Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 03, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	DETERMINE, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001090908
Trading Symbol	dtrm
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		11,864,812
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false