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Fair Value Measurements (Carrying Values And Fair Values Of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Apr. 01, 2021
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Other Non-Current Assets | Interest rate swaps, financing element |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financing element of certain hybrid instruments | $ 0.0 | $ 88.1 |
Senior Notes | 5.500% Senior Notes |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Coupon rate | 5.50% |  | 5.50%
Carrying Value |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Backlog Financing Facility and Other, IP Credit Facility and Financing component of interest rate swaps, fair value disclosure | $ 0.0 | 134.0 |
Carrying Value | Term Loans | Term Loan A |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans, fair value disclosure | 434.7 | 631.9 |
Carrying Value | Term Loans | Term Loan B |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans, fair value disclosure | 832.3 | 837.5 |
Carrying Value | Senior Notes | 5.500% Senior Notes |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes, fair value disclosure | 949.8 | 965.8 |
Carrying Value | Production Loans | Production Loans |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans, fair value disclosure | 1,439.7 | 963.7 |
Carrying Value | Secured Debt | Backlog Financing Facility and Other |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Backlog Financing Facility and Other, IP Credit Facility and Financing component of interest rate swaps, fair value disclosure | 316.1 | 0.0 |
Carrying Value | Secured Debt | IP Credit Facility |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Backlog Financing Facility and Other, IP Credit Facility and Financing component of interest rate swaps, fair value disclosure | 158.7 | 120.6 |
Carrying Value | Programming Notes | Programming Notes |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes, fair value disclosure | 21.1 | 96.4 |
Carrying Value | Line of Credit | Production Tax Credit Facility |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Production Tax Credit Facility, fair value disclosure | 232.3 | 221.1 |
Fair Value | Fair Value (Level 2) |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Backlog Financing Facility and Other, IP Credit Facility and Financing component of interest rate swaps, fair value disclosure | 0.0 | 122.9 |
Fair Value | Fair Value (Level 2) | Term Loans | Term Loan A |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans, fair value disclosure | 417.3 | 625.7 |
Fair Value | Fair Value (Level 2) | Term Loans | Term Loan B |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans, fair value disclosure | 805.4 | 828.3 |
Fair Value | Fair Value (Level 2) | Senior Notes | 5.500% Senior Notes |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes, fair value disclosure | 723.7 | 962.5 |
Fair Value | Fair Value (Level 2) | Production Loans | Production Loans |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans, fair value disclosure | 1,444.6 | 966.3 |
Fair Value | Fair Value (Level 2) | Secured Debt | Backlog Financing Facility and Other |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Backlog Financing Facility and Other, IP Credit Facility and Financing component of interest rate swaps, fair value disclosure | 318.4 | 0.0 |
Fair Value | Fair Value (Level 2) | Secured Debt | IP Credit Facility |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Backlog Financing Facility and Other, IP Credit Facility and Financing component of interest rate swaps, fair value disclosure | 161.9 | 123.5 |
Fair Value | Fair Value (Level 2) | Programming Notes | Programming Notes |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes, fair value disclosure | 21.1 | 96.4 |
Fair Value | Fair Value (Level 2) | Line of Credit | Production Tax Credit Facility |  |  |
Fair Value, Carrying Values and Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Production Tax Credit Facility, fair value disclosure | $ 235.0 | $ 224.0 |

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