NOTES PAYABLE - SCHEDULE OF NOTES PAYABLE OUTSTANDING (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Feb. 28, 2013
Notes Payable:
Current portion	$ 7,514	$ 29,074
Long Term Portion	148,913	170,176
2013 Term Loans
Notes Payable:
Current portion	0	21,188
Long Term Portion	0	9,738
Prospect Loan
Notes Payable:
Debt interest rate, stated rate			2.50%
Current portion	0	0
Long Term Portion	62,442	66,543
Non-recourse Notes Payable
Notes Payable:
Current portion gross	7,514	29,074
Unamortized debt issuance cost, current	0	0
Current portion	7,514	29,074
Long term portion gross	67,262	87,815
Unamortized debt issuance long term	(2,867)	(4,577)
Long Term Portion	64,395	83,238
Non-recourse Notes Payable \| 2013 Term Loans
Notes Payable:
Current portion gross	0	21,188
Long term portion gross	0	9,857
Non-recourse Notes Payable \| Prospect Loan
Notes Payable:
Current portion gross	0	0
Long term portion gross	62,442	66,543
Non-recourse Notes Payable \| KBC Facilities
Notes Payable:
Current portion gross	7,225	7,646
Long term portion gross	4,556	10,998
Non-recourse Notes Payable \| P2 Vendor Note
Notes Payable:
Current portion gross	205	161
Long term portion gross	220	310
Non-recourse Notes Payable \| P2 Exhibitor Notes
Notes Payable:
Current portion gross	84	79
Long term portion gross	44	107
Recourse Notes Payable
Notes Payable:
Current portion gross	0	0
Unamortized debt issuance cost, current	0	0
Current portion	0	0
Long term portion gross	90,766	90,927
Unamortized debt issuance long term	(6,248)	(3,989)
Long Term Portion	$ 84,518	$ 86,938
Recourse Notes Payable \| 5.5% Convertible Notes Due 2035
Notes Payable:
Debt interest rate, stated rate	5.50%	5.50%
Current portion gross	$ 0	$ 0
Long term portion gross	60,571	64,000
Recourse Notes Payable \| Cinedigm Revolving Loans
Notes Payable:
Current portion gross	0	0
Long term portion gross	19,599	21,927
Recourse Notes Payable \| 2013 Notes
Notes Payable:
Current portion gross	0	0
Long term portion gross	5,000	5,000
Secured Debt \| Second Secured Lien Notes
Notes Payable:
Current portion gross	0	0
Long term portion gross	$ 5,596	$ 0

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