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Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments Outstanding

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had the following outstanding forward foreign exchange contracts (all outstanding contracts have maturities of less than 25 months from March 31, 2024):

March 31, 2024

Foreign Currency

Foreign Currency Amount

US Dollar Amount

Weighted Average Exchange Rate Per $1 USD

(Amounts in millions)

(Amounts in millions)

British Pound Sterling

0.5

GBP

in exchange for

$0.6

0.79

GBP

Czech Koruna

180.0

CZK

in exchange for

$7.7

23.29

CZK

Euro

0.6

EUR

in exchange for

$0.5

0.91

EUR

Canadian Dollar

21.4

CAD

in exchange for

$15.9

1.34

CAD

Mexican Peso

56.7

MXN

in exchange for

$3.0

18.95

MXN

Hungarian Forint

1,450.0

HUF

in exchange for

$4.0

360.17

HUF

New Zealand Dollar

$73.9

NZD

in exchange for

$45.3

1.64

NZD

Designated Cash Flow Hedges. As of March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, the Company had the following pay-fixed interest rate swaps, which have been designated as cash flow hedges outstanding (all related to the Company's SOFR-based debt, see Note 7 and Note 8):

Effective Date						Notional Amount						Fixed Rate Paid						Maturity Date
						(in millions)
May 23, 2018						$300.0						2.915%						March 24, 2025
May 23, 2018						$700.0						2.915%						March 24, 2025			(1)
June 25, 2018						$200.0						2.723%						March 23, 2025			(1)
July 31, 2018						$300.0						2.885%						March 23, 2025			(1)
December 24, 2018						$50.0						2.744%						March 23, 2025			(1)
December 24, 2018						$100.0						2.808%						March 23, 2025			(1)
December 24, 2018						$50.0						2.728%						March 23, 2025			(1)
Total						$1,700.0

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(1)Represents the re-designated swaps as described in the May 2022 Transactions section below that were previously not designated cash flow hedges at March 31, 2022.

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, 2024, 2023 and 2022:

			Year Ended
			March 31,
			2024						2023						2022
			(Amounts in millions)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Forward exchange contracts
Gain (loss) recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			$	(5.8)					$	1.7					$	1.7
Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into direct operating expense			(0.3)						(0.3)						(0.2)
Interest rate swaps
Gain recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			$	36.3					$	81.1					$	66.5
Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into interest expense			41.8						1.4						(15.0)
Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swaps
Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into interest expense			$	(7.2)					$	(11.8)					$	(33.8)
Total direct operating expense on consolidated statements of operations			$	2,189.2					$	2,312.5					$	2,064.2
Total interest expense on consolidated statements of operations			$	269.8					$	221.2					$	176.0

Derivative Instruments by Balance Sheet Location

As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had the following amounts recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets related to the Company's use of derivatives:

						March 31, 2024
						Other Current Assets						Other Non-Current Assets						Other Accrued Liabilities
						(Amounts in millions)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Forward exchange contracts						$	—					$	—					$	2.8
Interest rate swaps						35.6						—						—
Fair value of derivatives						$	35.6					$	—					$	2.8

						March 31, 2023
						Other Current Assets						Other Non-Current Assets						Other Accrued Liabilities
						(Amounts in millions)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Forward exchange contracts						$	2.9					$	—					$	0.1
Interest rate swaps						—						41.1						—
Fair value of derivatives						$	2.9					$	41.1					$	0.1

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