Nature of Operations	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of Operations	1. Nature of Operations Agilysys has been a leader in hospitality software for more than 40 years, delivering innovative guest-centric technology solutions for gaming, hotels, resorts and cruise, corporate foodservice management, restaurants, universities, stadia, airport foodservice and healthcare. Agilysys offers the most comprehensive solutions in the industry, including point of sale (POS), property management systems (PMS), inventory and procurement, payments, and related applications, to manage the entire guest journey. The Company has just one reportable segment serving the global hospitality industry. Agilysys operates across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and India with headquarters located in Alpharetta, GA. Reference herein to any particular year or quarter refers to periods within the fiscal year ended March 31. For example, fiscal 2020 refers to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. COVID-19 Pandemic During the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2020, concerns related to the spread of novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) began to create global business disruptions as well as disruptions in our operations and cause potential negative impacts on our revenues and other financial results. COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. The extent to which COVID-19 will impact our financial condition or results of operations is currently uncertain and depends on various factors, including the impact on our customers, partners, and vendors and on the operation of the global markets in general. Because an increasing portion of our business is based on a subscription model, the effect of COVID-19 on our results of operations may also not be fully reflected for some time. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on our business as of March 31, 2020, and the twelve month period then ended. As a result, we recorded impairments of our capitalized software development costs and certain internal use software as of the balance sheet date due to triggering events identified as of year-end. We also increased our allowance for doubtful accounts and our customer credit allowance due to the direct negative impact on our customers as of year-end.

Nature of Operations

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

1. Nature of Operations

Agilysys has been a leader in hospitality software for more than 40 years, delivering innovative guest-centric technology solutions for gaming, hotels, resorts and cruise, corporate foodservice management, restaurants, universities, stadia, airport foodservice and healthcare. Agilysys offers the most comprehensive solutions in the industry, including point of sale (POS), property management systems (PMS), inventory and procurement, payments, and related applications, to manage the entire guest journey.

The Company has just one reportable segment serving the global hospitality industry. Agilysys operates across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and India with headquarters located in Alpharetta, GA.

Reference herein to any particular year or quarter refers to periods within the fiscal year ended March 31. For example, fiscal 2020 refers to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.

COVID-19 Pandemic

During the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2020, concerns related to the spread of novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) began to create global business disruptions as well as disruptions in our operations and cause potential negative impacts on our revenues and other financial results. COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. The extent to which COVID-19 will impact our financial condition or results of operations is currently uncertain and depends on various factors, including the impact on our customers, partners, and vendors and on the operation of the global markets in general. Because an increasing portion of our business is based on a subscription model, the effect of COVID-19 on our results of operations may also not be fully reflected for some time. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on our business as of March 31, 2020, and the twelve month period then ended. As a result, we recorded impairments of our capitalized software development costs and certain internal use software as of the balance sheet date due to triggering events identified as of year-end. We also increased our allowance for doubtful accounts and our customer credit allowance due to the direct negative impact on our customers as of year-end.