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NATURE OF OPERATIONS - NARRATIVE (Details)	Aug. 02, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 10, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 09, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 09, 2018 USD ($) extension	Jul. 12, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) theatre $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 09, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 20, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 14, 2016 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of movie theatres \| theatre							12,000
Accumulated deficit							$ (400,936,000)	$ (395,814,000)
Working capital							$ (56,700,000)
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 0.001
Second Secured Lien Notes [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Debt interest rate, stated rate											12.75%
Bison Note Payable [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Debt interest rate, stated rate										5.00%
Debt face amount										$ 10,000,000.0
Secured Debt [Member] \| Second Secured Lien Notes [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Repayments of debt				$ 5,000,000
Debt interest rate, stated rate											7.50%
Debt face amount											$ 15,000,000
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Convertible Notes [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Debt interest rate, stated rate				8.00%					8.00%
Debt Instrument, Number of One-Year Extensions \| extension				2
Debt face amount									$ 5,000,000
Subsequent Event
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares) \| shares	1,900,000		2,000,000
Consideration received on transaction	$ 2,900,000		$ 3,000,000
Sale price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 1.50		$ 1.50
Subsequent Event \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Second Secured Lien Notes [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Repayments of debt		$ 3,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Convertible Debt [Member] \| Convertible Notes [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Debt interest rate, stated rate					5.00%
Debt face amount					$ 10,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Recourse Notes Payable [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 18,000,000