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INCOME TAXES: (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Allocation of total income tax expense (benefit)      
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations $ (2,832,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 29,627,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 32,649,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Earnings from discontinued operations     409,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
Stockholder's equity:      
Tax impact of stock options, warrants and restricted stock (4,645,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquity (11,295,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquity (357,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquity
Total income tax expense (benefit) allocated (7,477,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitIntraperiodTaxAllocation 18,332,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitIntraperiodTaxAllocation 32,701,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitIntraperiodTaxAllocation
Current:      
U.S. Federal 6,781,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 23,506,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 32,782,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
Non-U.S. 192,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 928,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 239,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
State (116,000)us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 3,096,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 3,138,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
Total current 6,857,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 27,530,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 36,159,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred:      
U.S. Federal (5,462,000)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (5,436,000)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (3,874,000)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Non-U.S. 326,000us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 7,641,000us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (506,000)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
State (4,553,000)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (108,000)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 870,000us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total deferred (9,689,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 2,097,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (3,510,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total (2,832,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 29,627,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 32,649,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Earnings (loss) before income tax attributable to U.S. and non-U.S. continuing operations      
U.S. 4,065,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic 45,388,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic 89,791,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Non-U.S. (16,044,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign (4,769,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign (1,317,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (11,979,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 40,619,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 88,474,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate (as a percent) 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Reconciliation of income tax expense computed using the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35% of earnings before income taxes to the actual provision for income taxes for continuing operations      
Computed expected tax expense (4,193,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 14,217,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 30,966,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Increase (reduction) in income taxes resulting from:      
State income taxes, net of federal benefit 1,543,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1,845,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1,631,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Research and other tax credits (6,369,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits (5,251,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits (1,408,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits
Impairment of goodwill and intangibles not deductible for tax   5,368,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses  
Share-based compensation 2,276,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost    
Non-U.S. subsidiaries taxed at other than 35% 3,959,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 5,130,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 1,948,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Adjustment to valuation allowances (776,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 7,604,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 726,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Other, net 728,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 714,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (1,214,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Total (2,832,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 29,627,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 32,649,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Reconciliation of income tax expense computed using the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35% of earnings before income taxes to the actual provision for income taxes for discontinued operations      
Computed expected tax expense (659,000)acxm_IncomeTaxReconciliationDiscontinuedOperationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate (766,000)acxm_IncomeTaxReconciliationDiscontinuedOperationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 596,000acxm_IncomeTaxReconciliationDiscontinuedOperationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Increase (reduction) in income taxes resulting from:      
Non-U.S. subsidiaries taxed at other than 35% 659,000acxm_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateIncomeTaxesNetOfFederalBenefit 632,000acxm_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateIncomeTaxesNetOfFederalBenefit (187,000)acxm_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateIncomeTaxesNetOfFederalBenefit
Adjustment to valuation allowances   134,000acxm_IncomeTaxReconciliationDiscontinuedOperationsOtherAdjustments  
Total     409,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
Foreign jurisdiction      
INCOME TAXES      
Change in valuation allowance   $ 7,700,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
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