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Acquisitions and Dispositions	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Dispositions and Acquisitions	Acquisitions and Dispositions Acquisition Spyglass. On July 15, 2021, the Company purchased approximately 200 feature film titles (the "Spyglass Library") from Spyglass Media Group, LLC ("Spyglass"). The Company also formed a strategic content partnership through an investment of a 18.9% preferred equity interest in Spyglass, and entered into a multiyear first-look television arrangement with Spyglass. The purchase price, including acquisition costs, of the Spyglass Library and preferred equity interest was $191.4 million, of which $171.4 million was paid at closing and $20.0 million will be paid over two annual installments in July 2022 and July 2023. The Spyglass Library was accounted for as an asset acquisition and is included in investment in film and television programs and program rights on our consolidated balance sheet. The preferred equity interest was accounted for as an equity-method investment (see Note 5). Disposition Pantaya. On March 31, 2021, the Company sold its 75% majority interest in Pantaya to Hemisphere Media Group for approximately $123.6 million in cash. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, control of Pantaya transferred to Hemisphere Media Group on March 31, 2021, with the cash consideration transferred on April 1, 2021. The receivable for the cash purchase consideration was included in other current assets as of March 31, 2021. Pantaya was previously reflected in and represented substantially all of "Other Streaming Services" in the Company's Media Networks segment (see Note 16). The Company recorded a gain before income taxes of approximately $44.1 million, which is reflected in the gain on sale of Pantaya line item in the consolidated statement of operations in the year ended March 31, 2021. This gain amount was net of $69.0 million of goodwill allocated from the Media Networks segment as required under the applicable accounting guidance (see Note 6).

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The entire disclosure for business combinations, including leverage buyout transactions (as applicable), and divestitures. This may include a description of a business combination or divestiture (or series of individually immaterial business combinations or divestitures) completed during the period, including background, timing, and assets and liabilities recognized and reclassified or sold. This element does not include fixed asset sales and plant closings.

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