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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Pre-Tax Income (Loss)

The components of pretax income (loss), net of intercompany eliminations, are as follows:

			Year Ended March 31,
			2024						2023						2022
			(Amounts in millions)
United States			$	(1,389.9)					$	(2,218.6)					$	(359.2)
International			208.6						221.1						182.2
			$	(1,181.3)					$	(1,997.5)					$	(177.0)

Current and Deferred Income Tax Provision (Benefits)

The Company’s current and deferred income tax provision (benefits) are as follows:

			Year Ended March 31,
			2024						2023						2022
Current provision (benefit):			(Amounts in millions)
Federal			$	(62.5)					$	11.9					$	11.0
States			1.7						(0.4)						10.7
International			14.3						15.1						8.4
Total current provision (benefit)			$	(46.5)					$	26.6					$	30.1
Deferred provision (benefit):
Federal			$	(6.6)					$	(7.7)					$	0.9
States			(11.9)						(0.1)						(2.6)
International			—						2.5						—
Total deferred provision (benefit)			(18.5)						(5.3)						(1.7)
Total provision (benefit) for income taxes			$	(65.0)					$	21.3					$	28.4

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

The differences between income taxes expected at U.S. statutory income tax rates and the income tax provision are as set forth below:

			Year Ended March 31,
			2024						2023						2022
			(Amounts in millions)
Income taxes computed at Federal statutory rate			$	(248.1)					$	(419.5)					$	(37.2)
Foreign affiliate dividends			(27.3)						(35.4)						(35.2)
Foreign operations subject to different income tax rates			41.2						48.2						50.0
State income tax			(9.6)						(0.5)						8.1
Nondeductible goodwill impairment			101.9						304.3						—
Remeasurements of originating deferred tax assets and liabilities			(78.3)						13.6						(1.3)
Permanent differences			1.0						2.3						0.8
Nondeductible share based compensation			2.5						2.3						(3.3)
Nondeductible officers compensation			7.7						9.8						5.6
Non-controlling interest in partnerships			18.6						1.8						3.7
Uncertain tax benefits			(70.0)						5.3						3.6
Other			(0.9)						1.9						1.2
Changes in valuation allowance			196.3						87.2						32.4
Total provision for income taxes			$	(65.0)					$	21.3					$	28.4

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The income tax effects of temporary differences between the book value and tax basis of assets and liabilities are as follows:

			March 31, 2024						March 31, 2023
			(Amounts in millions)
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating losses			$	624.4					$	450.4
Foreign tax credits			64.9						73.0
Investment in film and television programs			34.2						67.1
Accrued compensation			54.3						63.2
Operating leases - liabilities			99.0						41.4
Other assets			57.7						22.6
Reserves			22.9						9.0
Interest			201.0						104.6
Total deferred tax assets			1,158.4						831.3
Valuation allowance			(808.3)						(455.7)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance			350.1						375.6
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets			(222.4)						(317.0)
Operating leases - assets			(88.9)						(34.6)
Other			(52.1)						(55.8)
Total deferred tax liabilities			$	(363.4)					$	(407.4)
Net deferred tax liabilities			$	(13.3)					$	(31.8)

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies

The aggregate changes in the Company's gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of interest and penalties, are summarized as follows:

			Amounts in millions
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2021 (liability as of March 31, 2021)			$	68.0
Increases related to current year tax position			—
Increases related to prior year tax positions			2.6
Decreases related to prior year tax positions			—
Settlements			—
Lapse in statute of limitations			(0.4)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2022 (liability as of March 31, 2022)			70.2
Increases related to current year tax position			—
Increases related to prior year tax positions			0.2
Decreases related to prior year tax positions			—
Settlements			(4.3)
Lapse in statute of limitations			(1.2)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2023 (liability as of March 31, 2023)			64.9
Increases related to current year tax position			—
Increases related to prior year tax positions			8.9
Decreases related to prior year tax positions			—
Settlements			(60.7)
Lapse in statute of limitations			(1.0)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2024 (liability as of March 31, 2024)			$	12.1

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