Commitments and Contingencies - Contractual Obligations And Off Balance Sheet Arrangements (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2023	$ 711,600
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2024	332,363
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2025	255,754
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2026	251,472
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2027	258,633
Thereafter	2,088,459
Total Commitments and Contractual Obligations	3,898,281
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid	736,961
MSG Networks
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2023	279,604
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2024	258,551
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2025	250,551
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2026	251,329
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2027	258,633
Thereafter	2,088,459
Total Commitments and Contractual Obligations	3,327,527
Entertainment
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2023	429,346
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2024	72,920
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2025	4,272
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2026	0
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2027	0
Thereafter	0
Other
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2023	2,650
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2024	892
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2025	931
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2026	143
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2027	0
Thereafter	0
Total Commitments and Contractual Obligations	4,616
Operating and Broadcast Rights \| MSG Networks
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2023	254,549
Purchase Commitment \| MSG Networks
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2023	15,414
Total Commitments and Contractual Obligations	27,779
Employment Contracts \| MSG Networks
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2023	2,787
Total Commitments and Contractual Obligations	5,612
Other Commitments \| MSG Networks
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2023	6,854
Total Commitments and Contractual Obligations	26,209
Off Balance Sheet [Member] \| Letter of Credit \| Tao Group Hospitality
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Total Commitments and Contractual Obligations	750
Off Balance Sheet [Member] \| Software \| Tao Group Hospitality
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Total Commitments and Contractual Obligations	3,866
Commitments \| Debt Repayments \| MSG Networks
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Total Commitments and Contractual Obligations	3,387,127
Commitments \| Debt Repayments \| Entertainment
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Total Commitments and Contractual Obligations	506,538
MSG Sphere \| Off Balance Sheet [Member] \| Letter of Credit \| Entertainment
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Total Commitments and Contractual Obligations	7,497
MSG Sphere \| Off Balance Sheet [Member] \| Construction Contracts \| Entertainment
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Total Commitments and Contractual Obligations	480,000
MSG Sphere \| Off Balance Sheet [Member] \| Other Capital Expenditures, Equipment Purchases, And Services Agreements \| Entertainment
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Total Commitments and Contractual Obligations	4,250
MSG Sphere \| Off Balance Sheet [Member] \| Marketing Partnership And Other Entertainment IT Commitments \| Entertainment
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Total Commitments and Contractual Obligations	$ 14,791

Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128292326&loc=SL77918701-209980

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