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Investment In Films and Television Programs and Licensed Program Rights (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Investment In Films And Television Programs and Program Rights [Abstract] |
Impairments By Segment | Investment in films and television programs and licensed program rights includes write-downs to fair value, which are included in direct operating expense on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations, and represented the following amounts by segment for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
| (Amounts in millions)
Impairments by segment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Motion Picture | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | 0.9 |
Television Production | 1.6 |  |  | 2.8 |  |  | 26.6 |  |  | 2.8 |
Impairments not included in segment operating results(1) | — |  |  | 15.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 15.4 |
| $ | 1.7 |  |  | $ | 18.5 |  |  | $ | 26.7 |  |  | $ | 19.1 |
________________________ (1)Impairments not included in segment operating results in the three and six months ended September 30, 2020 represent a charge due to changes in performance expectations resulting from circumstances associated with the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Investment in Films and Television Programs and Licensed Program Rights | Total investment in films and television programs and licensed program rights by predominant monetization strategy is as follows:
| September 30, 2021 |  | March 31, 2021
| (Amounts in millions)
Investment in Films and Television Programs: |  |  |
Individual Monetization |  |  |
Released, net of accumulated amortization | $ | 516.5 |  |  | $ | 414.7 |
Completed and not released | 24.0 |  |  | 60.3 |
In progress | 743.1 |  |  | 418.7 |
In development | 97.8 |  |  | 92.9 |
| 1,381.4 |  |  | 986.6 |
Film Group Monetization |  |  |
Released, net of accumulated amortization | 403.5 |  |  | 200.4 |
Completed and not released | — |  |  | — |
In progress | 581.1 |  |  | 497.1 |
In development | 22.9 |  |  | 28.2 |
| 1,007.5 |  |  | 725.7 |
Licensed program rights, net of accumulated amortization | 399.2 |  |  | 510.4 |
Investment in films and television programs and licensed program rights, net | $ | 2,788.1 |  |  | $ | 2,222.7 |
Amortization of Investment in Films and Television Programs and Licensed Program Rights | Amortization of investment in film and television programs and licensed program rights by predominant monetization strategy is as follows for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, and was included in direct operating expense in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations:
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
| (Amounts in millions)
Amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Individual monetization | $ | 183.7 |  |  | $ | 106.3 |  |  | $ | 419.5 |  |  | $ | 228.8 |
Film group monetization | 88.6 |  |  | 66.4 |  |  | 120.7 |  |  | 114.6 |
Licensed program rights | 86.7 |  |  | 77.5 |  |  | 189.9 |  |  | 188.0 |
| $ | 359.0 |  |  | $ | 250.2 |  |  | $ | 730.1 |  |  | $ | 531.4 |

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