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Additional Financial Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Additional Financial Information [Abstract] |
Schedule of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet to the total amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows at December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023. At December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, restricted cash represents primarily amounts related to required cash reserves for interest payments associated with the Production Tax Credit Facility, IP Credit Facility, and Backlog Facility.
|  | December 31, 2023 |  | March 31, 2023
|  | (Amounts in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 283.0 |  |  | $ | 272.1 |
Restricted cash included in other current assets |  | 36.3 |  |  | 27.9 |
Restricted cash included in other non-current assets |  | 13.9 |  |  | 13.0 |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |  | $ | 333.2 |  |  | $ | 313.0 |
Schedule of Other Assets | The composition of the Company’s other assets is as follows as of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023:
| December 31, 2023 |  | March 31, 2023
| (Amounts in millions)
Other current assets |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other | $ | 65.5 |  |  | $ | 43.3 |
Restricted cash | 36.3 |  |  | 27.9 |
Contract assets | 56.8 |  |  | 63.5 |
Tax credits receivable | 273.8 |  |  | 129.5 |
| $ | 432.4 |  |  | $ | 264.2 |
Other non-current assets |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other | $ | 24.7 |  |  | $ | 8.4 |
Restricted cash | 13.9 |  |  | 13.0 |
Accounts receivable | 105.9 |  |  | 37.8 |
Contract assets | 3.3 |  |  | 5.1 |
Tax credits receivable | 312.8 |  |  | 341.7 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets(1) | 365.1 |  |  | 169.0 |
Interest rate swap assets | 34.2 |  |  | 41.1 |
| $ | 859.9 |  |  | $ | 616.1 |
____________ (1)During the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company extended certain of its operating leases and entered into new operating leases. The Company recorded an increase to operating lease right-of-use assets of $211.9 million which is included in "other non-current assets". Additionally, the Company recorded a corresponding decrease to operating lease liability of $1.3 million and a corresponding increase of $213.2 million to "other accrued liabilities" and "other liabilities - non-current", respectively, at December 31, 2023 related to these leases. In addition, in connection with the December 27, 2023 acquisition of eOne, the Company recorded operating lease right-of-use assets of $21.3 million included in "other non-current assets", and a corresponding operating lease liability of $6.9 million and $17.3 million included in "other accrued liabilities" and "other liabilities - non-current", respectively, as of December 31, 2023 (see Note 2).
Summary of Receivables Transferred | The following table sets forth a summary of the receivables transferred under individual agreements or purchases during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| December 31, |  | December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (Amounts in millions)
Carrying value of receivables transferred and derecognized | $ | 305.9 |  |  | $ | 404.5 |  |  | $ | 1,065.9 |  |  | $ | 1,075.3 |
Net cash proceeds received | 300.7 |  |  | 394.5 |  |  | 1,045.6 |  |  | 1,056.5 |
Loss recorded related to transfers of receivables | 5.2 |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | 20.3 |  |  | 18.8 |
The following table sets forth a summary of the receivables transferred under the pooled monetization agreement during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| December 31, |  | December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (Amounts in millions)
Gross cash proceeds received for receivables transferred and derecognized | $ | — |  |  | $ | 57.3 |  |  | $ | 22.2 |  |  | $ | 156.0 |
Less amounts from collections reinvested under revolving agreement | — |  |  | (33.3) |  |  | (9.1) |  |  | (83.3) |
Proceeds from new transfers | — |  |  | 24.0 |  |  | 13.1 |  |  | 72.7 |
Collections not reinvested and remitted or to be remitted | — |  |  | (24.2) |  |  | (13.4) |  |  | (48.0) |
Net cash proceeds received (paid or to be paid)(1) | $ | — |  |  | $ | (0.2) |  |  | $ | (0.3) |  |  | $ | 24.7 |
Carrying value of receivables transferred and derecognized (2) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 57.0 |  |  | $ | 22.1 |  |  | $ | 154.2 |
Obligations recorded | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | 2.1 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |
Loss recorded related to transfers of receivables | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 2.6 |
___________________ (1)During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023, the Company voluntarily repurchased $46.0 million of receivables previously transferred. In addition, during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased $6.5 million and $27.4 million, respectively, of receivables previously transferred, as separately agreed upon with the third-party purchasers, in order to monetize such receivables under the individual monetization program discussed above without being subject to the collateral requirements under the pooled monetization program. (2)Receivables net of unamortized discounts on long-term, non-interest bearing receivables.
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The following table summarizes the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. During the nine months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, there was no income tax expense or benefit reflected in other comprehensive income due to the income tax impact being offset by changes in the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance.
| Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  |  | Net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges |  | Total
| (Amounts in millions)
March 31, 2023 | $ | (21.6) |  |  |  |  | $ | 142.5 |  |  | $ | 120.9 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 1.6 |  |  |  |  | 17.4 |  |  | 19.0 |
Reclassifications to net loss(1) | — |  |  |  |  | (23.5) |  |  | (23.5) |
December 31, 2023 | $ | (20.0) |  |  |  |  | $ | 136.4 |  |  | $ | 116.4 |
March 31, 2022 | $ | (19.7) |  |  |  |  | $ | 49.0 |  |  | $ | 29.3 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (3.4) |  |  |  |  | 92.2 |  |  | 88.8 |
Reclassifications to net loss(1) | — |  |  |  |  | 16.3 |  |  | 16.3 |
December 31, 2022 | $ | (23.1) |  |  |  |  | $ | 157.5 |  |  | $ | 134.4 |
___________________ (1)Represents a loss of $2.5 million included in direct operating expense and a gain of $26.0 million included in interest expense on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations in the nine months ended December 31, 2023 (nine months ended December 31, 2022 - loss of $0.7 million included in direct operating expense and loss of $15.6 million included in interest expense) (see Note 17).

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