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	May 16, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Aug. 30, 2022
Total corporate debt		$ 1,793.5	$ 1,861.3	$ 1,793.5	$ 1,793.5
Debt instrument effective interest rate percentage		6.92%		6.92%	6.92%
Line of credit facility moratorium period					90 days
Production Loans		$ 1,292.2	1,244.8	$ 1,292.2	$ 1,292.2
Accounts receivable		688.6	496.8	688.6	688.6	$ 527.0
Unsecured Debt
Production Loans			205.7
Secured Debt
Production Loans			1,039.1
Production Tax Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Credit facility, maximum principal amount			260.0
Credit facility, available amount			0.0
Collateral			$ 344.2
Production Tax Credit Facility \| SOFR \| Revolving Credit Facility
Effective interest rate (as percent)			6.45%
Production Tax Credit Facility \| SOFR \| Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)			0.10%
Production Tax Credit Facility \| SOFR \| Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)			0.25%
Production Tax Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)			0.50%
Production Tax Credit Facility \| Applicable Margin \| Revolving Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)			1.50%
Other Loans
Credit facility, outstanding amount		112.3		112.3	112.3
Debt instrument, collateral amount		84.5		84.5	84.5
Contracted receivables		47.8		47.8	47.8
Other Loans \| July 2025
Credit facility, outstanding amount		24.1		24.1	24.1
Other Loans \| April 2027
Credit facility, outstanding amount		88.2		$ 88.2	88.2
Other Loans \| SOFR
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)				6.89%
Programming Notes \| Starz Business
Total corporate debt		0.0	$ 67.9	$ 0.0	0.0
Production Loans
Production loans or other loans, weighted average interest rate (as percent)			5.94%
Backlog Facility
Credit facility, maximum principal amount			$ 175.0
Credit facility, outstanding amount			160.2
Backlog Facility \| Secured Debt
Credit facility, outstanding amount		175.0		175.0	175.0
Credit facility, available amount		0.0	$ 0.0	0.0	0.0
Backlog Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt instrument, term			0 years
Backlog Facility \| SOFR
Effective interest rate (as percent)			6.10%
Backlog Facility \| SOFR \| Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)			0.10%
Backlog Facility \| SOFR \| Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)			0.25%
Backlog Facility \| Applicable Margin
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)			1.15%
Backlog Facility \| Applicable Margin \| Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)			1.25%
Backlog Facility \| Applicable Margin \| Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)			1.50%
Distribution Loan Agreement \| Loans Payable
Production loans or other loans, weighted average interest rate (as percent)			6.18%
Loan amount		112.3	$ 113.0	112.3	112.3
Accounts receivable			72.7
Other receivables			65.6
Distribution Agreement Loan One \| Loans Payable
Loan amount			55.1
Distribution Agreement Loan Two \| Loans Payable
Loan amount			57.9
Film Library Facility
Credit facility, maximum principal amount			$ 161.9
Film Library Facility \| SOFR
Effective interest rate (as percent)			7.17%
Film Library Facility \| SOFR \| Minimum
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)			0.11%
Floor on SOFR (as percent)			0.25%
Film Library Facility \| SOFR \| Maximum
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)			0.26%
Film Library Facility \| Base Rate
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)			1.25%
Film Library Facility \| Applicable Margin
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)			2.25%
Film Related Obligations
Total corporate debt		$ 1,949.4		$ 1,949.4	$ 1,949.4	1,951.5
Film Related Obligations \| Production Loans
Long term debt weighted average interest rate		6.96%		6.96%	6.96%
Total corporate debt		$ 1,292.2		$ 1,292.2	$ 1,292.2	1,349.9
Film Related Obligations \| Production Loans \| Secured Portion
Total corporate debt		1,028.9		1,028.9	1,028.9
Film Related Obligations \| Production Loans \| Unsecured Portion
Total corporate debt		263.3		263.3	263.3
Film Related Obligations \| Production Tax Credit Facility
Total corporate debt		260.0		260.0	260.0	231.8
Credit facility, maximum principal amount		260.0		260.0	260.0
Line of credit current Borrowing capacity		0.0		$ 0.0	0.0
Line of credit facility expiration date				Jan. 27, 2025
Tax credit receivable		341.4		$ 341.4	341.4
Film Related Obligations \| Production Tax Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)				0.50%
Debt instrument additional margin percentage				1.50%
Film Related Obligations \| Production Tax Credit Facility \| Secured Portion \| Minimum
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)				0.10%
Film Related Obligations \| Production Tax Credit Facility \| Secured Portion \| Maximum
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)				0.25%
Film Related Obligations \| IP Credit Facility
Total corporate debt		109.9		$ 109.9	109.9	143.8
Credit facility, maximum principal amount		$ 161.9		$ 161.9	$ 161.9
Debt instrument effective interest rate percentage		7.75%		7.75%	7.75%
Line of credit facility expiration date				Jul. 30, 2027
Film Related Obligations \| IP Credit Facility \| SOFR
Debt instrument additional margin percentage		2.25%
Long Term Debt Floor Interest Rate Percentage		0.25%		0.25%	0.25%
Film Related Obligations \| IP Credit Facility \| SOFR \| Minimum
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)		0.11%
Film Related Obligations \| IP Credit Facility \| SOFR \| Maximum
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)		0.26%
Film Related Obligations \| IP Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)		1.25%
Film Related Obligations \| Backlog Facility and Other
Total corporate debt		$ 287.3		$ 287.3	$ 287.3	226.0
Credit facility, maximum principal amount						175.0
Line of credit facility expiration date	May 16, 2025
Line of credit expiration period					2 years
Credit facility, outstanding amount						175.0
Film Related Obligations \| Backlog Facility and Other \| SOFR
Debt instrument additional margin percentage					1.15%
Debt instrument effective interest rate percentage							6.57%
Debt instrument potential additional margin percentage one					1.25%
Debt instrument potential additional margin percentage two					1.50%
Film Related Obligations \| Backlog Facility and Other \| SOFR \| Minimum
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)					0.10%
Film Related Obligations \| Backlog Facility and Other \| SOFR \| Maximum
Basis spread on variable interest rate (as percent)					0.25%
Starz Business of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp
Accounts receivable		$ 52.9	$ 74.2	$ 52.9	$ 52.9	18.0
Starz Business of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp \| Programming Notes \| Starz Business
Total corporate debt						$ 83.6
Starz Business of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp \| Programming Notes
Letters of letters of credit outstanding amount credit			$ 0.0
Starz Business of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp \| Programming Notes \| SOFR
Production loans or other loans, weighted average interest rate (as percent)			7.89%