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Fair Value Of Financial Instrument Liabilities

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Total Long-Term Debt, Carrying Value

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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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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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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	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 08, 2023
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 4,138		$ 2,838
MSG Networks, LV Sphere, Delayed Draw, 3.5% Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest Payments	19,982	$ 53,289
Loan Principal Repayments	43,305	105
Total debt	784,543		833,286
Total long-term debt, fair value	1,649,333		1,129,783
MSG Networks term loan facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Carrying Value	254,253		303,704
Fair Value	110,428		147,811
MSG Networks term loan facility \| MSG Networks
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest Payments	6,200	36,187
Loan Principal Repayments	$ 43,305	105
2026 LV Sphere Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.39%
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	9,254	0
Loan Principal Repayments	0	0
2022 LV Sphere Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate			8.19%
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	12,574
Loan Principal Repayments	0	0
3.50% Convertible Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest Payments	4,528	4,528
Loan Principal Repayments	0	$ 0
Carrying Value	255,290		254,582
Fair Value	$ 1,268,030		$ 711,097
3.50% Convertible Senior Notes \| Convertible Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.50%	3.50%		3.50%