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Severance and Exit Costs (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Activity in the Severance and Exit Costs Liability
The following provides the activity in the severance and exit costs liability included in "Accounts payable," "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities" and "Other liabilities" within the consolidated balance sheets:
 
March 31,
2017
 
Net
 (Benefit) Expense
 
Cash Payments
and Other
 
December 31,
2017
 
(in millions)
Lease exit costs
$
249

 
$
(12
)
(1) 
$
(68
)
 
$
169

Severance costs
12

 
22

(2) 
(17
)
 
17

Access exit costs
40

 
3

(3) 
(21
)
 
22

 
$
301

 
$
13

 
$
(106
)
 
$
208

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(1)
For the three and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2017, we recognized benefits of $3 million and $12 million (Wireless only), respectively, resulting from the reversal of certain lease exit cost reserves associated with the Clearwire WiMAX network which was shutdown on March 31, 2016.
(2)
For the three and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2017, we recognized costs of $17 million ($16 million Wireless, $1 million Wireline) and $22 million ($19 million Wireless, $3 million Wireline), respectively.
(3)
For the three and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2017, we recognized a benefit of $1 million ($9 million benefit Wireless, $8 million costs Wireline) and costs of $3 million ($8 million benefit Wireless, $11 million costs Wireline), respectively.