Consolidating Financial Information - Senior Secured Second - Priority Notes (Balance Sheet ) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 52,851	$ 86,419	$ 69,578	$ 69,242
Restricted cash	26,496	43,458
Accounts receivable, net	423,117	330,624
Investment in films and television programs, net	802,872	607,757
Property and equipment, net	8,359	9,089
Equity method investments	159,919	150,585
Goodwill	233,201	239,254
Other assets	55,419	46,322
Assets held for sale	0	44,336
Total assets	1,762,234	1,557,844
Senior revolving credit facility	94,500	69,750
Senior secured second-priority notes	431,334	226,331
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	184,000	230,989
Participations and residuals	280,314	297,482
Film obligations and production loans	463,381	326,440
Convertible senior subordinated notes and other financing obligations	71,340	110,973
Deferred revenue	199,446	150,937
Liabilities held for sale	0	17,396
Shareholders' equity (deficiency)	37,919	127,546
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	1,762,234	1,557,844
Senior Secured Notes, Second-Priority
Cash and cash equivalents	52,851	86,419	69,578	69,242
Restricted cash	26,496	43,458
Accounts receivable, net	423,117	330,624
Investment in films and television programs, net	802,872	607,757
Property and equipment, net	8,359	9,089
Equity method investments	159,919	150,585
Goodwill	233,201	239,254
Other assets	55,419	46,322
Assets held for sale		44,336
Subsidiary investments and advances	0	0
Total assets	1,762,234	1,557,844
Senior revolving credit facility	94,500	69,750
Senior secured second-priority notes	431,334	226,331
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	184,000	230,989
Participations and residuals	280,314	297,482
Film obligations and production loans	463,381	326,440
Convertible senior subordinated notes and other financing obligations	71,340	110,973
Deferred revenue	199,446	150,937
Liabilities held for sale		17,396
Shareholders' equity (deficiency)	37,919	127,546
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	1,762,234	1,557,844
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. [Member] | Senior Secured Notes, Second-Priority
Cash and cash equivalents	388	795	1,293	814
Restricted cash	0	13,992
Accounts receivable, net	1,090	494
Investment in films and television programs, net	2	12
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Equity method investments	179	1,123
Goodwill	10,173	10,173
Other assets	195	458
Assets held for sale		0
Subsidiary investments and advances	26,533	102,680
Total assets	38,560	129,727
Senior revolving credit facility	0	0
Senior secured second-priority notes	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	383	1,910
Participations and residuals	186	195
Film obligations and production loans	72	76
Convertible senior subordinated notes and other financing obligations	0	0
Deferred revenue	0	0
Liabilities held for sale		0
Shareholders' equity (deficiency)	37,919	127,546
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	38,560	129,727
Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. [Member] | Senior Secured Notes, Second-Priority
Cash and cash equivalents	39,666	6,451	7,912	3,059
Restricted cash	26,496	29,466
Accounts receivable, net	13,127	4,237
Investment in films and television programs, net	6,391	6,391
Property and equipment, net	7,725	8,292
Equity method investments	14,330	17,052
Goodwill	0	0
Other assets	46,382	34,214
Assets held for sale		0
Subsidiary investments and advances	(30,190)	(171,895)
Total assets	123,927	(65,792)
Senior revolving credit facility	94,500	69,750
Senior secured second-priority notes	431,334	226,331
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	48,383	52,035
Participations and residuals	3,411	11,093
Film obligations and production loans	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes and other financing obligations	67,622	107,255
Deferred revenue	17,831	134
Liabilities held for sale		0
Shareholders' equity (deficiency)	(539,154)	(532,390)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	123,927	(65,792)
Guarantors Subsidiaries [Member] | Senior Secured Notes, Second-Priority
Cash and cash equivalents	2,810	696	1,004	8,152
Restricted cash	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	375,214	292,860
Investment in films and television programs, net	717,346	513,505
Property and equipment, net	126	189
Equity method investments	35,782	17,405
Goodwill	192,830	198,883
Other assets	7,529	10,658
Assets held for sale		0
Subsidiary investments and advances	(72,356)	(28,053)
Total assets	1,259,281	1,006,143
Senior revolving credit facility	0	0
Senior secured second-priority notes	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	110,711	141,715
Participations and residuals	252,872	264,320
Film obligations and production loans	444,083	308,744
Convertible senior subordinated notes and other financing obligations	3,718	3,718
Deferred revenue	177,954	123,696
Liabilities held for sale		0
Shareholders' equity (deficiency)	269,943	163,950
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	1,259,281	1,006,143
Non-guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Senior Secured Notes, Second-Priority
Cash and cash equivalents	9,987	78,477	59,369	57,217
Restricted cash	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	33,686	33,033
Investment in films and television programs, net	81,537	89,137
Property and equipment, net	508	608
Equity method investments	112,256	117,514
Goodwill	30,198	30,198
Other assets	1,313	992
Assets held for sale		44,336
Subsidiary investments and advances	(142,260)	(199,205)
Total assets	127,225	195,090
Senior revolving credit facility	0	0
Senior secured second-priority notes	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	24,485	35,288
Participations and residuals	23,954	21,973
Film obligations and production loans	19,226	17,620
Convertible senior subordinated notes and other financing obligations	0	0
Deferred revenue	4,461	27,107
Liabilities held for sale		17,396
Shareholders' equity (deficiency)	55,099	75,706
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	127,225	195,090
Consolidating Adjustments [Member] | Senior Secured Notes, Second-Priority
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Investment in films and television programs, net	(2,404)	(1,288)
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Equity method investments	(2,628)	(2,509)
Goodwill	0	0
Other assets	0	0
Assets held for sale		0
Subsidiary investments and advances	218,273	296,473
Total assets	213,241	292,676
Senior revolving credit facility	0	0
Senior secured second-priority notes	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	38	41
Participations and residuals	(109)	(99)
Film obligations and production loans	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes and other financing obligations	0	0
Deferred revenue	(800)	0
Liabilities held for sale		0
Shareholders' equity (deficiency)	214,112	292,734
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 213,241	$ 292,676