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Restructuring and Other (Restructuring and Other) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
Restructuring and Other [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and other |  | $ 88.7 | $ 19.8 | $ 10.7
Severance |  |  |  |
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Restructuring and other | [1] | 29.1 | 0.6 | 4.0
Severance | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities |  |  |  |
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Restructuring costs recorded as a liability |  | 22.2 |  |
Transaction related costs |  |  |  |
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Restructuring and other | [2] | 44.1 | 14.2 | 1.7
Costs related to move of international sales and distribution organization |  |  |  |
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Restructuring and other | [3] | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7
Pension withdrawal costs |  |  |  |
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Restructuring and other | [4] | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0
Litigation and other |  |  |  |
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Restructuring and other | [5] | 15.5 | 2.3 | 0.3
Arbitration award expense |  | 5.8 |  |
Cash | Severance |  |  |  |
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Restructuring and other | [1] | 26.7 | 0.6 | 2.8
Accelerated vesting on equity awards | Severance |  |  |  |
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Restructuring and other | [1] | $ 2.4 | $ 0.0 | $ 1.2
[1] | Severance costs in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 were primarily related to workforce reductions for redundancies in connection with the Starz Merger. Of the severance costs, $22.2 million is recorded as a liability and is expected to be paid by March 31, 2018. Severance costs in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 were primarily related to the integration of the marketing operations of the Company's Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment film labels.
[2] | Transaction related costs in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 represented primarily legal and professional fees, and other transaction related costs associated with the Starz Merger. Transaction related costs in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 represented professional fees associated with certain strategic transactions including, among others, the acquisition of a majority interest in Pilgrim Media Group and certain shareholder transactions. Transaction related costs in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 represented professional fees related to a certain shareholder transaction (see Note 22) and costs related to the Starz Exchange transaction (see Note 6).
[3] | Represents costs related to the move of the Company's international sales & distribution organization to the United Kingdom.
[4] | Pension withdrawal costs in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 were related to an underfunded multi-employer pension plan in which the Company was no longer participating.
[5] | Litigation and other in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 primarily consists of litigation expenses incurred in connection with the class action lawsuits related to the Starz Merger (see Note 17), an arbitration award of $5.8 million and related legal expenses.

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