STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - STOCK OPTIONS (Details)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013 employee $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2010 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2018 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares	Sep. 27, 2016 shares
Shares Under Option
Shares under option, beginning of period				362,272
Shares under option, cancelled				(16,657)
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Weighted average exercise price per share, beginning of period | $ / shares				$ 16.50
Weighted average exercise price per share, cancelled | $ / shares				$ 22.08
Cinedigm Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Shares Under Option
Shares under option, beginning of period			345,615
Shares under option, exercised (in shares)			(750)
Shares under option, cancelled			(6,550)
Shares under option, end of period			338,315	345,615
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Weighted average exercise price per share, beginning of period | $ / shares			$ 16.50
Weighted average exercise price per share, exercised | $ / shares			15.03
Weighted average exercise price per share, cancelled | $ / shares			42.49
Weighted average exercise price per share, end of period | $ / shares			$ 15.57	$ 16.50
Shares under option, vesting period			4 years
Gaiam Americas, Inc. and Gaiam, Inc. (GVE) [Member]
Shares Under Option
Shares under option, granted	62,000
Shares under option, end of period			40,500
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Weighted average exercise price per share, granted | $ / shares	$ 17.50
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Number of Exercisable Options			31,875
Number of Employees Joining Company Following Acquisition | employee	10
Shares under option, weighted average remaining contractual term			6 years 7 months 6 days
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Gaiam Americas, Inc. and Gaiam, Inc. (GVE) [Member]
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	25.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	10 years
Class A common stock | Cinedigm Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized					2,380,000
Class A common stock | Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Lower Range of Prices | $ / shares		$ 15.00
Upper Range of Prices | $ / shares		$ 50.00
Class A common stock | Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member]
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized		450,000