Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2011	May 23, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000946581
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 844,769,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		86,678,915
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY