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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components of Pre-Tax Income | The components of pretax income, net of intercompany eliminations, are as follows:
| Year Ended March 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
| (Amounts in millions)
United States | $ | (505.7 | ) |  | $ | (824.1 | ) |  | $ | (409.2 | )
International | 197.6 |  |  | 972.8 |  |  | 274.8 |
| $ | (308.1 | ) |  | $ | 148.7 |  |  | $ | (134.4 | )
Current and Deferred Income Tax Provision (Benefits) | The Company’s current and deferred income tax provision (benefits) are as follows:
| Year Ended March 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Current provision (benefit): | (Amounts in millions)
Federal | $ | 9.1 |  |  | $ | (17.6 | ) |  | $ | 7.8 |
States | (0.7 | ) |  | (4.3 | ) |  | 2.2 |
International | 6.7 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 4.5 |
Total current provision (benefit) | $ | 15.1 |  |  | $ | (19.9 | ) |  | $ | 14.5 |
Deferred benefit: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | (48.2 | ) |  | $ | (269.0 | ) |  | $ | (143.3 | )
States | 5.8 |  |  | (18.5 | ) |  | (9.9 | )
International | 18.8 |  |  | (12.0 | ) |  | (10.2 | )
Total deferred benefit | (23.6 | ) |  | (299.5 | ) |  | (163.4 | )
Total benefit for income taxes | $ | (8.5 | ) |  | $ | (319.4 | ) |  | $ | (148.9 | )
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | The differences between income taxes expected at U.S. statutory income tax rates and the income tax provision are as set forth below:
| Year Ended March 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
| (Amounts in millions)
Income taxes computed at Federal statutory rate | $ | (64.7 | ) |  | $ | 46.8 |  |  | $ | (47.1 | )
Foreign affiliate dividends | (37.5 | ) |  | (329.1 | ) |  | (84.2 | )
Foreign operations subject to different income tax rates | (235.7 | ) |  | 7.1 |  |  | (14.6 | )
State income tax | (8.5 | ) |  | (21.2 | ) |  | (6.0 | )
Remeasurement of opening U.S. deferred tax liabilities due to the Tax Act | — |  |  | (165.0 | ) |  | — |
Additional remeasurements of originating deferred tax assets and liabilities | — |  |  | 75.6 |  |  | — |
Transaction costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7.3 |
Permanent differences | 6.8 |  |  | 3.5 |  |  | (0.5 | )
Nondeductible settlement costs | 16.9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | 0.3 |  |  | (5.3 | ) |  | (2.3 | )
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance | 313.9 |  |  | 68.2 |  |  | (1.5 | )
Total benefit for income taxes | $ | (8.5 | ) |  | $ | (319.4 | ) |  | $ | (148.9 | )
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The income tax effects of temporary differences between the book value and tax basis of assets and liabilities are as follows:
| March 31, 2019 |  | March 31, 2018
| (Amounts in millions)
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Net operating losses | $ | 609.5 |  |  | $ | 336.7 |
Foreign tax credits | 74.2 |  |  | 68.3 |
Investment in film and television obligations | 79.0 |  |  | 101.5 |
Accounts payable | 78.9 |  |  | 96.4 |
Other assets | 71.7 |  |  | 59.0 |
Reserves | 13.9 |  |  | 21.4 |
Total deferred tax assets | 927.2 |  |  | 683.3 |
Valuation allowance | (401.1 | ) |  | (73.2 | )
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 526.1 |  |  | 610.1 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Intangible assets | (438.4 | ) |  | (475.5 | )
Fixed assets | (8.6 | ) |  | (19.5 | )
Accounts receivable | (110.6 | ) |  | (150.7 | )
Other | (5.2 | ) |  | (17.5 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities | $ | (562.8 | ) |  | $ | (663.2 | )
Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | (36.7 | ) |  | $ | (53.1 | )
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies | The following table summarizes the changes to the gross unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017:
| Amounts in millions
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2016 | $ | 4.5 |
Increases related to prior year tax positions | 14.2 |
Decreases related to prior year tax positions | (4.5 | )
Settlements | — |
Lapse in statute of limitations | — |
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2017 | 14.2 |
Increases related to current year tax position | 0.1 |
Increases related to prior year tax positions | 11.5 |
Decreases related to prior year tax positions | (8.2 | )
Settlements | — |
Lapse in statute of limitations | — |
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2018 | 17.6 |
Increases related to current year tax position | 0.3 |
Increases related to prior year tax positions | 2.5 |
Decreases related to prior year tax positions | (1.0 | )
Settlements | (1.8 | )
Lapse in statute of limitations | (0.8 | )
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2019 | $ | 16.8 |

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