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Revenue
 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue RevenueThe Company's Motion Picture and Television Production segments generate revenue principally from the licensing of content in domestic theatrical exhibition, home entertainment (e.g., digital media and packaged media), television, and international market places. The Company's Media Networks segment generates revenue primarily from the distribution of the Company's STARZ branded premium subscription video services and, to a lesser extent, other direct-to-consumer content streaming services and other distribution revenue.
Revenue by Segment, Market or Product Line
The table below presents revenues by segment, market or product line for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
December 31,December 31,
2020201920202019
(Amounts in millions)
Revenue by Type:
Motion Picture
Theatrical$1.8 $109.0 $2.1 $316.5 
Home Entertainment
Digital Media123.1 115.5 367.0 312.1 
Packaged Media36.4 75.4 109.8 197.0 
Total Home Entertainment159.5 190.9 476.8 509.1 
Television36.2 74.5 153.9 177.7 
International48.0 96.1 146.0 256.6 
Other4.8 3.4 9.8 17.7 
Total Motion Picture revenues250.3 473.9 788.6 1,277.6 
Television Production
Television119.7 144.2 332.3 526.4 
International26.0 17.4 120.4 113.3 
Home Entertainment
Digital Media58.0 10.0 119.8 47.6 
Packaged Media3.1 0.6 4.9 2.2 
Total Home Entertainment61.1 10.6 124.7 49.8 
Other21.4 17.2 43.6 53.7 
Total Television Production revenues228.2 189.4 621.0 743.2 
Media Networks - Programming Revenues
Domestic(1)
388.5 376.3 1,119.8 1,115.2 
International17.7 6.1 41.9 13.6 
406.2 382.4 1,161.7 1,128.8 
Intersegment eliminations(48.3)(47.2)(176.3)(203.9)
Total revenues$836.4 $998.5 $2,395.0 $2,945.7 
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(1)Media Networks domestic revenues include revenue from the Company's Other Streaming Services product line of $13.2 million and $38.0 million, respectively, in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 (2019 - $8.7 million and $22.8 million, respectively).
Remaining Performance Obligations
Remaining performance obligations represent deferred revenue on the balance sheet plus fixed fee or minimum guarantee contracts where the revenue will be recognized and the cash received in the future (i.e., backlog). Revenues expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied at December 31, 2020 are as follows:
Rest of Year Ending March 31, 2021Year Ending March 31,
20222023ThereafterTotal
(Amounts in millions)
Remaining Performance Obligations$491.8 $694.2 $196.9 $219.6 $1,602.5 
The above table does not include estimates of variable consideration for transactions involving sales or usage-based royalties in exchange for licenses of intellectual property. The revenues included in the above table include all fixed fee contracts regardless of duration.

Revenues of $57.7 million and $217.0 million, respectively, including variable and fixed fee arrangements, were recognized during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020, respectively, from performance obligations satisfied prior to March 31, 2020. These revenues were primarily associated with the distribution of television and theatrical product in electronic sell-through and video-on-demand formats, and to a lesser extent, the distribution of theatrical product in the domestic and international markets related to films initially released in prior periods.

Accounts Receivable, Contract Assets and Deferred Revenue

The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections affects the recognition of accounts receivable, contract assets and deferred revenue. At December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, accounts receivable, contract assets and deferred revenue are as follows.
ItemBalance Sheet LocationDecember 31,
2020		March 31,
2020		Addition (Reduction)
 (Amounts in millions)
Accounts receivable, net - currentAccounts receivable, net$386.4 $522.0 $(135.6)
Accounts receivable, net - non-currentOther assets - non-current49.9 53.6 (3.7)
Contract asset - current
Other assets - current(1)
16.1 18.8 (2.7)
Contract asset - non-current
Other assets - non-current(1)
4.2 10.5 (6.3)
Deferred revenue - currentDeferred revenue - current141.9 116.6 25.3 
Deferred revenue - non-currentDeferred revenue - non-current54.2 61.3 (7.1)
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(1)Included in prepaid expenses and other (see Note 17).

Accounts Receivable. Accounts receivable are presented net of a provision for doubtful accounts. The Company estimates provisions for accounts receivable based on historical experience for the respective risk categories and current and future expected economic conditions. To assess collectibility, the Company analyzes market trends, economic conditions, the aging of receivables and customer specific risks, and records a provision for estimated credit losses expected over the lifetime of the receivables in direct operating expense.

The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations and monitors its credit exposure through active review of customers' financial condition, aging of receivable balances, historical collection trends, and expectations about relevant future events that may significantly affect collectibility. The Company generally does not require collateral for its trade accounts receivable.

Changes in the provision for doubtful accounts consisted of the following:
March 31, 2020
(Benefit) provision for doubtful accounts(1)
Uncollectible accounts written-offDecember 31,
2020
(Amounts in millions)
Trade accounts receivable$9.3 $(0.6)$(0.2)$8.5 
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(1)Represents collections on accounts receivable previously reserved.
Contract Assets. Contract assets relate to the Company’s conditional right to consideration for completed performance under the contract (e.g., unbilled receivables). Amounts relate primarily to contractual payment holdbacks in cases in which the
Company is required to deliver additional episodes or seasons of television content in order to receive payment, complete certain administrative activities, such as guild filings, or allow the Company's customers' audit rights to expire. The change in the balance of contract assets is primarily due to the satisfaction of the condition related to payment holdbacks.

Deferred Revenue. Deferred revenue relates primarily to customer cash advances or deposits received prior to when the Company satisfies the corresponding performance obligation. Revenues of $18.0 million and $76.2 million were recognized during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020, respectively, related to the balance of deferred revenue at March 31, 2020.