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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 15, 2021 USD ($) title installment	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration		$ 123.6	$ 0.0
Goodwill allocated related to sale of Pantaya		$ 69.0
Spyglass Library
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of titles acquired \| title	200
Spyglass
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	18.90%
Spyglass \| Spyglass Library
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of asset acquisition and preferred equity interest	$ 191.4
Cash paid at closing for asset acquisition and preferred equity interest	171.4
Asset acquisition and preferred equity interest, deferred purchase consideration payable	$ 20.0
Asset Acquisition and Equity Method Investment, Number of Annual Installments \| installment	2
Pantaya \| Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity interest sold		75.00%
Cash consideration		$ 123.6
Gain, before income taxes, on sale of Pantaya		44.1
Goodwill allocated related to sale of Pantaya		$ 69.0