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Consolidating Financial Information - Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes (Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2016
Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]      
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities $ 416 $ (111)  
Investing Activities:      
Investment in equity method investees and other (13) (4)  
Distributions from equity method investees 2 0  
Purchase of Starz, net of cash acquired of $73 (see Note 2) (1,057) 0  
Purchase of Pilgrim Media Group, net of cash acquired of $16 (see Note 2) 0 (127)  
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities (1,084) (145)  
Financing Activities:      
Debt - borrowings 3,911 262  
Debt - repayments (2,252) (238)  
Production loans - borrowings 231 510  
Production loans - repayments (623) (241)  
Dividends paid (27) (34)  
Distributions to noncontrolling interest (6) 0  
Exercise of stock options 1 6  
Tax withholding required on equity awards (32) (23)  
Net Cash Flows Provided By Financing Activities 1,203 242  
Net Change In Cash And Cash Equivalents 535 (14)  
Foreign Exchange Effects on Cash 2 (1)  
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning Of Period 58 103 $ 103
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End Of Period 595 88 58
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes      
Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]      
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities 416 (111)  
Investing Activities:      
Investment in equity method investees and other (13) (4)  
Distributions from equity method investees 2    
Purchase of Starz, net of cash acquired of $73 (see Note 2) (1,057)    
Purchase of Pilgrim Media Group, net of cash acquired of $16 (see Note 2)   (127)  
Capital expenditures (16) (14)  
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities (1,084) (145)  
Financing Activities:      
Debt - borrowings 3,911 262  
Debt - repayments (2,252) (238)  
Production loans - borrowings 231 510  
Production loans - repayments (623) (241)  
Dividends paid (27) (34)  
Distributions to noncontrolling interest (6)    
Exercise of stock options 1 6  
Tax withholding required on equity awards (32) (23)  
Net Cash Flows Provided By Financing Activities 1,203 242  
Net Change In Cash And Cash Equivalents 535 (14)  
Foreign Exchange Effects on Cash 2 (1)  
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning Of Period 58 103 103
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End Of Period 595 88 58
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes | Consolidating Adjustments      
Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]      
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities 0 0  
Investing Activities:      
Investment in equity method investees and other 0 0  
Distributions from equity method investees 0    
Purchase of Starz, net of cash acquired of $73 (see Note 2) 0    
Purchase of Pilgrim Media Group, net of cash acquired of $16 (see Note 2)   0  
Capital expenditures 0 0  
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities 0 0  
Financing Activities:      
Debt - borrowings 0 0  
Debt - repayments 0 0  
Production loans - borrowings 0 0  
Production loans - repayments 0 0  
Dividends paid 0 0  
Distributions to noncontrolling interest 0    
Exercise of stock options 0 0  
Tax withholding required on equity awards 0 0  
Net Cash Flows Provided By Financing Activities 0 0  
Net Change In Cash And Cash Equivalents 0 0  
Foreign Exchange Effects on Cash 0 0  
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning Of Period 0 0 0
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End Of Period 0 0 0
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes | Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.      
Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]      
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities (2,542) 25  
Investing Activities:      
Investment in equity method investees and other 0 0  
Distributions from equity method investees 0    
Purchase of Starz, net of cash acquired of $73 (see Note 2) 0    
Purchase of Pilgrim Media Group, net of cash acquired of $16 (see Note 2)   0  
Capital expenditures 0 0  
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities 0 0  
Financing Activities:      
Debt - borrowings 3,911 262  
Debt - repayments (1,311) (238)  
Production loans - borrowings 0 0  
Production loans - repayments 0 0  
Dividends paid (27) (34)  
Distributions to noncontrolling interest 0    
Exercise of stock options 1 6  
Tax withholding required on equity awards (32) (23)  
Net Cash Flows Provided By Financing Activities 2,542 (27)  
Net Change In Cash And Cash Equivalents 0 (2)  
Foreign Exchange Effects on Cash 0 0  
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning Of Period 1 4 4
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End Of Period 1 2 1
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes | Lions Gate Entertainment Inc.      
Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]      
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities 66 18  
Investing Activities:      
Investment in equity method investees and other (1) (1)  
Distributions from equity method investees 0    
Purchase of Starz, net of cash acquired of $73 (see Note 2) 0    
Purchase of Pilgrim Media Group, net of cash acquired of $16 (see Note 2)   0  
Capital expenditures (9) (13)  
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities (10) (14)  
Financing Activities:      
Debt - borrowings 0 0  
Debt - repayments 0 0  
Production loans - borrowings 0 0  
Production loans - repayments 0 0  
Dividends paid 0 0  
Distributions to noncontrolling interest 0    
Exercise of stock options 0 0  
Tax withholding required on equity awards 0 0  
Net Cash Flows Provided By Financing Activities 0 0  
Net Change In Cash And Cash Equivalents 56 4  
Foreign Exchange Effects on Cash 0 0  
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning Of Period 28 47 47
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End Of Period 84 51 28
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes | Non-guarantor Subsidiaries      
Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]      
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities 2,892 (154)  
Investing Activities:      
Investment in equity method investees and other (12) (3)  
Distributions from equity method investees 2    
Purchase of Starz, net of cash acquired of $73 (see Note 2) (1,057)    
Purchase of Pilgrim Media Group, net of cash acquired of $16 (see Note 2)   (127)  
Capital expenditures (7) (1)  
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities (1,074) (131)  
Financing Activities:      
Debt - borrowings 0 0  
Debt - repayments (941) 0  
Production loans - borrowings 231 510  
Production loans - repayments (623) (241)  
Dividends paid 0 0  
Distributions to noncontrolling interest (6)    
Exercise of stock options 0 0  
Tax withholding required on equity awards 0 0  
Net Cash Flows Provided By Financing Activities (1,339) 269  
Net Change In Cash And Cash Equivalents 479 (16)  
Foreign Exchange Effects on Cash 2 (1)  
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning Of Period 29 52 52
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End Of Period $ 510 $ 35 $ 29