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Revenue (Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Apr. 01, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018
Contract with Customer, Schedule of Asset and Liability [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net - current |  | $ 647.2 |  | $ 1,042.2 |  | $ 946.0 |
Accounts receivable, net - non-current |  | 176.1 | [1],[2] | 257.7 | [1] | 325.2 | [2]
Contract asset - current | [3] | 97.3 |  | 78.3 |  |  |
Contract asset - non-current | [4] | 72.1 |  | 71.5 |  |  |
Deferred revenue - current |  | 146.5 |  | 183.8 |  | $ 183.9 |
Deferred revenue - non-current |  | 62.8 |  | $ 70.5 |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  | 143.0 |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Schedule of Asset and Liability [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Asset, Increase (Decrease) |  | (395.0) |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, noncurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Schedule of Asset and Liability [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Asset, Increase (Decrease) | [1] | (81.6) |  |  |  |  |
Other Current Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Schedule of Asset and Liability [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Asset, Increase (Decrease) | [3] | 19.0 |  |  |  |  |
Other Non-Current Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Schedule of Asset and Liability [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Asset, Increase (Decrease) | [4] | 0.6 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue, current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Schedule of Asset and Liability [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Increase (Decrease) |  | (37.3) |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue, noncurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Schedule of Asset and Liability [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Increase (Decrease) |  | $ (7.7) |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Included in accounts receivable within non-current other assets in the consolidated balance sheets.
[2] | Unamortized discounts on contract assets included in prepaid expenses and other were $3.9 million at March 31, 2019, and unamortized discounts on long-term, non-interest bearing receivables were $9.7 million and $18.0 million at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
[3] | Included in prepaid expenses and other within other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets.
[4] | Included in prepaid expenses and other within non-current other assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

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