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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment information is presented in the table below. The Motion Picture and Television Production segments include the results of operations of eOne from the acquisition date of December 27, 2023 (see Note 2).

			Year Ended
			March 31,
			2024						2023						2022
			(Amounts in millions)
Segment revenues
Studio Business:
Motion Picture			$	1,656.3					$	1,323.7					$	1,185.3
Television Production			1,330.1						1,760.1						1,531.0
Total Studio Business			2,986.4						3,083.8						2,716.3
Media Networks			1,576.4						1,546.5						1,536.2
Intersegment eliminations			(545.9)						(775.5)						(648.2)
			$	4,016.9					$	3,854.8					$	3,604.3
Intersegment revenues
Studio Business:
Motion Picture			$	128.2					$	44.2					$	38.0
Television Production			417.7						731.3						610.2
Total Studio Business			545.9						775.5						648.2
Media Networks			—						—						—
			$	545.9					$	775.5					$	648.2
Gross contribution
Studio Business:
Motion Picture			$	433.3					$	386.3					$	356.0
Television Production			204.7						185.3						124.1
Total Studio Business			638.0						571.6						480.1
Media Networks			329.8						203.2						243.2
Intersegment eliminations			(48.9)						(35.7)						(2.7)
			$	918.9					$	739.1					$	720.6
Segment general and administration
Studio Business:
Motion Picture			$	113.9					$	109.8					$	93.1
Television Production			57.9						51.9						40.2
Total Studio Business			171.8						161.7						133.3
Media Networks			93.4						96.4						88.0
			$	265.2					$	258.1					$	221.3
Segment profit
Studio Business:
Motion Picture			$	319.4					$	276.5					$	262.9
Television Production			146.8						133.4						83.9
Total Studio Business			466.2						409.9						346.8
Media Networks			236.4						106.8						155.2
Intersegment eliminations			(48.9)						(35.7)						(2.7)
			$	653.7					$	481.0					$	499.3

Reconciliation Of Total Segment Profit To The Company's Loss Before Income Taxes

The reconciliation of total segment profit to the Company’s loss before income taxes is as follows:

			Year Ended
			March 31,
			2024						2023						2022
			(Amounts in millions)
Company’s total segment profit			$	653.7					$	481.0					$	499.3
Corporate general and administrative expenses(1)			(136.1)						(122.9)						(97.1)
Adjusted depreciation and amortization(2)			(50.1)						(40.2)						(43.0)
Restructuring and other			(508.5)						(411.9)						(16.8)
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment			(663.9)						(1,475.0)						—
COVID-19 related benefit (charges) included in direct operating expense and distribution and marketing expense(3)			1.0						11.6						3.4
Programming and content charges(4)			—						(7.0)						(36.9)
Charges related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine(5)			—						—						(5.9)
Adjusted share-based compensation expense(6)			(81.2)						(97.8)						(100.0)
Purchase accounting and related adjustments(7)			(153.7)						(195.5)						(194.0)
Operating income (loss)			(938.8)						(1,857.7)						9.0
Interest expense			(269.8)						(221.2)						(176.0)
Interest and other income			22.1						6.4						30.8
Other expense			(26.9)						(26.9)						(10.9)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt			19.9						57.4						(28.2)
Gain on investments, net			3.5						44.0						1.3
Equity interests income (loss)			8.7						0.5						(3.0)
Loss before income taxes			$	(1,181.3)					$	(1,997.5)					$	(177.0)

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(1)Corporate general and administrative expenses include certain corporate executive expense (such as salaries and wages for the office of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and other corporate officers), investor relations costs, costs of maintaining corporate facilities, and other unallocated common administrative support functions, including corporate accounting, finance and financial reporting, internal and external audit and tax costs, corporate and other legal support functions, and certain information technology and human resources expense.

(2)Adjusted depreciation and amortization represents depreciation and amortization as presented on our consolidated statements of operations less the depreciation and amortization related to the non-cash fair value adjustments to property and equipment and intangible assets acquired in acquisitions which are included in the purchase accounting and related adjustments line item above, as shown in the table below:

			Year Ended
			March 31,
			2024						2023						2022
			(Amounts in millions)
Depreciation and amortization			$	192.2					$	180.3					$	177.9
Less: Amount included in purchase accounting and related adjustments			(142.1)						(140.1)						(134.9)
Adjusted depreciation and amortization			$	50.1					$	40.2					$	43.0

(3)Amounts represent the incremental costs, if any, included in direct operating expense and distribution and marketing expense resulting from circumstances associated with the COVID-19 global pandemic, net of insurance recoveries. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company has incurred a net benefit in direct operating expense due to insurance recoveries in excess of the incremental costs expensed in the period (see Note 15). These benefits (charges) are excluded from segment operating results.

(4)Programming and content charges represent certain charges included in direct operating expense in the consolidated statements of operations, and excluded from segment operating results (see Note 3 and Note 15 for further information).

(5)Amounts represent charges related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, primarily related to bad debt reserves for accounts receivable from customers in Russia, included in direct operating expense in the consolidated statements of operations, and excluded from segment operating results.

(6)The following table reconciles total share-based compensation expense to adjusted share-based compensation expense:

			Year Ended
			March 31,
			2024						2023						2022
			(Amounts in millions)
Total share-based compensation expense			$	90.6					$	102.0					$	100.0
Less:
Amount included in restructuring and other(i)			(9.4)						(4.2)						—
Adjusted share-based compensation			$	81.2					$	97.8					$	100.0

(i)Represents share-based compensation expense included in restructuring and other expenses reflecting the impact of the acceleration of vesting schedules for equity awards pursuant to certain severance arrangements.

(7)Purchase accounting and related adjustments primarily represent the amortization of non-cash fair value adjustments to certain assets acquired in acquisitions. The following sets forth the amounts included in each line item in the financial statements:

			Year Ended
			March 31,
			2024						2023						2022
			(Amounts in millions)
Purchase accounting and related adjustments:
Direct operating			$	—					$	0.7					$	0.4
General and administrative expense(i)			11.6						54.7						58.7
Depreciation and amortization			142.1						140.1						134.9
			$	153.7					$	195.5					$	194.0

(i)These adjustments include the expense associated with the noncontrolling equity interests in the distributable earnings related to 3 Arts Entertainment, and the non-cash charges for the accretion of the noncontrolling interest discount related to Pilgrim Media Group (through June 2021) and 3 Arts Entertainment (through November 2022), and the amortization of the recoupable portion of the purchase price (through May 2023) related to 3 Arts Entertainment, all of which are accounted for as compensation and are included in general and administrative expense, as presented in the table below. The noncontrolling equity interests in the distributable earnings of 3 Arts Entertainment are reflected as an expense rather than noncontrolling interest in the consolidated statement of operations due to the relationship to continued employment.

			Year Ended
			March 31,
			2024						2023						2022
			(Amounts in millions)
Amortization of recoupable portion of the purchase price			$	1.3					$	7.7					$	7.7
Noncontrolling interest discount amortization			—						13.2						22.7
Noncontrolling equity interest in distributable earnings			10.3						33.8						28.3
			$	11.6					$	54.7					$	58.7

See Note 12 for revenues by media or product line as broken down by segment for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022.

Reconciliation of Segment General and Administration to Consolidated General and Administration

The following table reconciles segment general and administration to the Company’s total consolidated general and administration expense:

			Year Ended
			March 31,
			2024						2023						2022
			(Amounts in millions)
General and administration
Segment general and administrative expenses			$	265.2					$	258.1					$	221.3
Corporate general and administrative expenses			136.1						122.9						97.1
Share-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expense			77.6						95.4						98.3
Purchase accounting and related adjustments			11.6						54.7						58.7
			$	490.5					$	531.1					$	475.4

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

The reconciliation of total segment assets to the Company’s total consolidated assets is as follows:

			March 31, 2024						March 31, 2023
			(Amounts in millions)
Assets
Motion Picture			$	1,851.4					$	1,759.4
Television Production			2,347.8						1,949.1
Media Networks			2,036.7						3,120.8
Other unallocated assets(1)			856.8						596.9
			$	7,092.7					$	7,426.2

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(1)Other unallocated assets primarily consist of cash, other assets and investments.

Acquisition of Investment in Films and Television Programs and Program Rights by Segment

The following table sets forth acquisition of investment in films and television programs and program rights, as broken down by segment for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:

			Year Ended
			March 31,
			2024						2023						2022
			(Amounts in millions)
Acquisition of investment in films and television programs and program rights
Motion Picture			$	416.6					$	483.6					$	465.0
Television Production			712.8						1,082.0						1,287.0
Media Networks			852.8						1,173.0						1,134.6
Intersegment eliminations			(572.9)						(759.4)						(674.9)
			$	1,409.3					$	1,979.2					$	2,211.7

Capital Expenditures By Segment

The following table sets forth capital expenditures, as broken down by segment for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:

			Year Ended
			March 31,
			2024						2023						2022
			(Amounts in millions)
Capital expenditures
Motion Picture			$	—					$	—					$	—
Television Production			0.3						0.3						0.4
Media Networks			24.8						42.5						27.0
Corporate(1)			9.6						6.2						5.7
			$	34.7					$	49.0					$	33.1

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(1)Represents unallocated capital expenditures primarily related to the Company's corporate headquarters.

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas

Revenue by geographic location, based on the location of the customers, with no other foreign country individually comprising greater than 10% of total revenue, is as follows:

			Year Ended
			March 31,
			2024						2023						2022
			(Amounts in millions)
Revenue
Canada			$	76.9					$	63.1					$	56.8
United States			3,140.1						3,129.8						3,016.8
Other foreign			799.9						661.9						530.7
			$	4,016.9					$	3,854.8					$	3,604.3

Long-lived assets by geographic location are as follows:

			March 31, 2024						March 31, 2023
			(Amounts in millions)
Long-lived assets(1)
United States			$	3,063.2					$	3,023.5
Other foreign			176.3						182.9
			$	3,239.5					$	3,206.4

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(1)Long-lived assets represents total assets less the following: current assets, investments, long-term receivables, interest rate swaps, intangible assets, goodwill and deferred tax assets.

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