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Film Obligations (Components) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021
Film Obligations [Abstract]
Program rights and other film obligations	$ 203.5	$ 214.6
Production loans	474.6	373.5
Production tax credit facility	184.5	120.0
Total film obligations	862.6	708.1
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(4.2)	(4.6)
Total film obligations, net	858.4	703.5
Less current portion	(349.1)	(385.0)
Total non-current film obligations	$ 509.3	$ 318.5

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Film Obligations

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The carrying amount of program rights and other 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 program rights and other 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 program rights and other 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 program rights and other 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 program rights and other film obligations. Program rights and other 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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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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