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Debt Instrument, Commitment Pledged, Amount

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Debt Instrument, Face Amount Pledged, Pledge Period

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- Definition

Line of Credit Facility, Minimum Liquidity

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Ownership Threshold to be Recommended for Election to the Board of Directors

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(i)(2))
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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.29)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 30
-Article 5

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34725769&loc=d3e28878-108400

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399

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

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The maximum amount of borrowing capacity under a line of credit that is available as of the balance sheet date for a specific purpose other than for financing goods acquired for inventory or imminent delivery to a customer.

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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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Number of shares issued in lieu of cash for services contributed to the entity. Number of shares includes, but is not limited to, shares issued for services contributed by vendors and founders.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 14, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	May 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership threshold	5.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Strategic Advisor [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock for professional services of third parties (in shares)	155,000
12.75% Loans Due 2019 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	12.75%
Issuance of common stock for professional services of third parties (in shares)	196,000
12.75% Loans Due 2019 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Lead Lender [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock for professional services of third parties (in shares)	210,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Cinedigm Revolving Loans [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 30,000,000.0
Minimum liquidity		$ 5,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Cinedigm Revolving Loans [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 22,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Amended Cinedigm Revolving Loans [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Minimum liquidity	$ 800,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Credit Agreement Amendment Number 4 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Minimum liquidity	800,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Cinedigm Revolving Loans [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Capacity available for operations			$ 2,000,000	$ 6,200,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate face amount	9,000,000.0
Face amount pledged	$ 2,000,000.0
Pledge period (in days)	45 days
Secured Debt [Member] \| 12.75% Loans Due 2019 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt amount, at issuance	$ 2,000,000.0
Interest rate, stated percentage	7.50%
Payment in Kind (PIK) Note [Member] \| 12.75% Loans Due 2019 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	5.25%
Class A common stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)						$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Class A common stock \| 12.75% Loans Due 2019 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of securities called by warrants	200,000
Class A common stock \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 12.75% Loans Due 2019 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001
Chief Executive Officer [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Face amount pledged	$ 500,000