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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Mar. 31, 2017
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]      
Income tax benefit $ (8.5) $ (319.4) $ (148.9)
Returns and Allowances      
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]      
Balance at Beginning of Period 56.2 68.6 51.8
Charged to Costs and Expenses [1] 126.0 168.3 149.3
Charged to Other Accounts 0.0 0.0 24.3 [2]
Deductions [3] (147.2) (180.7) (156.8)
Balance at End of Period 35.0 56.2 68.6
Provision for Doubtful Accounts      
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]      
Balance at Beginning of Period 7.5 9.0 6.0
Charged to Costs and Expenses [1] (2.0) (1.0) (0.2)
Charged to Other Accounts 0.0 0.0 3.2 [2]
Deductions (0.1) [4] (0.5) [4] 0.0
Balance at End of Period 5.4 7.5 9.0
Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance      
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]      
Balance at Beginning of Period 73.2 5.9 10.1
Charged to Costs and Expenses [1] 313.9 67.3 0.4
Charged to Other Accounts 14.0 [5] 0.0 1.4 [2]
Deductions 0.0 0.0 (6.0) [6]
Balance at End of Period $ 401.1 $ 73.2 5.9
Income tax benefit     (1.4)
Other comprehensive income     $ 4.6
[1] Charges for returns and allowances are charges against revenue.
[2] Opening balances due to the acquisition of Starz on December 8, 2016.
[3] Actual returns and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
[4] Uncollectible accounts written off and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
[5] Valuation allowance addition recorded in other comprehensive income and primarily associated with hedging losses.
[6] Valuation allowance reversal, of which $1.4 million was recorded as a tax benefit in the consolidated statement of operations, and $4.6 million was recorded in other comprehensive income. The $4.6 million relates to the gain on Starz investment.