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Film Obligations, Production Loans and Production Tax Credit Facility (Carrying Values) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Film Obligations, Production Loans And Production Tax Credit Facility [Abstract]
Film obligations	$ 214.6	$ 299.3
Production loans	373.5	151.4
Production Tax Credit Facility	120.0	0.0
Total film obligations, production loans and production tax credit facility	708.1	450.7
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(4.6)	(0.1)
Total film obligations, production loans, and production tax credit facility, net	703.5	450.6
Less current portion	(385.0)	(353.7)
Total non-current film obligations, production loans and production tax credit facility	$ 318.5	$ 96.9

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The carrying amount of film obligations, production loans and production tax credit facility, net of debt issuance costs if applicable. For a classified balance sheet, represents the current portion only.

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The total amount of film obligations, production loans and production tax credit facility, before unamortized debt issuance costs, if applicable.

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The total carrying amount of film obligations, production loans, and production tax credit facility, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, if applicable.

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The carrying amount of film obligations, production loans and production tax credit facility, net of debt issuance costs if applicable. For a classified balance sheet, represents the noncurrent portion only.

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The carrying value of film obligations. Film obligations include minimum guarantees, which represent amounts payable for film rights that have been acquired and certain theatrical marketing obligations for amounts received from third parties that are contractually committed for theatrical marketing expenditures associated with specific titles.

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Principal amount of production loans outstanding.

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Amount, before debt issuance costs, of borrowings under the production tax credit facility.

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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(2)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120520924&loc=SL6031897-161870

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=119993939&loc=d3e28555-108399

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