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Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Derivative [Line Items] |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Effect on Statements of Operations And Comprehensive Income | The following table presents the pre-tax effect of the Company's derivatives on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
| Year Ended
| March 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
| (Amounts in millions)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |
Forward exchange contracts |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | 1.1 |  |  | $ | (0.2 | )
Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into direct operating expense | 1.6 |  |  | — |  |  | (1.5 | )
Interest rate swap agreements |  |  |  |  |
Loss recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | (138.6 | ) |  | $ | (71.3 | ) |  | $ | — |
Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into interest expense | (14.3 | ) |  | (7.7 | ) |  | — |
Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |
Forward exchange contracts |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) recognized in direct operating expense | $ | (0.4 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.1 |
Total direct operating expense on consolidated statements of operations | $ | 2,226.1 |  |  | $ | 2,028.2 |  |  | $ | 2,309.6 |
Total interest expense on consolidated statements of operations(1) | $ | 191.3 |  |  | $ | 163.6 |  |  | $ | 137.2 |
________________ (1)Represents interest expense before interest on dissenting shareholders' liability.
Derivative Instruments by Balance Sheet Location | As of March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, the Company had the following amounts recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets related to the Company's use of derivatives:
|  | March 31, 2020
|  | Other Current Assets |  | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities |  | Other Non-Current Liabilities
|  | (Amounts in millions)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward exchange contracts |  | $ | 0.6 |  |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate swap agreements |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 187.9 |
Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward exchange contracts |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | — |
Fair value of derivatives |  | $ | 0.6 |  |  | $ | 0.9 |  |  | $ | 187.9 |
|  | March 31, 2019
|  | Other Current Assets |  | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities |  | Other Non-Current Liabilities
|  | (Amounts in millions)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward exchange contracts |  | $ | 1.5 |  |  | $ | 0.6 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate swap agreements |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 63.6 |
Fair value of derivatives |  | $ | 1.5 |  |  | $ | 0.6 |  |  | 63.6 |
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts |
Derivative [Line Items] |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments Outstanding | As of March 31, 2020, the Company had the following outstanding forward foreign exchange contracts (all outstanding contracts have maturities of less than 16 months from March 31, 2020):
March 31, 2020
Foreign Currency |  | Foreign Currency Amount |  | US Dollar Amount |  | Weighted Average Exchange Rate Per $1 USD
|  | (Amounts in millions) |  | (Amounts in millions) |  |
British Pound Sterling |  |  | £14.4 |  | in exchange for |  | $18.5 |  |  | £0.78
Euro |  |  | €2.1 |  | in exchange for |  | $2.4 |  |  | €0.90
Canadian Dollar |  |  | C$7.3 |  | in exchange for |  | $5.5 |  |  | C$1.32
Australian Dollar |  |  | A$2.2 |  | in exchange for |  | $1.7 |  |  | A$1.25
Interest Rate Swap |
Derivative [Line Items] |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments Outstanding | The major terms of the Company's interest rate swap agreements as of March 31, 2020 are as follows (all related to the Company's LIBOR-based debt, see Note 7 and Note 10):
Effective Date |  | Notional Amount (in millions) |  | Fixed Rate Paid |  | Maturity Date
May 23, 2018 |  | $1,000.0 |  | 2.915% |  | March 24, 2025
June 25, 2018 |  | $200.0 |  | 2.723% |  | March 23, 2025
July 31, 2018 |  | $300.0 |  | 2.885% |  | March 23, 2025
December 24, 2018 |  | $50.0 |  | 2.744% |  | March 23, 2025
December 24, 2018 |  | $100.0 |  | 2.808% |  | March 23, 2025
December 24, 2018 |  | $50.0 |  | 2.728% |  | March 23, 2025

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