ACQUISITIONS - Schedule of Pro Forma Results of Consolidated Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Pro forma revenue	$ 307,679	$ 318,368	$ 845,739	$ 877,377
Pro forma net income (loss)	$ (24,507)	$ 2,522	$ (55,190)	$ (8,994)
Pro forma income (loss) per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.25)	$ 0.02	$ (0.55)	$ (0.09)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.25)	$ 0.02	$ (0.55)	$ (0.09)
Pro forma shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	98,797	103,706	100,762	103,616
Diluted (in shares)	98,797	104,036	100,762	103,616

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract]

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Pro Forma Weighted Average Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted [Abstract]

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The pro forma basic net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56956515&loc=d3e1392-128463

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