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Leases (Balance Sheet Information, Leases) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020
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Operating Leases |  |
Operating leases, right-of-use assets | $ 134.3 | $ 136.9
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List] | us-gaap:OtherAssetsNoncurrent |
Operating leases, lease liabilities (current) | $ 39.5 | 35.3
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List] | us-gaap:AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent |
Operating leases, lease liabilities (non-current) | $ 130.2 | 129.6
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List] | us-gaap:OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent |
Operating leases, lease liabilities | $ 169.7 | 164.9
Finance Leases |  |
Finance leases, right-of-use assets | $ 1.2 | 46.4
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List] | lgfa:PropertyPlantandEquipmentandFinanceLeaseRightofUseAssetafterAccumulatedDepreciationandAmortization |
Finance leases, lease liabilities (current) | $ 1.0 | 3.0
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Finance leases, lease liabilities (non-current) | $ 0.0 | 39.4
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List] | us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations |
Finance lease, lease liabilities | $ 1.0 | $ 42.4
Operating leases, weighted average remaining lease term | 5 years 6 months | 6 years 1 month 6 days
Finance leases, weighted average remaining lease term | 4 months 24 days | 21 years 7 months 6 days
Operating leases, weighted average discount rate, percent | 3.91% | 4.10%
Finance leases, weighted average discount rate, percent | 7.00% | 6.40%

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