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Film Obligations and Production Loans (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Film Obligations And Production Loans [Abstract] |
Films Obligations And Production Loans |
| December 31, 2016 |  | March 31, 2016
| (Amounts in millions)
Film obligations | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 25 |
Production loans | 298 |  |  | 690 |
Total film obligations and production loans | 420 |  |  | 715 |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | (1 | ) |  | — |
Total film obligations and production loans, net | 419 |  |  | 715 |
Less current portion | (257 | ) |  | (663 | )
Total non-current film obligations and production loans | $ | 162 |  |  | $ | 52 |
Future Annual Repayment of Film Obligations and Production Loans | The following table sets forth future annual repayment of film obligations and production loans as of December 31, 2016:
| Three Months Ending |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| March 31, |  | Year Ended March 31,
| 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | Thereafter |  | Total
| (Amounts in millions)
Film obligations | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 123 |
Production loans | 37 |  |  | 232 |  |  | 29 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 298 |
| $ | 98 |  |  | $ | 258 |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 421 |
Less imputed interest on film obligations and debt issuance costs on production loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 419 |

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