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Impairment cost in motion picture.

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Impairment cost in television production.

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Impairments not included in segment operating results.

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Amount of impairment loss on capitalized cost for film predominantly monetized on its own and film group.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 926
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4C
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-Publisher FASB
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Indicates line item in statement of income or comprehensive income that includes impairment loss on capitalized cost for film predominantly monetized on its own and film group.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Investment in Films and Television Programs - Schedule of Impairments by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Motion Picture					$ 34.6	$ 6.2	$ 1.2
Television Production					8.4	4.6	34.9
Impairments Not Included In Segment Operating Results					12.8	0.0	0.0
Impairment Cost					$ 55.8	$ 10.8	$ 36.1
Write downs on investments in films and television programs	$ 17.8	$ 32.2	$ 18.0	$ 32.4
Film, Monetized on Its Own, and Film Group, Impairment, Statement of Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Total direct operating expense on consolidated statements of operations, Restructuring and other	Total direct operating expense on consolidated statements of operations, Restructuring and other	Total direct operating expense on consolidated statements of operations, Restructuring and other	Total direct operating expense on consolidated statements of operations, Restructuring and other
Reportable Segments \| Motion Picture
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Write downs on investments in films and television programs	$ 18.3	$ 26.8	$ 18.5	$ 27.0
Reportable Segments \| Television Production
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Write downs on investments in films and television programs	0.0	5.4	0.0	5.4
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Write downs on investments in films and television programs	$ (0.5)	$ 0.0	$ (0.5)	$ 0.0