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Fair Value Of Financial Instrument Liabilities

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Total Long-Term Debt, Carrying Value

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Total Long-Term Debt, Fair Value

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to interest.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The cash outflow for the settlement of obligation drawn from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Credit Facilities and Convertible Notes - Schedule of Interest, Carrying Value, and Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 08, 2023
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 4,396		$ 2,838
MSG Networks, LV Sphere, Delayed Draw, 3.5% Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest Payments	8,191	$ 24,816
Loan Principal Repayments	15,468	25,000
Total debt	814,786		833,286
Total long-term debt, fair value	1,280,574		1,129,783
MSG Networks term loan facility \| Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Carrying Value	284,852		303,704
Fair Value	137,013		147,811
MSG Networks term loan facility \| MSG Networks
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest Payments	3,383	18,559
Loan Principal Repayments	15,468	25,000
2026 LV Sphere Term Loan Facility \| Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Carrying Value	275,000		0
Fair Value	270,875		$ 0
2026 LV Sphere Term Loan Facility \| LV Sphere
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest Payments	4,808	0
Loan Principal Repayments	0	0
2022 LV Sphere Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate			8.19%
2022 LV Sphere Term Loan Facility \| Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0		$ 275,000
Fair Value	0		270,875
2022 LV Sphere Term Loan Facility \| LV Sphere
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest Payments	0	6,257
Loan Principal Repayments	0	0
3.50% Convertible Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest Payments	0	0
Loan Principal Repayments	$ 0	$ 0
3.50% Convertible Senior Notes \| Convertible Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.50%			3.50%
3.50% Convertible Senior Notes \| Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 254,934		254,582
Fair Value	$ 872,686		$ 711,097