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Investment In Films and Television Programs and Licensed Program Rights (Impairments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Write downs on investments in films and television programs and licensed program rights	$ 1.7	$ 18.5	$ 26.7	$ 19.1
Not included in segment operating results
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Write downs on investments in films and television programs and licensed program rights	0.0	15.4	0.0	15.4
Motion Picture | Reportable Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Write downs on investments in films and television programs and licensed program rights	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.9
Television Production | Reportable Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Write downs on investments in films and television programs and licensed program rights	$ 1.6	$ 2.8	$ 26.6	$ 2.8

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Amount of impairment loss on capitalized cost for film predominantly monetized on its own and film group.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 926
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4C
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120154696&loc=SL120155252-107959

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