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Revenue (Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019
Contract with Customer, Schedule of Asset and Liability [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net - current		$ 664.2	$ 664.2	$ 647.2
Accounts receivable, net - non-current		148.6	148.6	176.1
Contract asset - current	[1]	16.6	16.6	97.3
Contract asset - non-current	[1]	14.0	14.0	72.1
Deferred revenue - current		117.3	117.3	146.5
Deferred revenue - non-current		67.3	67.3	$ 62.8
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized		$ 32.4	99.8
Accounts receivable, current
Contract with Customer, Schedule of Asset and Liability [Line Items]
Contract with Customer, Asset, Increase (Decrease)			17.0
Accounts receivable, noncurrent
Contract with Customer, Schedule of Asset and Liability [Line Items]
Contract with Customer, Asset, Increase (Decrease)			(27.5)
Other Current Assets
Contract with Customer, Schedule of Asset and Liability [Line Items]
Contract with Customer, Asset, Increase (Decrease)	[1]		(80.7)
Other Non-Current Assets
Contract with Customer, Schedule of Asset and Liability [Line Items]
Contract with Customer, Asset, Increase (Decrease)	[1]		(58.1)
Deferred revenue, current
Contract with Customer, Schedule of Asset and Liability [Line Items]
Contract with Customer, Liability, Increase (Decrease)			(29.2)
Deferred revenue, noncurrent
Contract with Customer, Schedule of Asset and Liability [Line Items]
Contract with Customer, Liability, Increase (Decrease)			$ 4.5
[1] Included in prepaid expenses and other.

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