Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue:
License	$ 29,743	$ 20,958	$ 92,031	$ 88,961
Product and other	20,630	11,613	50,363	46,597
Total revenue	50,373	32,571	142,394	135,558
Cost of revenue:
License	10,656	11,487	30,917	33,612
Product and other	12,754	6,121	35,649	31,410
Total cost of revenue	23,410	17,608	66,566	65,022
Gross profit	26,963	14,963	75,828	70,536
Operating expenses:
Research and development	4,107	4,582	10,578	14,692
Selling and marketing	4,503	4,382	14,605	15,493
General and administrative	17,059	12,654	45,414	35,804
Total operating expenses	25,669	21,618	70,597	65,989
Operating income (loss)	1,294	(6,655)	5,231	4,547
Interest expense, net	(425)	(393)	(1,195)	(1,278)
Other loss, net	(659)	(3,088)	(2,240)	(4,264)
Income (loss) before income taxes	210	(10,136)	1,796	(995)
Income tax expense	4,492	1,154	6,670	5,117
Net loss	(4,282)	(11,290)	(4,874)	(6,112)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	0
Net loss attributable to RealD Inc. common stockholders	$ (4,282)	$ (11,290)	$ (4,874)	$ (6,112)
Loss per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.23)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.12)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.23)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.12)
Shares used in computing loss per common share:
Basic (in shares)	51,474	49,771	51,183	49,935
Diluted (shares)	51,474	49,771	51,183	49,935