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MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Nov. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2017
Restricted stock units |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense for non-employee awards |  |  | $ 10,351 | $ 7,066 | $ 30,228 | $ 17,862 |
2017 Management Agreement | Restricted stock units | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting requirement for market-based restricted stock |  |  |  |  | 75th |  |
2017 Management Agreement | Restricted stock awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vested (in shares) |  |  | 478,839 |  |  |  |
Forfeited (in shares) |  |  | 46,752 |  |  |  |
Zelnick Media Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consulting expense benefit |  |  | $ 2,435 | $ 2,440 | $ 6,296 | $ 5,113 |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2014 Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual management fee |  | $ 2,970 |  |  |  |  |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2014 Management Agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bonus per fiscal year based on the achievement of certain performance thresholds |  | $ 4,752 |  |  |  |  |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2014 Management Agreement | Time-based restricted units |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 66,122 | 107,551 |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2014 Management Agreement | Market-based restricted units |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 122,370 | 199,038 |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2014 Management Agreement | Performance-based restricted units |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 40,790 | 66,346 |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2014 Management Agreement | New IP |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 20,396 | 33,174 |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2014 Management Agreement | Major IP |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 20,394 | 33,172 |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2014 Management Agreement | Restricted stock units |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 229,282 | 372,935 |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2017 Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual management fee | $ 3,100 |  |  |  |  |  |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2017 Management Agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bonus per fiscal year based on the achievement of certain performance thresholds | $ 7,440 |  |  |  |  |  |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2017 Management Agreement | Market-based restricted stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measurement period |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |
Percentage of grants earned |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Vesting requirement for market-based restricted stock |  |  |  |  | 50th |  |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2017 Management Agreement | Performance-based restricted units |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measurement period |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |
Percentage of grants earned |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2017 Management Agreement | New IP |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of grants earned |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2017 Management Agreement | Major IP |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of grants earned |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Zelnick Media Corporation | 2017 Management Agreement | Restricted stock units |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unvested portion of the shares of restricted stock granted |  |  | 602,217 |  | 602,217 |  | 898,526

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