Simon Cowell reportedly made $42 million with Sony Music in 2011

Simon Cowell's venture with Sony Music brought the television impresario $42 million this year, British financial documents revealed.

The Guardian said Saturday the most-recent financial filings from Syco Entertainment showed Cowell earned nearly 27 million pounds ($42 million) in its first year.

Cowell holds 50 percent of Syco. As part of the deal he got back a stake in the television hit "The X Factor" and the "Got Talent" franchise.

The newspaper said Syco lists itself as a non-trading holding company with four entertainment subsidiaries.