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Basis of Presentation (Details)
£ / shares in Units, $ / shares in Units, £ in Thousands, shares in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2019
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 30, 2019
GBP (£)
£ / shares
shares
Mar. 29, 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 30, 2019
USD ($)
$ / shares
Nov. 30, 2019
USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]          
Production financing facility, term of maturity     2 years    
Production financing facility, restricted cash     $ 86,177,000    
Investment in productions and acquired content rights, term of release     10 years    
Shares issued as consideration (in shares) | shares 10,592 10,592      
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes          
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]          
Aggregate principal amount       $ 2,375,000,000 $ 2,375,000,000
eOne          
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]          
Payments to acquire businesses $ 4,635,041,000 £ 2,900,000      
Total consideration for shares outstanding 3,658,345,000        
Cash consideration for extinguishment of debt $ 831,130,000        
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) | (per share)   £ 5.60   $ 7.35  
Unsecured Committed | eOne          
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]          
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares       $ 95.00  
Line of credit, borrowings outstanding       $ 1,000,000,000  
Astley Baker Davies Limited          
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]          
Proportion held     70.00%    
Whizz Kid Entertainment Limited          
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]          
Proportion held     70.00%    
MR Productions Holdings, LLC          
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]          
Proportion held     77.00%    
Renegade Entertainment, LLC          
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]          
Proportion held     65.00%    
Round Room Live, LLC          
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]          
Proportion held     60.00%