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Mergers and Acquisitions (Valuation Model for Lions Gate Replacement Awards) (Details) - Stock Options |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 08, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
Lions Gate Replacement Awards | Equity Issued in Starz Acquisition |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Expected volatility |  | 35.00% |  |  |
Expected dividend yield |  | 0.00% |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Expected dividend yield | [1] |  | 0.00% | 0.80% | 0.80%
Expected option lives (years) | [2] |  | 4 years | 3 years | 1 year
Minimum | Lions Gate Replacement Awards | Equity Issued in Starz Acquisition |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Risk-free interest rate |  | 0.39% |  |  |
Expected option lives (years) |  | 4 days |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Expected dividend yield | [1] |  | 1.80% | 1.80% | 1.00%
Expected option lives (years) | [2] |  | 10 years | 6 years | 6 years
Maximum | Lions Gate Replacement Awards | Equity Issued in Starz Acquisition |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Risk-free interest rate |  | 1.83% |  |  |
Expected option lives (years) |  | 5 years 6 months |  |  |
[1] | The expected dividend yield is estimated by dividing the expected annual dividend by the market price of the Company's stock at the date of grant.
[2] | The expected term of options granted represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding.

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- Definition The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (f)(2)(iii) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (f)(2)(ii) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (f)(2)(iv) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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