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Fair Value Measurements (Carrying Values of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to Be Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Apr. 01, 2021
Other Non-Current Assets | Interest Rate Swap, Financing
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 Facility and Other, IP Credit Facility and Financing component of interest rate swaps, fair value disclosure	$ 0.0	134.0
Carrying Value | Term Loan | 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	424.2	631.9
Carrying Value | Term Loan | 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	827.2	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 and Programming Notes, fair value disclosure	776.0	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	1,346.1	963.7
Carrying Value | Secured Debt | Backlog 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 Facility and Other, IP Credit Facility and Financing component of interest rate swaps, fair value disclosure	223.7	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 Facility and Other, IP Credit Facility and Financing component of interest rate swaps, fair value disclosure	140.8	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 and Programming Notes, fair value disclosure	83.6	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	229.4	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 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 Loan | 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	415.4	625.7
Fair Value | Fair Value (Level 2) | Term Loan | 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	817.1	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 and Programming Notes, fair value disclosure	510.0	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	1,349.9	966.3
Fair Value | Fair Value (Level 2) | Secured Debt | Backlog 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 Facility and Other, IP Credit Facility and Financing component of interest rate swaps, fair value disclosure	226.0	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 Facility and Other, IP Credit Facility and Financing component of interest rate swaps, fair value disclosure	143.8	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 and Programming Notes, fair value disclosure	83.6	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	$ 231.8	$ 224.0

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