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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES - Venu Sports and Discovery Family (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 06, 2025	Mar. 31, 2025
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements	$ 55,000,000
Hasbro Inc. \| Discovery Family
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners		40.00%
FuboTV Inc. And FuboTV Media Inc. \| The Walt Disney Company
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Collaborative arrangement, termination fee Payable	130,000,000
FuboTV Inc. And FuboTV Media Inc. \| The Walt Disney Company, Fox Corporation, And Warner Brothers Discovery
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements	220,000,000
FuboTV Inc. And FuboTV Media Inc. \| Unsecured Debt \| The Walt Disney Company
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 145,000,000