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Business Segments Power Of Wind Turbines No definition available.
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Entity wide revenue geographical region percentage. No definition available.
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Represents the number of customers. No definition available.
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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of revenue generated from a single external customer that accounts for 10 percent or more of an entity's revenues. No definition available.
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The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the combined total of loss contingency liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. No definition available.
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Adjustment to remove noncash portion of restructuring costs and impairment charges. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Business Segment And Geographic Information (Operating Results For Two Business Segments) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mar. 31, 2013
|
Dec. 31, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2012
|
Jun. 30, 2012
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Dec. 31, 2011
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Jun. 30, 2011
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | $ 20,419 | $ 17,417 | $ 20,867 | $ 28,716 | $ 28,627 | $ 18,058 | $ 20,800 | $ 9,058 | $ 87,419 | $ 76,543 | $ 286,603 |
| Operating loss | (16,027) | (20,616) | (14,970) | (6,128) | (20,418) | (26,569) | (51,125) | (38,327) | (57,741) | (136,439) | (177,983) |
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Wind [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 44,231 | 44,642 | 231,761 | ||||||||
| Operating loss | (16,098) | (62,217) | (100,546) | ||||||||
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Grid [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 43,188 | 31,901 | 54,842 | ||||||||
| Operating loss | (23,815) | (29,645) | (63,855) | ||||||||
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Unallocated Corporate Expenses [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Operating loss | $ (17,828) | $ (44,577) | $ (13,582) | ||||||||
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The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Business Segment And Geographic Information (Total Business Segments Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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|---|---|---|
| Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] | ||
| Total assets | $ 216,754 | $ 255,056 |
|
Wind [Member]
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| Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] | ||
| Total assets | 67,111 | 70,054 |
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Grid [Member]
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| Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] | ||
| Total assets | 72,800 | 89,091 |
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Corporate Assets [Member]
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| Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] | ||
| Total assets | $ 76,843 | $ 95,911 |
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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Business Segment And Geographic Information (Geographic Information About Revenue, Based On Shipments To Customers By Region) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2013
|
Dec. 31, 2012
|
Sep. 30, 2012
|
Jun. 30, 2012
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Dec. 31, 2011
|
Sep. 30, 2011
|
Jun. 30, 2011
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Mar. 31, 2013
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Mar. 31, 2011
|
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | $ 20,419 | $ 17,417 | $ 20,867 | $ 28,716 | $ 28,627 | $ 18,058 | $ 20,800 | $ 9,058 | $ 87,419 | $ 76,543 | $ 286,603 |
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U.S [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 13,197 | 21,347 | 18,642 | ||||||||
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Canada [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 1,663 | 1,219 | 6,670 | ||||||||
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Europe [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 14,709 | 2,868 | 10,289 | ||||||||
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China [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 17,906 | 16,929 | 219,194 | ||||||||
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Korea [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 10,945 | 12,486 | 10,281 | ||||||||
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India [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 17,062 | 14,212 | 3,835 | ||||||||
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Australia [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | $ 11,937 | $ 7,482 | $ 17,692 | ||||||||
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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Business Segment And Geographic Information (Geographic Information About Property, Plant And Equipment Associated With Particular Regions) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2013
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
|---|---|---|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | $ 74,626 | $ 90,828 |
|
North America [Member]
|
||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 71,127 | 83,421 |
|
Europe [Member]
|
||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,941 | 3,538 |
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Asia Pacific [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | $ 1,558 | $ 3,869 |
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Amount, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization, of long-lived physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Quarterly Financial Data (Schedule Of Quarterly Financial Data) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2013
|
Dec. 31, 2012
|
Sep. 30, 2012
|
Jun. 30, 2012
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Dec. 31, 2011
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Jun. 30, 2011
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ 20,419 | $ 17,417 | $ 20,867 | $ 28,716 | $ 28,627 | $ 18,058 | $ 20,800 | $ 9,058 | $ 87,419 | $ 76,543 | $ 286,603 |
| Operating loss | (16,027) | (20,616) | (14,970) | (6,128) | (20,418) | (26,569) | (51,125) | (38,327) | (57,741) | (136,439) | (177,983) |
| Net loss | (19,772) | (20,135) | (15,949) | (10,275) | (21,168) | (26,271) | (51,709) | (37,679) | (66,131) | (136,827) | (186,284) |
| Net loss per common share - basic | $ (0.35) | $ (0.38) | $ (0.31) | $ (0.20) | $ (0.42) | $ (0.52) | $ (1.02) | $ (0.74) | $ (1.25) | $ (2.69) | $ (3.95) |
| Net loss per common share - diluted | $ (0.35) | $ (0.38) | $ (0.31) | $ (0.20) | $ (0.42) | $ (0.52) | $ (1.02) | $ (0.74) | $ (1.25) | $ (2.69) | $ (3.95) |
| Patent costs | $ 4,900 | $ 4,900 | $ 4,917 | ||||||||
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Write-off of Patents. No definition available.
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The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Valuation And Qualifying Accounts (Details) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Member]
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| Balance, Beginning of Year | $ 52 | $ 683 | $ 766 |
| Additions | 6 | 28 | |
| Write-offs | (52) | (631) | (118) |
| Recoveries and Other Adjustments | (6) | 7 | |
| Balance, End of Year | 52 | 683 | |
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Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance [Member]
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| Balance, Beginning of Year | 252,302 | 220,596 | 187,358 |
| Additions | 21,333 | 41,709 | 43,308 |
| Write-offs | (11,674) | (10,003) | (10,063) |
| Recoveries and Other Adjustments | (7) | ||
| Balance, End of Year | $ 261,961 | $ 252,302 | $ 220,596 |
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Total of the adjustments in a given period to allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of the deductions in a given period to allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs, representing receivables written off as uncollectible and portions of the reserves utilized, respectively. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total increases or decreases in allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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