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Income Taxes - Summary Of Income Tax Effects Of Temporary Differences Between The Book Value And Tax Basis Of Assets And Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023
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Deferred tax assets: |  |
Net operating losses | $ 241.9 | $ 94.1
Foreign tax credits | 0.0 | 7.2
Intangible assets | 9.5 | 0.0
Accrued compensation | 42.9 | 50.7
Operating leases- liabilities | 83.5 | 24.4
Other assets | 50.7 | 14.5
Reserves | 21.1 | 8.0
Interest | 68.0 | 21.8
Total deferred tax assets | 517.6 | 220.7
Valuation allowance | (341.6) | (152.2)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 176.0 | 68.5
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Intangible assets | 0.0 | (8.0)
Investment in film and television programs | (56.9) | (3.6)
Unrealized gains on derivative contracts | (32.9) | (33.5)
Operating leases - assets | (78.2) | (21.9)
Other | (21.7) | (19.6)
Total deferred tax liabilities | (189.7) | (86.6)
Net deferred tax liabilities | (13.7) | (18.1)
Starz Business of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Net operating losses | 207.6 | 188.2
Foreign tax credits | 8.3 | 6.4
Programming content | 92.8 | 68.5
Accrued compensation | 11.7 | 11.3
Operating leases- liabilities | 15.5 | 17.2
Other assets | 7.7 | 9.3
Fixed assets | 4.5 | 0.9
Reserves | 1.8 | 1.3
Interest | 23.4 | 13.3
Total deferred tax assets | 373.3 | 316.4
Valuation allowance | (141.3) | (92.2)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 232.0 | 224.2
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Intangible assets | (229.2) | (304.7)
Operating leases - assets | (10.7) | (12.6)
Other | (3.1) | (4.1)
Total deferred tax liabilities | (243.0) | (321.4)
Net deferred tax liabilities | $ (11.0) | $ (97.2)

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