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Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Useful Lives and Depreciation Methods of Property and Equipment | Depreciation is provided for on a straight line basis over the following useful lives:
Distribution equipment |  | 3 — 7 years
Computer equipment and software |  | 3 — 5 years
Furniture and equipment |  | 5 — 7 years
Leasehold improvements |  | Lease term or the useful life, whichever is shorter
Land |  | Not depreciated
Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share | Basic net loss per share is calculated based on the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Basic and diluted net loss per share for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 is presented below:
|  | Year Ended March 31,
|  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
|  | (Amounts in millions, except per share amounts)
Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share: |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss attributable to Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. shareholders |  | $ | (1,102.9) |  |  | $ | (2,010.2) |  |  | $ | (188.2) |
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interest |  | (11.9) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net loss attributable to Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. shareholders after accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interest |  | $ | (1,114.8) |  |  | $ | (2,010.2) |  |  | $ | (188.2) |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average common shares outstanding |  | 233.6 |  |  | 227.9 |  |  | 224.1 |
Basic and diluted net loss per common share |  | $ | (4.77) |  |  | $ | (8.82) |  |  | $ | (0.84) |
Anti-dilutive Shares Issuable | Additionally, for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the outstanding common shares issuable presented below were excluded from diluted net loss per common share because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect regardless of net income or loss in the period.
| Year Ended
| March 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (Amounts in millions)
Anti-dilutive shares issuable |  |  |  |  |
Share purchase options | 17.1 |  |  | 23.0 |  |  | 16.0 |
Restricted share units | 1.9 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 0.4 |
Other issuable shares | 4.2 |  |  | 3.5 |  |  | 2.2 |
Total weighted average anti-dilutive shares issuable excluded from diluted net loss per common share | 23.2 |  |  | 28.7 |  |  | 18.6 |

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