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Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Mar. 31, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events On May 11, 2017, pursuant to the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated April 5, 2017 (the “Purchase Agreement”), Lions Gate Films Holdings Company #2, Inc., Viacom and Paramount, each completed the sale to MGM of 100% of their respective equity interests in EPIX, representing, in the aggregate, an 80.91% interest in EPIX. Lions Gate's 31.15% equity interest in EPIX, which it held through Lions Gate Films Holdings Company #2, Inc. represented approximately $397.2 million of the sale, of which $23.4 million was paid to Lions Gate between the signing of the Purchase Agreement and the closing of the sale as a member distribution, and $373.8 million was paid upon closing. Prior to the sale of its 31.15% interest in EPIX, the Company had accounted for such interest as an equity method investment. Based on the estimated carrying value of the Company’s interest in EPIX as of the date of closing and estimated transaction expenses, the Company is estimating a gain before income taxes of approximately $200 million which is expected to be recognized during the quarter ending June 30, 2017. The after-tax gain is estimated to be approximately $125 million. The tax charge on the gain is a non-cash deferred charge for the use of the Company's existing net operating loss carryforwards. The actual amount of the gain will be impacted by the change in carrying value of the investment and final transaction expenses through the date of closing.