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Restructuring and Other - Severance Liability Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3.7 |  | $ 3.7 |  | $ 0.8 |  | $ 3.9 |
Accruals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27.5 |  | 10.8 |  | 2.8 |
Severance payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (11.9) |  | (7.9) |  | (5.9) |
Ending Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.3 |  | 3.7 |  | 0.8 |
Restructuring and Other Severance Liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining severance liability, expected to be paid in next 12 months |  | $ 7.4 |  | $ 7.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount included in restructuring and other |  | 4.6 | $ 0.0 | 4.6 |  | 0.5 |  | 7.7 | [1] | 4.2 | [1] | 0.0 | [1]
Severance liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Other Severance Liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 19.3 |  | 3.7 |  | 3.7 |  |  |  |  |
Accruals |  |  |  | (0.5) |  | 3.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance payments |  |  |  | (11.4) |  | (5.1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance |  | 7.4 | 1.6 | 7.4 |  | 1.6 |  | 19.3 |  | 3.7 |  |  |
Starz Business of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 1.6 |  | 2.2 |  | 2.2 |  | 0.7 |  | 1.8 |
Accruals |  |  |  | 0.4 |  | 1.5 |  | 5.4 |  | 4.2 |  | 1.8 |
Severance payments |  |  |  | (1.2) |  | (1.6) |  | (6.0) |  | (2.7) |  | (2.9) |
Ending Balance |  | $ 0.8 | $ 2.1 | 0.8 |  | 2.1 |  | 1.6 |  | 2.2 |  | 0.7 |
Restructuring and Other Severance Liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount included in restructuring and other | [1] |  |  | $ 0.3 | [2] | $ 0.9 | [2] | $ 1.4 |  | $ 0.0 |  | $ 0.0 |
[1] | 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.
[2] | Represents the impact of the acceleration of vesting schedules for equity awards pursuant to certain severance arrangements.

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