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Restructuring and Other | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring and Other | Restructuring and Other Restructuring and other includes restructuring and severance costs, certain transaction related costs, and certain unusual items, when applicable, and were as follows for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:
| Three Months Ended
| June 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (Amounts in millions)
Restructuring and other: |  |  |
Severance(1) | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | — |
Transaction related costs(2) | 6.9 |  |  | 6.7 |
Litigation and other(3) | 3.0 |  |  | 1.0 |
| $ | 10.9 |  |  | $ | 7.7 |
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(1) | Severance costs were primarily related to workforce reductions for redundancies in connection with the Starz Merger. As of June 30, 2017, the remaining severance liability was approximately $17.3 million, which is expected to be paid in the next 12 months.
(2) | Transaction related costs in the three months ended June 30, 2017 consist of certain bonuses related to the sale of the Company's equity interest in EPIX (see Note 4) and costs associated with the integration of Starz. Transaction related costs in the three months ended June 30, 2016 represented primarily legal and professional fees, and other transaction related costs associated with the Starz Merger.
(3) | Litigation and other in the three months ended June 30, 2017 primarily consists of litigation expenses incurred in connection with the class action lawsuits related to the Starz Merger (see Note 15).

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 + Details
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