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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio, Shares per denominator

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Debt Instrument Covenant, Minimum Liquidity

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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Basis, Floor

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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Basis, Percent

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Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Annual Limit

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Line of Credit Facility, Principal Payment, Number of Quarterly Installments

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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage as per the 2010 Term Loans Credit Agreement. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. This element is for unclassified presentations; for classified presentations there is a separate and distinct element.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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The amount of the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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NOTES PAYABLE - NARRATIVE (Details)				1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
NOTES PAYABLE - NARRATIVE (Details)	Apr. 29, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) installments	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 17, 2013 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Restricted cash							$ 6,751,000		$ 6,751,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value							29,247,000	$ 36,742,000	18,999,000	$ 50,215,000
Interest Expense							5,130,000	5,035,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs							3,618,000	0
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt							(931,000)	$ 0
Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 53,523,000
Line of Credit Facility, Principal Payment, Number of Quarterly Installments \| installments							28
Class A common stock \| Long-term Debt [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares \| shares	2,700,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value	$ 2,600,000
Class A common stock \| Forward Contracts [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares \| shares	11,800,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value	$ 11,400,000
Debt Service Payment for 2013 and 2010 Credit Agreements
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Restricted Cash Debt Servicing							$ 4,000,000		3,900,000
2013 Prospect Term Loan Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Restricted cash							1,000,000		1,000,000
2013 Term Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Restricted cash							$ 5,800,000		5,800,000
LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate							0.28%
2013 Term Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount	18,600,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount	18,200,000
2013 Prospect Term Loan Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 70,000,000	$ 70,000,000				$ 70,000,000		70,000,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		9.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.50%	2.50%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value							6,000,000		6,500,000
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Annual Limit							1,500,000
2013 Prospect Term Loan Agreement \| Debt Instrument, Prepayment Period - Between Second And Third Anniversary
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Premium		5.00%	5.00%
2013 Prospect Term Loan Agreement \| Debt Instrument, Prepayment Period - Between Third and Fourth Anniversary
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Premium		4.00%	4.00%
2013 Prospect Term Loan Agreement \| Debt Instrument, Prepayment Period - Between Fourth and Fifth Anniversary
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Premium		3.00%	3.00%
2013 Prospect Term Loan Agreement \| Debt Instrument, Prepayment Period - Between Fifth and Sixth Anniversary
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Premium		2.00%	2.00%
2013 Prospect Term Loan Agreement \| Debt Instrument, Prepayment Period - Between Sixth and Seventh Anniversary
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Premium		1.00%	1.00%
2013 Prospect Term Loan Agreement \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Basis, Floor		2.00%	2.00%
Convertible Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 64,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.50%			5.50%
Proceeds from Debt, Net of Issuance Costs	$ 60,900,000
Interest Expense							600,000
Convertible Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	100.00%
Convertible Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	100.00%
Convertible Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| Class A common stock
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio, Denominator	$ 1,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio, Shares per denominator \| shares	824.5723
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price \| $ / shares	$ 1.21
2013 Term Loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 130,000,000	$ 130,000,000				125,087,000		125,087,000
Debt Instrument, Decrease, Assigned		$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount							$ 178,000		$ 196,000
2013 Term Loans \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Basis, Floor		1.00%	1.00%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			2.75%
Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Basis, Percent							0.19%
2013 Term Loans \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.75%
Cinedigm Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity											$ 55,000,000
Cinedigm Revolving loans \| Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity											30,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity							$ 20,100,000
Cinedigm Revolving loans \| Base Rate [Member] \| Loans Payable [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					4.00%
Cinedigm Revolving loans \| Eurodollar [Member] \| Loans Payable [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					5.00%
Cinedigm Term Loans [Member] \| Term Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity											$ 25,000,000
Cinedigm Term Loans [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Loans Payable [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					5.00%
Cinedigm Term Loans [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member] \| Loans Payable [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					6.00%
Base Rate Loans [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					1.00%
Base Rate Loans [Member] \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					0.50%
Amended 2013 Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Covenant, Minimum Liquidity				$ 5,000,000
Amended 2013 Revolving Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Basis, Floor				1.00%
Amended 2013 Revolving Loans [Member] \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				4.00%
Amended 2013 Revolving Loans [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				3.00%
Notes 2013 Due 2018 \| Senior Notes [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						9.00%
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount						$ 5,000,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights \| shares						1,500,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount						$ 1,600,000