NOTES PAYABLE - NARRATIVE (Details)					1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 22, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 29, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 17, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) installments $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) tranche installments $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Jul. 14, 2016 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			4.00%
Gains (loss) on extinguishment of debt								$ 690,000	$ 0	$ 690,000	$ 931,000
Restricted cash								1,000,000		1,000,000					$ 8,983,000
Payments of debt issuance costs										1,792,000	3,655,000
Long Term Portion								148,913,000		148,913,000					$ 170,176,000
Debt conversion expense								409,000	0	409,000	0
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity								$ 53,523,000		$ 53,523,000
Number of quarterly payments | installments								28		28
Second Secured Lien Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding warrants | shares								200,000		200,000
Class A common stock
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								$ 0.001		$ 0.001					$ 0.001
Recourse Notes Payable
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long term portion gross								$ 90,766,000		$ 90,766,000					$ 90,927,000
Long Term Portion								84,518,000		84,518,000					86,938,000
Prospect Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Restricted cash debt servicing								4,700,000		4,700,000					8,700,000
Restricted cash								1,000,000	1,000,000	$ 1,000,000	1,000,000
LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate										1.00%
Prospect Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face amount				$ 70,000,000				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								62,442,000		62,442,000					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 | Class A common stock
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Issue of warrants										3,838,000	0
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		$ 12.13
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	$ 900,000	$ 2,600,000	$ 1,500,000
Convertible Notes | Convertible Debt | Forward Stock Purchase Transaction
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Treasury stock, shares acquired (shares) | shares								1,200,000	1,200,000.0	1,200,000.0	1,200,000.0
Treasury stock acquired		11,400,000
Exchange Agreement [Member] | Convertible Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt repurchased face amount	$ 3,400,000
Converted instrument, warrants or options issued (in shares) | shares	200,000
Vesting period (in months)	6 months
Contractual term (in years)	5 years
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.60
Exchange Agreement [Member] | Convertible Debt | Class A common stock
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Converted instrument, shares issued (in shares) | shares	450,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.001
2013 Term Loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face amount				$ 130,000,000				$ 125,087,000		$ 125,087,000					125,087,000
Debt decrease assigned				$ 5,000,000
Long Term Portion								0		0					9,738,000
Discount on debt instrument								0		0					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%
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 | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity															2,200,000
Line of credit minimum liquidity						$ 5,000,000.0
Cinedigm Revolving Loans | Recourse Notes Payable
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long term portion gross								19,599,000		19,599,000					21,927,000
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 Revolving Loans, May 2016 Amendment | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity														$ 22,000,000.0
Credit Agreement Amendment Number 4 | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 19,800,000								$ 22,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity								200,000		200,000
Line of credit minimum liquidity					$ 800,000
Credit Agreement Amendment Number 4 | Base Rate | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					3.50%
Credit Agreement Amendment Number 4 | Eurodollar | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					4.50%
Cinedigm Term Loans | Term Loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 25,000,000
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 | 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 (in shares) | shares							150,000
2013 Notes | Recourse Notes Payable
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long term portion gross								$ 5,000,000		$ 5,000,000					5,000,000
Second Secured Lien Notes | Class A common stock
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of tranches | tranche										2
Number of securities called by warrants (in shares) | shares								100,000		100,000
Stock issued during period, value, new issues										$ 1,100,000
Issue of warrants										$ 107,000
Second Secured Lien Notes | Class A common stock | Tranche One
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								$ 1.34		$ 1.34
Second Secured Lien Notes | Class A common stock | Tranche Two
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								$ 1.68		$ 1.68
Second Secured Lien Notes | Class A common stock | Ronald L. Chez
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues (in shares) | shares										597,100
Second Secured Lien Notes | Class A common stock | Mr. McGurk
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues (in shares) | shares								49,000
Second Secured Lien Notes | Class A common stock | Board of the Director Member
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues (in shares) | shares								4,900
Second Secured Lien Notes | Class A common stock | Third-Party Lenders
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues (in shares) | shares								100,450
Second Secured Lien Notes | Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face amount								$ 5,500,000		$ 5,500,000		$ 15,000,000
Long term portion gross								5,596,000		5,596,000					$ 0
Second Secured Lien Notes | Secured Debt | Ronald L. Chez
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face amount								4,000,000		4,000,000
Second Secured Lien Notes | Secured Debt | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face amount								500,000		500,000
Second Secured Lien Notes | Secured Debt | Other Lenders
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face amount								$ 1,000,000		$ 1,000,000
Second Secured Lien Notes | Secured Debt | Class A common stock
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of shares to be issued for every $1 million borrowed (in shares) | shares												98,000
12.75% Loans Due 2019
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt interest rate, stated rate												12.75%
12.75% Loans Due 2019 | Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt interest rate, stated rate												7.50%
12.75% Loans Due 2019 | Payment in Kind (PIK) Note
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt interest rate, stated rate												5.25%
Warrant [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Expected term (in years)										7 years
Risk free interest rate										1.20%
Expected volatility rate										73.30%