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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 1,256.1 |  | $ 752.3 |  | $ 639.5 |  | $ 553.6 |  | $ 791.2 |  | $ 670.5 |  | $ 476.8 |  | $ 408.9 |  | $ 3,201.5 | $ 2,347.4 | $ 2,399.6
Operating income (loss) | 71.3 |  | (7.4) |  | (58.2) |  | (22.0) |  | (20.2) |  | (9.7) |  | (39.3) |  | 44.2 |  | (16.3) | (25.0) | 222.2
Net income (loss) | 61.5 | [1],[2],[3] | (30.5) | [1],[2],[3] | (17.3) | [1],[2],[3] | 0.8 | [1],[2],[3] | 11.5 | [4] | 32.6 | [4] | (42.1) | [4] | 40.7 | [4] | 14.5 | 42.7 | 181.8
Net income (loss) attributable to Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. shareholders | $ 61.6 |  | $ (30.6) |  | $ (17.5) |  | $ 1.3 |  | $ 10.9 | [4] | $ 40.7 | [4] | $ (42.1) | [4] | $ 40.7 | [4] | $ 14.8 | $ 50.2 | $ 181.8
Per share information attributable to Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. shareholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic income (loss) per share (in usd per share) | $ 0.30 |  | $ (0.19) |  | $ (0.12) |  | $ 0.01 |  | $ 0.34 |  | $ 0.27 |  | $ (0.28) |  | $ 0.28 |  | $ 0.09 | $ 0.34 | $ 1.31
Diluted income (loss) per share (in usd per share) | $ 0.28 |  | $ (0.19) |  | $ (0.12) |  | $ 0.01 |  | $ 0.33 |  | $ 0.26 |  | $ (0.28) |  | $ 0.26 |  | $ 0.09 | $ 0.33 | $ 1.23
Gain on Starz investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20.4 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share information attributable to Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. shareholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and other items, net of tax | $ 11.9 |  | $ 42.5 |  | $ 6.8 |  | $ 4.9 |  | $ 1.5 |  | $ 11.7 |  | $ 2.7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net of tax | $ 5.8 |  | 23.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on Starz investment |  |  | $ 20.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Lions Gate Entertainment Corp shareholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share information attributable to Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. shareholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and other items, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | During the first, second, third and fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, net income included restructuring and other items, net of tax, of $4.9 million, $6.8 million, $42.5 million, and $11.9 million, respectively (see Note 15).
[2] | During the third and fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, net income included a loss on extinguishment of debt, net of tax, of $23.4 million and $5.8 million, respectively (see Note 8).
[3] | During the third quarter of fiscal 2017, net income included a gain on Starz investment of $20.4 million (see Note 6 ).
[4] | During the second, third and fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, net income included restructuring and other items, net of tax, of $2.7 million, $11.7 million, and $1.5 million, respectively (see Note 15). For the third quarter of fiscal 2016, net income attributable to Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. shareholders included restructuring and other items, net of tax, of $4.0 million.

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