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Investments in Productions and Investments in Acquired Content Rights
9 Months Ended
Sep. 25, 2022
Other Industries [Abstract]  
Investment in Productions and Investments in Acquired Content Rights Investments in Productions and Investments in Acquired Content RightsInvestments in productions and investments in acquired content rights are predominantly monetized on a title-by-title basis and are recorded within other assets in the Company's consolidated balance sheets, to the extent they are considered recoverable against future revenues. These amounts are being amortized to program cost amortization using a model that reflects the consumption of the asset as it is released through various channels including broadcast licenses, theatrical release and home entertainment. Amounts capitalized are reviewed periodically on an individual title basis and any portion of the unamortized
amount that appears not to be recoverable from future net revenues is expensed as part of program cost amortization during the period the loss becomes evident.

The Company's unamortized investments in productions and investments in acquired content rights consisted of the following at September 25, 2022, September 26, 2021, and December 26, 2021:
September 25, 2022
September 26, 2021December 26, 2021
Investment in Films and Television Programs:
Individual Monetization
Released, net of amortization$486.3 $512.6 $481.7 
Completed and not released1.2 20.1 18.5 
In production176.9 202.1 151.6 
Pre-production109.7 91.9 84.0 
774.1 826.7 735.8 
Film/TV Group Monetization (1)
Released, net of amortization24.5 — 32.2 
In production24.5 — 13.0 
49.0 — 45.2 
Investment in Other Programming
Released, net of amortization12.9 3.9 5.3 
Completed and not released0.3 0.4 0.4 
In production8.4 5.9 12.6 
Pre-production1.5 2.5 1.7 
23.1 12.7 20.0 
Total Program Investments$846.2 $839.4 $801.0 
(1) Due to a monetization strategy change, as of December 26, 2021 the Company began monetizing certain content assets as a Film/TV group.
The Company recorded $365.7 million of program cost amortization related to released programming in the nine months ended September 25, 2022, consisting of the following:
Investment in ProductionInvestment in ContentOtherTotal
Program cost amortization$321.8 $43.9 $— $365.7