NOTES PAYABLE - NARRATIVE (Details)				1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 17, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) installments shares	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		4.00%
Restricted cash						$ 8,983,000					$ 8,983,000
Payments of debt issuance costs						914,000	$ 3,618,000
Gains (loss) on extinguishment of debt						0	(931,000)
Long Term Portion						155,897,000					106,176,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 53,523,000
Number of quarterly payments | installments						28
Recourse Notes Payable
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long term portion gross						$ 84,341,000					26,006,000
Long Term Portion						81,440,000					22,938,000
Debt Service Payment for 2013 and 2010 Credit Agreements
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Restricted cash debt servicing						5,600,000					6,100,000
Prospect Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Restricted cash debt servicing						7,600,000					8,700,000
Restricted cash						1,000,000	1,000,000
2013 Term Loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Restricted cash						$ 5,800,000	5,800,000
LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						0.65%
Prospect Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face amount			$ 70,000,000			$ 70,000,000					70,000,000
Basis spread on variable rate			9.00%
Debt interest rate, stated rate			2.50%
Guarantor maximum exposure annual limit						1,500,000
Long Term Portion						65,990,000					66,543,000
Prospect Loan | Debt Instrument, Prepayment Period - Between Second And Third Anniversary
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Prepayment premium			5.00%
Prospect Loan | Debt Instrument, Prepayment Period - Between Third and Fourth Anniversary
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Prepayment premium			4.00%
Prospect Loan | Debt Instrument, Prepayment Period - Between Fourth and Fifth Anniversary
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Prepayment premium			3.00%
Prospect Loan | Debt Instrument, Prepayment Period - Between Fifth and Sixth Anniversary
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Prepayment premium			2.00%
Prospect Loan | Debt Instrument, Prepayment Period - Between Sixth and Seventh Anniversary
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Prepayment premium			1.00%
Prospect Loan | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt variable rate basis floor			2.00%
Convertible Notes | Convertible Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face amount	$ 64,000,000
Debt interest rate, stated rate	5.50%
Debt conversion ratio	$ 1,000
Debt conversion ratio	82.45723
Debt conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 12.10
Debt repurchase price percentage	100.00%
Debt redemption price percentage	100.00%
Proceeds from issuance of unsecured debt	$ 60,900,000
Treasury stock, shares acquired (shares) | shares	272,100
Treasury stock acquired	$ 2,700,000
Interest expense						900,000	$ 600,000
2013 Term Loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face amount			$ 130,000,000			125,087,000					125,087,000
Debt decrease assigned			$ 5,000,000
Long Term Portion						3,106,000					9,738,000
Discount on debt instrument						$ 125,000					118,000
2013 Term Loans | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt variable rate basis floor			1.00%
Basis spread on variable rate			2.75%
Debt variable rate basis						0.47%
2013 Term Loans | Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.75%
Cinedigm Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 55,000,000
Cinedigm Credit Agreement | Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	18,600,000
Debt repurchased face amount	18,200,000
Cinedigm Credit Agreement | Eurodollar
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		4.00%
Cinedigm Credit Agreement | Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Variable rate basis percentage of nation's largest banks		75.00%
Cinedigm Revolving Loans | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 30,000,000
Cinedigm Revolving Loans | Recourse Notes Payable
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long term portion gross						$ 16,183,000					21,927,000
Cinedigm Revolving Loans | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						2,232,000				$ 22,000,000.0	30,000,000.0
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity						0
Line of credit minimum liquidity				$ 5,000,000.0
Cinedigm Revolving Loans | LIBOR | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt variable rate basis floor				1.00%
Cinedigm Revolving Loans | Base Rate | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				3.00%
Debt variable rate basis		6.25%
Basis spread on variable rate minimum				1.00%
Cinedigm Revolving Loans | Eurodollar | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				4.00%
Debt variable rate basis		1.00%
Cinedigm Term Loans | Term Loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 25,000,000
Cinedigm Term Loans | Recourse Notes Payable
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long term portion gross						0					0
Cinedigm Term Loans | Base Rate | Term Loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		5.00%
Cinedigm Term Loans | Eurodollar | Term Loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		6.00%
2013 Notes | Recourse Notes Payable
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long term portion gross						$ 4,158,000					$ 4,079,000
2013 Notes | Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt interest rate, stated rate					9.00%
Debt conversion original debt amount					$ 5,000,000
Discount on debt instrument					$ 1,600,000
Number of securities called by warrants | shares					150,000
Forward Stock Purchase Transaction | Convertible Notes | Convertible Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Treasury stock, shares acquired (shares) | shares						1,179,138.4
Treasury stock acquired	$ 11,400,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Cinedigm Revolving Loans | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Capacity available for specific purpose other than for trade purchases								$ 2,000,000	$ 6,200,000