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Film Obligations and Production Loans (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Film Obligations And Production Loans [Abstract] |
Films Obligations And Production Loans |
| September 30, 2017 |  | March 31, 2017
| (Amounts in millions)
Film obligations | $ | 159.8 |  |  | $ | 129.9 |
Production loans | 272.5 |  |  | 353.8 |
Total film obligations and production loans | 432.3 |  |  | 483.7 |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | (0.8 | ) |  | (0.5 | )
Total film obligations and production loans, net | 431.5 |  |  | 483.2 |
Less current portion | (294.9 | ) |  | (367.2 | )
Total non-current film obligations and production loans | $ | 136.6 |  |  | $ | 116.0 |

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