Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 04, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	pdvw
Entity Registrant Name	pdvWireless, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001304492
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,291,662