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Additional Financial Information (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Additional Financial Information [Abstract] |
Additional Financial Information | Additional Financial Information The following tables present supplemental information related to the consolidated financial statements. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents consist of investments that are readily convertible into cash. Cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company classifies its cash equivalents within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because the Company uses quoted market prices to measure the fair value of these investments (see Note 11). The Company monitors concentrations of credit risk with respect to cash and cash equivalents by placing such balances with higher quality financial institutions or investing such amounts in liquid, short-term, highly-rated instruments or investment funds holding similar instruments. As of March 31, 2017, the majority of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were invested in Rule 2a-7 compliant money market mutual funds. Accounts Receivable, net Accounts receivable are presented net of reserves for returns and allowances of $68.6 million (March 31, 2016 - $51.8 million) and a provision for doubtful accounts of $9.0 million (March 31, 2016 - $6.0 million). Other Assets The composition of the Company’s other assets is as follows as of March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016:
| March 31, 2017 |  | March 31, 2016
| (Amounts in millions)
Other current assets |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other | $ | 26.1 |  |  | $ | 26.2 |
Product inventory | 23.9 |  |  | 20.7 |
Tax credits receivable | 145.9 |  |  | 190.0 |
| $ | 195.9 |  |  | $ | 236.9 |
Other non-current assets |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other | $ | 39.9 |  |  | $ | 31.5 |
Accounts receivable(1) | 313.1 |  |  | 222.1 |
Tax credits receivable | 119.8 |  |  | 67.1 |
| $ | 472.8 |  |  | $ | 320.7 |
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(1) | Unamortized discounts on long-term, non-interest bearing receivables were $17.6 million and $14.0 million at March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information Interest paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 amounted to $79.8 million (2016 — $42.7 million; 2015 — $38.8 million). Income taxes paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 amounted to $14.3 million (2016 — $10.2 million; 2015 — $15.3 million). The supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities is presented below:
| Year Ended March 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (Amounts in millions)
Non-cash investing activities: |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common shares related to Starz Merger (see Note 3) | $ | 1,327.7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Accrued purchase consideration for dissenting shareholders (see Note 3) | $ | 797.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Issuance of Starz share-based payment replacement awards | $ | 186.5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Issuance of common shares related to Pilgrim Media Group acquisition (see Note 3) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 57.0 |  |  | $ | — |
Investment in available-for-sale securities (see Note 6) | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 158.9 |
Investment in cost method investments (see Note 6) | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12.0 |
Non-cash financing activities: |  |  |  |  |
Accrued dividends (see Note 13) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 13.2 |  |  | $ | 10.2 |
Conversions of convertible senior subordinated notes (see Note 8) | $ | 41.9 |  |  | $ | 16.2 |  |  | $ | 24.2 |

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