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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Prepaid expenses and other current assets are comprised of the following at March 31st (in thousands):
| 2016 | 2015
Direct response advertising costs | $ | 1,847 |  | $ | 2,044 |
Deferred tax assets, net | — |  | 1,689 |
Prepaid insurance | 797 |  | 802 |
Other prepaid expenses | 3,774 |  | 2,920 |
Other receivables | 1,597 |  | 2,946 |
Other current assets | 955 |  | 955 |
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | 8,970 |  | $ | 11,356 |
Schedule of Other Long-Term Assets | Other long-term assets are comprised of the following at March 31st (in thousands):
| 2016 |  | 2015
Management fee receivable (see Note 9) | $ | 2,098 |  |  | $ | 1,894 |
National distributor deposit | 115 |  |  | 839 |
Other | 410 |  |  | 460 |
Total other long-term assets | $ | 2,623 |  |  | $ | 3,193 |
Schedule of Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities | Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities Accrued expenses and other liabilities are comprised of the following at March 31st (in thousands):
| 2016 |  | 2015
Retail display pockets and allowances | $ | 2,419 |  |  | $ | 12,153 |
Personnel related costs | 7,023 |  |  | 8,315 |
Rack costs | 1,054 |  |  | 6,290 |
Production costs | 3,141 |  |  | 5,052 |
Distribution and circulation costs | 2,284 |  |  | 2,966 |
Restructuring costs | 858 |  |  | 4,605 |
Income and other taxes (1) | 685 |  |  | 304 |
Other | 2,683 |  |  | 4,330 |
Total accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ | 20,147 |  |  | $ | 44,015 |
(1) Includes accruals of $0.6 million for contingent liabilities for non-income related taxes at March 31, 2016 and 2015. The Company incurred severance charges related to magazine closures, staff reorganizations and the implementation of certain management action plans for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014 of approximately $3.2 million, $2.1 million and $3.0 million, respectively. At March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had accrued severance charges of $1.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively, included in personnel related costs.
Schedule of Deferred Revenues | Total deferred revenues are comprised of the following at March 31st (in thousands):
| 2016 |  | 2015
Subscriptions | $ | 23,024 |  |  | $ | 25,184 |
Advertising | 918 |  |  | 727 |
Other | 2,668 |  |  | 823 |
Total deferred revenues | $ | 26,610 |  |  | $ | 26,734 |

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