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Segment Information (Purchase Accounting and Related Adjustments) (Details) - Corporate and reconciling items - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Purchase accounting and related adjustments | [1] | $ 13 | $ 4 | $ 25 | $ 4
Direct operating |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Purchase accounting and related adjustments |  | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3
General and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Purchase accounting and related adjustments |  | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Purchase accounting and related adjustments |  | $ 9 | $ 0 | $ 10 | $ 0
[1] | Purchase accounting and related adjustments represent the amortization of non-cash fair value adjustments to the assets and liabilities acquired in the acquisition of Starz and Pilgrim Media Group. The following sets forth the amounts included in each line item in the financial statements:

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