Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Note 15. Subsequent Event. We have performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date we issued these consolidated financial statements and have disclosed the following subsequent events: RLJ Transaction On April 2, 2012, RLJ Acquisition, Inc., that we call RLJ, and Image entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, which we refer to as the merger agreement. Concurrently with the execution of the merger agreement, RLJ, Acorn Media Group, Inc. (or Acorn), and the shareholders of Acorn, entered into a stock purchase agreement, which we refer as the Acorn purchase agreement. At the closing of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and the Acorn purchase agreement, each of Image and Acorn will be wholly owned subsidiaries of RLJ Entertainment, Inc. After the completion of the proposed business combination contemplated by the merger agreement and the Acorn purchase agreement, the current stockholders of Image and Acorn will own approximately 11% and 5%, respectively, of a new combined company, RLJ Entertainment, Inc., which we refer to as RLJ Entertainment, and the current stockholders of RLJ will own approximately 84% of RLJ Entertainment, assuming that none of the RLJ stockholders exercise their rights to redeem the RLJ stock they hold (as described below). RLJ Entertainment is expected to apply to list its shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market. The purchase consideration for Image shareholders is valued at approximately $44.0 million. The value includes $22.6 million in cash and notes to purchase the Series B Preferred Stock of Image and RLJ Entertainment common stock valued at approximately $21.4 million in exchange for the outstanding common shares of Image. Merger Agreement At the closing of the merger transaction, the outstanding shares of Image common stock (excluding dissenting shares) will be automatically converted, into the right to receive a total of 2,289,000 shares of common stock of RLJ Entertainment, subject to reduction by up to 150,000 shares depending on the amount of transaction costs incurred by Image. All shares of the Series B Preferred Stock of Image will be purchased by RLJ immediately prior to the consummation of the merger transaction. The aggregate purchase price for the preferred stock is $22,600,000. As a result of the merger transaction, each share of the Series B Preferred Stock of Image will be canceled, without conversion, payment, or distribution. Conditions to Completion of the Merger Transaction Consummation of the merger transaction is subject to customary conditions, including receipt of any necessary governmental or third party consents. Consummation of the merger transaction is also subject to other conditions, including (i) the registration statement of RLJ Entertainment on Form S-4, which will include a joint proxy statement of Image and RLJ, having been declared effective by the SEC, (ii) the stockholders of Image and RLJ having approved and adopted the merger agreement, (iii) absence of a governmental order that would make the merger transaction illegal, (iv) the Acorn purchase agreement having not been terminated and the conditions to the consummation of the Acorn Transaction having been satisfied, and (v) RLJ having an aggregate of at least $92,000,000 available in cash. Additionally, closing of the merger transaction is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) no material adverse change of Image or RLJ, (ii) certain stockholders of Image having contributed an aggregate of up to 35,401,977 shares of Image common stock to Image, and (iii) the consummation of the Image Preferred Stock purchase by RLJ for cash and subordinated promissory notes of RLJ Entertainment. Expenses and Termination Fee The merger agreement provides that each party will be responsible for its own costs in connection with the Merger, except that Image and RLJ will each pay half of the expenses relating to certain enumerated costs, including the preparation, filing and mailing of the registration statement and joint proxy statement.

Note 15. Subsequent Event.

We have performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date we issued these consolidated financial statements and have disclosed the following subsequent events:

RLJ Transaction

On April 2, 2012, RLJ Acquisition, Inc., that we call RLJ, and Image entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, which we refer to as the merger agreement. Concurrently with the execution of the merger agreement, RLJ, Acorn Media Group, Inc. (or Acorn), and the shareholders of Acorn, entered into a stock purchase agreement, which we refer as the Acorn purchase agreement. At the closing of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and the Acorn purchase agreement, each of Image and Acorn will be wholly owned subsidiaries of RLJ Entertainment, Inc. After the completion of the proposed business combination contemplated by the merger agreement and the Acorn purchase agreement, the current stockholders of Image and Acorn will own approximately 11% and 5%, respectively, of a new combined company, RLJ Entertainment, Inc., which we refer to as RLJ Entertainment, and the current stockholders of RLJ will own approximately 84% of RLJ Entertainment, assuming that none of the RLJ stockholders exercise their rights to redeem the RLJ stock they hold (as described below). RLJ Entertainment is expected to apply to list its shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market. The purchase consideration for Image shareholders is valued at approximately $44.0 million. The value includes $22.6 million in cash and notes to purchase the Series B Preferred Stock of Image and RLJ Entertainment common stock valued at approximately $21.4 million in exchange for the outstanding common shares of Image.

Merger Agreement

At the closing of the merger transaction, the outstanding shares of Image common stock (excluding dissenting shares) will be automatically converted, into the right to receive a total of 2,289,000 shares of common stock of RLJ Entertainment, subject to reduction by up to 150,000 shares depending on the amount of transaction costs incurred by Image.

All shares of the Series B Preferred Stock of Image will be purchased by RLJ immediately prior to the consummation of the merger transaction. The aggregate purchase price for the preferred stock is $22,600,000. As a result of the merger transaction, each share of the Series B Preferred Stock of Image will be canceled, without conversion, payment, or distribution.

Conditions to Completion of the Merger Transaction

Consummation of the merger transaction is subject to customary conditions, including receipt of any necessary governmental or third party consents. Consummation of the merger transaction is also subject to other conditions, including (i) the registration statement of RLJ Entertainment on Form S-4, which will include a joint proxy statement of Image and RLJ, having been declared effective by the SEC, (ii) the stockholders of Image and RLJ having approved and adopted the merger agreement, (iii) absence of a governmental order that would make the merger transaction illegal, (iv) the Acorn purchase agreement having not been terminated and the conditions to the consummation of the Acorn Transaction having been satisfied, and (v) RLJ having an aggregate of at least $92,000,000 available in cash.

Additionally, closing of the merger transaction is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) no material adverse change of Image or RLJ, (ii) certain stockholders of Image having contributed an aggregate of up to 35,401,977 shares of Image common stock to Image, and (iii) the consummation of the Image Preferred Stock purchase by RLJ for cash and subordinated promissory notes of RLJ Entertainment.

Expenses and Termination Fee

The merger agreement provides that each party will be responsible for its own costs in connection with the Merger, except that Image and RLJ will each pay half of the expenses relating to certain enumerated costs, including the preparation, filing and mailing of the registration statement and joint proxy statement.