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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) number | Jun. 30, 2015 number
Changes in goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Ending balance | $ | $ 32,629 |
Broadcasting License Impairment Testing [Member] |  |
Estimates and assumptions used for impairment test [Line Items] |  |
Discount rates | 9.50% | 9.70%
Broadcasting License Impairment Testing [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Estimates and assumptions used for impairment test [Line Items] |  |
Operating profit margin ranges of the markets of the Company | 40.00% | 40.00%
Long-term revenue growth rate ranges of the markets of the Company | 2.00% | 2.00%
Broadcasting License Impairment Testing [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Estimates and assumptions used for impairment test [Line Items] |  |
Operating profit margin ranges of the markets of the Company | 14.00% | 25.00%
Long-term revenue growth rate ranges of the markets of the Company | 1.00% | 1.50%
Goodwill Impairment Testing [Member] |  |
Estimates and assumptions used for impairment test [Line Items] |  |
Discount rates | 9.50% | 9.70%
Goodwill Impairment Testing [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Estimates and assumptions used for impairment test [Line Items] |  |
Long-term revenue growth rate ranges of the markets of the Company | 2.00% | 2.00%
Market approach for step one goodwill analysis [Abstract] |  |
Estimates of market multiples | 8 | 8
Goodwill Impairment Testing [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Estimates and assumptions used for impairment test [Line Items] |  |
Long-term revenue growth rate ranges of the markets of the Company | 1.00% | 1.50%
Market approach for step one goodwill analysis [Abstract] |  |
Estimates of market multiples | 7.5 | 7.5

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