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Lions Gate Entertainment Corp./CN – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/20 – ‘XML’

On:  Thursday, 8/6/20, at 4:15pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/20   ·   Accession #:  929351-20-19   ·   File #:  1-14880

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 8/06/20  Lions Gate Entertainment Corp./CN 10-Q        6/30/20  106:12M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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                Section 302                                                      
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                Section 302                                                      
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                Pursuant to Section 906                                          
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16: R3          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets     HTML     37K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
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                Operations                                                       
18: R5          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of      HTML     54K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                      
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                Equity                                                           
20: R7          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of      HTML    118K 
                Cash Flows                                                       
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22: R9          Investment In Films and Television Programs and     HTML     86K 
                Program Rights                                                   
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24: R11         Debt                                                HTML     81K 
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26: R13         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     89K 
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36: R23         Additional Financial Information                    HTML     95K 
37: R24         General (Policies)                                  HTML     71K 
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                Program Rights (Tables)                                          
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                Program Rights (Narrative) (Details)                             
53: R40         Investment In Films and Television Programs and     HTML     55K 
                Program Rights (Investment in Films and Television               
                Programs and Licensed Program Rights) (Details)                  
54: R41         Investment In Films and Television Programs and     HTML     38K 
                Program Rights (Amortization of Investment in                    
                Films and Television Programs and Licensed Program               
                Rights) (Details)                                                
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                Program Rights (Estimated Future Amortization)                   
                (Details)                                                        
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57: R44         Investments (Equity Method Investments Narrative)   HTML     34K 
                (Details)                                                        
58: R45         Investments (Summarized Balance Sheet) (Details)    HTML     50K 
59: R46         Investments (Summarized Statements Of Operations)   HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
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61: R48         Debt (Schedule of Debt) (Details)                   HTML     59K 
62: R49         Debt (Narrative - Senior Credit Facilities)         HTML     77K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Required to be Carried at Fair Value on a                        
                Recurring Basis) (Details)                                       
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                Values Of Assets and Liabilities Not Required to                 
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Noncontrolling Interest) (Details)                               
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                Timing) (Details)                                                
72: R59         Revenue (Contract with Customer, Asset and          HTML     57K 
                Liability) (Details)                                             
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                (Details)                                                        
74: R61         Revenue (Narrative) (Details)                       HTML     33K 
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76: R63         Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Diluted) (Details)     HTML     55K 
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                Issuable) (Details)                                              
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                Issuance) (Details)                                              
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                (Details)                                                        
81: R68         Capital Stock (Share-based Compensation Expense by  HTML     41K 
                Category) (Details)                                              
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                Stock and Restricted Share Unit Activity)                        
                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
84: R71         Restructuring and Other (Severance Liability        HTML     45K 
                Rollforward) (Details)                                           
85: R72         Segment Information (Segment Information)           HTML     60K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R73         Segment Information (Reconciliation Of Total        HTML     77K 
                Segment Profit To The Company's Income (Loss)                    
                Before Income Taxes) (Details)                                   
87: R74         Segment Information (Adjusted Depreciation and      HTML     41K 
                Amortization and COVID-19 Related Costs) (Details)               
88: R75         Segment Information (Adjusted Share-Based           HTML     45K 
                Compensation) (Details)                                          
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                Related Adjustments) (Details)                                   
90: R77         Segment Information (Reconciliation of Segment      HTML     48K 
                General and Administration to Consolidated)                      
                (Details)                                                        
91: R78         Segment Information (Reconciliation of Total        HTML     43K 
                Assets By Segment to Consolidated Assets)                        
                (Details)                                                        
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93: R80         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     76K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
94: R81         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     44K 
                (Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts) (Details)                   
95: R82         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     75K 
                (Interest Rate Swaps) (Details)                                  
96: R83         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     50K 
                (Derivatives Effect on Statement of Operations and               
                Comprehensive Income) (Details)                                  
97: R84         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     61K 
                (Derivatives by Balance Sheet Location) (Details)                
98: R85         Additional Financial Information (Other Assets)     HTML     50K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R86         Additional Financial Information (Accounts          HTML     62K 
                Receivable Monetization) (Details)                               
100: R87         Additional Financial Information (Accumulated       HTML     52K  
                Other Comprehensive Loss) (Details)                              
101: R88         Additional Financial Information (Cash, Cash        HTML     32K  
                Equivalents and Restricted Cash) (Details)                       
102: R89         Additional Financial Information (Non-cash          HTML     32K  
                Investing Activities) (Details)                                  
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