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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Disposals and Licenses (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions			4 Months Ended	22 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2024 GBP (£)	Mar. 28, 2024	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Dec. 09, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 13, 2024 USD ($)
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| BringMe
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of assets sold						100.00%
Cash consideration						$ 1.3
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses				$ 0.8
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Goodful and As/Is
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of assets sold					100.00%
Cash consideration					$ 0.5
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses			$ 0.2
Independent Digital News and Media Limited
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
License agreement, term (in years)		5 years
Net sales revenue share (as percent)	25.00%
Independent Digital News and Media Limited \| Minimum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
License fees receivable	£ 0.3		0.3	0.3
Independent Digital News and Media Limited \| Maximum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
License fees receivable	£ 0.5		$ 0.6	$ 0.6