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Supplement Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:      
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 3,487,000 $ 12,705,000 $ 9,794,000
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment (805,000) (7,176,000) (10,514,000)
Purchases of intangible assets (1,894,000) (2,738,000) (5,615,000)
Proceeds from sale of publications 0 63,000,000 0
Investments in affiliates 0 0 (2,536,000)
Distributions from affiliates 0 2,570,000 0
Due from affiliates 0 0 0
Other 24,000 9,000 (155,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (2,675,000) 55,665,000 (18,820,000)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:      
Proceeds from revolving credit facility 72,700,000 62,800,000 95,600,000
Repayment to revolving credit facility (72,200,000) (77,100,000) (78,600,000)
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes 7,020,000 12,500,000 0
Senior secured notes repurchases (4,386,000) (56,100,000) (2,325,000)
Capital contribution 0 573,000 0
Costs incurred in restructuring 0 4,315,000 0
Redemption premium payment (192,000) (2,206,000) (201,000)
Debt financing costs (4,360,000) (2,073,000) 0
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders of Olympia (1,150,000) (1,253,000)  
Payments for redemption of Odyssey preferred stock 0 0 (3,961,000)
Due to affiliates 0 0 0
Dividends paid to parent     0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (2,568,000) (67,174,000) 9,509,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (310,000) (774,000) 189,000
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (2,066,000) 422,000 672,000
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 3,452,000 3,030,000 2,358,000
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD 1,386,000 3,452,000 3,030,000
Parent      
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:      
Net cash provided by operating activities (35,061,000) (104,995,000) (52,163,000)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment 0 0 0
Purchases of intangible assets 0 0 0
Proceeds from sale of publications   63,000,000  
Investments in affiliates     0
Distributions from affiliates   0  
Due from affiliates 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities 0 63,000,000 0
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:      
Proceeds from revolving credit facility 72,700,000 62,800,000 95,600,000
Repayment to revolving credit facility (72,200,000) (77,100,000) (78,600,000)
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes 7,020,000    
Senior secured notes repurchases (4,386,000) (56,100,000) (2,325,000)
Redemption premium payment (192,000) (2,206,000) (201,000)
Debt financing costs (4,360,000)    
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders of Olympia 0 0  
Payments for redemption of Odyssey preferred stock     (3,961,000)
Due to affiliates 36,479,000 107,916,000 41,650,000
Dividends paid to parent     0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities 35,061,000 41,995,000 52,163,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 0 0 0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 0 0 0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD 0 0 0
Guarantors      
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:      
Net cash provided by operating activities 38,526,000 116,650,000 59,730,000
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment (805,000) (7,176,000) (10,514,000)
Purchases of intangible assets (1,894,000) (2,738,000) (5,615,000)
Proceeds from sale of publications   0  
Investments in affiliates     (2,536,000)
Distributions from affiliates   2,570,000  
Due from affiliates (36,479,000) (107,916,000) (41,650,000)
Other 24,000 9,000 145,000
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (39,154,000) (115,251,000) (60,170,000)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:      
Proceeds from revolving credit facility 0 0 0
Repayment to revolving credit facility 0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes 0    
Senior secured notes repurchases 0 0 0
Redemption premium payment 0 0 0
Debt financing costs 0    
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders of Olympia 0 0  
Payments for redemption of Odyssey preferred stock     0
Due to affiliates 0 0 0
Dividends paid to parent     0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities 0 0 0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (310,000) (774,000) 189,000
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (938,000) 625,000 (251,000)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 1,040,000 415,000 666,000
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD 102,000 1,040,000 415,000
Non Guarantors      
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:      
Net cash provided by operating activities 22,000 1,050,000 4,087,000
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment 0 0 0
Purchases of intangible assets 0 0 0
Proceeds from sale of publications   0  
Investments in affiliates     0
Distributions from affiliates   0  
Due from affiliates 0 0 0
Other 0 0 (300,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities 0 0 (300,000)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:      
Proceeds from revolving credit facility 0 0 0
Repayment to revolving credit facility 0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes 0    
Senior secured notes repurchases 0 0 0
Redemption premium payment 0 0 0
Debt financing costs 0    
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders of Olympia (1,150,000) (1,253,000)  
Payments for redemption of Odyssey preferred stock     0
Due to affiliates 0 0 0
Dividends paid to parent     (1,860,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (1,150,000) (1,253,000) (2,864,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 0 0 0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (1,128,000) (203,000) 923,000
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 2,412,000 2,615,000 1,692,000
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD 1,284,000 2,412,000 2,615,000
Eliminations      
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:      
Net cash provided by operating activities 0 0 (1,860,000)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment 0 0 0
Purchases of intangible assets 0 0 0
Proceeds from sale of publications   0  
Investments in affiliates     0
Distributions from affiliates   0  
Due from affiliates 36,479,000 107,916,000 41,650,000
Other 0 0 0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities 36,479,000 107,916,000 41,650,000
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:      
Proceeds from revolving credit facility 0 0 0
Repayment to revolving credit facility 0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes 0    
Senior secured notes repurchases 0 0 0
Redemption premium payment 0 0 0
Debt financing costs 0    
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders of Olympia 0 0  
Payments for redemption of Odyssey preferred stock     0
Due to affiliates (36,479,000) (107,916,000) (41,650,000)
Dividends paid to parent     1,860,000
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (36,479,000) (107,916,000) (39,790,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 0 0 0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 0 0 0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $ 0 $ 0 0
Mr. Olympia, LLC      
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:      
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders of Olympia     (1,004,000)
Mr. Olympia, LLC | Parent      
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:      
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders of Olympia     0
Mr. Olympia, LLC | Guarantors      
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:      
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders of Olympia     0
Mr. Olympia, LLC | Non Guarantors      
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:      
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders of Olympia     (1,004,000)
Mr. Olympia, LLC | Eliminations      
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:      
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders of Olympia     $ 0