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Acquisitions and Dispositions
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Dispositions Acquisitions and DispositionsSpyglass. 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 the next two years. The Spyglass Library was accounted for as an asset acquisition and is included in investment in film and television programs on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. The preferred equity interest was accounted for as an equity-method investment (see Note 4). 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, subject to certain customary adjustments pursuant to the terms of the agreement. 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 14). The Company recorded a gain before income taxes of approximately $44.1 million, which was 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.