RealD 10-Q 10 Feb 15 2015 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 02, 2015
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	RealD Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	1327471
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	31-Dec-14
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus (Q1,Q2,Q3,FY)	Q3
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		50,361,632

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$51,750	$28,800
Accounts receivable, net	33,385	48,422
Inventories	6,525	9,109
Deferred costs – eyewear	191	149
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,099	5,197
Total current assets	96,950	91,677
Property and equipment, net	21,980	22,491
Cinema systems, net	91,566	106,792
Goodwill	10,657	10,657
Other intangibles, net	5,198	6,154
Deferred income taxes	4,571	4,571
Other assets	8,792	4,840
Total assets	239,714	247,182
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	5,245	12,470
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	24,010	21,896
Deferred revenue	5,295	8,143
Income taxes payable	681	1,790
Deferred income taxes	4,297	4,288
Current portion of Credit Agreement	7,460	12,500
Total current liabilities	46,988	61,087
Credit Agreement, net of current portion	24,245	23,750
Deferred revenue, net of current portion	4,088	6,465
Other long-term liabilities	4,263	5,046
Total liabilities	79,584	96,348
Commitments and contingencies
Equity (deficit)
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 200,000 shares authorized; 50,319 and 49,438 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014, respectively	367,501	352,913
Accumulated deficit	-208,865	-201,763
Accumulated other comprehensive income	2,072	262
Total RealD Inc. stockholders’ equity	160,708	151,412
Noncontrolling interest	-578	-578
Total equity	160,130	150,834
Total liabilities and equity	$239,714	$247,182

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, share issued	50,319,000	49,438,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	50,319,000	49,438,000

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenue:
License	$20,958	$32,190	$35,813	$35,619	$68,003	$88,961	$103,901
Product and other	11,613	15,578	19,406	19,819	34,984	46,597	54,685
Total revenue	32,571	47,768	55,219	55,438	102,987	135,558	158,586
Cost of revenue:
License	11,487	11,277	10,848	11,472	22,125	33,612	33,981
Product and other	6,121	10,939	14,350	16,696	25,289	31,410	49,248
Total cost of revenue	17,608	22,216	25,198	28,168	47,414	65,022	83,229
Gross profit	14,963	25,552	30,021	27,270	55,573	70,536	75,357
Operating expenses:
Research and development	4,582	6,392	3,718	5,236	10,110	14,692	15,465
Selling and marketing	4,382	5,330	5,781	6,842	11,111	15,493	20,295
General and administrative	12,654	11,156	11,994	13,161	23,150	35,804	39,533
Total operating expenses	21,618	22,878	21,493	25,239	44,371	65,989	75,293
Operating income (loss)	-6,655	2,674	8,528	2,031	11,202	4,547	64
Interest expense, net	-393	-413	-472	-525	-885	-1,278	-1,765
Other income (loss)	-3,088	-1,336	160	-47	-1,176	-4,264	227
Income (loss) before income taxes	-10,136	925	8,216	1,459	9,141	-995	-1,474
Income tax expense	1,154	1,676	2,287	1,614	3,963	5,117	4,881
Net loss	-11,290	-751	5,929	-155	5,178	-6,112	-6,355
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	-116	0	0	-101
Net loss attributable to RealD Inc. common stockholders	($11,290)	($751)	$5,929	($271)	$5,178	($6,112)	($6,456)
Loss per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	($0.23)	($0.02)	$0.12	($0.01)	$0.10	($0.12)	($0.13)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	($0.23)	($0.02)	$0.11	($0.01)	$0.10	($0.12)	($0.13)
Shares used in computing loss per common share:
Basic (in shares)	49,771			49,325		49,935	49,459
Diluted (in shares)	49,771			49,325		49,935	49,459

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net loss	($11,290)	($155)	($6,112)	($6,355)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation gains	1,339	71	1,810	276
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	1,339	71	1,810	276
Comprehensive loss	($9,951)	($84)	($4,302)	($6,079)

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	($6,112)	($6,355)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	29,925	30,082
Deferred income tax	1	35
Non-cash interest expense	203	281
Non-cash stock compensation	11,515	13,605
Loss on disposal of property and equipment	154	103
Impairment of long-lived assets and related purchase commitments	2,736	3,547
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	13,916	-5,872
Inventories	2,269	6,079
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	117	-1,809
Deferred costs - eyewear	-42	66
Other assets	-3,286	114
Accounts payable	-7,137	-15,848
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	2,347	1,314
Other long-term liabilities	-783	-572
Income taxes receivable/payable	-1,152	1,065
Deferred revenue	-5,224	-4,828
Net cash provided by operating activities	40,093	21,520
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	-4,032	-3,805
Purchases of cinema systems and related components	-12,626	-15,646
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	79	215
Net cash used in investing activities	-16,579	-19,236
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from Credit Agreement	37,300	37,500
Repayments on Credit Agreement	-41,845	-35,625
Payments of debt issuance costs	-895	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	2,782	1,374
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	291	303
Repurchase of statutory withholdings of stock issued for restricted stock units	-990	0
Purchases of treasury stock	0	-7,511
Net cash used in financing activities	-3,357	-3,959
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalent	2,793	276
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	22,950	-1,399
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	28,800	31,020
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	51,750	29,621
Non-Cash Bad Debt Expense	$646	$513

Business_and_basis_of_presenta

Business and basis of presentation	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Business and basis of presentation	Business and basis of presentation
	RealD Inc. is a leading global licensor of 3D and other visual technologies. Except where specifically noted or the context otherwise requires, the use of terms such as the “Company” or “RealD” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 refers to RealD Inc. and its subsidiaries.
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2014 and for the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2014 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting and include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, unless otherwise indicated), necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in comprehensive financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2014 was derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for any subsequent quarter, the full fiscal year or any future periods. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2014.
	The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of RealD, its wholly owned subsidiaries and its majority owned subsidiaries. RealD does not have any interests in variable interest entities. For consolidated subsidiaries that are not wholly owned but are majority owned, the subsidiaries’ assets, liabilities, and operating results are included in their entirety in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. The noncontrolling interests in those assets, liabilities, and operations are reflected as non-controlling interest in the condensed consolidated balance sheets under equity and condensed consolidated statements of operations.
	All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Effect_of_certain_correction_o

Effect of certain correction on certain financial statements	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]
Effect of certain correction on certain financial statements	Effect of certain correction on certain financial statements
	During the third quarter of fiscal year 2015, the Company identified certain errors and, accordingly, performed additional analyses and supplementary review procedures, following the guidance of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 250 Accounting Changes and Error Corrections and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 1 Financial Statements. Upon completion of these procedures, the Company concluded that the effects of the errors were not material to any prior year previously reported amounts but are material to previously reported interim amounts for the first and second quarters of the current fiscal year. Accordingly, the Company has restated certain previously reported interim condensed consolidated balance sheet, condensed consolidated statements of operations and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows amounts to correct these errors.
	Description of Adjustments
	In the course of the Company's financial statement closing process for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, the following individually immaterial errors related to previously reported financial information were discovered:
	•recognizing accruals for completed installments of cinema systems and related components;
	•reclassification of loan payment due to a bank automatic withdrawal occurring one day late;
	•accounting for shares withheld to satisfy minimum withholding requirements for vested share based grants;
	•elimination of inter-entity sales transactions and corresponding foreign currency impacts; and
	•adjustments to various accruals and allowances.
	The effect of the correction on certain financial statement captions within the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:
		Three months ended June 30, 2014
		As Reported			Adjustments			Restated Amounts
		(In thousands, except per share data)
	Revenue:
	License	$	35,973		$	(160	)	$	35,813
	Product and other	19,406			—			19,406
	Total revenue	55,379			(160		)	55,219
	Cost of revenue:
	License	10,897			(49		)	10,848
	Product and other	14,499			(149		)	14,350
	Total cost of revenue	25,396			(198		)	25,198
	Gross profit	29,983			38			30,021
	Operating expenses:
	Research and development	3,790			(72		)	3,718
	Selling and marketing	5,791			(10		)	5,781
	General and administrative	12,344			(350		)	11,994
	Total operating expenses	21,925			(432		)	21,493
	Operating income	8,058			470			8,528
	Interest expense, net	(430		)	(42		)	(472		)
	Other income	160			—			160
	Income before income taxes	7,788			428			8,216
	Income tax expense	2,287			—			2,287
	Net income	5,501			428			5,929
	Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	—			—			—
	Net income attributable to RealD Inc. common stockholders	$	5,501		$	428		$	5,929
	Earnings per common share:
	Basic	$	0.11		$	0.01		$	0.12
	Diluted	$	0.1		$	0.01		$	0.11
		Three months ended September 30, 2014									Six months ended September 30, 2014
		As Reported			Adjustments			Restated Amounts			As Reported			Adjustments			Restated Amounts
		(In thousands, except per share data)									(In thousands, except per share data)
	Revenue:
	License	$	31,834		$	356		$	32,190		$	67,807		$	196		$	68,003
	Product and other	15,578			—			15,578			34,984			—			34,984
	Total revenue	47,412			356			47,768			102,791			196			102,987
	Cost of revenue:
	License	11,613			(336		)	11,277			22,510			(385		)	22,125
	Product and other	10,892			47			10,939			25,391			(102		)	25,289
	Total cost of revenue	22,505			(289		)	22,216			47,901			(487		)	47,414
	Gross profit	24,907			645			25,552			54,890			683			55,573
	Operating expenses:
	Research and development	6,425			(33		)	6,392			10,215			(105		)	10,110
	Selling and marketing	5,414			(84		)	5,330			11,205			(94		)	11,111
	General and administrative	11,168			(12		)	11,156			23,512			(362		)	23,150
	Total operating expenses	23,007			(129		)	22,878			44,932			(561		)	44,371
	Operating income	1,900			774			2,674			9,958			1,244			11,202
	Interest expense, net	(455		)	42			(413		)	(885		)	—			(885		)
	Other loss	(1,336		)	—			(1,336		)	(1,176		)	—			(1,176		)
	Income before income taxes	109			816			925			7,897			1,244			9,141
	Income tax expense	1,676			—			1,676			3,963			—			3,963
	Net income (loss)	(1,567		)	816			(751		)	3,934			1,244			5,178
	Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	—			—			—			—			—			—
	Net income (loss) attributable to RealD Inc. common stockholders	$	(1,567	)	$	816		$	(751	)	$	3,934		$	1,244		$	5,178
	Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic	$	(0.03	)	$	0.01		$	(0.02	)	$	0.08		$	0.02		$	0.1
Diluted	$	(0.03	)	$	0.01		$	(0.02	)	$	0.08		$	0.02		$	0.1
The effect of the correction on certain financial statement captions within the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was as follows:
	As of June 30, 2014
	As Reported			Adjustments			Restated Amounts
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	27,841		$	1,865		$	29,706
Accounts receivable, net	59,818			(342		)	59,476
Inventories	7,807			90			7,897
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,834			(47		)	4,787
Total current assets	101,013			1,566			102,579
Cinema systems, net	100,355			2,651			103,006
Other assets	7,230			(107		)	7,123
Total assets	$	253,421		$	4,110		$	257,531
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	20,505		$	2,123		$	22,628
Deferred revenue	7,046			(300		)	6,746
Current portion of Credit Agreement	7,460			1,865			9,325
Total current liabilities	52,638			3,688			56,326
Total liabilities	91,106			3,688			94,794
Accumulated deficit	(196,262		)	159			(196,103		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	261			263			524
Total RealD Inc. stockholders’ equity	162,893			422			163,315
Total equity	162,315			422			162,737
Total liabilities and equity	$	253,421		$	4,110		$	257,531
	As of September 30, 2014
	As Reported			Adjustments			Restated Amounts
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	49,903		$	—		$	49,903
Accounts receivable, net	40,600			(178		)	40,422
Inventories	7,704			90			7,794
Total current assets	103,238			(88		)	103,150
Cinema systems, net	96,106			1,725			97,831
Total assets	$	250,989		$	1,637		$	252,626
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	22,332		$	899		$	23,231
Deferred revenue	6,673			(117		)	6,556
Total current liabilities	50,074			782			50,856
Total liabilities	85,418			782			86,200
Accumulated deficit	(197,829		)	547			(197,282		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	425			308			733
Total RealD Inc. stockholders’ equity	166,149			855			167,004
Total equity	165,571			855			166,426
Total liabilities and equity	$	250,989		$	1,637		$	252,626
The effect of the correction on certain financial statement captions within the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow was as follows:
	Three months ended June 30, 2014									Six months ended September 30, 2014
	As Reported			Adjustments			Restated Amounts			As Reported			Adjustments			Restated Amounts
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	5,501		$	428		$	5,929		$	3,934		$	1,244		$	5,178
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	9,813			—			9,813			20,223			(218		)	20,005
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(11,396		)	342			(11,054		)	7,822			178			8,000
Inventories	1,302			(90		)	1,212			1,405			(90		)	1,315
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,273			47			1,320			237			—			237
Other assets	(2,390		)	107			(2,283		)	(2,316		)	—			(2,316		)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(1,429		)	2,123			694			436			899			1,335
Deferred revenue	(1,913		)	(300		)	(2,213		)	(2,998		)	(117		)	(3,115		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,106			2,657			6,763			32,933			1,896			34,829
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(2,632		)	(263		)	(2,895		)	(3,448		)	—			(3,448		)
Purchases of cinema systems and related components	(2,799		)	(2,388		)	(5,187		)	(7,456		)	(1,507		)	(8,963		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(5,364		)	(2,651		)	(8,015		)	(10,825		)	(1,507		)	(12,332		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments on Credit Agreement	(38,115		)	1,865			(36,250		)	(39,980		)	—			(39,980		)
Repayments on tax withholding of restricted stock units	—			(269		)	(269		)	—			(697		)	(697		)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	300			1,596			1,896			(1,168		)	(697		)	(1,865		)
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalent	(1		)	263			262			163			308			471
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(959		)	1,865			906			21,103			—			21,103
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	28,800			—			28,800			28,800			—			28,800
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	27,841		$	1,865		$	29,706		$	49,903		$	—		$	49,903
The effect of the correction on certain financial statement captions within the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) were not material for any previously reported periods.

Summary_of_significant_account

Summary of significant accounting policies	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of significant accounting policies	Summary of significant accounting policies
	Accounting period
	The Company’s fiscal year consists of four 3-month periods for a total of 12 calendar months and will end on March 31, 2015.
	Use of estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant estimates made by management in the preparation of the financial statements relate to the following:
	•	licensing revenue terms applied to the timing and number of motion picture exhibitor consumer admissions;
	•	domestic eyewear product revenue terms applied to when the usage occurs and the amount of usage;
	•	effect of customer contract terms on revenue and balance sheet items;
	•	impairment testing of goodwill, intangible assets and tangible assets, including determination of relevant reporting units and long-lived asset groups;
	•	useful lives of intangible assets and tangible assets;
	•	timing and amount recognized for performance-based compensation, including bonus and certain restricted share units, based on projections of Company performance achievement;
	•	the impact of potential future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements;
	•	valuation of accruals and allowances;
	•	contingency assessments; and
	•	assumptions used in the determination of the fair value of equity-based awards for stock-based compensation.
	Earnings (loss) per share of common stock
	Basic income per share of common stock is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to the Company’s common stockholders for the period by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing income attributable to the Company’s common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period increased to include the number of additional shares of common stock that would have been outstanding if the potentially dilutive securities had been issued. Potentially dilutive securities include outstanding stock options, shares to be purchased under the Company’s employee stock purchase plan and unvested restricted stock units. The dilutive effect of potentially dilutive securities is reflected in diluted earnings per common share by application of the treasury stock method.
	The calculation of the basic and diluted loss per share of common stock for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was as follows:
		Three months ended							Nine months ended
		December 31,				December 31,			December 31,			December 31,
	(in thousands, except share and per share data)	2014				2013			2014			2013
	Numerator:
	Net loss	$	(11,290	)		$	(155	)	(6,112		)	(6,355		)
	Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	—				(116		)	—			(101		)
	Net loss attributable to RealD Inc. common stockholders	$	(11,290	)		$	(271	)	$	(6,112	)	$	(6,456	)
	Denominator:
	Weighted-average common shares outstanding (basic)	49,771				49,325			49,935			49,459
	Effect of dilutive securities	—				—			—			—
	Weighted-average common shares outstanding (diluted)	49,771				49,325			49,935			49,459
	Loss per common share:
	Basic	$	(0.23	)		$	(0.01	)	$	(0.12	)	$	(0.13	)
	Diluted	$	(0.23	)		$	(0.01	)	$	(0.12	)	$	(0.13	)
	The weighted-average number of anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per common share for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was as follows:
		Three months ended						Nine months ended
		December 31,			December 31,			December 31,		December 31,
	(in thousands)	2014			2013			2014		2013
	Options, employee stock purchase plan, restricted stock units and warrants to purchase common stock	10,944			9,144			9,678		9,538
	Due to the loss attributable to the Company’s common stockholders for both the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, basic loss per share of common stock and diluted loss per share of common stock are the same because the effect of potentially dilutive securities would be antidilutive.
	Accounts receivable
	Accounts receivable consists of trade receivables, value-added tax (“VAT”) receivables and other receivables. The Company provides credit to its customers, who are primarily in the movie production and exhibition businesses. The Company provides for the estimated accounts receivable that will not be collected. These estimates are based on an analysis of historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in the customers’ payment terms and their economic condition. Collection of accounts receivable may be affected by changes in economic or other industry conditions and may, accordingly, impact the Company’s overall credit risk. The allowance for doubtful accounts and customer credits totaled $5.5 million and $3.2 million as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014, respectively.
	Inventories and deferred costs-eyewear
	Inventories and deferred costs-eyewear represent RealD eyewear and are substantially all finished goods. Inventories and deferred costs-eyewear are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market value. At each balance sheet date, the Company evaluates ending inventories and deferred costs-eyewear for net realizable value. The Company also evaluates inventories for excess quantities and obsolescence. These evaluations include analyses of expected future average selling prices, projections of future demand and technology changes. In order to state inventories at the lower of cost or market, RealD maintains reserves against such inventories. If the Company’s analyses indicate that market is lower than cost, a write-down of inventories is recorded in cost of revenue in the period the loss is identified. As of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014, the inventory reserve as a result of the Company’s net realizable value analyses was $0 and $0.6 million, respectively.
	Domestically, the Company provides RealD eyewear free of charge to motion picture exhibitors and then receives a fee from the motion picture studios for the usage of RealD eyewear by the motion picture exhibitors’ consumers. Eyewear shipped from inventory is deferred on the shipment date and then amortized to cost of product revenue according to assumptions related to eyewear usage by consumers.
	Impairment of long-lived assets
	The Company reviews long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, cinema systems, digital projectors and intangibles, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Factors or circumstances that could indicate the occurrence of such events include current period operating or cash flow losses combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses, a projection or forecast that demonstrates continuing operating or cash flow losses, or incurring costs in excess of amounts originally expected to acquire or construct an asset. If the asset is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value.
	For the three months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, impairment charges for all impaired RealD Cinema Systems charged to cost of revenue totaled $1.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, impairment charges for all impaired RealD Cinema Systems charged to cost of revenue totaled $2.7 million and $3.5 million, respectively.
	Revenue recognition
	The Company derives substantially all of its revenue from the license of RealD Cinema Systems and the product sale of RealD eyewear. RealD evaluates revenue recognition for transactions using the criteria set forth by the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 840, Leases, and ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition. The revenue recognition guidance states that revenue is recognized when all of the following criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company records revenue net of estimated allowances.
	License revenue
	License revenue, net of allowances, is accounted for as an operating lease. License revenue is primarily derived under per-admission, periodic fixed fee, or per-motion picture basis with motion picture exhibitors. Amounts received up front, less estimated allowances, are deferred and recognized over the lease term using the straight-line method. Additional lease payments that are contingent upon future events outside the Company’s control, including those related to admission and usage, are recognized as revenues when the contingency is resolved and the Company has no more obligations to our customers specific to the contingent payment received. Certain of the Company’s license revenue from leasing RealD Cinema Systems is earned upon admission by the motion picture exhibitor’s consumers. The Company’s licensees, however, do not report and pay for such license revenue until after the admission has occurred, which may be received subsequent to the Company’s fiscal period end. The Company estimates and records licensing revenue related to motion picture exhibitor consumer admissions in the quarter in which the admission occurs, but only when reasonable estimates of such amounts can be made. The Company determines that there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement upon the execution of a license agreement or upon the receipt of a licensee’s admissions report. Revenue is deemed fixed or determinable upon receipt of a licensee’s admissions report or evidence of a RealD box office showing by licensee. The Company determines collectability based on an evaluation of the licensee’s recent payment history and evaluation of the respective customer’s credit-standing.
	Product revenue
	The Company recognizes product revenue, net of allowances, when title and risk of loss have passed and when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the payment is fixed or determinable, and collectability of payment is reasonably assured. In the United States and Canada, certain of the Company’s product revenue from the sale of RealD eyewear is earned upon admission and usage by the motion picture exhibitor’s consumers. The Company’s customers, however, do not report admission or usage information until after the admission and usage has occurred, and such information may be received subsequent to the Company’s fiscal period end. Accordingly, the Company estimates and records such product revenue in the quarter in which the admission and usage occurs, but only when reasonable estimates of such amounts can be made.
	Comprehensive income (loss)
	Comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss). The only component of other comprehensive income or loss is unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses). There were no reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
	Shipping and handling costs
	Amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling costs are included in revenue. RealD’s shipping and handling costs consists primarily of packaging and transportation charges and are recorded in cost of revenue. Shipping and handling costs recognized in cost of revenue were $0.6 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Shipping and handling costs recognized in cost of revenue were $3.6 million and $5.5 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
	Research and development
	Research and development (R&D) costs are expensed as incurred. Major components of R&D expense include salaries and benefits, materials and supplies inclusive of prototypes, non-recurring engineering, payments to third parties for R&D, facilities and equipment that can only be used for a particular project and overhead allocations of various administrative and facilities costs related to R&D.
	Recent accounting pronouncements
	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), effective for RealD starting April 1, 2017 (the first quarter of fiscal year 2018). Early application is not permitted. The new standard will be implemented retrospectively with the Company choosing to either restate prior periods or recognize the cumulative effect; the Company has not yet selected a transition method.
	The new Topic 606 does not apply to lease contracts within the scope of Topic 840 Leases. The primary objective of ASU 2014-09 is to provide guidance for revenue recognition. This ASU affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets. This ASU will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605 Revenue Recognition and most industry-specific guidance. The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Revenue recognition is anticipated to entail more judgment and more estimating than under the current guidance. ASU 2014-09 also changes Topic 360 Property, Plant and Equipment, Topic 350 Intangibles-Goodwill and Other and certain other U.S. GAAP. The Company has not yet determined the effects of Topic 606 and other ASU 2014-09 revisions on its consolidated financial statements.
	In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-12, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period." ASU 2014-12 requires that a performance target that affects vesting, and that could be achieved after the requisite service period, be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015, and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2014-12 in the third quarter of fiscal year 2015. The Company’s adoption is not expected to have any material impact on its consolidated financial statements. The Company already follows the accepted accounting within ASU 2014-12 for stock compensation terms within the scope of this clarifying guidance.
	Reclassifications
	Certain amounts presented in prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.

Cinema_Systems_and_Property_Eq

Cinema Systems and Property & Equipment	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Cinema Systems and Property & Equipment	Cinema Systems and Property & Equipment
	Tangible fixed assets consist of the following:
		December 31,			March 31,
	(in thousands)	2014			2014
	RealD Cinema Systems	211,454			$	205,632
	Leasehold improvements	17,457			16,935
	Machinery and equipment	7,623			4,753
	Furniture and fixtures	1,258			1,272
	Computer equipment and software	10,139			9,197
	Construction in process	674			1,554
	Total	$	248,605		$	239,343
	Less accumulated depreciation	(135,059		)	(110,060		)
	Cinema Systems and Property & Equipment, net	$	113,546		$	129,283
	Depreciation expense amounted to $9.6 million and $10.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Depreciation expense amounted to $29.0 million and $29.1 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Fair_value_measurement

Fair value measurement	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair value measurement	Fair value measurement
	The Company’s derivative instruments are recorded at fair value in other current assets and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in fair value are reported as a component of other income or loss on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. For all periods presented, none of the Company’s derivative instruments were designated as hedging instruments. The Company does not use foreign currency option or foreign exchange forward contracts for speculative or trading purposes.
	To estimate the fair value of the derivative instruments, the Company uses valuation approaches within a hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy is divided into three levels based on the source of inputs as follows:
	•	Level 1 - Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access;
	•	Level 2 - Valuations for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, other than level 1 inputs;
	•	Level 3 - Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.
	The availability of observable inputs can vary among the various types of financial assets and liabilities. To the extent that the valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. In certain cases, the inputs used for measuring fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for financial statement disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level of input used that is significant to the overall fair value measurement.
	The Company purchases foreign currency forward contracts, generally with maturities of twelve months or less, to reduce the volatility of cash flows primarily related to forcasted payments and expenses denominated in certain foreign currencies. As of December 31, 2014, RealD had outstanding forward contracts based on Great Britain Pound and Euro with notional amounts totaling $4.8 million. The fair value measurement of the derivative instruments was as follows:
	(in thousands)
	Fair value measurement as of December 31, 2014, using:		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs		Significant unobservable inputs		Total
					(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	Assets:
	Derivatives:
	Foreign currency forward contracts		$	—	$	270	$	—	$	270
	Total assets		$	—	$	270	$	—	$	270
	Liabilities:
	Derivatives:
	Foreign currency forward contracts		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
	Total liabilities		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
	As of March 31, 2014, the carrying amounts of the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts were not significant.
	For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014, the net gain related to the change in fair value of the Company's foreign currency forward contracts was $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively. For both the three and nine months ended ended December 31, 2013, the net gain (loss) related to the change in fair value of the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts was immaterial. Foreign currency master agreements typically allow the netting of receivables and payables. The Company had a net receivable of $0.3 million as of December 31, 2014 and any such amounts were not significant as of March 31, 2014.
	The Company monitors its positions with, and the credit quality of, the financial institutions that are counterparties to its financial instruments and does not currently anticipate nonperformance by the counterparties.

2014_Cost_Reduction_Plan

2014 Cost Reduction Plan	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
2014 Cost Reduction Plan	2014 Cost Reduction Plan
	On November 12, 2013, the Company announced a plan to reduce the overall costs of its global operations (the “2014 Cost Reduction Plan”). The 2014 Cost Reduction Plan was primarily a response to the anticipated impact on the Company’s financial results and operations caused by changes in the 3D box office performance of certain motion pictures due to perceived changes in consumer preference and the fact that the Company’s 3D cinema business is maturing in many markets like the United States in which the Company expected equipment installations to continue to slow. In accordance with the 2014 Cost Reduction Plan, the Company reduced its staff by approximately 20%, rescoped and made other changes to certain research and development projects, reduced certain non-personnel related general and administrative expenses and streamlined certain manufacturing operations. These actions were intended to rationalize the further expansion of the Company’s global cinema platform by focusing on emerging growth markets and higher performing motion picture exhibitors, streamlining the Company’s manufacturing facilities to achieve cost efficiencies while meeting the future commercial demands of the Company’s customers and focusing the Company’s research and development efforts on technologies that would enable the Company to expand its visual technology product offerings.
	The Company accounts for the 2014 Cost Reduction Plan in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification, including ASC 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations, ASC 712, Compensation-Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits, ASC 840, Leases and ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment (Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets). As a result of the 2014 Cost Reduction Plan’s workforce reduction and commencement of the relocation of manufacturing, the Company incurred termination and other charges totaling approximately $4.7 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. Charges of $0.9 million have been incurred in the nine months ended December 31, 2014, including $0.3 million for the accrual of losses on a lease for manufacturing facilities that will no longer be used in the Company’s operations. Therefore, the total charges were $5.6 million through December 31, 2014. The following tables summarizes the charges resulting from implementation of the 2014 Cost Reduction Plan during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 :
		Three months ended									Nine months ended
		December 31, 2014									December 31, 2014
	(in thousands)	Personnel			Leasehold			Total			Personnel		Leasehold		Total
	Cost of revenue	$	1		$	132		$	133		$	25	$	505	$	530
	Research and development	115			—			115			115		—		115
	Selling and marketing	59			—			59			75		—		75
	General and administrative	2			—			2			192		—		192
	Total	$	177		$	132		$	309		$	407	$	505	$	912
		Three months ended									Nine months ended
		December 31, 2013									December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)	Personnel			Leasehold			Total			Personnel		Leasehold		Total
	Cost of revenue	$	842		$	—		$	842		$	842	$	—	$	842
	Research and development	755			—			755			755		—		755
	Selling and marketing	1,104			—			1,104			1,104		—		1,104
	General and administrative	956			—			956			956		—		956
	Total	$	3,657		$	—		$	3,657		$	3,657	$	—	$	3,657
	The following table summarizes the activity resulting from implementation of the 2014 Cost Reduction Plan within accrued expenses and other liabilities:
		Payments excluding non-cash impairment
	(in thousands)	Personnel			Leasehold			Total
	Cost reduction plan liabilities as of March 31, 2014	$	1,416		$	—		$	1,416
	Charges	$	407		$	505		912
	(Payments)	(877		)	(240		)	(1,117		)
	Cost reduction plan liabilities as of December 31, 2014	$	946		$	265		$	1,211
	On December 4, 2014, the Company announced a plan for additional cost savings through operating expense savings and capital expenditure reductions for fiscal year 2016. The Company has not implemented these cost reduction initiatives yet, and there is no guarantee that any cost reduction will actually be achieved.
	Additionally, the Company leases office space for its headquarters that includes approximately $5.5 million in leasehold improvements and other items classified as fixed assets (see Note 4 “Cinema Systems and Property & Equipment”). If the Company relocated the office, these fixed assets could become subject to an impairment assessment and contract termination costs or sublease loss could be incurred.
	There is no guarantee that termination and implementation costs will not exceed the estimates, or that any net cost reduction will actually be achieved.

Borrowings

Borrowings	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Borrowings	Borrowings
	2014 Credit Agreement
	On June 26, 2014, RealD entered into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2014 Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, as borrower, City National Bank, as administrative agent and letter of credit issuer (“City National”), the other agents from time to time party thereto and the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”). The 2014 Credit Agreement amends and restates in its entirety that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2012, by and among the Company, City National and the agents and lenders from time to time party thereto, which had been most recently amended on October 16, 2013 (the "2012 Credit Agreement").
	Pursuant to the 2014 Credit Agreement, the Lenders thereunder will make available to RealD:
	•	a revolving credit facility (including a letter of credit sub-facility) in a maximum amount not to exceed $50 million (the “Revolving Facility”), which matures on June 26, 2017; and
	•	a delayed draw term loan facility in a maximum amount not to exceed $50 million (the “Term Loan Facility”), which matures on June 26, 2018. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, the Company borrowed $37.3 million under the Term Loan Facility, resulting in $12.7 million being available for future draws through June 26, 2015.
	Debt issuance costs related to the completion of the 2014 Credit Agreement totaled $0.9 million and were added to the $0.3 million deferred charge remaining on the 2012 Credit Agreement. All these issuance costs are being amortized over the contractual life of the Revolving Facility and recorded as interest expense.
	Loans outstanding under the 2014 Credit Agreement bear interest at the Company’s option at either the Eurodollar rate plus a margin ranging from 2.25% to 2.75% per year or the base rate (the highest of (i) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, (ii) City National’s prime rate or (iii) the Eurocurrency rate for a one month Interest Period on such day plus 1.00%) plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 1.75% per year. The applicable margin for loans varies depending on the Company’s leverage ratio. Under the 2014 Credit Agreement, the Company is charged a commitment fee on the unused portions of the Revolving Facility and Term Loan Facility. The fee for the unused Revolving Facility varies between 0.250% and 0.375% per year depending on the percentage of the Revolving Facility in use. The fee for the unused Term Loan Facility is 0.375% of the unused commitment. Additionally, the Company is charged a letter of credit fee between 2.25% to 2.75%, depending on the Company’s leverage ratio, per year with respect to the amount of each performance letter of credit issued under the 2014 Credit Agreement. The Company also pays customary fronting fees and other fees and expenses in connection with the issuance of letters of credit under the 2014 Credit Agreement. There were no letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014.
	The obligations under the 2014 Credit Agreement are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries, ColorLink Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ColorLink”), Stereographics Corporation, a California corporation (“Stereographics”), and RealD DDMG Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with the Company, ColorLink and Stereographics, the “Loan Parties”). The obligations under the 2014 Credit Agreement are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the Loan Parties’ tangible and intangible assets.
	As of December 31, 2014, $50 million was available under the Revolving Facility and $12.7 million was available under the Term Loan Facility, totaling $62.7 million of availability under the 2014 Credit Agreement.
	As of December 31, 2014, there was no balance outstanding under the Revolving Facility. The term loan outstanding balance of $31.7 million at December 31, 2014 is to be repaid in 13 quarterly installments of $1.9 million through March 31, 2018 and the remaining $7.5 million principal on June 26, 2018.  The current and non-current portions of the Credit Agreement due as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014 were as follows:
		December 31,		March 31,
		2014		2014
	(in thousands)
	Current portion of Credit Agreement	$	7,460	$	12,500
	Credit Agreement, net of current portion	24,245		23,750
	Total Credit Agreement	$	31,705	$	36,250
	At December 31, 2014, the Company’s future minimum 2014 Credit Agreement obligations were as follows:
	Fiscal year 2015	$	1,865
	Fiscal year 2016	7,460
	Fiscal year 2017	7,460
	Fiscal year 2018	7,460
	Fiscal year 2019	7,460
	Total	$	31,705
	As of December 31, 2014, borrowings outstanding under the 2014 Credit Agreement bear interest at 2.69%. As of March 31, 2014, there were $36.3 million in borrowings outstanding under the 2012 Credit Agreement which bore interest at 2.88%. Interest expense related to our borrowings was $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Interest expense related to our borrowings was $1.1 million and $1.8 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
	Under the 2014 Credit Agreement, RealD’s business is subject to certain limitations, including limitations on the Company’s ability to incur additional debt, make certain investments or acquisitions, enter into certain merger and consolidation transactions, and sell its assets other than in the ordinary course of business. The Company is also required to maintain compliance with certain financial covenants, including a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio. As of December 31, 2014, RealD was in compliance with all financial covenants in the 2014 Credit Agreement. If the Company fails to comply with any of the covenants or if any other event of default should occur, the Lenders could elect to prevent the Company from borrowing and declare the indebtedness to be immediately due and payable.
	The 2014 Credit Agreement contains customary events of default applicable to the Company and/or its subsidiaries, including, among other things the occurrence of any change of control. If one or more events of default occurs and continues beyond any applicable cure period, City National may, with the consent of the Lenders holding a majority of the loans and commitments under the facilities, or will, at the request of such Lenders, terminate the commitments of the Lenders to make further loans and declare all of the obligations of the Loan Parties under the 2014 Credit Agreement to be immediately due and payable.

Commitments_and_contingencies

Commitments and contingencies	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and contingencies	Commitments and contingencies
	Indemnities and commitments
	During the ordinary course of business, the Company makes certain indemnities and commitments under which it may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. These indemnities include indemnities of certain customers and licensees of our technologies, and indemnities to the Company’s directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the State of Delaware. The duration of these indemnities and commitments varies, and in certain cases, is indefinite. The majority of these indemnities and commitments do not provide for any limitation of the maximum potential future payments the Company could be obligated to make. The Company has not recorded any liability for these indemnities and commitments in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company does, however, accrue for losses for any known contingent liability, including those that may arise from indemnification provisions, when future payment is reasonably probable and estimable.
	The Company has entered into contracts with certain of its vendors. Future obligations under such contracts totaled $3.8 million at December 31, 2014 and include revolving 90-day supply commitments. Many of the contracts contain cancellation penalty provisions requiring payment of up to 20.0% of the unused contract.
	Contingencies and assessments
	The Company is subject to various loss contingencies and assessments arising in the course of its business, some of which relate to litigation, claims, property taxes and sales and use tax or goods and services tax assessments. The Company considers the likelihood of the loss or the incurrence of a liability, as well as the Company’s ability to reasonably estimate the amount of loss in determining loss contingencies and assessments. An estimated loss contingency or assessment is accrued when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company regularly evaluates current information available to us to determine whether such accruals should be adjusted. Based on the information presently available, including discussion with counsel and other consultants, management believes that resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, consolidated results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

Sharebased_compensation

Share-based compensation	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Share-based compensation	Share-based compensation
	The Company accounts for share-based payment awards granted to employees and directors by recording compensation expense based on estimated fair values. The Company estimates the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Share-based awards are attributed to expense using the straight-line method over the vesting period. The Company determines the value of each option award that contains a market condition using a Monte Carlo Simulation valuation model, while all other option awards are valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model as permitted under ASC 718,  Compensation — Stock Compensation. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of share-based payment awards represent the Company’s best estimates. The Company’s estimates of the fair values of stock options granted and the resulting amounts of share-based compensation recognized may be impacted by certain variables including stock price volatility, employee stock option exercise behaviors, additional stock option modifications, estimates of forfeitures, and the related income tax impact.
	Share-based compensation expense for all share-based arrangements for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was as follows:
		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		December 31,		December 31,		December 31,		December 31,
	(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
	Share-based compensation
	Cost of revenue	$	317	$	181	$	932	$	722
	Research and development	797		632		2,473		2,107
	Selling and marketing	599		1,608		2,228		4,189
	General and administrative	1,569		2,066		5,882		6,587
	Total	$	3,282	$	4,487	$	11,515	$	13,605
	Stock options granted generally vest over a four-year period, with 25% of the shares vesting after one year and monthly vesting thereafter. The options generally expire ten years from the date of grant. For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, the Company granted 0.6 million stock options at a weighted average grant date fair value of $5.90 per share.  For the three months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, share-based compensation expense related to stock options and the Company’s employee stock purchase plan was $1.8 million and $3.2 million, respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, share-based compensation expense related to stock options and the Company’s employee stock purchase plan was $6.3 million and $10.3 million, respectively.
	Certain of the Company’s management-level employees receive performance stock options, which gives the recipient the right to receive common stock that is contingent upon achievement of specified pre-established performance goals over the performance period, which is generally three years subject to the recipient’s continued service with the Company. The performance goals for the performance stock options are based on the measurement of the Company’s total stockholder return, on a percentile basis, compared to a comparable group of companies. Depending on the outcome of the performance goals, the recipient may ultimately earn performance stock options equal to or less than the number of performance stock options granted. In June 2013, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer’s fiscal year 2013 stock option grant was amended to retroactively change the vesting schedule of the stock option so that it now vests based upon the achievement of performance goals rather than based solely upon Mr. Lewis’ continued service with the Company. The performance goal is based on the measurement of the Company’s total stockholder return, on a percentile basis, compared to a comparable group of companies. The performance period for this performance stock option is between three and five years. For both the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014, share based compensation expense related to performance stock options were $0.2 million. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2013, share-based compensation expense related to performance stock options were $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively.
	Certain of the Company’s management-level employees also receive performance stock units, which gives the recipient the right to receive common stock that is contingent upon achievement of specific pre-established performance goals over the performance period, which is generally two years subject to the recipient’s continued service with us. The performance goals are based on achieving certain levels of total licensing revenue over the performance period.  Depending on the outcome of the performance goals, the recipient may ultimately earn performance stock units between 0% and 200% of the number of performance stock units granted. For the three months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, share-based compensation expense related to performance stock units was $17 thousand and $0, respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, share-based compensation expense related to performance stock units was $1.0 million and $0, respectively.
	Certain of the Company’s employees, including certain management level employees, receive time-based restricted stock units. These restricted stock units vest over one to three years based upon a recipient’s continued service with us. For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, the Company granted 1.2 million restricted stock units at a weighted average grant date fair value of $11.17 per restricted stock unit. For the three months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units was $1.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units was $4.1 million and $2.2 million, respectively.

Income_taxes

Income taxes	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income taxes	Income taxes
	The Company’s income tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $1.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively. The decrease in income tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2014 was due primarily to decreased quarterly revenue in foreign jurisdictions where the Company is subject to foreign income taxes. The Company’s income tax expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $5.1 million and $4.9 million, respectively. The Company has net operating losses that may potentially be offset against future domestic earnings. The Company files federal income tax returns and income tax returns in various state and foreign jurisdictions. Due to the net operating loss carryforwards, the Company’s United States federal and state returns are open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state jurisdictions for all years since inception.
	As of December 31, 2014, the Company has determined based on the weight of the available evidence, both positive and negative, to provide for a valuation allowance against substantially all of the net deferred tax assets. The current deferred tax assets not reserved for by the valuation allowance are those in foreign jurisdictions or amounts that may be carried back in future years. If there is a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the deferred tax assets, the Company will adjust all or a portion of the applicable valuation allowance in the period when such change occurs.

Equity

Equity	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]
Equity	Equity
	A summary of the changes in total equity for the nine months ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:
		RealD Inc.			Noncontrolling			Total
		stockholders’
	(in thousands)	equity			interest			equity
	Balance, March 31, 2014	$	151,412		$	(578	)	$	150,834
	Share-based compensation	11,515			—			11,515
	Exercise of stock options	2,782			—			2,782
	Purchase and distribution of stock under employee stock purchase plan	291			—			291
	Repurchase of statutory withholdings of stock issued for restricted stock units	(990		)	—			(990		)
	Comprehensive income:
	Other comprehensive income, net of tax	1,810			—			1,810
	Net loss	(6,112		)	—			(6,112		)
	Total comprehensive income	(4,302		)	—			(4,302		)
	Balance, December 31, 2014	$	160,708		$	(578	)	$	160,130

Summary_of_significant_account1

Summary of significant accounting policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Accounting period	Accounting period
	The Company’s fiscal year consists of four 3-month periods for a total of 12 calendar months and will end on March 31, 2015.
Use of estimates	Use of estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant estimates made by management in the preparation of the financial statements relate to the following:
	•	licensing revenue terms applied to the timing and number of motion picture exhibitor consumer admissions;
	•	domestic eyewear product revenue terms applied to when the usage occurs and the amount of usage;
	•	effect of customer contract terms on revenue and balance sheet items;
	•	impairment testing of goodwill, intangible assets and tangible assets, including determination of relevant reporting units and long-lived asset groups;
	•	useful lives of intangible assets and tangible assets;
	•	timing and amount recognized for performance-based compensation, including bonus and certain restricted share units, based on projections of Company performance achievement;
	•	the impact of potential future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements;
	•	valuation of accruals and allowances;
	•	contingency assessments; and
	•	assumptions used in the determination of the fair value of equity-based awards for stock-based compensation.
Earnings (loss) per share of common stock	Earnings (loss) per share of common stock
	Basic income per share of common stock is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to the Company’s common stockholders for the period by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing income attributable to the Company’s common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period increased to include the number of additional shares of common stock that would have been outstanding if the potentially dilutive securities had been issued. Potentially dilutive securities include outstanding stock options, shares to be purchased under the Company’s employee stock purchase plan and unvested restricted stock units. The dilutive effect of potentially dilutive securities is reflected in diluted earnings per common share by application of the treasury stock method.
Accounts receivable	Accounts receivable
	Accounts receivable consists of trade receivables, value-added tax (“VAT”) receivables and other receivables. The Company provides credit to its customers, who are primarily in the movie production and exhibition businesses. The Company provides for the estimated accounts receivable that will not be collected. These estimates are based on an analysis of historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in the customers’ payment terms and their economic condition. Collection of accounts receivable may be affected by changes in economic or other industry conditions and may, accordingly, impact the Company’s overall credit risk.
Inventories and deferred costs-eyewear	Inventories and deferred costs-eyewear
	Inventories and deferred costs-eyewear represent RealD eyewear and are substantially all finished goods. Inventories and deferred costs-eyewear are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market value. At each balance sheet date, the Company evaluates ending inventories and deferred costs-eyewear for net realizable value. The Company also evaluates inventories for excess quantities and obsolescence. These evaluations include analyses of expected future average selling prices, projections of future demand and technology changes. In order to state inventories at the lower of cost or market, RealD maintains reserves against such inventories. If the Company’s analyses indicate that market is lower than cost, a write-down of inventories is recorded in cost of revenue in the period the loss is identified. As of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014, the inventory reserve as a result of the Company’s net realizable value analyses was $0 and $0.6 million, respectively.
	Domestically, the Company provides RealD eyewear free of charge to motion picture exhibitors and then receives a fee from the motion picture studios for the usage of RealD eyewear by the motion picture exhibitors’ consumers. Eyewear shipped from inventory is deferred on the shipment date and then amortized to cost of product revenue according to assumptions related to eyewear usage by consumers.
Impairment of long-lived assets	Impairment of long-lived assets
	The Company reviews long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, cinema systems, digital projectors and intangibles, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Factors or circumstances that could indicate the occurrence of such events include current period operating or cash flow losses combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses, a projection or forecast that demonstrates continuing operating or cash flow losses, or incurring costs in excess of amounts originally expected to acquire or construct an asset. If the asset is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value.
Revenue recognition	Revenue recognition
	The Company derives substantially all of its revenue from the license of RealD Cinema Systems and the product sale of RealD eyewear. RealD evaluates revenue recognition for transactions using the criteria set forth by the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 840, Leases, and ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition. The revenue recognition guidance states that revenue is recognized when all of the following criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company records revenue net of estimated allowances.
	License revenue
	License revenue, net of allowances, is accounted for as an operating lease. License revenue is primarily derived under per-admission, periodic fixed fee, or per-motion picture basis with motion picture exhibitors. Amounts received up front, less estimated allowances, are deferred and recognized over the lease term using the straight-line method. Additional lease payments that are contingent upon future events outside the Company’s control, including those related to admission and usage, are recognized as revenues when the contingency is resolved and the Company has no more obligations to our customers specific to the contingent payment received. Certain of the Company’s license revenue from leasing RealD Cinema Systems is earned upon admission by the motion picture exhibitor’s consumers. The Company’s licensees, however, do not report and pay for such license revenue until after the admission has occurred, which may be received subsequent to the Company’s fiscal period end. The Company estimates and records licensing revenue related to motion picture exhibitor consumer admissions in the quarter in which the admission occurs, but only when reasonable estimates of such amounts can be made. The Company determines that there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement upon the execution of a license agreement or upon the receipt of a licensee’s admissions report. Revenue is deemed fixed or determinable upon receipt of a licensee’s admissions report or evidence of a RealD box office showing by licensee. The Company determines collectability based on an evaluation of the licensee’s recent payment history and evaluation of the respective customer’s credit-standing.
	Product revenue
	The Company recognizes product revenue, net of allowances, when title and risk of loss have passed and when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the payment is fixed or determinable, and collectability of payment is reasonably assured. In the United States and Canada, certain of the Company’s product revenue from the sale of RealD eyewear is earned upon admission and usage by the motion picture exhibitor’s consumers. The Company’s customers, however, do not report admission or usage information until after the admission and usage has occurred, and such information may be received subsequent to the Company’s fiscal period end. Accordingly, the Company estimates and records such product revenue in the quarter in which the admission and usage occurs, but only when reasonable estimates of such amounts can be made.
Comprehensive income (loss)	Comprehensive income (loss)
	Comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss). The only component of other comprehensive income or loss is unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses). There were no reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
Shipping and handling costs	Shipping and handling costs
	Amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling costs are included in revenue. RealD’s shipping and handling costs consists primarily of packaging and transportation charges and are recorded in cost of revenue.
Recent accounting pronouncements	Recent accounting pronouncements
	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), effective for RealD starting April 1, 2017 (the first quarter of fiscal year 2018). Early application is not permitted. The new standard will be implemented retrospectively with the Company choosing to either restate prior periods or recognize the cumulative effect; the Company has not yet selected a transition method.
	The new Topic 606 does not apply to lease contracts within the scope of Topic 840 Leases. The primary objective of ASU 2014-09 is to provide guidance for revenue recognition. This ASU affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets. This ASU will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605 Revenue Recognition and most industry-specific guidance. The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Revenue recognition is anticipated to entail more judgment and more estimating than under the current guidance. ASU 2014-09 also changes Topic 360 Property, Plant and Equipment, Topic 350 Intangibles-Goodwill and Other and certain other U.S. GAAP. The Company has not yet determined the effects of Topic 606 and other ASU 2014-09 revisions on its consolidated financial statements.
	In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-12, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period." ASU 2014-12 requires that a performance target that affects vesting, and that could be achieved after the requisite service period, be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015, and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2014-12 in the third quarter of fiscal year 2015. The Company’s adoption is not expected to have any material impact on its consolidated financial statements. The Company already follows the accepted accounting within ASU 2014-12 for stock compensation terms within the scope of this clarifying guidance.
	Reclassifications
	Certain amounts presented in prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.
Derivatives	The Company’s derivative instruments are recorded at fair value in other current assets and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in fair value are reported as a component of other income or loss on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. For all periods presented, none of the Company’s derivative instruments were designated as hedging instruments. The Company does not use foreign currency option or foreign exchange forward contracts for speculative or trading purposes.

Effect_of_certain_correction_o1

Effect of certain correction on certain financial statements (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]
Schedule of corrections	The effect of the correction on certain financial statement captions within the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:
		Three months ended June 30, 2014
		As Reported			Adjustments			Restated Amounts
		(In thousands, except per share data)
	Revenue:
	License	$	35,973		$	(160	)	$	35,813
	Product and other	19,406			—			19,406
	Total revenue	55,379			(160		)	55,219
	Cost of revenue:
	License	10,897			(49		)	10,848
	Product and other	14,499			(149		)	14,350
	Total cost of revenue	25,396			(198		)	25,198
	Gross profit	29,983			38			30,021
	Operating expenses:
	Research and development	3,790			(72		)	3,718
	Selling and marketing	5,791			(10		)	5,781
	General and administrative	12,344			(350		)	11,994
	Total operating expenses	21,925			(432		)	21,493
	Operating income	8,058			470			8,528
	Interest expense, net	(430		)	(42		)	(472		)
	Other income	160			—			160
	Income before income taxes	7,788			428			8,216
	Income tax expense	2,287			—			2,287
	Net income	5,501			428			5,929
	Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	—			—			—
	Net income attributable to RealD Inc. common stockholders	$	5,501		$	428		$	5,929
	Earnings per common share:
	Basic	$	0.11		$	0.01		$	0.12
	Diluted	$	0.1		$	0.01		$	0.11
		Three months ended September 30, 2014									Six months ended September 30, 2014
		As Reported			Adjustments			Restated Amounts			As Reported			Adjustments			Restated Amounts
		(In thousands, except per share data)									(In thousands, except per share data)
	Revenue:
	License	$	31,834		$	356		$	32,190		$	67,807		$	196		$	68,003
	Product and other	15,578			—			15,578			34,984			—			34,984
	Total revenue	47,412			356			47,768			102,791			196			102,987
	Cost of revenue:
	License	11,613			(336		)	11,277			22,510			(385		)	22,125
	Product and other	10,892			47			10,939			25,391			(102		)	25,289
	Total cost of revenue	22,505			(289		)	22,216			47,901			(487		)	47,414
	Gross profit	24,907			645			25,552			54,890			683			55,573
	Operating expenses:
	Research and development	6,425			(33		)	6,392			10,215			(105		)	10,110
	Selling and marketing	5,414			(84		)	5,330			11,205			(94		)	11,111
	General and administrative	11,168			(12		)	11,156			23,512			(362		)	23,150
	Total operating expenses	23,007			(129		)	22,878			44,932			(561		)	44,371
	Operating income	1,900			774			2,674			9,958			1,244			11,202
	Interest expense, net	(455		)	42			(413		)	(885		)	—			(885		)
	Other loss	(1,336		)	—			(1,336		)	(1,176		)	—			(1,176		)
	Income before income taxes	109			816			925			7,897			1,244			9,141
	Income tax expense	1,676			—			1,676			3,963			—			3,963
	Net income (loss)	(1,567		)	816			(751		)	3,934			1,244			5,178
	Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	—			—			—			—			—			—
	Net income (loss) attributable to RealD Inc. common stockholders	$	(1,567	)	$	816		$	(751	)	$	3,934		$	1,244		$	5,178
	Earnings (loss) per common share:
	Basic	$	(0.03	)	$	0.01		$	(0.02	)	$	0.08		$	0.02		$	0.1
	Diluted	$	(0.03	)	$	0.01		$	(0.02	)	$	0.08		$	0.02		$	0.1
	The effect of the correction on certain financial statement captions within the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was as follows:
		As of June 30, 2014
		As Reported			Adjustments			Restated Amounts
		(In thousands, except per share data)
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	27,841		$	1,865		$	29,706
	Accounts receivable, net	59,818			(342		)	59,476
	Inventories	7,807			90			7,897
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,834			(47		)	4,787
Total current assets	101,013			1,566			102,579
Cinema systems, net	100,355			2,651			103,006
Other assets	7,230			(107		)	7,123
Total assets	$	253,421		$	4,110		$	257,531
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	20,505		$	2,123		$	22,628
Deferred revenue	7,046			(300		)	6,746
Current portion of Credit Agreement	7,460			1,865			9,325
Total current liabilities	52,638			3,688			56,326
Total liabilities	91,106			3,688			94,794
Accumulated deficit	(196,262		)	159			(196,103		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	261			263			524
Total RealD Inc. stockholders’ equity	162,893			422			163,315
Total equity	162,315			422			162,737
Total liabilities and equity	$	253,421		$	4,110		$	257,531
	As of September 30, 2014
	As Reported			Adjustments			Restated Amounts
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	49,903		$	—		$	49,903
Accounts receivable, net	40,600			(178		)	40,422
Inventories	7,704			90			7,794
Total current assets	103,238			(88		)	103,150
Cinema systems, net	96,106			1,725			97,831
Total assets	$	250,989		$	1,637		$	252,626
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	22,332		$	899		$	23,231
Deferred revenue	6,673			(117		)	6,556
Total current liabilities	50,074			782			50,856
Total liabilities	85,418			782			86,200
Accumulated deficit	(197,829		)	547			(197,282		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	425			308			733
Total RealD Inc. stockholders’ equity	166,149			855			167,004
Total equity	165,571			855			166,426
Total liabilities and equity	$	250,989		$	1,637		$	252,626
The effect of the correction on certain financial statement captions within the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow was as follows:
	Three months ended June 30, 2014									Six months ended September 30, 2014
	As Reported			Adjustments			Restated Amounts			As Reported			Adjustments			Restated Amounts
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	5,501		$	428		$	5,929		$	3,934		$	1,244		$	5,178
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	9,813			—			9,813			20,223			(218		)	20,005
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(11,396		)	342			(11,054		)	7,822			178			8,000
Inventories	1,302			(90		)	1,212			1,405			(90		)	1,315
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,273			47			1,320			237			—			237
Other assets	(2,390		)	107			(2,283		)	(2,316		)	—			(2,316		)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(1,429		)	2,123			694			436			899			1,335
Deferred revenue	(1,913		)	(300		)	(2,213		)	(2,998		)	(117		)	(3,115		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,106			2,657			6,763			32,933			1,896			34,829
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(2,632		)	(263		)	(2,895		)	(3,448		)	—			(3,448		)
Purchases of cinema systems and related components	(2,799		)	(2,388		)	(5,187		)	(7,456		)	(1,507		)	(8,963		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(5,364		)	(2,651		)	(8,015		)	(10,825		)	(1,507		)	(12,332		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments on Credit Agreement	(38,115		)	1,865			(36,250		)	(39,980		)	—			(39,980		)
Repayments on tax withholding of restricted stock units	—			(269		)	(269		)	—			(697		)	(697		)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	300			1,596			1,896			(1,168		)	(697		)	(1,865		)
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalent	(1		)	263			262			163			308			471
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(959		)	1,865			906			21,103			—			21,103
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	28,800			—			28,800			28,800			—			28,800
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	27,841		$	1,865		$	29,706		$	49,903		$	—		$	49,903
The effect of the correction on certain financial statement captions within the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) were not material for any previously reported periods.

Summary_of_significant_account2

Summary of significant accounting policies (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Schedule of Calculation of the Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share of Common Stock	The calculation of the basic and diluted loss per share of common stock for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was as follows:
		Three months ended							Nine months ended
		December 31,				December 31,			December 31,			December 31,
	(in thousands, except share and per share data)	2014				2013			2014			2013
	Numerator:
	Net loss	$	(11,290	)		$	(155	)	(6,112		)	(6,355		)
	Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	—				(116		)	—			(101		)
	Net loss attributable to RealD Inc. common stockholders	$	(11,290	)		$	(271	)	$	(6,112	)	$	(6,456	)
	Denominator:
	Weighted-average common shares outstanding (basic)	49,771				49,325			49,935			49,459
	Effect of dilutive securities	—				—			—			—
	Weighted-average common shares outstanding (diluted)	49,771				49,325			49,935			49,459
	Loss per common share:
	Basic	$	(0.23	)		$	(0.01	)	$	(0.12	)	$	(0.13	)
	Diluted	$	(0.23	)		$	(0.01	)	$	(0.12	)	$	(0.13	)
Schedule of Weighted-Average Number of Anti-Dilutive Shares Excluded From the Calculation of Diluted Loss Per Common Share	The weighted-average number of anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per common share for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was as follows:
		Three months ended						Nine months ended
		December 31,			December 31,			December 31,		December 31,
	(in thousands)	2014			2013			2014		2013
	Options, employee stock purchase plan, restricted stock units and warrants to purchase common stock	10,944			9,144			9,678		9,538

Cinema_Systems_and_Property_Eq1

Cinema Systems and Property & Equipment (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Schedule of Property and Equipment of RealD Cinema Systems and Digital Projectors	Tangible fixed assets consist of the following:
		December 31,			March 31,
	(in thousands)	2014			2014
	RealD Cinema Systems	211,454			$	205,632
	Leasehold improvements	17,457			16,935
	Machinery and equipment	7,623			4,753
	Furniture and fixtures	1,258			1,272
	Computer equipment and software	10,139			9,197
	Construction in process	674			1,554
	Total	$	248,605		$	239,343
	Less accumulated depreciation	(135,059		)	(110,060		)
	Cinema Systems and Property & Equipment, net	$	113,546		$	129,283

Fair_value_measurement_Tables

Fair value measurement (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule of Fair Value of the Derivative Instruments	The fair value measurement of the derivative instruments was as follows:
	(in thousands)
	Fair value measurement as of December 31, 2014, using:	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs		Significant unobservable inputs		Total
				(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	Assets:
	Derivatives:
	Foreign currency forward contracts	$	—	$	270	$	—	$	270
	Total assets	$	—	$	270	$	—	$	270
	Liabilities:
	Derivatives:
	Foreign currency forward contracts	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
	Total liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

2014_Cost_Reduction_Plan_Table

2014 Cost Reduction Plan (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Summary of Charges Resulting from Implementation of the Cost Reduction Plan	The following tables summarizes the charges resulting from implementation of the 2014 Cost Reduction Plan during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 :
		Three months ended									Nine months ended
		December 31, 2014									December 31, 2014
	(in thousands)	Personnel			Leasehold			Total			Personnel		Leasehold		Total
	Cost of revenue	$	1		$	132		$	133		$	25	$	505	$	530
	Research and development	115			—			115			115		—		115
	Selling and marketing	59			—			59			75		—		75
	General and administrative	2			—			2			192		—		192
	Total	$	177		$	132		$	309		$	407	$	505	$	912
		Three months ended									Nine months ended
		December 31, 2013									December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)	Personnel			Leasehold			Total			Personnel		Leasehold		Total
	Cost of revenue	$	842		$	—		$	842		$	842	$	—	$	842
	Research and development	755			—			755			755		—		755
	Selling and marketing	1,104			—			1,104			1,104		—		1,104
	General and administrative	956			—			956			956		—		956
	Total	$	3,657		$	—		$	3,657		$	3,657	$	—	$	3,657
Summary of Currently Estimated Charges Resulting from the Cost Reduction Plan Implementation	The following table summarizes the activity resulting from implementation of the 2014 Cost Reduction Plan within accrued expenses and other liabilities:
		Payments excluding non-cash impairment
	(in thousands)	Personnel			Leasehold			Total
	Cost reduction plan liabilities as of March 31, 2014	$	1,416		$	—		$	1,416
	Charges	$	407		$	505		912
	(Payments)	(877		)	(240		)	(1,117		)
	Cost reduction plan liabilities as of December 31, 2014	$	946		$	265		$	1,211

Borrowings_Tables

Borrowings (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of the Current and Non-Current Portions of the Credit Agreement	The current and non-current portions of the Credit Agreement due as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014 were as follows:
		December 31,		March 31,
		2014		2014
	(in thousands)
	Current portion of Credit Agreement	$	7,460	$	12,500
	Credit Agreement, net of current portion	24,245		23,750
	Total Credit Agreement	$	31,705	$	36,250
Schedule of Future Minimum Credit Agreement Obligations	At December 31, 2014, the Company’s future minimum 2014 Credit Agreement obligations were as follows:
	Fiscal year 2015	$	1,865
	Fiscal year 2016	7,460
	Fiscal year 2017	7,460
	Fiscal year 2018	7,460
	Fiscal year 2019	7,460
	Total	$	31,705

Sharebased_compensation_Tables

Share-based compensation (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Schedule of share-based compensation expense for all share-based arrangements	Share-based compensation expense for all share-based arrangements for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was as follows:
		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		December 31,		December 31,		December 31,		December 31,
	(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
	Share-based compensation
	Cost of revenue	$	317	$	181	$	932	$	722
	Research and development	797		632		2,473		2,107
	Selling and marketing	599		1,608		2,228		4,189
	General and administrative	1,569		2,066		5,882		6,587
	Total	$	3,282	$	4,487	$	11,515	$	13,605

Equity_Tables

Equity (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]
Summary of the changes in total equity	A summary of the changes in total equity for the nine months ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:
		RealD Inc.			Noncontrolling			Total
		stockholders’
	(in thousands)	equity			interest			equity
	Balance, March 31, 2014	$	151,412		$	(578	)	$	150,834
	Share-based compensation	11,515			—			11,515
	Exercise of stock options	2,782			—			2,782
	Purchase and distribution of stock under employee stock purchase plan	291			—			291
	Repurchase of statutory withholdings of stock issued for restricted stock units	(990		)	—			(990		)
	Comprehensive income:
	Other comprehensive income, net of tax	1,810			—			1,810
	Net loss	(6,112		)	—			(6,112		)
	Total comprehensive income	(4,302		)	—			(4,302		)
	Balance, December 31, 2014	$	160,708		$	(578	)	$	160,130

Effect_of_certain_correction_o2

Effect of certain correction on certain financial statements Income Statement (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenue:
License	$20,958	$32,190	$35,813	$35,619	$68,003	$88,961	$103,901
Product and other	11,613	15,578	19,406	19,819	34,984	46,597	54,685
Total revenue	32,571	47,768	55,219	55,438	102,987	135,558	158,586
Cost of revenue:
License	11,487	11,277	10,848	11,472	22,125	33,612	33,981
Product and other	6,121	10,939	14,350	16,696	25,289	31,410	49,248
Total cost of revenue	17,608	22,216	25,198	28,168	47,414	65,022	83,229
Gross profit	14,963	25,552	30,021	27,270	55,573	70,536	75,357
Operating expenses:
Research and development	4,582	6,392	3,718	5,236	10,110	14,692	15,465
Selling and marketing	4,382	5,330	5,781	6,842	11,111	15,493	20,295
General and administrative	12,654	11,156	11,994	13,161	23,150	35,804	39,533
Total operating expenses	21,618	22,878	21,493	25,239	44,371	65,989	75,293
Operating income (loss)	-6,655	2,674	8,528	2,031	11,202	4,547	64
Interest expense, net	-393	-413	-472	-525	-885	-1,278	-1,765
Other income (loss)	-3,088	-1,336	160	-47	-1,176	-4,264	227
Income (loss) before income taxes	-10,136	925	8,216	1,459	9,141	-995	-1,474
Income tax expense	1,154	1,676	2,287	1,614	3,963	5,117	4,881
Net loss	-11,290	-751	5,929	-155	5,178	-6,112	-6,355
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	-116	0	0	-101
Net loss attributable to RealD Inc. common stockholders	-11,290	-751	5,929	-271	5,178	-6,112	-6,456
Loss per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	($0.23)	($0.02)	$0.12	($0.01)	$0.10	($0.12)	($0.13)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	($0.23)	($0.02)	$0.11	($0.01)	$0.10	($0.12)	($0.13)
Shares used in computing loss per common share:
Basic (in shares)	49,771			49,325		49,935	49,459
Diluted (in shares)	49,771			49,325		49,935	49,459
As Reported
Revenue:
License		31,834	35,973		67,807
Product and other		15,578	19,406		34,984
Total revenue		47,412	55,379		102,791
Cost of revenue:
License		11,613	10,897		22,510
Product and other		10,892	14,499		25,391
Total cost of revenue		22,505	25,396		47,901
Gross profit		24,907	29,983		54,890
Operating expenses:
Research and development		6,425	3,790		10,215
Selling and marketing		5,414	5,791		11,205
General and administrative		11,168	12,344		23,512
Total operating expenses		23,007	21,925		44,932
Operating income (loss)		1,900	8,058		9,958
Interest expense, net		-455	-430		-885
Other income (loss)		-1,336	160		-1,176
Income (loss) before income taxes		109	7,788		7,897
Income tax expense		1,676	2,287		3,963
Net loss		-1,567	5,501		3,934
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		0	0		0
Net loss attributable to RealD Inc. common stockholders		-1,567	5,501		3,934
Loss per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		($0.03)	$0.11		$0.08
Diluted (in dollars per share)		($0.03)	$0.10		$0.08
Adjustments
Revenue:
License		356	-160		196
Product and other		0	0		0
Total revenue		356	-160		196
Cost of revenue:
License		-336	-49		-385
Product and other		47	-149		-102
Total cost of revenue		-289	-198		-487
Gross profit		645	38		683
Operating expenses:
Research and development		-33	-72		-105
Selling and marketing		-84	-10		-94
General and administrative		-12	-350		-362
Total operating expenses		-129	-432		-561
Operating income (loss)		774	470		1,244
Interest expense, net		42	-42		0
Other income (loss)		0	0		0
Income (loss) before income taxes		816	428		1,244
Income tax expense		0	0		0
Net loss		816	428		1,244
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		0	0		0
Net loss attributable to RealD Inc. common stockholders		$816	$428		$1,244
Loss per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$0.01	$0.01		$0.02
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$0.01	$0.01		$0.02

Effect_of_certain_correction_o3

Effect of certain correction on certain financial statements Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Cash and cash equivalents	$51,750	$49,903	$29,706	$28,800	$29,621	$31,020
Accounts receivable, net	33,385	40,422	59,476	48,422
Inventories	6,525	7,794	7,897	9,109
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,099		4,787	5,197
Total current assets	96,950	103,150	102,579	91,677
Cinema systems, net	91,566	97,831	103,006	106,792
Other assets	8,792		7,123	4,840
Total assets	239,714	252,626	257,531	247,182
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	24,010	23,231	22,628	21,896
Deferred revenue	5,295	6,556	6,746	8,143
Current portion of Credit Agreement	7,460		9,325	12,500
Total current liabilities	46,988	50,856	56,326	61,087
Total liabilities	79,584	86,200	94,794	96,348
Accumulated deficit	-208,865	-197,282	-196,103	-201,763
Accumulated other comprehensive income	2,072	733	524	262
Total RealD Inc. stockholders’ equity	160,708	167,004	163,315	151,412
Total equity	160,130	166,426	162,737	150,834
Total liabilities and equity	239,714	252,626	257,531	247,182
Adjustments
Cash and cash equivalents		0	1,865	0
Accounts receivable, net		-178	-342
Inventories		90	90
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			-47
Total current assets		-88	1,566
Cinema systems, net		1,725	2,651
Other assets			-107
Total assets		1,637	4,110
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		899	2,123
Deferred revenue		-117	-300
Current portion of Credit Agreement			1,865
Total current liabilities		782	3,688
Total liabilities		782	3,688
Accumulated deficit		547	159
Accumulated other comprehensive income		308	263
Total RealD Inc. stockholders’ equity		855	422
Total equity		855	422
Total liabilities and equity		1,637	4,110
As Reported
Cash and cash equivalents		49,903	27,841	28,800
Accounts receivable, net		40,600	59,818
Inventories		7,704	7,807
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			4,834
Total current assets		103,238	101,013
Cinema systems, net		96,106	100,355
Other assets			7,230
Total assets		250,989	253,421
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		22,332	20,505
Deferred revenue		6,673	7,046
Current portion of Credit Agreement			7,460
Total current liabilities		50,074	52,638
Total liabilities		85,418	91,106
Accumulated deficit		-197,829	-196,262
Accumulated other comprehensive income		425	261
Total RealD Inc. stockholders’ equity		166,149	162,893
Total equity		165,571	162,315
Total liabilities and equity		$250,989	$253,421

Summary_of_significant_account3

Summary of significant accounting policies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
	quarter					quarter
Accounting period
Number of periods in an accounting period	4					4
Length of quarter (in months)						3 months
Length of fiscal year (in months)						12 months
Numerator:
Net loss	($11,290)	($751)	$5,929	($155)	$5,178	($6,112)	($6,355)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	-116	0	0	-101
Net loss attributable to RealD Inc. common stockholders	($11,290)	($751)	$5,929	($271)	$5,178	($6,112)	($6,456)
Denominator: (in shares)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (basic)	49,771			49,325		49,935	49,459
Effect of dilutive securities	0			0		0	0
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (diluted)	49,771			49,325		49,935	49,459
Loss per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	($0.23)	($0.02)	$0.12	($0.01)	$0.10	($0.12)	($0.13)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	($0.23)	($0.02)	$0.11	($0.01)	$0.10	($0.12)	($0.13)
Options, employee stock purchase plan, restricted stock units and warrants to purchase common stock
Loss per share of common stock
Weighted-average number of anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per common share	10,944			9,144		9,678	9,538

Effect_of_certain_correction_o4

Effect of certain correction on certain financial statements Cash Flows (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Net loss	$5,929	$5,178	($6,112)	($6,355)
Depreciation and amortization	9,813	20,005	29,925	30,082
Accounts receivable	-11,054	8,000	13,916	-5,872
Inventories	1,212	1,315	2,269	6,079
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,320	237	117	-1,809
Other assets	-2,283	-2,316	-3,286	114
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	694	1,335	2,347	1,314
Deferred revenue	-2,213	-3,115	-5,224	-4,828
Net cash provided by operating activities	6,763	34,829	40,093	21,520
Purchases of property and equipment	-2,895	-3,448	-4,032	-3,805
Purchases of cinema systems and related components	-5,187	-8,963	-12,626	-15,646
Net cash used in investing activities	-8,015	-12,332	-16,579	-19,236
Repayments on Credit Agreement	-36,250	-39,980	-41,845	-35,625
Repayments on tax withholding of restricted stock units	-269	-697	-990	0
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	1,896	-1,865	-3,357	-3,959
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalent	262	471	2,793	276
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	906	21,103	22,950	-1,399
Cash and cash equivalents	29,706	49,903	51,750	29,621
As Reported
Net loss	5,501	3,934
Depreciation and amortization	9,813	20,223
Accounts receivable	-11,396	7,822
Inventories	1,302	1,405
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,273	237
Other assets	-2,390	-2,316
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	-1,429	436
Deferred revenue	-1,913	-2,998
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,106	32,933
Purchases of property and equipment	-2,632	-3,448
Purchases of cinema systems and related components	-2,799	-7,456
Net cash used in investing activities	-5,364	-10,825
Repayments on Credit Agreement	-38,115	-39,980
Repayments on tax withholding of restricted stock units	0	0
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	300	-1,168
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalent	-1	163
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	-959	21,103
Cash and cash equivalents	27,841	49,903
Adjustments
Net loss	428	1,244
Depreciation and amortization	0	-218
Accounts receivable	342	178
Inventories	-90	-90
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	47	0
Other assets	107	0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	2,123	899
Deferred revenue	-300	-117
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,657	1,896
Purchases of property and equipment	-263	0
Purchases of cinema systems and related components	-2,388	-1,507
Net cash used in investing activities	-2,651	-1,507
Repayments on Credit Agreement	1,865	0
Repayments on tax withholding of restricted stock units	-269	-697
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	1,596	-697
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalent	263	308
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1,865	0
Cash and cash equivalents	$1,865	$0

Summary_of_significant_account4

Summary of significant accounting policies (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounts receivable: value added tax (VAT) receivables
Allowance for doubtful accounts and customer credits	$5,500,000	$3,200,000
Inventories and deferred costs-eyewear
Inventory reserve	$0	$600,000

Summary_of_significant_account5

Summary of significant accounting policies (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Impairment of long-lived assets
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, current period, net of tax	$0	$0	$0	$0
Shipping and handling costs
Shipping and handling costs	600,000	1,600,000	3,600,000	5,500,000
Cinema systems
Impairment of long-lived assets
Impairment charges	$1,300,000	$800,000	$2,700,000	$3,500,000

Cinema_Systems_and_Property_Eq2

Cinema Systems and Property & Equipment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014
Property and equipment, RealD Cinema Systems and digital projectors
Total	$248,605,000		$248,605,000		$239,343,000
Less accumulated depreciation	-135,059,000		-135,059,000		-110,060,000
Cinema Systems and Property & Equipment, net	113,546,000		113,546,000		129,283,000
Depreciation expense	9,600,000	10,000,000	29,000,000	29,100,000
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment			79,000	215,000
RealD Cinema Systems
Property and equipment, RealD Cinema Systems and digital projectors
Total	211,454,000		211,454,000		205,632,000
Leasehold improvements
Property and equipment, RealD Cinema Systems and digital projectors
Total	17,457,000		17,457,000		16,935,000
Machinery and equipment
Property and equipment, RealD Cinema Systems and digital projectors
Total	7,623,000		7,623,000		4,753,000
Furniture and fixtures
Property and equipment, RealD Cinema Systems and digital projectors
Total	1,258,000		1,258,000		1,272,000
Computer equipment and software
Property and equipment, RealD Cinema Systems and digital projectors
Total	10,139,000		10,139,000		9,197,000
Construction in process
Property and equipment, RealD Cinema Systems and digital projectors
Total	$674,000		$674,000		$1,554,000

Fair_value_measurement_Details

Fair value measurement (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Foreign exchange forward
Derivative instruments
Gain (loss) on foreign currency derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments	$200,000	$300,000
Not designated as hedging instrument
Derivative instruments
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset	270,000	270,000
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability	0	0
Not designated as hedging instrument | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Derivative instruments
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset	0	0
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability	0	0
Not designated as hedging instrument | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Derivative instruments
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset	270,000	270,000
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability	0	0
Not designated as hedging instrument | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Derivative instruments
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset	0	0
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability	0	0
Not designated as hedging instrument | Foreign exchange forward
Derivative instruments
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset	270,000	270,000
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability	0	0
Not designated as hedging instrument | Foreign exchange forward | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Derivative instruments
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset	0	0
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability	0	0
Not designated as hedging instrument | Foreign exchange forward | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Derivative instruments
Derivative, notional amount	4,800,000	4,800,000
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset	270,000	270,000
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability	0	0
Foreign currency forward contracts, maturity period (in months)		12 months
Net receivable	300,000	300,000
Not designated as hedging instrument | Foreign exchange forward | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Derivative instruments
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset	0	0
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability	$0	$0

2014_Cost_Reduction_Plan_Detai

2014 Cost Reduction Plan (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Percentage of staff reduced under the cost reduction plan			20.00%
Cost reduction plan total charges incurred to date			$5,600,000
Restructuring charges	309,000	3,657,000	912,000	3,657,000
Cost of revenue
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges	133,000	842,000	530,000	842,000
Research and development
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges	115,000	755,000	115,000	755,000
Selling and marketing
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges	59,000	1,104,000	75,000	1,104,000
General and administrative
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges	2,000	956,000	192,000	956,000
Personnel
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges	177,000	3,657,000	407,000	3,657,000	4,700,000
Personnel | Cost of revenue
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges	1,000	842,000	25,000	842,000
Personnel | Research and development
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges	115,000	755,000	115,000	755,000
Personnel | Selling and marketing
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges	59,000	1,104,000	75,000	1,104,000
Personnel | General and administrative
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges	2,000	956,000	192,000	956,000
Leasehold
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges	132,000	0	505,000	0
Leasehold | Cost of revenue
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges	132,000	0	505,000	0
Leasehold | Research and development
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges	0	0	0	0
Leasehold | Selling and marketing
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges	0	0	0	0
Leasehold | General and administrative
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges	0	0	0	0
Accrual of Losses [Member]
2014 Cost Reduction Plan
Restructuring charges			$300,000

2014_Cost_Reduction_Plan_Detai1

2014 Cost Reduction Plan (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014
Summary of currently incurred charges resulting from implementation of the cost reduction plan within accrued expenses and other liabilities
Cost reduction plan liabilities, period start			$1,416
Charges	309	3,657	912	3,657
(Payments)			-1,117
Cost reduction plan liabilities, period end	1,211		1,211
Impairment			2,736	3,547
Leasehold improvements
Summary of currently incurred charges resulting from implementation of the cost reduction plan within accrued expenses and other liabilities
Impairment			5,500
Personnel
Summary of currently incurred charges resulting from implementation of the cost reduction plan within accrued expenses and other liabilities
Cost reduction plan liabilities, period start			1,416
Charges	177	3,657	407	3,657	4,700
(Payments)			-877
Cost reduction plan liabilities, period end	946		946		1,416
Leasehold
Summary of currently incurred charges resulting from implementation of the cost reduction plan within accrued expenses and other liabilities
Cost reduction plan liabilities, period start			0
Charges	132	0	505	0
(Payments)			-240
Cost reduction plan liabilities, period end	$265		$265

Borrowings_Details

Borrowings (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Jun. 26, 2014
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Borrowings drawn	$37,300,000	$37,500,000
Letters of credit
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Amount outstanding	0		0			0
2014 Credit Agreement [Member]
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Available borrowing capacity	62,700,000		62,700,000
Debt issuance costs	900,000
Deferred charge remaining	300,000		300,000
Amount outstanding						36,300,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.69%		2.69%			2.88%
Interest expense	1,100,000	1,800,000	400,000	500,000
2014 Credit Agreement [Member] | Federal funds rate
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)	0.50%
2014 Credit Agreement [Member] | Eurocurrency rate for a one month interest period
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)	1.00%
2014 Credit Agreement [Member] | Minimum
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Letter of credit fee (as a percent)	2.25%
2014 Credit Agreement [Member] | Minimum | Eurodollar rate
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)	2.25%
2014 Credit Agreement [Member] | Minimum | Eurocurrency rate for a one month interest period
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Interest rate added to variable rate (as a percent)	1.25%
2014 Credit Agreement [Member] | Maximum
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Letter of credit fee (as a percent)	2.75%
2014 Credit Agreement [Member] | Maximum | Eurodollar rate
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)	2.75%
2014 Credit Agreement [Member] | Maximum | Eurocurrency rate for a one month interest period
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Interest rate added to variable rate (as a percent)	1.75%
Revolving credit facility
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Borrowing capacity							50,000,000
Available borrowing capacity	50,000,000		50,000,000
Amount outstanding	0		0
Revolving credit facility | Minimum
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Commitment fee of unused balance (as a percent)	0.25%
Revolving credit facility | Maximum
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Commitment fee of unused balance (as a percent)	0.38%
Notes payable to banks
Borrowings and Credit Agreement
Borrowing capacity							50,000,000
Borrowings drawn					37,300,000
Available borrowing capacity	12,700,000		12,700,000		12,700,000
Commitment fee of unused balance (as a percent)	0.38%
Amount outstanding	31,700,000		31,700,000
Number of installments for debt instrument periodic payment	13
Amount of periodic payment of debt	$1,900,000

Borrowings_Details_2

Borrowings (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Calculation of the current and non-current portion of the Credit Agreement
Current portion of Credit Agreement	$7,460	$9,325	$12,500
Credit Agreement, net of current portion	24,245		23,750
Total Credit Agreement	$31,705		$36,250

Borrowings_Details_3

Borrowings (Details 3) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Future minimum Credit Agreement obligations
Fiscal year 2015	$1,865
Fiscal year 2016	7,460
Fiscal year 2017	7,460
Fiscal year 2018	7,460
Fiscal year 2019	7,460
Total Credit Agreement	$31,705	$36,250

Commitments_and_contingencies_

Commitments and contingencies (Details) (Purchase Commitment, USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
Indemnities and commitments
Future obligations	$3.80
Revolving supply commitments (in days)	90 days
Maximum
Indemnities and commitments
Payment required under the cancellation penalty provisions as a percentage of the unused contract	20.00%

Sharebased_compensation_Detail

Share-based compensation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Share-based compensation
Share-based compensation expense	$3,282,000	$4,487,000	$11,515,000	$13,605,000
Cost of revenue
Share-based compensation
Share-based compensation expense	317,000	181,000	932,000	722,000
Research and development
Share-based compensation
Share-based compensation expense	797,000	632,000	2,473,000	2,107,000
Selling and marketing
Share-based compensation
Share-based compensation expense	599,000	1,608,000	2,228,000	4,189,000
General and administrative
Share-based compensation
Share-based compensation expense	$1,569,000	$2,066,000	$5,882,000	$6,587,000

Sharebased_compensation_Detail1

Share-based compensation (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Share-based compensation
Share-based compensation expense (in dollars)	$3,282,000	$4,487,000	$11,515,000	$13,605,000
Employee Stock Option
Share-based compensation
Vesting period (in years)			4 years
Percentage of shares that vest after one year from the date of grant			25.00%
Period from grant date after which awards begin to vest (in years)			1 year
Term of options (in years)			10 years
Granted (in shares)			0.6
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)			$5.90
Stock Options and Employee Stock
Share-based compensation
Share-based compensation expense (in dollars)	1,800,000	3,200,000	6,300,000	10,300,000
Performance Stock Options
Share-based compensation
Share-based compensation expense (in dollars)	200,000	100,000	300,000	500,000
Performance period (in years)			3 years
Performance Stock Options | Minimum | Chief Executive Officer
Share-based compensation
Performance period (in years)			3 years
Performance Stock Options | Maximum | Chief Executive Officer
Share-based compensation
Performance period (in years)			5 years
Performance Stock Units PSUs
Share-based compensation
Share-based compensation expense (in dollars)	0	0	1,014,572	0
Performance period (in years)			2 years
Performance Stock Units PSUs | Minimum
Share-based compensation
Percentage of options earned depending on outcome of performance goals			0.00%
Performance Stock Units PSUs | Maximum
Share-based compensation
Percentage of options earned depending on outcome of performance goals			200.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based compensation
Granted (in shares)			1.2
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)			$11.17
Share-based compensation expense (in dollars)	$1,500,000	$900,000	$4,100,000	$2,200,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Minimum
Share-based compensation
Vesting period (in years)			1 year
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Maximum
Share-based compensation
Vesting period (in years)			3 years

Income_taxes_Details

Income taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax expense	$1,154	$1,676	$2,287	$1,614	$3,963	$5,117	$4,881

Equity_Details

Equity (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$166,426	$162,737	$150,834		$150,834	$150,834
Share-based compensation						11,515
Exercise of stock options						2,782
Purchase and distribution of stock under employee stock purchase plan						291
Repurchase of statutory withholdings of stock issued for restricted stock units						-990
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	1,339			71		1,810	276
Net loss	-11,290	-751	5,929	-155	5,178	-6,112	-6,355
Total comprehensive income	-9,951			-84		-4,302	-6,079
Balance at end of period	160,130	166,426	162,737		166,426	160,130
Parent
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			151,412		151,412	151,412
Share-based compensation						11,515
Exercise of stock options						2,782
Purchase and distribution of stock under employee stock purchase plan						291
Repurchase of statutory withholdings of stock issued for restricted stock units						-990
Other comprehensive income, net of tax						1,810
Net loss						-6,112
Total comprehensive income						-4,302
Balance at end of period	160,708					160,708
Noncontrolling Interest
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			-578		-578	-578
Share-based compensation						0
Exercise of stock options						0
Purchase and distribution of stock under employee stock purchase plan						0
Repurchase of statutory withholdings of stock issued for restricted stock units						0
Other comprehensive income, net of tax						0
Net loss						0
Total comprehensive income						0
Balance at end of period	($578)					($578)