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Property and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property and Equipment | Property and Equipment
| March 31, 2018 |  | March 31, 2017
| (Amounts in millions)
Distribution equipment(1) | $ | 30.4 |  |  | $ | 25.8 |
Building(2) | 50.4 |  |  | 50.4 |
Leasehold improvements | 29.7 |  |  | 22.5 |
Property and equipment | 21.1 |  |  | 17.9 |
Computer equipment and software | 117.2 |  |  | 88.4 |
| 248.8 |  |  | 205.0 |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | (88.3 | ) |  | (40.7 | )
| 160.5 |  |  | 164.3 |
Land | 1.2 |  |  | 1.2 |
| $ | 161.7 |  |  | $ | 165.5 |
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(1) | This category includes the cost of satellite transponders accounted for as capital leases, which was $16.8 million as of March 31, 2018, and accumulated depreciation for these transponders was $7.1 million (2017 - cost of $17.9 million, accumulated depreciation of $1.7 million).
(2) | Represents the cost of Starz's building in Englewood, Colorado which is accounted for as a capital lease. Accumulated depreciation for the building totaled $2.6 million at March 31, 2018 (2017 - $0.6 million).
During the year ended March 31, 2018, depreciation expense amounted to $48.8 million and includes the amortization of assets recorded under capital leases (2017 - $24.4 million; 2016 - $8.9 million).

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2155823 + Details
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