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Revenue (Disaggregation of Revenue) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 944.3 | $ 998.5 | $ 983.5 | $ 963.6 | $ 913.7 | $ 933.2 | $ 901.0 | $ 932.7 | $ 3,890.0 | $ 3,680.5 | $ 4,129.1
Operating segments | Motion Picture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,670.9 | 1,464.4 | 1,822.1
Operating segments | Motion Picture | Theatrical |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 355.6 | 215.8 | 281.4
Operating segments | Motion Picture | Digital Media |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 447.9 | 334.7 | 373.7
Operating segments | Motion Picture | Packaged Media |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 256.9 | 257.5 | 400.3
Operating segments | Motion Picture | Home Entertainment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 704.8 | 592.2 | 774.0
Operating segments | Motion Picture | Television |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 247.1 | 274.4 | 278.5
Operating segments | Motion Picture | International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 341.0 | 341.1 | 456.7
Operating segments | Motion Picture | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22.4 | 40.9 | 31.5
Operating segments | Television Production |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,001.3 | 920.9 | 1,033.2
Operating segments | Television Production | Digital Media |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57.4 | 66.9 | 96.3
Operating segments | Television Production | Packaged Media |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.4 | 7.6 | 11.2
Operating segments | Television Production | Home Entertainment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.8 | 74.5 | 107.5
Operating segments | Television Production | International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 152.7 | 136.0 | 179.6
Operating segments | Television Production | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72.1 | 54.6 | 1.6
Operating segments | Television Production | Television |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 715.7 | 655.8 | 744.5
Operating segments | Media Networks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,486.8 | 1,461.0 | 1,411.2
Operating segments | Media Networks | Programming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,486.8 | 1,461.0 | 1,411.2
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (269.0) | (165.8) | (137.4)
Intersegment Eliminations | Motion Picture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17.7) | (10.9) | (10.7)
Intersegment Eliminations | Television Production |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (248.9) | (154.8) | (126.4)
Intersegment Eliminations | Media Networks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2.4) | (0.1) | (0.3)
International | Operating segments | Media Networks | Programming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22.9 | 2.1 | 0.0
Domestic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,321.9 | 3,124.6 | 3,383.0
Domestic | Operating segments | Media Networks | Programming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,463.9 | 1,458.9 | 1,411.2
Domestic | Operating segments | Media Networks | Other Streaming Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 33.8 | $ 18.0 | $ 7.1

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