Consolidating Financial Information - Senior Secured Second-Priority Notes (Statement of Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 471,820	$ 261,259
Expenses:
Direct operating	245,818	139,358
Distribution and marketing	178,709	64,746
General and administration	52,344	27,922
Depreciation and amortization	2,105	1,234
Total expenses	478,976	233,260
Operating income (loss)	(7,156)	27,999
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense	27,490	16,335
Interest and other income	(950)	(442)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(8,159)	(531)
Total other expenses (income)	34,699	16,424
Income (loss) before equity interests and income taxes	(41,855)	11,575
Equity interests income (loss)	(145)	(40)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(42,000)	11,535
Income tax provision (benefit)	2,200	1,201
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,921)	74
Net unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts	495	36
Comprehensive income (loss)	(45,626)	10,444
Senior Secured Second-Priority Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	471,820	261,259
Expenses:
Direct operating	245,818	139,358
Distribution and marketing	178,709	64,746
General and administration	52,344	27,922
Depreciation and amortization	2,105	1,234
Total expenses	478,976	233,260
Operating income (loss)	(7,156)	27,999
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense	27,490	16,335
Interest and other income	(950)	(442)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(8,159)	(531)
Total other expenses (income)	34,699	16,424
Income (loss) before equity interests and income taxes	(41,855)	11,575
Equity interests income (loss)	(145)	(40)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(42,000)	11,535
Income tax provision (benefit)	2,200	1,201
Net income (loss)	(44,200)	10,334
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,921)	74
Net unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts	495	36
Comprehensive income (loss)	(45,626)	10,444
Senior Secured Second-Priority Notes [Member] | Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0
Expenses:
Direct operating	0	0
Distribution and marketing	(1)	0
General and administration	370	1,116
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Total expenses	369	1,116
Operating income (loss)	(369)	(1,116)
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense	0	0
Interest and other income	(2)	(39)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0
Total other expenses (income)	(2)	(39)
Income (loss) before equity interests and income taxes	(367)	(1,077)
Equity interests income (loss)	(43,833)	11,364
Income (loss) before income taxes	(44,200)	10,287
Income tax provision (benefit)	0	(47)
Net income (loss)	(44,200)	10,334
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,426)	110
Net unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	(45,626)	10,444
Senior Secured Second-Priority Notes [Member] | Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	399	11,239
Expenses:
Direct operating	634	(85)
Distribution and marketing	529	(94)
General and administration	31,610	11,872
Depreciation and amortization	373	867
Total expenses	33,146	12,560
Operating income (loss)	(32,747)	(1,321)
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense	17,527	14,147
Interest and other income	(841)	(492)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(531)
Total other expenses (income)	16,686	14,186
Income (loss) before equity interests and income taxes	(49,433)	(15,507)
Equity interests income (loss)	3,551	26,509
Income (loss) before income taxes	(45,882)	11,002
Income tax provision (benefit)	357	563
Net income (loss)	(46,239)	10,439
Foreign currency translation adjustments	3,120	(909)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	(43,119)	9,530
Senior Secured Second-Priority Notes [Member] | Guarantors Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	399,037	234,357
Expenses:
Direct operating	214,153	132,226
Distribution and marketing	156,492	52,262
General and administration	16,687	11,439
Depreciation and amortization	83	237
Total expenses	387,415	196,164
Operating income (loss)	11,622	38,193
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense	1,434	2,174
Interest and other income	(233)	(69)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0
Total other expenses (income)	1,201	2,105
Income (loss) before equity interests and income taxes	10,421	36,088
Equity interests income (loss)	6,639	2,938
Income (loss) before income taxes	17,060	39,026
Income tax provision (benefit)	351	617
Net income (loss)	16,709	38,409
Foreign currency translation adjustments	5,807	(973)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts	178	(107)
Comprehensive income (loss)	22,694	37,329
Senior Secured Second-Priority Notes [Member] | Non-guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	104,320	29,727
Expenses:
Direct operating	72,789	12,238
Distribution and marketing	21,689	13,578
General and administration	3,808	3,532
Depreciation and amortization	1,649	130
Total expenses	99,935	29,478
Operating income (loss)	4,385	249
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense	8,770	234
Interest and other income	(115)	(62)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(8,159)	0
Total other expenses (income)	16,814	172
Income (loss) before equity interests and income taxes	(12,429)	77
Equity interests income (loss)	(5,100)	(575)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(17,529)	(498)
Income tax provision (benefit)	1,492	68
Net income (loss)	(19,021)	(566)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(462)	(296)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts	317	143
Comprehensive income (loss)	(19,166)	(719)
Senior Secured Second-Priority Notes [Member] | Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	(31,936)	(14,064)
Expenses:
Direct operating	(41,758)	(5,021)
Distribution and marketing	0	(1,000)
General and administration	(131)	(37)
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Total expenses	(41,889)	(6,058)
Operating income (loss)	9,953	(8,006)
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense	(241)	(220)
Interest and other income	241	220
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0
Total other expenses (income)	0	0
Income (loss) before equity interests and income taxes	9,953	(8,006)
Equity interests income (loss)	38,598	(40,276)
Income (loss) before income taxes	48,551	(48,282)
Income tax provision (benefit)	0	0
Net income (loss)	48,551	(48,282)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(8,960)	2,142
Net unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 39,591	$ (46,140)