American Media (ENQ) 10-Q 23 Feb 15 2015 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN MEDIA INC
Entity Central Index Key	880555
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	31-Dec-14
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year End Date	-28
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		100
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Public Float			$0

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents ($1,155 and $1,525 related to VIEs, respectively)	$3,078	$3,035
Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $10,647 and $6,661, respectively ($1 and $1 related to VIEs, respectively)	34,463	44,636
Inventories ($109 and $285 related to VIEs, respectively)	2,095	10,910
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ($64 and $254 related to VIEs, respectively)	17,569	16,640
Total current assets	57,205	75,221
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET:
Leasehold improvements	3,801	3,798
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	45,456	40,304
Less - accumulated depreciation	-29,264	-23,128
Total property and equipment, net ($28 and $29 related to VIEs, respectively)	19,993	20,974
OTHER ASSETS:
Deferred debt costs, net	5,581	8,125
Deferred rack costs, net	4,278	5,073
Investments in affiliates	728	2,859
Other long-term assets	3,688	3,841
Total other assets	14,275	19,898
GOODWILL AND OTHER IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
Goodwill	178,008	186,898
Other identified intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $123,487 and $119,773, respectively ($6,000 related to VIEs, respectively)	259,890	269,649
Total goodwill and other identified intangible assets, net	437,898	456,547
TOTAL ASSETS	529,371	572,640
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable ($14 and $42 related to VIEs, respectively)	13,023	20,115
Accrued expenses and other liabilities ($306 and $122 related to VIEs, respectively)	35,387	27,801
Accrued interest	2,016	15,897
Deferred revenues ($0 and $1,014 related to VIEs, respectively)	37,324	33,318
Total current liabilities	87,750	97,131
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Senior secured notes	359,873	469,477
Revolving credit facility	27,600	29,000
Other non-current liabilities	7,087	7,172
Deferred income taxes	85,902	98,833
Total liabilities	568,212	701,613
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 11)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (see Note 10)	3,000	3,000
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 100 shares and 10,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014, respectively	0	1
Additional paid-in capital	945,037	822,723
Accumulated deficit	-986,536	-954,466
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-342	-231
Total stockholders' deficit	-41,841	-131,973
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT	$529,371	$572,640

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$3,078	$3,035
Trade receivables, net	34,463	44,636
Trade receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts	10,647	6,661
Inventories	2,095	10,910
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	17,569	16,640
Property and equipment, net	19,993	20,974
GOODWILL AND OTHER IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
Other identified intangibles, net	259,890	269,649
Accumulated amortization	123,487	119,773
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	13,023	20,115
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	35,387	27,801
Deferred revenues	37,324	33,318
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT:
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	100	14,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	100	10,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	100	10,000,000
Related to VIEs
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,155	1,525
Trade receivables, net	1	1
Inventories	109	285
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	64	254
Property and equipment, net	28	29
GOODWILL AND OTHER IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
Other identified intangibles, net	6,000	6,000
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	14	42
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	306	122
Deferred revenues	$0	$1,014

Consolidated_Statements_of_Inc

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and 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
OPERATING REVENUES:
Circulation	$45,541	$44,603	$131,929	$147,482
Advertising	24,633	22,769	80,307	84,226
Other	511	7,276	10,890	23,936
Total operating revenues	70,685	74,648	223,126	255,644
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Editorial	7,950	9,979	26,452	29,063
Production	17,188	20,889	60,272	69,727
Distribution, circulation and other cost of sales	11,839	12,330	37,446	45,047
Selling, general and administrative	22,900	19,020	76,672	65,291
Depreciation and amortization	4,277	3,736	10,825	10,453
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	0	9,238	18,458	9,238
Total operating expenses	64,154	75,192	230,125	228,819
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	6,531	-544	-6,999	26,825
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense	-11,468	-14,099	-39,266	-43,838
Amortization of deferred debt costs	-487	-414	-2,544	-1,202
Other income (expenses), net	3,479	63	3,778	-188
Total other expenses, net	-8,476	-14,450	-38,032	-45,228
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	-1,945	-14,994	-45,031	-18,403
INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION	-11,898	35,410	-14,169	32,954
NET INCOME (LOSS)	9,953	-50,404	-30,862	-51,357
LESS: NET (INCOME) LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	7	23	-1,208	-1,053
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	9,960	-50,381	-32,070	-52,410
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	9,953	-50,404	-30,862	-51,357
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-63	71	-111	202
Comprehensive income (loss)	9,890	-50,333	-30,973	-51,155
Less: comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	7	23	-1,208	-1,053
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	$9,897	($50,310)	($32,181)	($52,208)

Consolidated_Statements_of_Sto

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit (USD $)	Total	Common Stock	Additional paid-in capital	Accumulated deficit	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
BALANCE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD at Mar. 31, 2013	($77,762)	$1	$822,723	($900,147)	($339)
BALANCE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD, SHARES at Mar. 31, 2013		10,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss	-52,410			-52,410
Foreign currency translation	202				202
Capital contribution	0
BALANCE, END OF PERIOD at Dec. 31, 2013	-129,970	1	822,723	-952,557	-137
BALANCE, END OF PERIOD, SHARES at Dec. 31, 2013		10,000,000
BALANCE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD at Mar. 31, 2014	-131,973	1	822,723	-954,466	-231
BALANCE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD, SHARES at Mar. 31, 2014	10,000,000	10,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss	-32,070			-32,070
Foreign currency translation	-111				-111
Issuance of common stock (in shares)		1,172,150
Issuance of common stock	205	0	205
Retirement of common stock (shares)		-11,172,150
Retirement of common stock	0	-1	1
Issuance of common stock (shares)		100
Issuance of common stock	0	0	0
Debt for equity conversion, net of expenses	121,535		121,535
Capital contribution	573		573
BALANCE, END OF PERIOD at Dec. 31, 2014	($41,841)	$0	$945,037	($986,536)	($342)
BALANCE, END OF PERIOD, SHARES at Dec. 31, 2014	100	100

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	($30,862)	($51,357)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	10,825	10,453
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	18,458	9,238
Amortization of deferred debt costs	2,544	1,202
Amortization of deferred rack costs	4,249	4,755
Deferred income tax benefit	-14,617	32,737
Non-cash payment-in-kind interest accretion	4,809	1,912
Provision for doubtful accounts	5,870	1,545
Gain on sale of assets	-3,417	-65
Other	2,429	578
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables	4,303	9,242
Inventories	8,819	-597
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	-2,249	-4,185
Deferred rack costs	-3,481	-3,265
Other long-term assets	153	-2,160
Accounts payable	-6,597	1,495
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	9,265	4,475
Accrued interest	-11,234	-14,180
Other non-current liabilities	-85	-89
Deferred revenues	4,528	-1,308
Total changes in operating assets and liabilities	3,422	-10,572
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,710	426
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	-6,659	-6,521
Purchase of intangible assets	-2,520	-4,654
Proceeds from sale of assets	3,009	120
Investments in affiliates	0	-2,536
Distributions from affiliates	2,570	0
Other	0	-300
Net cash used in investing activities	-3,600	-13,891
FINANCING ACTIVITES:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	57,800	79,600
Repayments to revolving credit facility	-59,200	-60,600
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes	12,500	0
Senior secured notes redemption	-5,975	0
Capital contribution	573	0
Costs incurred in restructuring	-4,315	0
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders of Olympia	-1,202	-1,004
Payments for redemption of Odyssey preferred stock	0	-3,002
Net cash provided by financing activities	181	14,994
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-248	302
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	43	1,831
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	3,035	2,375
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	3,078	4,206
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Non-cash property and equipment (incurred but not paid)	2	584
Non-cash debt for equity exchange	$123,960	$0

Nature_of_the_Business

Nature of the Business	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of the Business	Nature of the Business
	Description of the Business
	American Media, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company," "AMI," "we," "our" or "us") is the largest publisher of celebrity and health and fitness magazines in the United States and operates a diversified portfolio of 13 publications. Total circulation of our print publications with a frequency of six or more times per year, were approximately 6.0 million copies per issue during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2014, we published six weekly publications: National Enquirer, Star, Globe, National Examiner, OK! and Soap Opera Digest; four publications that are published 10 times per year: Shape, Men's Fitness, Muscle & Fitness and Flex; and three bi-monthly publications: Fit Pregnancy, Natural Health and Muscle & Fitness Hers.
	Our fiscal year ends on March 31, 2015 and may be referred to herein as fiscal 2015.
	Dispositions
	In November 2014, we sold our Country Weekly publication for approximately $3 million in cash and entered into a long-term publishing services agreement. The operating results of Country Weekly were insignificant to the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and did not meet the criteria for presentation of discontinued operations. It is the Company's policy to present gains and losses from the sale of businesses that do not meet the criteria for presentation as discontinued operations within other income (expenses) in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
	In January 2015, we sold our Shape, Fit Pregnancy and Natural Health publications, which comprised our Women's Active Lifestyle segment, for approximately $60 million in cash. See Note 15, "Subsequent Events" for further information.
	The Merger and Related Transactions
	In August 2014, the Company entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the "Merger Agreement") with AMI Parent Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Parent"), which is controlled by certain investors of the Company (collectively, the "Investors"), and AMI Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger Sub"), whereby the Merger Sub was merged with and into the Company (the "Merger") with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent. As a result of the Merger, the Parent acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. See Note 13, "Capital Structure" for further information.
	In connection with the Merger, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with the Investors pursuant to which the Company issued additional senior secured notes to the Investors at par plus accrued interest for a total purchase price equal to $12.5 million.
	Prior to the execution of the Merger Agreement and the Note Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into various supplemental indentures to, among other things, permit the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Note Purchase Agreement and eliminate the Company's obligation to repurchase approximately $12.7 million of senior secured notes, during fiscal 2015, pursuant to the terms of the indenture of certain senior secured notes and the exchange agreement related to such certain senior secured notes.
	In addition, in August 2014, the Company entered into an amendment to the revolving credit facility to, among other things, (i) amend the definition of "Change of Control" to permit the Merger, (ii) permit the issuance of additional senior secured notes pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement and (iii) amend the first lien leverage ratio to be equal to or less than 5.25 to 1.00 from April 1, 2014 through and including the quarter ending June 30, 2015. From July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, the first lien leverage ratio must be equal to or less than 4.50 to 1.00, the ratio in effect prior to the amendment.
	In September 2014, the Company entered into an exchange agreement (the "Debt for Equity Exchange Agreement") with the Parent and the Investors pursuant to which the Investors exchanged approximately $121.1 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes of the Company, plus accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $2.9 million, for equity interests in the Parent (the "Conversion").
	See Note 5, "Revolving Credit Facility" and Note 6, "Senior Secured Notes" for further information regarding the Company's debt agreements and amendments thereto.
	Liquidity
	The Company is highly leveraged. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had approximately $387.5 million of outstanding indebtedness, consisting of $359.9 million of senior secured notes and $27.6 million under the revolving credit facility.
	As further described in Note 5, "Revolving Credit Facility," subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company received a waiver under the revolving credit facility to provide additional time to file this Quarterly Report with the SEC and to make it available to the revolving credit facility lenders. In addition, in February 2015, the terms of the revolving credit facility were amended and restated to, among other things, extend the maturity date to December 2016, reduce the borrowing capacity from $40.0 million to $35.0 million and amend the first lien leverage ratio and certain other covenants and provisions.
	As further described in Note 6, "Senior Secured Notes," subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company exchanged approximately $32.0 million in aggregate principal amount of first lien senior secured notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, for approximately $39.0 million aggregate principal amount of new second lien senior secured notes, which bear interest at a rate of 7.0% per annum and mature in July 2020, pursuant to an exchange agreement. In addition, subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company repurchased approximately $48.5 million in aggregate principal amount of first lien senior secured notes in the open market. As a result, the outstanding indebtedness of senior secured notes is currently $318.4 million.
	Over the next year, the cash interest payments due under the Company's debt agreements are approximately $37.9 million and there are no scheduled principal payments due. As of December 31, 2014, the Company has $3.1 million of cash and $8.0 million available pursuant to the revolving credit facility.
	As further discussed in Note 2, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Concentrations," the Company's former second-largest wholesaler ceased operations in May 2014 and filed for bankruptcy in June 2014. The Company is continuing to work with the two remaining major wholesalers and retailers to transition the newsstand circulation to them. There can be no assurances that (i) the transition to certain retailers will be successful, (ii) after completing the transition the Company's revenue will not be temporarily or permanently reduced or (iii) that consumers at the impacted retailers will resume purchasing the Company's publications at the same rate or quantities previously purchased. This transition has had an adverse impact on single copy newsstand sales and liquidity during fiscal 2015.
	The Company's substantial indebtedness could adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations. Specifically, the Company's level of indebtedness could have important consequences for the business and operations, including the following:
	•	requiring the Company to dedicate a substantial portion of its cash flow from operations for payments on indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of such cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate requirements or to carry out other aspects of the business;
	•	exposing the Company to fluctuations in interest rates as the revolving credit facility has a variable rate of interest;
	•	placing the Company at a potential disadvantage compared to its competitors that have less debt;
	•	increasing the Company's vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;
	•	limiting the Company's ability to make material acquisitions or take advantage of business opportunities that may arise;
	•	limiting the Company's flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in the industry; and
	•	limiting the Company's ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate requirements or to carry out other aspects of the business.
	Although the Company is significantly leveraged, it expects that the current cash balances, liquidity provided from the revolving credit facility, cash generated from operations and the cash interest savings from the significant reduction in debt should be sufficient to meet working capital, capital expenditures, debt service, and other cash needs for the next year.

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
	Basis of Presentation
	The information included in the foregoing unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements is unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented, have been reflected herein. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures associated with annual financial statements and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and footnotes contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") with respect to the Company's fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 (the "2014 Form 10-K"), which may be accessed through the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
	The results of operations for interim periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the full fiscal year or any other subsequent interim period.
	Principles of Consolidation
	Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect our financial statements, those of our wholly-owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries and those of certain variable interest entities where we are the primary beneficiary. For consolidated entities where we own less than 100% of the equity, we record net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) equal to the percentage of the interests retained in such entities by the respective noncontrolling parties. All material intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
	In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary of an entity and therefore required to consolidate, we apply a qualitative approach that determines whether we have both (1) the power to direct the economically significant activities of the entity and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the entity that could potentially be significant to that entity. These considerations impact the way we account for our existing joint ventures. We continually assess whether we are the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity as changes to existing relationships or future transactions occur.
	Financial information for the Company's unconsolidated joint ventures is reported in the accompanying financial statements with a one-month lag in reporting periods. The effect of this one-month lag on the Company's financial position and results of operations is not significant.
	See Note 10, “Investments in Affiliates and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests.”
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management's estimates are based on the facts and circumstances available at the time estimates are made, past historical experience, risk of loss, general economic conditions and trends, and management's assessments of the probable future outcome of these matters. As a result, actual results could differ from those estimates.
	Concentrations
	As of December 31, 2014, single copy revenues consisted of copies distributed to retailers primarily by two major wholesalers. During the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, The News Group accounted for approximately 45% and 31%, respectively, of our total operating revenues and The Hudson Group accounted for approximately 11% and 7%, respectively, of our total operating revenues. We have multi-year service arrangements with our major wholesalers, which provide incentives to maintain certain levels of service.
	In May 2014, we were notified by our national distributor (the “Distributor”) for our publications in the U.S. and Canada, that due to non-payment of their receivables from Source Interlink Companies ("Source"), our former second-largest wholesaler, the Distributor will cease shipping our publications to Source effectively immediately. Further, in May 2014, Source notified us that they were ceasing substantially all distribution operations in the near term and filed for bankruptcy in June 2014. Our Distributor is working with the two remaining wholesalers and retailers to transition the newsstand circulation to them. We estimate that it will take until mid-summer 2015 for the transition to be completed. Our single copy newsstands sales could be reduced by approximately $10.0 million to $20.0 million during this transition period, depending on the length of time required to complete the transition to the remaining two wholesalers. In addition, after completing the transition, our revenues could be temporarily or permanently reduced if consumers at the impacted retailers do not resume purchasing our publications at the same rate or quantities previously purchased.
	Subject to the terms of our agreement with the Distributor, our exposure for bad debt related to Source is currently expected to be approximately $5.0 million to $7.0 million, of which $4.9 million is included in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income (loss) for the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The total provision for bad debt related to Source is $6.8 million at December 31, 2014.
	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
	In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists ("ASU 2013-11"). ASU 2013-11 requires the netting of unrecognized tax benefits against a deferred tax asset for a loss or other carryforward that would apply in settlement of uncertain tax positions. Under ASU 2013-11 unrecognized tax benefits will be netted against all available same-jurisdiction loss or other tax carryforwards that would be utilized, rather than only against carryforwards that are created by the unrecognized tax benefits. ASU 2013-11 was effective for the Company on April 1, 2014. The adoption of ASU 2013-11 did not have an impact on the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
	In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity (Topic 205 and Topic 360) ("ASU 2014-08") which raises the threshold for disposals to qualify as discontinued operations. Under this new guidance, a discontinued operation is (1) a component of an entity or group of components that has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale that represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results or (2) an acquired business that is classified as held for sale on the acquisition date. This guidance also requires expanded or new disclosures for discontinued operations, individually material disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation, an entity's continuing involvement with a discontinued operation following disposal, and retained equity method investments in a discontinued operation. ASU 2014-08 is effective for the Company on April 1, 2015 on a prospective basis with early adoption permitted for disposals that have not been reported in financial statements previously issued.
	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) ("ASU 2014-09") which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. ASU 2014-09 is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. ASU 2014-09 is effective for the Company on April 1, 2017 using one of two retrospective application methods. The Company has not determined the potential effects on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
	In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (Topic 205) ("ASU 2014-15") which establishes management's responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and setting rules for how this information should be disclosed in the financial statements. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have an impact on the consolidated financial position and results of operations.
	From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, we believe that the impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows upon adoption.

Inventories

Inventories	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventories	Inventories
	Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined on the first-in, first-out method. The Company writes down inventory for estimated obsolescence and/or excess or damaged inventory. Inventory write-downs during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were insignificant. Inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):
		December 31, 2014		March 31, 2014
	Raw materials – paper	$	—	$	8,468
	Finished product — paper, production and distribution costs of future issues	2,095		2,442
	Total inventories	$	2,095	$	10,910
	In August 2014, the Company entered into a long-term paper supply and purchasing agreement pursuant to which a third party manages all aspects of the Company's raw material paper inventory. As a result, the Company no longer maintains raw material paper inventory.

Goodwill_and_Other_Identified_

Goodwill and Other Identified Intangible Assets	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Other Identified Intangible Assets	Goodwill and Other Identified Intangible Assets
	Goodwill
	As of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014, the Company had goodwill with a carrying value of $178.0 million and $186.9 million, respectively. Goodwill decreased approximately $8.9 million due to impairment charges during the quarter ended September 30, 2014. The gross carrying amount and accumulated impairment losses of goodwill, as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014, by reportable segment are as follows (in thousands):
		Celebrity Brands			Women's Active Lifestyle Group			Men's Active Lifestyle Group			Corporate and Other			Total
	Goodwill	$	428,518		$	84,905		$	112,296		$	20,136		$	645,855
	Accumulated impairment losses	(304,595		)	(62,841		)	(80,446		)	(11,075		)	(458,957		)
	Balance, March 31, 2014	$	123,923		$	22,064		$	31,850		$	9,061		$	186,898
	Impairment	—			—			(8,890		)	—			(8,890		)
	Goodwill	$	428,518		$	84,905		$	112,296		$	20,136		$	645,855
	Accumulated impairment losses	(304,595		)	(62,841		)	(89,336		)	(11,075		)	(467,847		)
	Balance, December 31, 2014	$	123,923		$	22,064		$	22,960		$	9,061		$	178,008
	Other Identified Intangible Assets
	Other identified intangible assets are comprised of the following (in thousands):
		Range of lives		December 31, 2014				March 31, 2014
		(in years)
	Intangible assets subject to amortization:
	Tradenames	15 - 27		$	46,166			$	10,610
	Subscriber lists	15-Mar		32,702				32,702
	Customer relationships	10-May		2,300				2,300
	Other intangible assets	3		11,603				9,133
	Total gross intangible assets subject to amortization			92,771				54,745
	Accumulated amortization			(45,666		)		(41,951		)
	Total net intangible assets subject to amortization			47,105				12,794
	Intangible assets not subject to amortization	Indefinite		212,785				256,855
	Total other identified intangible assets, net			$	259,890			$	269,649
	Effective October 1, 2014, certain tradenames with a carrying value totaling approximately $35.6 million that were previously assigned indefinite lives have been assigned definitive lives of 15 years. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, the amortization expense of these tradenames totaled approximately $0.6 million.
	Intangible assets not subject to amortization decreased approximately $44.1 million due to the reclassification of approximately $35.6 million of tradenames to definitive lived and approximately $8.5 million due to impairment charges during the quarter ended September 30, 2014.
	Amortization expense of intangible assets was $3.7 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. Based on the carrying value of identified intangible assets recorded at December 31, 2014, and assuming no subsequent impairment of the underlying assets, the amortization expense is expected to be as follows (in thousands):
	Fiscal Year		Amortization Expense
	2015		$	1,124
	2016		6,151
	2017		4,656
	2018		3,203
	2019		2,993
	Thereafter		28,978
			$	47,105
	Impairments
	During an evaluation of goodwill and other identified intangible assets at September 30, 2014, the Company determined that indicators were present in certain reporting units which would suggest the fair value of the reporting unit may have declined below the carrying value. This decline was primarily due to the continuing softness in the U.S. economy, which impacts consumer spending, including further declines in certain advertising markets, resulting in lowered future cash flow projections.
	As a result, an interim impairment test of goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets was performed as of September 30, 2014 for certain reporting units in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic No. 350, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“ASC 350”). Impairment testing for goodwill is a two-step process. The first step compares the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value, including goodwill. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the test is performed to measure the amount of the impairment charge, if any. The second step compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill with the carrying value of that goodwill and an impairment charge is recorded for the difference. Impairment testing for indefinite lived intangible assets, consisting of tradenames, compares the fair value of the tradename to the carrying value and an impairment charge is recorded for any excess carrying value over fair value.
	The evaluation resulted in the carrying value of goodwill and tradenames for certain reporting units to exceed the estimated fair value. As a result, the Company recorded a pre-tax non-cash impairment charge of $8.9 million and $8.5 million to reduce the carrying value of goodwill and tradenames, respectively, during the quarter ended September 30, 2014.
	Impairment Charge Assumptions
	The fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill and tradenames was based on the Company's projections of revenues, operating costs and cash flows of each reporting unit, considering historical and anticipated future results and general economic and market conditions as well as the impact of planned business and operational strategies. The valuations employ a combination of income and market approaches to measure fair value. The key assumptions used to determine fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill and tradenames as of September 30, 2014 were:
	a)	expected cash flow periods of 5 years;
	b)	terminal values based upon terminal growth rates ranging from 2% to 3%;
	c)	implied multiples used in the business enterprise value income and market approaches of 3.9 to 5.0; and
	d)	discount rates ranging from 14% to 15%, which were based on the Company's best estimate of the weighted average cost of capital adjusted for risks associated with the reporting unit.
	Management believes the discount rate used is consistent with the risks inherent in the Company's current business model and with industry discount rates. Changes in management's judgments and projections or assumptions used could result in a significantly different estimate of the fair value of the reporting units and could materially change the impairment charge related to goodwill and tradenames.

Revolving_Credit_Facility

Revolving Credit Facility	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Revolving Credit Facility	Revolving Credit Facility
	In December 2010, we entered into a revolving credit facility maturing in December 2015 (the "2010 Revolving Credit Facility"). The 2010 Revolving Credit Facility provides for borrowing up to $40.0 million less outstanding letters of credit.
	The Company has the option to pay interest based on (i) a floating base rate option equal to the greatest of (x) the prime rate in effect on such day; (y) the federal funds effective rate in effect on such day, plus ½ of 1%; and (z) one month LIBOR (but no less than 2%), plus 1%, or (ii) LIBOR, in each case, plus a margin. The interest rate under the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility has ranged from 8.00% to 8.25% during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. In addition, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee ranging from 0.50% to 0.75% on the unused portion of the revolving commitment. Commitment fees paid during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were insignificant.
	During the nine months ended December 31, 2014, the Company borrowed $57.8 million and repaid $59.2 million under the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility. At December 31, 2014, the Company has available borrowing capacity of $8.0 million after considering the $27.6 million outstanding balance and the $4.4 million outstanding letter of credit.
	Subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company received a waiver under the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility to provide additional time to file this Quarterly Report with the SEC and to make it available to the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility lenders.
	As further discussed below, in February 2015, the Company amended and restated the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility (the "Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility") to, among other things, extend the maturity date to December 2016, reduce the borrowing capacity from $40.0 million to $35.0 million and amend the first lien leverage ratio and certain other covenants and provisions.
	The outstanding balance at December 31, 2014 of $27.6 million is included in non-current liabilities, as the maturity date pursuant to the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility is December 2016.
	The indebtedness under the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility and the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility is guaranteed by certain of the domestic subsidiaries of the Company and is secured by liens on substantially all the assets of the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries. In addition, the Company’s obligations are secured by a pledge of all the issued and outstanding shares of, or other equity interests in, certain of the Company's existing or subsequently acquired or organized domestic subsidiaries and a percentage of the capital stock of, or other equity interests in, certain of its existing or subsequently acquired or organized foreign subsidiaries.
	2010 Revolving Credit Facility Amendments
	In August 2014, the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the lenders from time to time party to the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, entered into Amendment No. 3 (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”) to the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility with the lenders (the “Consenting Lenders”) constituting the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement).
	Pursuant to the Credit Agreement Amendment and subject to the Credit Parties’ (as defined in the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility) compliance with the requirements set forth therein, the Consenting Lenders agreed to (i) waive until the earlier of (x) August 15, 2014 and (y) immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, any potential Default or Event of Default (each, as defined in the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility) arising from the failure to furnish to the Administrative Agent (A) the financial statements, reports and other documents as required under Section 5.01(a) of the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility with respect to the fiscal year of the Company ended March 31, 2014 and (B) the related deliverables required under Sections 5.01(c) and 5.03(b) of the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) permit the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Note Purchase Agreement, including amending the definition of “Change of Control” and permitting the issuance of the Additional Notes pursuant to the Second Lien PIK Notes Indenture (each as defined), (iii) consent to the sale of certain assets of the Loan Parties (as defined in the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility), (iv) restrict any payment or distribution in respect of the First Lien Notes (as defined) on or prior to June 15, 2015, subject to certain exceptions, including the payment of regularly scheduled interest and any mandatory prepayments and mandatory offers to purchase under the First Lien Notes, and (v) amend the maximum first lien leverage ratio covenant to be equal to or less than 5.25 to 1.00 from April 1, 2014 through and including the quarter ending June 30, 2015. From July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, the maturity date of the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility, the first lien leverage ratio must be equal to or less than 4.50 to 1.00, the ratio in effect prior to the amendment.
	In August 2014, the Company received a waiver under the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility to provide additional time to file the Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014, with the SEC and to make it available to the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility lenders.
	In January 2015, the Company, the Administrative Agent and the lenders from time to time party to the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, entered into Amendment No. 4 (the “Fourth Credit Agreement Amendment”) to the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility with the lenders constituting the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to, among other things, modify the definition of "Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” to, among other things, permit the transactions contemplated by the exchange of certain senior secured notes as further described in Note 6, "Senior Secured Notes."
	In January 2015, the Company, the Administrative Agent and the lenders from time to time party to the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, entered into Amendment No. 5 (the “Fifth Credit Agreement Amendment”) to the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility with the lenders constituting the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to, among other things, permit the transactions contemplated by the sale of our Shape, Fit Pregnancy and Natural Health publications, which comprised our Women's Active Lifestyle segment, as further described in Note 15, "Subsequent Events."
	In February 2015, the Company received a waiver under the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility to provide additional time to file this Quarterly Report with the SEC and to make it available to the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility lenders.
	In February 2015, the Company, the Administrative Agent and the lenders from time to time party to the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, entered into the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility with the lenders constituting the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to, among other things, extend the maturity date to December 2016, reduce the borrowing capacity from $40.0 million to $35.0 million, amend the maximum first lien leverage ratio covenant to be equal to or less than 4.75 to 1.00 for the quarter ending March 31, 2015 and 4.50 to 1.00 from April 1, 2015 through December 2016, the maturity date of the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility. In addition to the first lien leverage ratio, the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility includes a consolidated leverage ratio and an interest coverage ratio. The consolidated leverage ratio covenant must be equal to or less than 5.50 to 1.00 for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, 4.75 to 1.00 from April 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 and 5.50 to 1.00 from October 1, 2015 through December 2016. The interest coverage ratio must be equal to or greater than 1.10 to 1.00 for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and 1.50 to 1.00 from April 1, 2015 through December 2016.
	Covenants
	The 2010 Revolving Credit Facility and the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility include certain representations and warranties, conditions precedent, affirmative covenants, negative covenants and events of default. The negative covenants in the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility include financial maintenance covenants comprised of a first lien leverage ratio. The negative covenants in the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility includes financial maintenance covenants comprised of a first lien leverage ratio, a consolidated leverage ratio and an interest coverage ratio. The 2010 Revolving Credit Facility and the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility also contain certain covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, restrict paying dividends, incurring additional indebtedness, creating liens, making acquisitions or other investments, entering into certain mergers or consolidations and selling or otherwise disposing of assets. With respect to the dividend restrictions, the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility and the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility includes a cap on the total amount of cash available for distribution to our common stockholders.
	As of December 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with its covenants under the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility, as amended.
	Although there can be no assurances, management believes that, based on current projections (including projected borrowings and repayments under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility), its operating results for fiscal 2015 will be sufficient to satisfy the financial covenants under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility. The Company’s ability to satisfy the financial covenants is dependent on the business performing in accordance with its projections.  If the performance of the Company’s business deviates significantly from its projections, the Company may not be able to satisfy such financial covenants.  The Company's projections are subject to a number of factors, many of which are events beyond its control, which could cause its actual results to differ materially from its projections. If the Company does not comply with its financial covenants, the Company will be in default under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility.

Senior_Secured_Notes

Senior Secured Notes	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Secured Notes Disclosure [Abstract]
Senior Secured Notes	Senior Secured Notes
	The First Lien Notes, the Second Lien Notes, the Second Lien PIK Notes and the New Second Lien Notes are referred to herein collectively as the "Senior Secured Notes." As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s total principal amount of Senior Secured Notes was approximately $359.9 million, consisting of $357.7 million principal amount of First Lien Notes and $2.2 million principal amount of Second Lien Notes.
	First Lien Notes
	In December 2010, we issued $385.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes, which bear interest at a rate of 11.5% per annum and mature in December 2017 (the "First Lien Notes"). Interest on the First Lien Notes is payable semi-annually on June 15th and December 15th of each year and is computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30 day months.
	During fiscal 2012, the Company redeemed $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount of First Lien Notes. During fiscal 2014, the Company redeemed approximately $2.3 million in aggregate principal amount of First Lien Notes. During fiscal 2015, the Company repurchased $5.0 million in aggregate principal amount of First Lien Notes at a price equal to 106.5% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest in the open market. At December 31, 2014, the Company's total principal amount of First Lien Notes was approximately $357.7 million.
	Subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company exchanged approximately $32.0 million in aggregate principal amount of First Lien Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest for approximately $39.0 million aggregate principal amount of new second lien senior secured notes, which bear interest at a rate of 7.0% per annum and mature in July 2020 (the "New Second Lien Notes"), pursuant to an exchange agreement (the "New Second Lien Notes Exchange Agreement"), as further described below. Additionally, subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company repurchased approximately $48.5 million in aggregate principal amount of First Lien Notes, at a price equal to 103.6% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest in the open market. After giving effect to this exchange and repurchase, approximately $277.2 million aggregate principal amount of First Lien Notes remain outstanding.
	The First Lien Notes are guaranteed on a first lien senior secured basis by the same subsidiaries of the Company that guarantee the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility. The First Lien Notes and the guarantees thereof are secured by a first-priority lien on substantially all our assets (subject to certain permitted liens and exceptions), pari passu with the liens granted under our 2010 Revolving Credit Facility, provided that in the event of a foreclosure on the collateral or of insolvency proceedings, obligations under our 2010 Revolving Credit Facility will be repaid in full with proceeds from the collateral prior to the obligations under the First Lien Notes.
	Under the First Lien Notes Indenture (as defined below), the Company has the option to redeem the First Lien Notes on or after December 15, 2014, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on December 15th of each of the years indicated below:
	Year	Percentage
	2014	105.75%
	2015	102.88%
	2016 and thereafter	100%
	Second Lien Notes
	In December 2010, we issued $104.9 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes, which bear interest at a rate of 13.5% per annum and mature in June 2018 (the "Second Lien Notes"). Interest on the Second Lien Notes is payable semi-annually on June 15th and December 15th of each year and is computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30 day months.
	In October 2013, we exchanged approximately $94.3 million aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes for an equal aggregate principal amount of new second lien senior secured notes, which bear interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum, are payable in kind, and mature in June 2018 (the “Second Lien PIK Notes”), pursuant to an exchange agreement (the “Second Lien PIK Notes Exchange Agreement”), as further described below.
	In September 2014, pursuant to the Debt for Equity Exchange Agreement with the Parent and the Investors, the Investors exchanged approximately $7.8 million aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, for equity interest in the Parent. During fiscal 2015, the Company repurchased approximately $0.6 million in aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes at a price equal to 108.0% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest in the open market. At December 31, 2014, the Company's total principal amount of Second Lien Notes was approximately $2.2 million.
	The Second Lien Notes are guaranteed on a second lien senior secured basis by the same subsidiaries of the Company that guarantee our 2010 Revolving Credit Facility and the First Lien Notes. The Second Lien Notes and the guarantees thereof are secured by a second-priority lien on substantially all our assets (subject to certain permitted liens and exceptions).
	Under the Second Lien Notes Indenture (as defined below), the Company has the option to redeem the Second Lien Notes on or after December 15, 2014, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on December 15th of each of the years indicated below:
	Year	Percentage
	2014	106.75%
	2015	103.38%
	2016 and thereafter	100%
	Second Lien PIK Notes
	In October 2013, we issued approximately $94.3 million aggregate principal amount of Second Lien PIK Notes in exchange for an equal aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes pursuant to the Second Lien PIK Notes Exchange Agreement, as described above. The Second Lien PIK Notes were issued under a new indenture (the “Second Lien PIK Notes Indenture”), by and among American Media, Inc., certain of its subsidiaries listed as guarantors thereto (the "Guarantors") and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee").
	The Second Lien PIK Notes are payable in kind at a rate of 10% per annum until the earliest of: (a) December 15, 2016, (b) the closing of a refinancing of the First Lien Notes or (c) upon the occurrence of certain specified events of default relating to the application of the cash interest savings and the right of first offer (any such date being the "Cash Interest Rate Conversion Date"), at which point the interest payable on the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of Second Lien PIK Notes will be payable, in cash, at an interest rate of 13.5% per annum until the June 2018 maturity date.
	Subject to certain exceptions, the cash interest savings (as defined in the Second Lien PIK Notes Indenture) resulting from the exchange of the Second Lien Notes must be used by the Company to repurchase First Lien Notes until the Cash Interest Rate Conversion Date. The participating holders have a right of first offer to sell any of their First Lien Notes to the Company before the Company makes repurchases of First Lien Notes from any other holders of the First Lien Notes, including those purchases pursuant to open market repurchases. In August 2014, the Company and the Guarantors entered into an amendment to the Second Lien PIK Notes Exchange Agreement (the “Second Lien PIK Notes Exchange Agreement Amendment”) which provides that the Company is not required to apply the cash interest savings to repurchase outstanding First Lien Notes for the semi-annual interest periods ending on June 15, 2014 and December 15, 2014.
	The December 15, 2013 and the June 15, 2014 interest payments-in-kind on the Second Lien PIK Notes totaled $1.9 million and $4.8 million, respectively, and were recorded as increases to the aggregate principal amount of Second Lien PIK Notes.
	In connection with the Merger Agreement, in August 2014, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into the Note Purchase Agreement with the Investors and the Company issued approximately $12.3 million in aggregate principal amount of additional Second Lien PIK Notes (the "Additional Notes"). The Additional Notes were issued under the Second Lien PIK Notes Indenture and were assigned the same CUSIP number as the outstanding Second Lien PIK Notes. The Additional Notes were issued through a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
	In September 2014, pursuant to the Debt for Equity Exchange Agreement with the Parent and the Investors, the Investors exchanged approximately $113.3 million aggregate principal amount of Second Lien PIK Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, which represented all of the outstanding Second Lien PIK Notes, for equity interests in the Parent. Upon the cancellation of all outstanding Second Lien PIK Notes, the collateral agreement securing the Second Lien PIK Notes was terminated and the obligations of the Company under the Second Lien PIK Notes Indenture were satisfied in full and the discharge thereof was acknowledged by the Trustee.
	New Second Lien Notes
	In January 2015, we issued approximately $39.0 million aggregate principal amount of New Second Lien Notes, which bear interest at a rate of 7.0% per annum and mature in July 2020. Interest on the New Second Lien Notes is payable semi-annually on July 15th and January 15th of each year and is computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30 day months. As described above, the New Second Lien Notes were issued in exchange for $32.0 million aggregate principal amount of First Lien Notes pursuant to the New Second Lien Notes Exchange Agreement. The New Second Lien Notes were issued under a new indenture (the “New Second Lien Notes Indenture”), by and among American Media, Inc., the Guarantors and the Trustee. The New Second Lien Notes were issued through a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
	The New Second Lien Notes are guaranteed on a second lien senior secured basis by the same subsidiaries of the Company that guarantee our 2010 Revolving Credit Facility, the First Lien Notes and the Second Lien Notes. The New Second Lien Notes and the guarantees thereof are secured by a second-priority lien on substantially all our assets (subject to certain permitted liens and exceptions).
	Under the New Second Lien Notes Indenture (as defined below), the Company has the option to redeem the New Second Lien Notes at any time prior to January 15, 2018 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date. At any time prior to January 15, 2018, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the New Second Lien Notes from the net cash proceeds of one or more qualified equity offerings at a redemption price of 107% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date, provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the New Second Lien Notes remains outstanding after the redemption. The Company has the option to redeem the New Second Lien Notes on or after January 15, 2018, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on January 15th of each of the years indicated below:
	Year	Percentage
	2018	107%
	2019	103.50%
	2020 and thereafter	100%
	Supplemental Indentures
	In August 2014, the Company received consents from the holders of (a) $218.2 million principal amount of the outstanding First Lien Notes to amend the indenture dated as of December 1, 2010 (as such agreement may be amended, restated or supplemented, the “First Lien Notes Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, (b) $7.8 million principal amount of the outstanding Second Lien Notes to amend the indenture dated as of December 22, 2010 (as such agreement may be amended, restated or supplemented, the “Second Lien Notes Indenture” and, together with the First Lien Notes Indenture and the Second Lien PIK Notes Indenture, the “Indentures”), among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee and (c) $101.0 million principal amount of the outstanding Second Lien PIK Notes to amend the Second Lien PIK Notes Indenture, which in each case represented the requisite consents from holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes then outstanding.
	As a result of receiving the requisite consents, in August 2014, the Company and the Trustee entered into (a) the Fourth Supplemental Indenture (the “First Lien Notes Supplemental Indenture”) to the First Lien Notes Indenture, (b) the Third Supplemental Indenture (the “Second Lien Notes Supplemental Indenture”) to the Second Lien Notes Indenture and (c) the First Supplemental Indenture (the “Second Lien PIK Notes Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the First Lien Notes Supplemental Indenture and the Second Lien Notes Supplemental Indenture, the “Supplemental Indentures”) to the Second Lien PIK Notes Indenture.
	The Supplemental Indentures amended the Indentures to (a) permit the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Note Purchase Agreement, including amending the definition of “Change of Control” and permitting the issuance of the Additional Notes pursuant to the Second Lien PIK Notes Indenture; and (b) in the case of the Second Lien PIK Notes Supplemental Indenture only, eliminate the Company’s obligation to apply cash interest savings (as defined in the Second Lien PIK Notes Indenture) to repurchase outstanding First Lien Notes for the semi-annual interest periods ending on June 15, 2014 and December 15, 2014 (collectively, the “Amendments”). Pursuant to the terms of the Supplemental Indentures, the Supplemental Indentures became effective, and the Amendments became operative, immediately upon execution of the Supplemental Indentures.
	The Indentures governing the Senior Secured Notes contain certain affirmative covenants, negative covenants and events of default. For example, the Indentures governing the Senior Secured Notes contain covenants that limit our ability and that of our restricted subsidiaries, subject to important exceptions and qualifications, to: borrow money; guarantee other indebtedness; use assets as security in other transactions; pay dividends on stock, redeem stock or redeem subordinated debt; make investments; enter into agreements that restrict the payment of dividends by subsidiaries; sell assets; enter into affiliate transactions; sell capital stock of subsidiaries; enter into new lines of business; and merge or consolidate. In addition, the Indentures governing the Senior Secured Notes impose certain requirements as to future subsidiary guarantors. As of December 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants under the Indentures governing the Senior Secured Notes.
	In January 2015, the Company entered into a supplemental indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”) by and between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as successor by merger to Wilmington Trust FSB, as trustee and collateral agent (collectively, the “Existing Second Lien Trustee”), to an indenture, dated as of December 22, 2010, by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the Existing Second Lien Trustee (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date of amendment, the “Existing Second Lien Indenture”). The Supplemental Indenture contemplates, among other things, the New Second Lien Exchange Agreement.

Fair_Value_of_Financial_Instru

Fair Value of Financial Instruments	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments	Fair Value of Financial Instruments
	FASB ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments requires the Company to disclose the fair value of financial instruments that are not measured at fair value in the accompanying financial statements. The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments has been estimated primarily by using inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly. However, the use of different market assumptions or methods of valuation could result in different fair values.
	FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures ("ASC 820"), established a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the use of inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
	Level 1    Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;
	Level 2    Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
	Level 3    Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which requires the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
	The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments is as follows (in thousands):
			December 31, 2014				March 31, 2014
			Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	First Lien Notes	Level 2	$	357,675	$	356,781	$	362,675	$	397,129
	Second Lien Notes	Level 2	2,198		2,363		10,602		10,840
	Second Lien PIK Notes	Level 2	—		—		96,200		95,178
	The fair value of the First Lien Notes, the Second Lien Notes and the Second Lien PIK Notes is estimated using quoted market prices for the same or similar issues.
	As of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014, the Company did not have financial assets or liabilities that would require measurement on a recurring basis, based on the guidance in ASC 820. The Company's financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility. The carrying amount of these accounts approximates fair value.
	Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
	The Company's non-financial assets, such as goodwill, intangible assets and property and equipment, are measured at fair value when there is an indicator of impairment and are recorded at fair value only when an impairment charge is recognized. During an evaluation of goodwill and other identified intangible assets at September 30, 2014, the carrying value of goodwill and tradenames for certain reporting units exceeded fair value. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge that incorporates fair value measurements based on Level 3 inputs. See Note 4, "Goodwill and Other Identified Intangible Assets," for further discussion on measuring the Company's non-financial assets, specifically goodwill and tradenames.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes
	For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014, we recorded an income tax benefit of $11.9 million and $14.2 million, respectively, primarily due to the release of a portion of the valuation allowance which was a direct result of the reclassification of certain tradenames from indefinite lived to definitive lived effective October 1, 2014. Since definitive lived intangibles are taken into consideration in the computation of the valuation allowance, the reclassficiation of the deferred tax liability associated with the definitive lived intangibles decreased the valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets, exclusive of indefinite lived intangibles in a deferred tax liability position. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2013, we recorded an income tax provision of $35.4 million and $33.0 million, respectively, primarily due to the valuation allowance recorded against the Company's net deferred tax assets.
	The asset and liability method of accounting for deferred income taxes requires a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. At December 31, 2014, a valuation allowance of $43.8 million was recorded against the Company's net deferred tax assets, excluding the deferred tax liability for indefinite-lived intangible assets. The Company's deferred tax liabilities related to indefinite-lived intangible assets were not considered a future source of income to support the realization of deferred tax assets within the net operating loss carryforward period. The Company intends to maintain a valuation allowance until sufficient positive evidence exists to support its reversal.
	In August 2014, as a result of the Merger, a change of control has occurred. Accordingly, management assessed the impact of the Merger for limitations under section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"). Since the Company was in a net unrealized built-in gain position the Company's annual IRC section 382 limitation will likely increase over the next five years resulting in realized built-in gains. No loss of the net operating loss utilization should result from the Merger.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions
	As discussed in Note 1, "Nature of the Business" and Note 6, "Senior Secured Notes," in September 2014, the Company entered into the Debt for Equity Exchange Agreement with the Parent and the Investors pursuant to which the Investors exchanged approximately $121.1 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes of the Company, plus accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $2.9 million, for equity interests in the Parent.
	As discussed in Note 6, "Senior Secured Notes," during fiscal 2015, the Company repurchased $5.6 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, from the Investors in the open market. Subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company exchanged approximately $32.0 million in aggregate principal amount of First Lien Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, held by the Investors for approximately $39.0 million aggregate principal amount of New Second Lien Notes, which bear interest at a rate of 7.0% per annum and mature in July 2020, pursuant to the New Second Lien Exchange Agreement. Additionally, subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company repurchased approximately $48.5 million in aggregate principal amount of First Lien Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, from the Investors in the open market.
	Mr. Elkins, a former member of our Board of Directors provided certain financial advisory services to the Company through Roxbury Advisory, LLC ("Roxbury"), a company controlled by Mr. Elkins. In August 2014, the consulting agreement between Roxbury and the Company was terminated. Payments for the services received from Roxbury totaled $50,000 and $100,000 during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and the Company has no outstanding payables to Roxbury at December 31, 2014 or March 31, 2014.

Investments_in_Affiliates_and_

Investments in Affiliates and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Investments in Affiliates and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Disclosure [Abstract]
Investments in Affiliates and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	Investments in Affiliates and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
	Consolidated Joint Ventures
	Mr. Olympia, LLC
	In April 2005, the Company entered into a limited liability company agreement to form a joint venture, Mr. Olympia, LLC (“Olympia”), to manage and promote the Mr. Olympia fitness events. In September 2011, the Company and the other limited liability company member entered into an amendment to the limited liability company agreement (the "Amendment"), which, among other things, extended the time period that the Company could be required to purchase all the limited liability company units from the other member, from April 2015 to October 2019, for a fixed price of $3.0 million cash (the "Olympia Put Option"). The Amendment also extended the time period that the Company could require the other limited liability company member to sell to the Company all its limited liability company units from April 2015 to April 2020, for $3.0 million cash (the “Olympia Call Option”).
	In April 2005, the other limited liability company member licensed certain trademarks related to the Mr. Olympia fitness events (collectively, the “Olympia Trademarks”) to Olympia for $3.0 million, payable by the Company over a 10-year period (the “License Fee”). Upon the exercise of the Olympia Put Option or the Olympia Call Option, the ownership of the Olympia Trademarks will be transferred to Olympia. If the Olympia Put Option or the Olympia Call Option is not exercised, then Olympia will retain the license to the Olympia Trademarks in perpetuity. The License Fee has been recorded as other identified intangible assets, and the final payment was made in April 2013.
	The Company has a variable interest in the Olympia joint venture, a variable interest entity. The Olympia joint venture is deemed a variable interest entity because there is insufficient equity investment at risk. The Company concluded it is the primary beneficiary because the holder of the Olympia Put Option has the ability to cause the Company to absorb the potential losses of the joint venture and the Company controls the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Olympia. As a result, the Company accounts for the Olympia joint venture as a consolidated subsidiary.
	The Company follows the accounting for noncontrolling interest in equity that is redeemable at terms other than fair value. Accordingly, the Company has reflected the noncontrolling interest's equity within temporary equity for the Olympia joint venture as the Olympia joint venture’s securities are currently redeemable, pursuant to the terms of the Olympia Put Option. As a result, the Company has recorded the Olympia Put Option, at a minimum, equal to the maximum redemption amount as “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” in the accompanying financial statements.
	Olympia's net income for the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $1.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively.
	Zinczenko-AMI Ventures, LLC
	In February 2013, the Company entered into a limited liability company agreement to form a joint venture, Zinczenko-AMI Media Ventures, LLC ("ZAM"), to create a book publishing division. ZAM was initially capitalized by the Company and the other limited liability company member (the "ZAM LLC Member") and the Company and the ZAM LLC Member each received an initial ownership interest of 51% and 49%, respectively, in ZAM. In accordance with the terms of the limited liability company agreement, the Company is responsible for the day-to-day operations and management of ZAM.
	The Company has a variable interest in the ZAM joint venture, a variable interest entity. The ZAM joint venture is deemed a variable interest entity because there is insufficient equity investment at risk. The Company concluded it is the primary beneficiary because the Company controls the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of ZAM as manager of the day-to-day operations. As a result, the Company accounts for the ZAM joint venture as a consolidated subsidiary.
	The operating results of ZAM were insignificant to the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.
	Redeemable Financial Instrument
	Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group, Inc. (formerly known as Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group, LLC)
	In June 2011, the Company entered into a limited liability company agreement to form a joint venture, Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group, LLC (“Odyssey”). Odyssey was initially capitalized by the Company and the other limited liability company member (the “Odyssey LLC Member”) with a total of $23.0 million in cash, and the Company and the Odyssey LLC Member each received an initial 50% ownership interest in Odyssey. In April 2012, pursuant to the exercise of a put option by the Odyssey LLC Member, the Company and the Odyssey LLC Member entered into a membership interest purchase agreement (the “Membership Interest Purchase Agreement”), which required the Company to purchase all of the Odyssey LLC Member’s interest in Odyssey.
	In August 2012, Odyssey was converted from a limited liability company to a corporation (the “LLC Conversion”) and its name was changed to Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group, Inc. (“Odyssey Corporation”). Concurrent with the LLC Conversion, the membership interest held by each of the Company and the Odyssey LLC Member in Odyssey was canceled and converted into (i) for the Company, 1,000 shares of common stock and 731 shares of series A preferred stock in Odyssey Corporation, and (ii) for the Odyssey LLC Member, 269 shares of series A preferred stock in Odyssey Corporation. In connection with the LLC Conversion, the Company and the Odyssey LLC Member entered into a preferred stock purchase agreement (the “Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement”), wherein the Company purchased the Odyssey LLC Member’s shares of series A preferred stock in Odyssey Corporation and the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement was terminated. The Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement was paid in full as of March 31, 2014.
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
	The following table reconciles equity attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended December 31,						Nine Months Ended December 31,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	4,259		$	4,076		$	3,000		$	3,000
	Capital distributions	(1,202		)	(1,004		)	(1,202		)	(1,004		)
	Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	43			(23		)	1,302			1,053
	Other	(100		)	(49		)	(100		)	$	(49	)
	Balance, end of period	$	3,000		$	3,000		$	3,000		$	3,000
	Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
	We have other joint ventures that we do not consolidate as we lack the power to direct the activities that significantly impact the economic performance of these entities. The Company's investments in affiliates are carried at the fair value of the investment consideration at the date acquired, plus the Company's equity in undistributed earnings from that date. Unless otherwise disclosed below, the operating results of our unconsolidated joint ventures were insignificant to the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.
	Radar Online, LLC
	In October 2008, the Company entered into a limited liability company agreement to form Radar Online, LLC, a joint venture ("Radar"), to manage Radar Online, a website focusing on celebrity and entertainment news. Though the Company owns 50% of Radar and can exercise significant influence, it does not control the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of this joint venture. As a result, the Company accounts for the investment in Radar using the equity method. The operating results of Radar were insignificant to the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. The management fees receivable from Radar totaled $2.4 million and $2.2 million as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014, respectively, and is part of other long-term assets in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
	Select Media Services, LLC
	In September 2013, we contributed substantially all of the assets, comprising the Company's distribution and merchandising businesses operated by In Store Services, Inc., formerly known as Distribution Services, Inc. ("DSI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Media, Inc., and $2.3 million in cash in exchange for a 27.5% membership interest in Select Media Services, LLC, a joint venture ("Select"), which operates as a merchandising and in-store services business. Though DSI can exercise significant influence, it does not control the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of this joint venture. As a result, the Company accounts for the investment in Select using the equity method.
	The membership interest and cash contribution in Select was adjusted in September 2014, pursuant to a one-time retroactive adjustment back to September 2013. DSI's membership interest has been replaced with a participation interest in the earnings of Select and the initial capital contribution was refunded to DSI in October 2014 along with the distribution of DSI's participation interest for the twelve months ended August 31, 2014. The operating results were approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014, respectively, and are reflected in other income in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies
	Litigation
	On March 10, 2009, Anderson News, L.L.C. and Anderson Services, L.L.C., magazine wholesalers (collectively, “Anderson”), filed a lawsuit against American Media, Inc., DSI, and various magazine publishers, wholesalers and distributors in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Anderson Action”). Anderson's complaint alleged that the defendants violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act by engaging in a purported industry-wide conspiracy to boycott Anderson and drive it out of business. Plaintiffs also purported to assert claims for defamation, tortious interference with contract and civil conspiracy. The complaint did not specify the amount of damages sought. On August 2, 2010, the District Court dismissed the action in its entirety with prejudice and without leave to replead and, on October 25, 2010, denied Anderson's motion for reconsideration of the dismissal decision. Anderson appealed the District Court's decisions.
	On April 3, 2012, the Second Circuit issued a decision reversing the dismissal of the lawsuit and reinstating the antitrust and state law claims (except the defamation claim, which Anderson withdrew), and, on January 7, 2013, the United States Supreme Court declined to review the Second Circuit decision. Following the Second Circuit decision, the case has been proceeding in the District Court and the parties engaged in discovery. Fact discovery was completed in May 2014 and expert discovery was completed in October 2014. Anderson submitted an expert report calculating that damages are approximately $470 million, which would be subject to trebling should Anderson prevail against the defendants in the lawsuit. Defendants, including American Media, Inc. and DSI, also have submitted an expert report on damages, which opines that, separate and apart from the question of liability, Anderson has suffered no damages.
	Anderson is in chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in Delaware bankruptcy court. On June 10, 2010, American Media, Inc. filed a proof of claim in that proceeding for $5.6 million, (which it amended on December 3, 2013 to reflect the counterclaim (described below) it planned to file in the Anderson Action), but Anderson asserts that it has no assets to pay unsecured creditors like American Media, Inc. An independent court-appointed examiner has identified claims that Anderson could assert against Anderson insiders in excess of $340.0 million.
	In an order of the Delaware bankruptcy court, entered on November 14, 2011, American Media, Inc. and four other creditors (collectively, the “Creditors”), which also are defendants in the Anderson Action, were granted the right to file lawsuits against Anderson insiders asserting Anderson's claims identified by the examiner. The Creditors' retention of counsel to pursue the claims on a contingency fee basis was also approved. On November 14, 2011, pursuant to this order, a complaint was filed against 10 defendants. After a temporary stay of discovery pending conclusion of fact discovery in the Anderson Action, discovery in the bankruptcy action proceeded. On December 12, 2014, defendants in the adversary action moved for partial summary judgment seeking dismissal of certain of the Creditors’ claims.
	By order dated November 6, 2013, the Delaware bankruptcy court granted American Media, Inc. and four of its co-defendants relief from the automatic bankruptcy stay of litigation against Anderson News, L.L.C. so that they could file a counterclaim in the Anderson Action against Anderson News, L.L.C. alleging that Anderson News, L.L.C. had violated the antitrust laws by engaging in a conspiracy to fix prices that wholesalers would pay publishers for their magazines and seeking an unspecified amount of damages to be proved at trial. Permission was obtained on January 23, 2014 from the District Court to file the counterclaim against Charles Anderson, Jr. and Anderson News, L.L.C. American Media, Inc. filed its amended answer and counterclaim in the Anderson Action on February 14, 2014. On December 15, 2014, the parties in the Anderson Action filed motions for summary judgment and to strike certain proposed expert testimony.
	While it is not possible to predict the outcome of the Anderson Action or to estimate the impact on American Media, Inc. and DSI of a final judgment against American Media, Inc. and DSI (if that were to occur), American Media, Inc. and DSI believe that the claims asserted by Anderson, in the Anderson Action, are meritless. American Media, Inc. and DSI have antitrust claim insurance that covers defense costs. American Media, Inc. and DSI have filed a claim for insurance coverage with regard to the Anderson Action and certain of their defense costs are being paid by the insurer, and, in the event of a settlement or a damages award by the Court and subject to the applicable policy limits, American Media, Inc. and DSI anticipate seeking reimbursement from the insurer for payment of such settlement or damages. American Media, Inc. and DSI will continue to vigorously defend the case.
	In addition, because the focus of some of our publications often involves celebrities and controversial subjects, the risk of defamation or invasion of privacy litigation exists. Our experience indicates that the claims for damages made in celebrity lawsuits are usually inflated and such lawsuits are usually defensible and, in any event, any reasonably foreseeable material liability or settlement would likely be covered by insurance, subject to any applicable deductible. We also periodically evaluate and assess the risks and uncertainties associated with our pending litigation disregarding the existence of insurance that would cover liability for such litigation. At present, in the opinion of management, after consultation with outside legal counsel, the liability resulting from pending litigation, even if insurance were not available, is not expected to have a material effect on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Business_Segment_Information

Business Segment Information	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Business Segment Information	Business Segment Information
	At December 31, 2014, the Company had four reporting segments: Celebrity Brands, Women’s Active Lifestyle, Men’s Active Lifestyle and Corporate and Other. The operating segments are based on each having the following characteristics: the operating segments engage in similar business activities from which they earn revenues and incur expenses; the operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (the "CODM"), and there is discrete financial information. The Company does not aggregate any of its operating segments. In January 2015, we sold our Shape, Fit Pregnancy and Natural Health publications, which comprised our Women's Active Lifestyle segment. See Note 15, "Subsequent Events" for further information.
	The Celebrity Brands segment includes National Enquirer, Star, OK!, Globe, National Examiner and Soap Opera Digest.
	The Women’s Active Lifestyle segment includes Shape, Fit Pregnancy and Natural Health.
	The Men’s Active Lifestyle segment includes Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Flex and Muscle & Fitness Hers.
	The Corporate and Other segment includes international licensing, photo syndication to third parties and corporate overhead. Corporate overhead expenses are not allocated to other segments and include production, circulation, executive staff, information technology, accounting, legal, human resources and administration department costs. The Corporate and Other segment also includes print and digital advertising sales and strategic management direction in the following areas: manufacturing, subscription circulation, logistics, event marketing and full back office financial functions.
	The Company’s accounting policies for the business segments are the same as those described in Note 2, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies." The following information includes certain intersegment transactions and is, therefore, not necessarily indicative of the results had the operations existed as stand-alone businesses. Intersegment transactions represent intercompany services, which are billed at what management believes are prevailing market rates. These intersegment transactions, which represent transactions between operating units in different business segments, are eliminated in consolidation.
	Segment information for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the assets employed as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended December 31,						Nine Months Ended December 31,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Operating revenues
	Celebrity Brands	$	45,506		$	45,990		$	135,116		$	152,494
	Women's Active Lifestyle Group	10,540			9,936			38,171			39,459
	Men's Active Lifestyle Group	12,325			13,267			44,973			48,892
	Corporate and Other	2,314			5,455			4,866			14,799
	Total operating revenues	$	70,685		$	74,648		$	223,126		$	255,644
	Operating income (loss)
	Celebrity Brands	$	18,275		$	13,853		$	49,026		$	51,966
	Women's Active Lifestyle Group	104			(1,978		)	2,975			1,134
	Men's Active Lifestyle Group	2,191			(6,346		)	(7,682		)	4,705
	Corporate and Other	(14,039		)	(6,073		)	(51,318		)	(30,980		)
	Total operating income (loss)	$	6,531		$	(544	)	$	(6,999	)	$	26,825
	Depreciation and amortization
	Celebrity Brands	$	409		$	882		$	1,366		$	2,615
	Women's Active Lifestyle Group	330			208			840			528
	Men's Active Lifestyle Group	912			218			1,440			567
	Corporate and Other	2,626			2,428			7,179			6,743
	Total depreciation and amortization	$	4,277		$	3,736		$	10,825		$	10,453
	Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
	Men's Active Lifestyle Group	$	—		$	9,238		$	17,403		$	9,238
	Corporate and Other	—			—			1,055			—
	Total impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	$	—		$	9,238		$	18,458		$	9,238
	Amortization of deferred rack costs
	Celebrity Brands	$	1,337		$	1,320		$	3,923		$	4,486
	Women's Active Lifestyle Group	101			79			280			229
	Men's Active Lifestyle Group	18			17			46			40
	Total amortization of deferred rack costs	$	1,456		$	1,416		$	4,249		$	4,755
	Total Assets	December 31,			March 31,
		2014			2014
	Celebrity Brands	$	326,707		$	339,617
	Women's Active Lifestyle Group	68,754			70,828
	Men's Active Lifestyle Group	87,032			105,994
	Corporate and Other (1)	46,878			56,201
	Total assets	$	529,371		$	572,640
	(1) Amounts are primarily comprised of inventories, prepaid expenses, property and equipment, deferred debt costs and certain other assets.
	Geographic Data
	The Company operates principally in two geographic areas, the United States of America and Europe (primarily the United Kingdom). There were no significant transfers between geographic areas during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. The following tables present revenue by geographic area for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the assets employed as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014 (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended December 31,						Nine Months Ended December 31,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Operating revenues:
	United States of America	$	68,238		$	71,807		$	214,886		$	246,568
	Europe	2,447			2,841			8,240			9,076
	Total operating revenues	$	70,685		$	74,648		$	223,126		$	255,644
		December 31,			March 31,
		2014			2014
	Assets:
	United States of America	$	520,728		$	564,214
	Europe	8,643			8,426
	Total assets	$	529,371		$	572,640

Capital_Structure

Capital Structure	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]
Capital Structure	Capital Structure
	As discussed in Note 1, "Nature of the Business," in August 2014, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, certain Investors of the Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company through the Merger, with the Company surviving the Merger.
	Prior to the Merger, the Company had authorized 15,000,000 shares of stock, comprised of 1,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value preferred stock and 14,000,000 shares of 0.0001 par value common stock. The Board of Directors could determine the rights, preferences and limitations of the preferred stock when issued. Prior to the Merger, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding, 10,000,000 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding and 1,172,150 shares of restricted common stock were issued and outstanding. See Stock Based Compensation below for a further description of the Equity Incentive Plan regarding the shares of restricted common stock.
	In accordance with the Merger Agreement, each share of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger, including any shares of restricted stock of the Company, were converted into the right to receive $0.1795 per share in cash, and each share of the Company’s common stock was canceled and retired and ceased to exist.
	Each share of common stock of the Merger Sub outstanding immediately prior to the Merger was converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of the Company’s common stock. Immediately prior to the Merger, Merger Sub had 100 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. As result, immediately after the Merger, the Company has 100 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
	Subsequent to the Merger, the Company had authorized 68,000,000 shares of stock, comprised of 1,000,000 shares of $0.0001 preferred stock and 67,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value common stock. In November 2014, the Company amended the certificate of incorporation of AMI to, among other things, amend the authorized shares of stock. As a result, the Company has authorized 100 shares of $0.0001 par value common stock. At December 31, 2014, there were 100 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
	As discussed in Note 6, "Senior Secured Notes," in September 2014, pursuant to the Debt for Equity Exchange Agreement with the Parent and the Investors, the Investors exchanged approximately $121.1 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $2.9 million, for additional equity interests in the Parent.
	Also, in September 2014, the Parent made a capital contribution to the Company of approximately $0.6 million in cash.
	Stock Based Compensation
	In December 2010, the Company adopted an equity incentive plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”), which provided for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock bonus awards and performance compensation awards to incentivize and retain directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors. Under the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors administered the Equity Incentive Plan and had the authority to determine the recipients to whom awards were made, the amount of the awards, the terms of the vesting and other terms as applicable.
	Equity Incentive Plan
	In December 2010, the Compensation Committee was authorized to issue up to 1.1 million shares of the Company's common stock through the issuance of restricted stock awards. In July 2013, the Compensation Committee was authorized to issue up to an additional 500,000 shares of the Company's common stock through the issuance of restricted awards.
	The shares of restricted stock fully vest upon the earlier to occur of a change of control or an initial public offering, each as defined in the Equity Incentive Plan (a “Liquidity Event”). The holders of the restricted stock were entitled to receive dividends, if and when declared by the Company, and could have exercised voting rights with respect to the common shares while the shares were restricted.
	Immediately prior to the Merger, there were 1,172,150 shares of restricted common stock issued and outstanding. In August 2014, as a result of the Merger, a change of control occurred, which is defined as a Liquidity Event. As a result and in accordance with FASB ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation, the Company recognized stock based compensation expense of approximately $210,000.

Supplement_Condensed_Consolida

Supplement Condensed Consolidating Financial Information	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Supplement Condensed Consolidating Financial Information	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
	The following tables present condensed consolidating financial statements of (a) the parent company, American Media, Inc., as issuer of the Senior Secured Notes; (b) on a combined basis, the subsidiary guarantors of the Senior Secured Notes; and (c) on a combined basis, the subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the Senior Secured Notes. Separate financial statements of the subsidiary guarantors are not presented because the parent company owns all outstanding voting stock of each of the subsidiary guarantors and the guarantee by each subsidiary guarantor is full and unconditional and joint and several. As a result and in accordance with Rule 3-10(f) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company includes the following tables in these notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements:
	SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
		Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
	ASSETS
	CURRENT ASSETS:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	92		$	2,986		$	—		$	3,078
	Trade receivables, net	—			32,843			1,620			—			34,463
	Inventories	—			1,789			306			—			2,095
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	—			23,178			487			(6,096		)	17,569
	Total current assets	—			57,902			5,399			(6,096		)	57,205
	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET:
	Leasehold improvements	—			3,801			—			—			3,801
	Furniture, fixtures and equipment	—			44,631			825			—			45,456
	Less – accumulated depreciation	—			(28,579		)	(685		)	—			(29,264		)
	Total property and equipment, net	—			19,853			140			—			19,993
	OTHER ASSETS:
	Deferred debt costs, net	5,581			—			—			—			5,581
	Deferred rack costs, net	—			4,278			—			—			4,278
	Investments in affiliates	553,312			992			—			(553,576		)	728
	Other long-term assets	—			3,688			—			—			3,688
	Total other assets	558,893			8,958			—			(553,576		)	14,275
	GOODWILL AND OTHER IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
	Goodwill	—			173,498			4,510			—			178,008
	Other identified intangibles, net	—			253,890			6,000			—			259,890
	Total goodwill and other identified intangible assets	—			427,388			10,510			—			437,898
	TOTAL ASSETS	$	558,893		$	514,101		$	16,049		$	(559,672	)	$	529,371
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY
	CURRENT LIABILITIES:
	Accounts payable	$	—		$	12,743		$	280		$	—		$	13,023
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	—			65,512			6,133			(36,258		)	35,387
	Accrued interest	2,011			5			—			—			2,016
	Deferred revenues	—			36,937			387			—			37,324
	Total current liabilities	2,011			115,197			6,800			(36,258		)	87,750
	NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
	Senior secured notes	359,873			—			—			—			359,873
	Revolving credit facility	27,600			—			—			—			27,600
	Other non-current liabilities	—			7,087			—			—			7,087
	Deferred income taxes	—			55,714			26			30,162			85,902
	Due (from) to affiliates	211,250			(215,408		)	4,158			—			—
	Total liabilities	600,734			(37,410		)	10,984			(6,096		)	568,212
	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
	Redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—			3,000			—			3,000
	STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY:
	Total stockholders' (deficit) equity	(41,841		)	551,511			2,065			(553,576		)	(41,841		)
	TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY	$	558,893		$	514,101		$	16,049		$	(559,672	)	$	529,371
	SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	AS OF MARCH 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
		Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
	ASSETS
	CURRENT ASSETS:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	420		$	2,615		$	—		$	3,035
	Trade receivables, net	—			42,724			1,912			—			44,636
	Inventories	—			10,307			603			—			10,910
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	—			21,634			493			(5,487		)	16,640
	Total current assets	—			75,085			5,623			(5,487		)	75,221
	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET:
	Leasehold improvements	—			3,798			—			—			3,798
	Furniture, fixtures and equipment	—			39,482			822			—			40,304
	Less – accumulated depreciation	—			(22,461		)	(667		)	—			(23,128		)
	Total property and equipment, net	—			20,819			155			—			20,974
OTHER ASSETS:
Deferred debt costs, net	8,125			—			—			—			8,125
Deferred rack costs, net	—			5,073			—			—			5,073
Other long-term assets	—			3,841			—			—			3,841
Investments in affiliates	546,696			2,248			—			(546,085		)	2,859
Total other assets	554,821			11,162			—			(546,085		)	19,898
GOODWILL AND OTHER IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
Goodwill	—			182,388			4,510			—			186,898
Other identified intangibles, net	—			263,649			6,000			—			269,649
Total goodwill and other identified intangible assets	—			446,037			10,510			—			456,547
TOTAL ASSETS	$	554,821		$	553,103		$	16,288		$	(551,572	)	$	572,640
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	—		$	19,589		$	526		$	—		$	20,115
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	—			25,177			5,863			(3,239		)	27,801
Accrued interest	15,897			—			—			—			15,897
Deferred revenues	—			31,754			1,564			—			33,318
Total current liabilities	15,897			76,520			7,953			(3,239		)	97,131
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Senior secured notes	469,477			—			—			—			469,477
Revolving credit facility	29,000			—			—			—			29,000
Other non-current liabilities	—			7,172			—			—			7,172
Deferred income taxes	—			101,036			45			(2,248		)	98,833
Due (from) to affiliates	172,420			(176,552		)	4,132			—			—
Total liabilities	686,794			8,176			12,130			(5,487		)	701,613
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—			3,000			—			3,000
STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY:
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity	(131,973		)	544,927			1,158			(546,085		)	(131,973		)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY	$	554,821		$	553,103		$	16,288		$	(551,572	)	$	572,640
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014
(in thousands)
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
OPERATING REVENUES:
Circulation	$	—		$	44,658		$	883		$	—		$	45,541
Advertising	—			23,263			1,370			—			24,633
Other	—			386			125			—			511
Total operating revenues	—			68,307			2,378			—			70,685
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Editorial	—			7,642			308			—			7,950
Production	—			16,532			656			—			17,188
Distribution, circulation and other cost of sales	—			11,400			439			—			11,839
Selling, general and administrative	—			22,324			576			—			22,900
Depreciation and amortization	—			4,254			23			—			4,277
Total operating expenses	—			62,152			2,002			—			64,154
OPERATING INCOME	—			6,155			376			—			6,531
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense	(11,463		)	(3		)	(2		)	—			(11,468		)
Amortization of deferred debt costs	(487		)	—			—			—			(487		)
Other income (expense)	—			3,479			—			—			3,479
Total other expenses, net	(11,950		)	3,476			(2		)	—			(8,476		)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES, AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	(11,950		)	9,631			374			—			(1,945		)
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	—			(11,984		)	86			—			(11,898		)
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	21,910			250			—			(22,160		)	—
NET INCOME	9,960			21,865			288			(22,160		)	9,953
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	—			—			7			—			7
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	9,960		$	21,865		$	295		$	(22,160	)	$	9,960
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
NET INCOME	$	9,960		$	21,865		$	288		$	(22,160	)	$	9,953
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—			—			(63		)	—			(63		)
Comprehensive income	9,960			21,865			225			(22,160		)	9,890
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			7			—			7
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	9,960		$	21,865		$	232		$	(22,160	)	$	9,897
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014
(in thousands)
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
OPERATING REVENUES:
Circulation	$	—		$	128,311		$	3,618		$	—		$	131,929
Advertising	—			76,024			4,283			—			80,307
Other	—			3,786			7,104			—			10,890
Total operating revenues	—			208,121			15,005			—			223,126
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Editorial	—			25,212			1,240			—			26,452
Production	—			54,266			6,006			—			60,272
Distribution, circulation and other cost of sales	—			35,739			1,707			—			37,446
Selling, general and administrative	—			74,522			2,150			—			76,672
Depreciation and amortization	—			10,758			67			—			10,825
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	—			18,458			—			—			18,458
Total operating expenses	—			218,955			11,170			—			230,125
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	—			(10,834		)	3,835			—			(6,999		)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense	(39,203		)	(30		)	(33		)	—			(39,266		)
Amortization of deferred debt costs	(2,544		)	—			—			—			(2,544		)
Other income	—			3,778			—			—			3,778
Total other (expenses) income, net	(41,747		)	3,748			(33		)	—			(38,032		)
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES, AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	(41,747		)	(7,086		)	3,802			—			(45,031		)
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	—			(14,475		)	306			—			(14,169		)
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	9,677			985			—			(10,662		)	—
NET (LOSS) INCOME	(32,070		)	8,374			3,496			(10,662		)	(30,862		)
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	—			—			(1,208		)	—			(1,208		)
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	(32,070	)	$	8,374		$	2,288		$	(10,662	)	$	(32,070	)
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
NET (LOSS) INCOME	$	(32,070	)	$	8,374		$	3,496		$	(10,662	)	$	(30,862	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—			—			(111		)	—			(111		)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(32,070		)	8,374			3,385			(10,662		)	(30,973		)
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			(1,208		)	—			(1,208		)
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	(32,070	)	$	8,374		$	2,177		$	(10,662	)	$	(32,181	)
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
(in thousands)
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
OPERATING REVENUES:
Circulation	$	—		$	43,342		$	1,261		$	—		$	44,603
Advertising	—			21,327			1,442			—			22,769
Other	—			7,015			261			—			7,276
Total operating revenues	—			71,684			2,964			—			74,648
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Editorial	—			9,629			350			—			9,979
Production	—			19,971			918			—			20,889
Distribution, circulation and other cost of sales	—			11,673			657			—			12,330
Selling, general and administrative	—			18,345			675			—			19,020
Depreciation and amortization	—			3,716			20			—			3,736
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	—			9,238			—			—			9,238
Total operating expenses	—			72,572			2,620			—			75,192
OPERATING INCOME	—			(888		)	344			—			(544		)
OTHER EXPENSES:
Interest expense	(14,087		)	(12		)	—			—			(14,099		)
Amortization of deferred debt costs	(414		)	—			—			—			(414		)
Other expenses, net	—			63			—			—			63
Total other expense, net	(14,501		)	51			—			—			(14,450		)
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE (BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES, AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	(14,501		)	(837		)	344			—			(14,994		)
(BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	33,200			2,107			103			—			35,410
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	(2,680		)	291			—			2,389			—
NET (LOSS) INCOME	(50,381		)	(2,653		)	241			2,389			(50,404		)
LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	—			—			23			—			23
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	(50,381	)	$	(2,653	)	$	264		$	2,389		$	(50,381	)
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
NET (LOSS) INCOME	$	(50,381	)	$	(2,653	)	$	241		$	2,389		$	(50,404	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—			—			71			—			71
Comprehensive (loss) income	(50,381		)	(2,653		)	312			2,389			(50,333		)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			23			—			23
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	(50,381	)	$	(2,653	)	$	335		$	2,389		$	(50,310	)
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
(in thousands)
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
OPERATING REVENUES:
Circulation	$	—		$	143,794		$	3,688		$	—		$	147,482
Advertising	—			79,734			4,492			—			84,226
Other	—			18,000			5,936			—			23,936
Total operating revenues	—			241,528			14,116			—			255,644
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Editorial	—			28,038			1,025			—			29,063
Production	—			64,638			5,089			—			69,727
Distribution, circulation and other cost of sales	—			43,134			1,913			—			45,047
Selling, general and administrative	—			62,942			2,349			—			65,291
Depreciation and amortization	—			10,393			60			—			10,453
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	—			9,238			—			—			9,238
Total operating expenses	—			218,383			10,436			—			228,819
OPERATING INCOME	—			23,145			3,680			—			26,825
OTHER EXPENSES:
Interest expense	(43,867		)	29			—			—			(43,838		)
Amortization of deferred debt costs	(1,202		)	—			—			—			(1,202		)
Other expenses, net	—			(188		)	—			—			(188		)
Total other expense, net	(45,069		)	(159		)	—			—			(45,228		)
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE (BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES, AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	(45,069		)	22,986			3,680			—			(18,403		)
(BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	22,473			10,094			387			—			32,954
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	15,132			1,191			—			(16,323		)	—
NET (LOSS) INCOME	(52,410		)	14,083			3,293			(16,323		)	(51,357		)
LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	—			—			(1,053		)	—			(1,053		)
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	(52,410	)	$	14,083		$	2,240		$	(16,323	)	$	(52,410	)
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
NET (LOSS) INCOME	$	(52,410	)	$	14,083		$	3,293		$	(16,323	)	$	(51,357	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—			—			202			—			202
Comprehensive (loss) income	(52,410		)	14,083			3,495			(16,323		)	(51,155		)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			(1,053		)	—			(1,053		)
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	(52,410	)	$	14,083		$	2,442		$	(16,323	)	$	(52,208	)
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014
(in thousands)
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(40,216	)	$	42,353		$	1,573		$	—		$	3,710
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	—			(6,659		)	—			—			(6,659		)
Purchase of intangible assets	—			(2,520		)	—			—			(2,520		)
Proceeds from sale of assets	—			3,009			—			—			3,009
Distributions from affiliates	—			2,570			—			—			2,570
Net cash used in investing activities	—			(3,600		)	—			—			(3,600		)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	57,800			—			—			—			57,800
Repayment to revolving credit facility	(59,200		)	—			—			—			(59,200		)
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes	12,500			—			—			—			12,500
Senior secured notes repurchases	(5,975		)	—			—			—			(5,975		)
Capital contribution	573			—			—			—			573
Costs incurred in restructuring	(4,315		)	—						—			(4,315		)
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders of Olympia	—			—			(1,202		)	—			(1,202		)
Due to (from) affiliates	38,833			(38,833		)	—			—			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	40,216			(38,833		)	(1,202		)	—			181
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—			(248		)	—			—			(248		)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			(328		)	371			—			43
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	—			420			2,615			—			3,035
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	—		$	92		$	2,986		$	—		$	3,078
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
(in thousands)
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(52,467	)	$	51,227		$	2,142		$	(476	)	$	426
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	—			(6,521		)	—			—			(6,521		)
Purchase of intangible assets	—			(4,654		)	—			—			(4,654		)
Proceeds from sale of assets	—			120			—			—			120
Investments in affiliates	—			(2,536		)	—			—			(2,536		)
Other	—			—			(300		)	—			(300		)
Net cash used in investing activities	—			(13,591		)	(300		)	—			(13,891		)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	79,600			—			—			—			79,600
Repayments to revolving credit facility	(60,600		)	—			—			—			(60,600		)
Payments to noncontrolling interest holder of Olympia	—			—			(1,004		)	—			(1,004		)
Payments for redemption of Odyssey preferred stock	(3,002		)	—			—			—			(3,002		)
Due to (from) affiliates	36,469			(36,469		)	—			—			—
Dividends paid to parent	—			—			(476		)	476			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	52,467			(36,469		)	(1,480		)	476			14,994
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—			302			—			—			302
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			1,469			362			—			1,831
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	—			683			1,692			—			2,375
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	—		$	2,152		$	2,054		$	—		$	4,206

Subsequent_Events

Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events
	As discussed in Note 5, "Revolving Credit Facility," subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company received a waiver under the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility to provide additional time to file this Quarterly Report with the SEC and to make it available to the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility lenders. In addition, in February 2015, the terms of the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility were amended to, among other things, extend the maturity date to December 2016, reduce the borrowing capacity from $40.0 million to $35.0 million and amend the first lien leverage ratio and certain other covenants and provisions.
	As discussed in Note 6, "Senior Secured Notes," subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company exchanged approximately $32.0 million in aggregate principal amount of First Lien Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, for approximately $39.0 million aggregate principal amount of New Second Lien Notes, which bear interest at a rate of 7.0% per annum and mature in July 2020, pursuant to the New Second Lien Notes Exchange Agreement. In addition, subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company repurchased approximately $48.5 million in aggregate principal amount of First Lien Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, in the open market. After giving effect to these transactions, approximately $318.4 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes remain outstanding.
	In January 2015, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Weider Publications, LLC entered into an asset purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Meredith Corporation ("Meredith"). The Purchase Agreement provides for the sale of the Company's Shape, Fit Pregnancy and Natural Health brands and magazines, which comprised its Women's Active Lifestyle segment (the "Business"). The Company received the initial cash consideration of $60 million on January 30, 2015 when the transaction closed. The Company is further entitled to additional consideration (the "Additional Consideration"), in the form of a one-time payment, following the completion of Meredith's 2018 fiscal year on June 30, 2018. The Additional Consideration will be based upon 40% of the adjusted operating profit of the combination of the Company's Shape brand and Meredith's Fitness brand, up to $60 million.
	Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company will continue to publish the Shape, Fit Pregnancy and Natural Health magazines with on-sale dates through March 31, 2015, after which Meredith will assume publishing responsibilities for such titles. Effective as of the closing, Meredith assumed control over the digital assets used with Shape, Fit Pregnancy and Natural Health. The Company will have no significant continuing involvement in the operations of these publications subsequent to March 31, 2015. The assets and liabilities associated with this segment did not meet the criteria for presentation as assets and liabilities held for sale as of December 2014.

Policies

(Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation
	The information included in the foregoing unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements is unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented, have been reflected herein. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures associated with annual financial statements and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and footnotes contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") with respect to the Company's fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 (the "2014 Form 10-K"), which may be accessed through the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
	The results of operations for interim periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the full fiscal year or any other subsequent interim period.
Principles of Consolidation	Principles of Consolidation
	Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect our financial statements, those of our wholly-owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries and those of certain variable interest entities where we are the primary beneficiary. For consolidated entities where we own less than 100% of the equity, we record net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) equal to the percentage of the interests retained in such entities by the respective noncontrolling parties. All material intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
	In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary of an entity and therefore required to consolidate, we apply a qualitative approach that determines whether we have both (1) the power to direct the economically significant activities of the entity and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the entity that could potentially be significant to that entity. These considerations impact the way we account for our existing joint ventures. We continually assess whether we are the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity as changes to existing relationships or future transactions occur.
	Financial information for the Company's unconsolidated joint ventures is reported in the accompanying financial statements with a one-month lag in reporting periods. The effect of this one-month lag on the Company's financial position and results of operations is not significant.
	See Note 10, “Investments in Affiliates and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests.”
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management's estimates are based on the facts and circumstances available at the time estimates are made, past historical experience, risk of loss, general economic conditions and trends, and management's assessments of the probable future outcome of these matters. As a result, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Concentrations	Concentrations
	As of December 31, 2014, single copy revenues consisted of copies distributed to retailers primarily by two major wholesalers. During the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, The News Group accounted for approximately 45% and 31%, respectively, of our total operating revenues and The Hudson Group accounted for approximately 11% and 7%, respectively, of our total operating revenues. We have multi-year service arrangements with our major wholesalers, which provide incentives to maintain certain levels of service.
	In May 2014, we were notified by our national distributor (the “Distributor”) for our publications in the U.S. and Canada, that due to non-payment of their receivables from Source Interlink Companies ("Source"), our former second-largest wholesaler, the Distributor will cease shipping our publications to Source effectively immediately. Further, in May 2014, Source notified us that they were ceasing substantially all distribution operations in the near term and filed for bankruptcy in June 2014. Our Distributor is working with the two remaining wholesalers and retailers to transition the newsstand circulation to them. We estimate that it will take until mid-summer 2015 for the transition to be completed. Our single copy newsstands sales could be reduced by approximately $10.0 million to $20.0 million during this transition period, depending on the length of time required to complete the transition to the remaining two wholesalers. In addition, after completing the transition, our revenues could be temporarily or permanently reduced if consumers at the impacted retailers do not resume purchasing our publications at the same rate or quantities previously purchased.
	Subject to the terms of our agreement with the Distributor, our exposure for bad debt related to Source is currently expected to be approximately $5.0 million to $7.0 million, of which $4.9 million is included in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income (loss) for the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The total provision for bad debt related to Source is $6.8 million at December 31, 2014.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
	In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists ("ASU 2013-11"). ASU 2013-11 requires the netting of unrecognized tax benefits against a deferred tax asset for a loss or other carryforward that would apply in settlement of uncertain tax positions. Under ASU 2013-11 unrecognized tax benefits will be netted against all available same-jurisdiction loss or other tax carryforwards that would be utilized, rather than only against carryforwards that are created by the unrecognized tax benefits. ASU 2013-11 was effective for the Company on April 1, 2014. The adoption of ASU 2013-11 did not have an impact on the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
	In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity (Topic 205 and Topic 360) ("ASU 2014-08") which raises the threshold for disposals to qualify as discontinued operations. Under this new guidance, a discontinued operation is (1) a component of an entity or group of components that has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale that represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results or (2) an acquired business that is classified as held for sale on the acquisition date. This guidance also requires expanded or new disclosures for discontinued operations, individually material disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation, an entity's continuing involvement with a discontinued operation following disposal, and retained equity method investments in a discontinued operation. ASU 2014-08 is effective for the Company on April 1, 2015 on a prospective basis with early adoption permitted for disposals that have not been reported in financial statements previously issued.
	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) ("ASU 2014-09") which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. ASU 2014-09 is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. ASU 2014-09 is effective for the Company on April 1, 2017 using one of two retrospective application methods. The Company has not determined the potential effects on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
	In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (Topic 205) ("ASU 2014-15") which establishes management's responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and setting rules for how this information should be disclosed in the financial statements. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have an impact on the consolidated financial position and results of operations.
	From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, we believe that the impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows upon adoption.

Inventories_Tables

Inventories (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Inventory	Inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):
		December 31, 2014		March 31, 2014
	Raw materials – paper	$	—	$	8,468
	Finished product — paper, production and distribution costs of future issues	2,095		2,442
	Total inventories	$	2,095	$	10,910
	In August 2014, the Company entered into a long-term paper supply and purchasing agreement pursuant to which a third party manages all aspects of the Company's raw material paper inventory. As a result, the Company no longer maintains raw material paper inventory.

Goodwill_and_Other_Identified_1

Goodwill and Other Identified Intangible Assets (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Goodwill by Reportable Segment	The gross carrying amount and accumulated impairment losses of goodwill, as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014, by reportable segment are as follows (in thousands):
		Celebrity Brands			Women's Active Lifestyle Group			Men's Active Lifestyle Group			Corporate and Other			Total
	Goodwill	$	428,518		$	84,905		$	112,296		$	20,136		$	645,855
	Accumulated impairment losses	(304,595		)	(62,841		)	(80,446		)	(11,075		)	(458,957		)
	Balance, March 31, 2014	$	123,923		$	22,064		$	31,850		$	9,061		$	186,898
	Impairment	—			—			(8,890		)	—			(8,890		)
	Goodwill	$	428,518		$	84,905		$	112,296		$	20,136		$	645,855
	Accumulated impairment losses	(304,595		)	(62,841		)	(89,336		)	(11,075		)	(467,847		)
	Balance, December 31, 2014	$	123,923		$	22,064		$	22,960		$	9,061		$	178,008
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets	Other identified intangible assets are comprised of the following (in thousands):
		Range of lives		December 31, 2014				March 31, 2014
		(in years)
	Intangible assets subject to amortization:
	Tradenames	15 - 27		$	46,166			$	10,610
	Subscriber lists	15-Mar		32,702				32,702
	Customer relationships	10-May		2,300				2,300
	Other intangible assets	3		11,603				9,133
	Total gross intangible assets subject to amortization			92,771				54,745
	Accumulated amortization			(45,666		)		(41,951		)
	Total net intangible assets subject to amortization			47,105				12,794
	Intangible assets not subject to amortization	Indefinite		212,785				256,855
	Total other identified intangible assets, net			$	259,890			$	269,649
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Expected Amortization Expense	Based on the carrying value of identified intangible assets recorded at December 31, 2014, and assuming no subsequent impairment of the underlying assets, the amortization expense is expected to be as follows (in thousands):
	Fiscal Year		Amortization Expense
	2015		$	1,124
	2016		6,151
	2017		4,656
	2018		3,203
	2019		2,993
	Thereafter		28,978
			$	47,105

Senior_Secured_Notes_Tables

Senior Secured Notes (Tables) (Senior Secured Notes)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
First Lien Notes
Debt Redemption Percentage
Schedule of Debt Redemption Percentage	Under the First Lien Notes Indenture (as defined below), the Company has the option to redeem the First Lien Notes on or after December 15, 2014, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on December 15th of each of the years indicated below:
	Year	Percentage
	2014	105.75%
	2015	102.88%
	2016 and thereafter	100%
Second Lien Notes
Debt Redemption Percentage
Schedule of Debt Redemption Percentage	Under the Second Lien Notes Indenture (as defined below), the Company has the option to redeem the Second Lien Notes on or after December 15, 2014, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on December 15th of each of the years indicated below:
	Year	Percentage
	2014	106.75%
	2015	103.38%
	2016 and thereafter	100%
New Second Lien Notes
Debt Redemption Percentage
Schedule of Debt Redemption Percentage	Under the New Second Lien Notes Indenture (as defined below), the Company has the option to redeem the New Second Lien Notes at any time prior to January 15, 2018 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date. At any time prior to January 15, 2018, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the New Second Lien Notes from the net cash proceeds of one or more qualified equity offerings at a redemption price of 107% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date, provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the New Second Lien Notes remains outstanding after the redemption. The Company has the option to redeem the New Second Lien Notes on or after January 15, 2018, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on January 15th of each of the years indicated below:
	Year	Percentage
	2018	107%
	2019	103.50%
	2020 and thereafter	100%

Fair_Value_of_Financial_Instru1

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring	The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments is as follows (in thousands):
			December 31, 2014				March 31, 2014
			Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	First Lien Notes	Level 2	$	357,675	$	356,781	$	362,675	$	397,129
	Second Lien Notes	Level 2	2,198		2,363		10,602		10,840
	Second Lien PIK Notes	Level 2	—		—		96,200		95,178

Investments_in_Affiliates_and_1

Investments in Affiliates and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Investments in Affiliates and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Disclosure [Abstract]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	The following table reconciles equity attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended December 31,						Nine Months Ended December 31,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	4,259		$	4,076		$	3,000		$	3,000
	Capital distributions	(1,202		)	(1,004		)	(1,202		)	(1,004		)
	Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	43			(23		)	1,302			1,053
	Other	(100		)	(49		)	(100		)	$	(49	)
	Balance, end of period	$	3,000		$	3,000		$	3,000		$	3,000

Business_Segment_Information_T

Business Segment Information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment	Segment information for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the assets employed as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended December 31,						Nine Months Ended December 31,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Operating revenues
	Celebrity Brands	$	45,506		$	45,990		$	135,116		$	152,494
	Women's Active Lifestyle Group	10,540			9,936			38,171			39,459
	Men's Active Lifestyle Group	12,325			13,267			44,973			48,892
	Corporate and Other	2,314			5,455			4,866			14,799
	Total operating revenues	$	70,685		$	74,648		$	223,126		$	255,644
	Operating income (loss)
	Celebrity Brands	$	18,275		$	13,853		$	49,026		$	51,966
	Women's Active Lifestyle Group	104			(1,978		)	2,975			1,134
	Men's Active Lifestyle Group	2,191			(6,346		)	(7,682		)	4,705
	Corporate and Other	(14,039		)	(6,073		)	(51,318		)	(30,980		)
	Total operating income (loss)	$	6,531		$	(544	)	$	(6,999	)	$	26,825
	Depreciation and amortization
	Celebrity Brands	$	409		$	882		$	1,366		$	2,615
	Women's Active Lifestyle Group	330			208			840			528
	Men's Active Lifestyle Group	912			218			1,440			567
	Corporate and Other	2,626			2,428			7,179			6,743
	Total depreciation and amortization	$	4,277		$	3,736		$	10,825		$	10,453
	Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
	Men's Active Lifestyle Group	$	—		$	9,238		$	17,403		$	9,238
	Corporate and Other	—			—			1,055			—
	Total impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	$	—		$	9,238		$	18,458		$	9,238
	Amortization of deferred rack costs
	Celebrity Brands	$	1,337		$	1,320		$	3,923		$	4,486
	Women's Active Lifestyle Group	101			79			280			229
	Men's Active Lifestyle Group	18			17			46			40
	Total amortization of deferred rack costs	$	1,456		$	1,416		$	4,249		$	4,755
	Total Assets	December 31,			March 31,
		2014			2014
	Celebrity Brands	$	326,707		$	339,617
	Women's Active Lifestyle Group	68,754			70,828
	Men's Active Lifestyle Group	87,032			105,994
	Corporate and Other (1)	46,878			56,201
	Total assets	$	529,371		$	572,640
	(1) Amounts are primarily comprised of inventories, prepaid expenses, property and equipment, deferred debt costs and certain other assets.
Schedule of Operating Revenue and Assets, by Geographical Areas	The following tables present revenue by geographic area for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the assets employed as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014 (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended December 31,						Nine Months Ended December 31,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Operating revenues:
	United States of America	$	68,238		$	71,807		$	214,886		$	246,568
	Europe	2,447			2,841			8,240			9,076
	Total operating revenues	$	70,685		$	74,648		$	223,126		$	255,644
		December 31,			March 31,
		2014			2014
	Assets:
	United States of America	$	520,728		$	564,214
	Europe	8,643			8,426
	Total assets	$	529,371		$	572,640

Supplement_Condensed_Consolida1

Supplement Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Condensed Balance Sheet	SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
		Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
	ASSETS
	CURRENT ASSETS:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	92		$	2,986		$	—		$	3,078
	Trade receivables, net	—			32,843			1,620			—			34,463
	Inventories	—			1,789			306			—			2,095
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	—			23,178			487			(6,096		)	17,569
	Total current assets	—			57,902			5,399			(6,096		)	57,205
	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET:
	Leasehold improvements	—			3,801			—			—			3,801
	Furniture, fixtures and equipment	—			44,631			825			—			45,456
	Less – accumulated depreciation	—			(28,579		)	(685		)	—			(29,264		)
	Total property and equipment, net	—			19,853			140			—			19,993
	OTHER ASSETS:
	Deferred debt costs, net	5,581			—			—			—			5,581
	Deferred rack costs, net	—			4,278			—			—			4,278
	Investments in affiliates	553,312			992			—			(553,576		)	728
	Other long-term assets	—			3,688			—			—			3,688
	Total other assets	558,893			8,958			—			(553,576		)	14,275
	GOODWILL AND OTHER IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
	Goodwill	—			173,498			4,510			—			178,008
	Other identified intangibles, net	—			253,890			6,000			—			259,890
	Total goodwill and other identified intangible assets	—			427,388			10,510			—			437,898
	TOTAL ASSETS	$	558,893		$	514,101		$	16,049		$	(559,672	)	$	529,371
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY
	CURRENT LIABILITIES:
	Accounts payable	$	—		$	12,743		$	280		$	—		$	13,023
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	—			65,512			6,133			(36,258		)	35,387
	Accrued interest	2,011			5			—			—			2,016
	Deferred revenues	—			36,937			387			—			37,324
	Total current liabilities	2,011			115,197			6,800			(36,258		)	87,750
	NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
	Senior secured notes	359,873			—			—			—			359,873
	Revolving credit facility	27,600			—			—			—			27,600
	Other non-current liabilities	—			7,087			—			—			7,087
	Deferred income taxes	—			55,714			26			30,162			85,902
	Due (from) to affiliates	211,250			(215,408		)	4,158			—			—
	Total liabilities	600,734			(37,410		)	10,984			(6,096		)	568,212
	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
	Redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—			3,000			—			3,000
	STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY:
	Total stockholders' (deficit) equity	(41,841		)	551,511			2,065			(553,576		)	(41,841		)
	TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY	$	558,893		$	514,101		$	16,049		$	(559,672	)	$	529,371
	SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	AS OF MARCH 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
		Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
	ASSETS
	CURRENT ASSETS:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	420		$	2,615		$	—		$	3,035
	Trade receivables, net	—			42,724			1,912			—			44,636
	Inventories	—			10,307			603			—			10,910
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	—			21,634			493			(5,487		)	16,640
	Total current assets	—			75,085			5,623			(5,487		)	75,221
	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET:
	Leasehold improvements	—			3,798			—			—			3,798
	Furniture, fixtures and equipment	—			39,482			822			—			40,304
	Less – accumulated depreciation	—			(22,461		)	(667		)	—			(23,128		)
	Total property and equipment, net	—			20,819			155			—			20,974
	OTHER ASSETS:
	Deferred debt costs, net	8,125			—			—			—			8,125
Deferred rack costs, net	—			5,073			—			—			5,073
Other long-term assets	—			3,841			—			—			3,841
Investments in affiliates	546,696			2,248			—			(546,085		)	2,859
Total other assets	554,821			11,162			—			(546,085		)	19,898
GOODWILL AND OTHER IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
Goodwill	—			182,388			4,510			—			186,898
Other identified intangibles, net	—			263,649			6,000			—			269,649
Total goodwill and other identified intangible assets	—			446,037			10,510			—			456,547
TOTAL ASSETS	$	554,821		$	553,103		$	16,288		$	(551,572	)	$	572,640
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	—		$	19,589		$	526		$	—		$	20,115
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	—			25,177			5,863			(3,239		)	27,801
Accrued interest	15,897			—			—			—			15,897
Deferred revenues	—			31,754			1,564			—			33,318
Total current liabilities	15,897			76,520			7,953			(3,239		)	97,131
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Senior secured notes	469,477			—			—			—			469,477
Revolving credit facility	29,000			—			—			—			29,000
Other non-current liabilities	—			7,172			—			—			7,172
Deferred income taxes	—			101,036			45			(2,248		)	98,833
Due (from) to affiliates	172,420			(176,552		)	4,132			—			—
Total liabilities	686,794			8,176			12,130			(5,487		)	701,613
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—			3,000			—			3,000
STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY:
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity	(131,973		)	544,927			1,158			(546,085		)	(131,973		)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY	$	554,821		$	553,103		$	16,288		$	(551,572	)	$	572,640
Schedule of Condensed Income and Comprehensive Income Statements	SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)
	AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
		Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
	OPERATING REVENUES:
	Circulation	$	—		$	44,658		$	883		$	—		$	45,541
	Advertising	—			23,263			1,370			—			24,633
	Other	—			386			125			—			511
	Total operating revenues	—			68,307			2,378			—			70,685
	OPERATING EXPENSES:
	Editorial	—			7,642			308			—			7,950
	Production	—			16,532			656			—			17,188
	Distribution, circulation and other cost of sales	—			11,400			439			—			11,839
	Selling, general and administrative	—			22,324			576			—			22,900
	Depreciation and amortization	—			4,254			23			—			4,277
	Total operating expenses	—			62,152			2,002			—			64,154
	OPERATING INCOME	—			6,155			376			—			6,531
	OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
	Interest expense	(11,463		)	(3		)	(2		)	—			(11,468		)
	Amortization of deferred debt costs	(487		)	—			—			—			(487		)
	Other income (expense)	—			3,479			—			—			3,479
	Total other expenses, net	(11,950		)	3,476			(2		)	—			(8,476		)
	INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES, AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	(11,950		)	9,631			374			—			(1,945		)
	PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	—			(11,984		)	86			—			(11,898		)
	EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	21,910			250			—			(22,160		)	—
	NET INCOME	9,960			21,865			288			(22,160		)	9,953
	NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	—			—			7			—			7
	NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	9,960		$	21,865		$	295		$	(22,160	)	$	9,960
		Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
	NET INCOME	$	9,960		$	21,865		$	288		$	(22,160	)	$	9,953
	Foreign currency translation adjustment	—			—			(63		)	—			(63		)
	Comprehensive income	9,960			21,865			225			(22,160		)	9,890
	Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			7			—			7
	COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	9,960		$	21,865		$	232		$	(22,160	)	$	9,897
	SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)
	AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
	FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
		Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
	OPERATING REVENUES:
	Circulation	$	—		$	128,311		$	3,618		$	—		$	131,929
	Advertising	—			76,024			4,283			—			80,307
	Other	—			3,786			7,104			—			10,890
	Total operating revenues	—			208,121			15,005			—			223,126
	OPERATING EXPENSES:
	Editorial	—			25,212			1,240			—			26,452
	Production	—			54,266			6,006			—			60,272
	Distribution, circulation and other cost of sales	—			35,739			1,707			—			37,446
	Selling, general and administrative	—			74,522			2,150			—			76,672
	Depreciation and amortization	—			10,758			67			—			10,825
	Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	—			18,458			—			—			18,458
	Total operating expenses	—			218,955			11,170			—			230,125
	OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	—			(10,834		)	3,835			—			(6,999		)
	OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
	Interest expense	(39,203		)	(30		)	(33		)	—			(39,266		)
	Amortization of deferred debt costs	(2,544		)	—			—			—			(2,544		)
	Other income	—			3,778			—			—			3,778
	Total other (expenses) income, net	(41,747		)	3,748			(33		)	—			(38,032		)
	(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES, AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	(41,747		)	(7,086		)	3,802			—			(45,031		)
	PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	—			(14,475		)	306			—			(14,169		)
	EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	9,677			985			—			(10,662		)	—
	NET (LOSS) INCOME	(32,070		)	8,374			3,496			(10,662		)	(30,862		)
	NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	—			—			(1,208		)	—			(1,208		)
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	(32,070	)	$	8,374		$	2,288		$	(10,662	)	$	(32,070	)
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
NET (LOSS) INCOME	$	(32,070	)	$	8,374		$	3,496		$	(10,662	)	$	(30,862	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—			—			(111		)	—			(111		)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(32,070		)	8,374			3,385			(10,662		)	(30,973		)
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			(1,208		)	—			(1,208		)
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	(32,070	)	$	8,374		$	2,177		$	(10,662	)	$	(32,181	)
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
(in thousands)
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
OPERATING REVENUES:
Circulation	$	—		$	43,342		$	1,261		$	—		$	44,603
Advertising	—			21,327			1,442			—			22,769
Other	—			7,015			261			—			7,276
Total operating revenues	—			71,684			2,964			—			74,648
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Editorial	—			9,629			350			—			9,979
Production	—			19,971			918			—			20,889
Distribution, circulation and other cost of sales	—			11,673			657			—			12,330
Selling, general and administrative	—			18,345			675			—			19,020
Depreciation and amortization	—			3,716			20			—			3,736
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	—			9,238			—			—			9,238
Total operating expenses	—			72,572			2,620			—			75,192
OPERATING INCOME	—			(888		)	344			—			(544		)
OTHER EXPENSES:
Interest expense	(14,087		)	(12		)	—			—			(14,099		)
Amortization of deferred debt costs	(414		)	—			—			—			(414		)
Other expenses, net	—			63			—			—			63
Total other expense, net	(14,501		)	51			—			—			(14,450		)
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE (BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES, AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	(14,501		)	(837		)	344			—			(14,994		)
(BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	33,200			2,107			103			—			35,410
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	(2,680		)	291			—			2,389			—
NET (LOSS) INCOME	(50,381		)	(2,653		)	241			2,389			(50,404		)
LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	—			—			23			—			23
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	(50,381	)	$	(2,653	)	$	264		$	2,389		$	(50,381	)
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
NET (LOSS) INCOME	$	(50,381	)	$	(2,653	)	$	241		$	2,389		$	(50,404	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—			—			71			—			71
Comprehensive (loss) income	(50,381		)	(2,653		)	312			2,389			(50,333		)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			23			—			23
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	(50,381	)	$	(2,653	)	$	335		$	2,389		$	(50,310	)
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
(in thousands)
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
OPERATING REVENUES:
Circulation	$	—		$	143,794		$	3,688		$	—		$	147,482
Advertising	—			79,734			4,492			—			84,226
Other	—			18,000			5,936			—			23,936
Total operating revenues	—			241,528			14,116			—			255,644
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Editorial	—			28,038			1,025			—			29,063
Production	—			64,638			5,089			—			69,727
Distribution, circulation and other cost of sales	—			43,134			1,913			—			45,047
Selling, general and administrative	—			62,942			2,349			—			65,291
Depreciation and amortization	—			10,393			60			—			10,453
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	—			9,238			—			—			9,238
Total operating expenses	—			218,383			10,436			—			228,819
OPERATING INCOME	—			23,145			3,680			—			26,825
OTHER EXPENSES:
Interest expense	(43,867		)	29			—			—			(43,838		)
Amortization of deferred debt costs	(1,202		)	—			—			—			(1,202		)
Other expenses, net	—			(188		)	—			—			(188		)
Total other expense, net	(45,069		)	(159		)	—			—			(45,228		)
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE (BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES, AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	(45,069		)	22,986			3,680			—			(18,403		)
(BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	22,473			10,094			387			—			32,954
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	15,132			1,191			—			(16,323		)	—
NET (LOSS) INCOME	(52,410		)	14,083			3,293			(16,323		)	(51,357		)
LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	—			—			(1,053		)	—			(1,053		)
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	(52,410	)	$	14,083		$	2,240		$	(16,323	)	$	(52,410	)
	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
NET (LOSS) INCOME	$	(52,410	)	$	14,083		$	3,293		$	(16,323	)	$	(51,357	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—			—			202			—			202
Comprehensive (loss) income	(52,410		)	14,083			3,495			(16,323		)	(51,155		)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			(1,053		)	—			(1,053		)
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	$	(52,410	)	$	14,083		$	2,442		$	(16,323	)	$	(52,208	)
Schedule of Condensed Cash Flow Statement	SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
	FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
		Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
	Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
	Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(40,216	)	$	42,353		$	1,573		$	—		$	3,710
	Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
	Purchases of property and equipment	—			(6,659		)	—			—			(6,659		)
	Purchase of intangible assets	—			(2,520		)	—			—			(2,520		)
	Proceeds from sale of assets	—			3,009			—			—			3,009
	Distributions from affiliates	—			2,570			—			—			2,570
	Net cash used in investing activities	—			(3,600		)	—			—			(3,600		)
	Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
	Proceeds from revolving credit facility	57,800			—			—			—			57,800
	Repayment to revolving credit facility	(59,200		)	—			—			—			(59,200		)
	Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes	12,500			—			—			—			12,500
	Senior secured notes repurchases	(5,975		)	—			—			—			(5,975		)
	Capital contribution	573			—			—			—			573
	Costs incurred in restructuring	(4,315		)	—						—			(4,315		)
	Payments to noncontrolling interest holders of Olympia	—			—			(1,202		)	—			(1,202		)
	Due to (from) affiliates	38,833			(38,833		)	—			—			—
	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	40,216			(38,833		)	(1,202		)	—			181
	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—			(248		)	—			—			(248		)
	Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			(328		)	371			—			43
	Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	—			420			2,615			—			3,035
	Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	—		$	92		$	2,986		$	—		$	3,078
	SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
	FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
		Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Eliminations			Condensed Consolidated
	Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
	Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(52,467	)	$	51,227		$	2,142		$	(476	)	$	426
	Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
	Purchases of property and equipment	—			(6,521		)	—			—			(6,521		)
	Purchase of intangible assets	—			(4,654		)	—			—			(4,654		)
	Proceeds from sale of assets	—			120			—			—			120
	Investments in affiliates	—			(2,536		)	—			—			(2,536		)
	Other	—			—			(300		)	—			(300		)
	Net cash used in investing activities	—			(13,591		)	(300		)	—			(13,891		)
	Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
	Proceeds from revolving credit facility	79,600			—			—			—			79,600
	Repayments to revolving credit facility	(60,600		)	—			—			—			(60,600		)
	Payments to noncontrolling interest holder of Olympia	—			—			(1,004		)	—			(1,004		)
	Payments for redemption of Odyssey preferred stock	(3,002		)	—			—			—			(3,002		)
	Due to (from) affiliates	36,469			(36,469		)	—			—			—
	Dividends paid to parent	—			—			(476		)	476			—
	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	52,467			(36,469		)	(1,480		)	476			14,994
	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—			302			—			—			302
	Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			1,469			362			—			1,831
	Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	—			683			1,692			—			2,375
	Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	—		$	2,152		$	2,054		$	—		$	4,206

Nature_of_the_Business_Details

Nature of the Business (Details) (USD $)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

15 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2015

Jun. 30, 2015

Sep. 08, 2014

Dec. 15, 2014

Nov. 07, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2010

Jan. 30, 2015

Nov. 14, 2014

Jan. 20, 2015

Aug. 12, 2014

Feb. 28, 2014

Jun. 30, 2011

Feb. 04, 2015

Aug. 13, 2014

Oct. 02, 2013

publication

Variable Interest Entity

Number of published pubication

13

Significant Acquisitions and Disposals, Acquisition Costs or Sale Proceeds

$3,000,000

Long-term Debt

387,500,000

Senior secured notes

359,873,000

469,477,000

Borrowing capacity less outstanding letters of credits per 2010 Revolving Credit Facility

40,000,000

Cash and cash equivalents

3,078,000

3,035,000

4,206,000

2,375,000

Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity

8,000,000

Subsequent Event

Variable Interest Entity

Significant Acquisitions and Disposals, Acquisition Costs or Sale Proceeds

60,000,000

Borrowing capacity less outstanding letters of credits per 2010 Revolving Credit Facility

35,000,000

Interest Expense

37,900,000

Revolving Credit Facility

Variable Interest Entity

Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding

27,600,000

Revolving Credit Facility | Subsequent Event

Variable Interest Entity

Debt Instrument, Covenant Description

4.50 to 1.00

5.25 to 1.00

Senior Secured Notes

Variable Interest Entity

Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount

121,100,000

Accrued Interest, Exchange Amount

2,900,000

Senior secured notes

359,873,000

Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount

5,600,000

Senior Secured Notes | Subsequent Event

Variable Interest Entity

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

318,400,000

Senior Secured Notes | First Lien Notes

Variable Interest Entity

Interest rate per annum

11.50%

Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount

5,000,000

2,325,000

20,000,000

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

357,700,000

385,000,000

218,200,000

Senior Secured Notes | First Lien Notes | Subsequent Event

Variable Interest Entity

Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount

32,000,000

Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount

48,500,000

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

277,200,000

Senior Secured Notes | Second Lien PIK Notes

Variable Interest Entity

Senior Notes, Noncurrent

12,500,000

Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount

113,300,000

94,300,000

Interest rate per annum

10.00%

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

101,000,000

12,300,000

Senior Secured Notes | Second Lien Notes

Variable Interest Entity

Cash Interest Savings

12,700,000

Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount

7,800,000

Interest rate per annum

13.50%

10.00%

Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount

600,000

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

2,200,000

104,900,000

7,800,000

Revolving Credit Facility

Variable Interest Entity

Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding

$27,600,000

Six or More Times Per Year | Print Publications

Variable Interest Entity

Published publication, number of copy circulated per issue

6,000,000

Weekly

Variable Interest Entity

Number of published pubication

6

Ten Times Per Year

Variable Interest Entity

Number of published pubication

4

Bi-monthly

Variable Interest Entity

Number of published pubication

3

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Concentrations) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Concentration Risk
Provision for doubtful accounts	$5,870,000	$1,545,000
Trade receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts	10,647,000			6,661,000
Customer Concentration Risk
Concentration Risk
Number of major wholesalers	2
Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net | News Group
Concentration Risk
Concentration risk, percentage	45.00%	31.00%
Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net | The Hudson Group
Concentration Risk
Concentration risk, percentage	11.00%	7.00%
Customer Concentration Risk | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | Source Interlink
Concentration Risk
Provision for doubtful accounts	4,900,000
Trade receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts	6,800,000
Subsequent Event | Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net | Source Interlink | Minimum
Concentration Risk
Provision for Other Credit Losses			10,000,000
Subsequent Event | Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net | Source Interlink | Maximum
Concentration Risk
Provision for Other Credit Losses			20,000,000
Subsequent Event | Customer Concentration Risk | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | Source Interlink | Minimum
Concentration Risk
Provision for doubtful accounts			5,000,000
Subsequent Event | Customer Concentration Risk | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | Source Interlink | Maximum
Concentration Risk
Provision for doubtful accounts			$7,000,000

Inventories_Details

Inventories (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Raw materials b paper	$0	$8,468
Finished product b paper, production and distribution costs of future issues	2,095	2,442
Total inventories	$2,095	$10,910

Goodwill_and_Other_Identified_2

Goodwill and Other Identified Intangible Assets (Textual) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill
Goodwill		$178,008,000		$178,008,000	$186,898,000
Impairment of Goodwill	8,890,000
Impairment of Tradenames	8,500,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Period Increase (Decrease)		-44,100,000
Amortization expense of intangible assets		3,700,000	3,744,000
Expected cash flow period	5 years
Minimum
Goodwill
Terminal growth rates	2.00%
Implied multiples used in the business enterprise value and market approaches	3.9
Discount rate	14.00%
Maximum
Goodwill
Terminal growth rates	3.00%
Implied multiples used in the business enterprise value and market approaches	5
Discount rate	15.00%
Tradenames
Goodwill
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Period Increase (Decrease)		35,600,000
Amortization expense of intangible assets				$600,000

Goodwill_and_Other_Identified_3

Goodwill and Other Identified Intangible Assets (Goodwill by Reportable Segment) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill
Goodwill	$645,855	$645,855
Accumulated impairment losses		-467,847	-458,957
Goodwill		178,008	186,898
Impairment of Goodwill	-8,890
Celebrity Brands
Goodwill
Goodwill		428,518	428,518
Accumulated impairment losses		-304,595	-304,595
Goodwill		123,923	123,923
Women's Active Lifestyle Group
Goodwill
Goodwill		84,905	84,905
Accumulated impairment losses		-62,841	-62,841
Goodwill		22,064	22,064
Men's Active Lifestyle Group
Goodwill
Goodwill	112,296	112,296
Accumulated impairment losses		-89,336	-80,446
Goodwill		22,960	31,850
Impairment of Goodwill	-8,890
Corporate and Other
Goodwill
Goodwill		20,136	20,136
Accumulated impairment losses		-11,075	-11,075
Goodwill		$9,061	$9,061

Goodwill_and_Other_Identified_4

Goodwill and Other Identified Intangible Assets (Finite-Lived Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Identified intangible assets with finite lives subject to amortization
Gross Carrying Amount	$92,771	$54,745
Accumulated Amortization	-45,666	-41,951
Net	47,105	12,794
Other identified intangible assets not subject to amortization	212,785	256,855
Other identified intangibles, net	259,890	269,649
Tradenames
Identified intangible assets with finite lives subject to amortization
Gross Carrying Amount	46,166	10,610
Tradenames | Minimum
Identified intangible assets with finite lives subject to amortization
Range of Lives	15 years
Tradenames | Maximum
Identified intangible assets with finite lives subject to amortization
Range of Lives	27 years
Subscriber lists
Identified intangible assets with finite lives subject to amortization
Gross Carrying Amount	32,702	32,702
Subscriber lists | Minimum
Identified intangible assets with finite lives subject to amortization
Range of Lives	3 years
Subscriber lists | Maximum
Identified intangible assets with finite lives subject to amortization
Range of Lives	15 years
Customer relationships
Identified intangible assets with finite lives subject to amortization
Gross Carrying Amount	2,300	2,300
Customer relationships | Minimum
Identified intangible assets with finite lives subject to amortization
Range of Lives	5 years
Customer relationships | Maximum
Identified intangible assets with finite lives subject to amortization
Range of Lives	10 years
Other intangible assets
Identified intangible assets with finite lives subject to amortization
Gross Carrying Amount	$11,603	$9,133
Range of Lives	3 years

Goodwill_and_Other_Identified_5

Goodwill and Other Identified Intangible Assets (Expected Amortization Expense) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Fiscal Year 2015	$1,124
Fiscal Year 2016	6,151
Fiscal Year 2017	4,656
Fiscal Year 2018	3,203
Fiscal Year 2019	2,993
Thereafter	28,978
Net	$47,105	$12,794

Revolving_Credit_Facility_Deta

Revolving Credit Facility (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	15 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	15 Months Ended	21 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2010	Jan. 30, 2015
Line of Credit Facility
Borrowing capacity less outstanding letters of credits per 2010 Revolving Credit Facility									$40,000,000
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	57,800,000	79,600,000
Amount repaid under the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility	59,200,000	60,600,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	8,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	27,600,000
Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility
Outstanding letter of credit	4,400,000
Minimum
Line of Credit Facility
Weighted-average effective interest rate under the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility	8.00%
Range of commitment fee the Company is required to pay on the unused portion of the revolving commitment	0.50%
Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Weighted-average effective interest rate under the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility	8.25%
Range of commitment fee the Company is required to pay on the unused portion of the revolving commitment	0.75%
LIBOR | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Description of variable rate basis	LIBOR
Prime rate | Floating base rate | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Description of variable rate basis	prime rate
Federal funds effective rate | Floating base rate | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Description of variable rate basis	federal funds effective rate
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
One month LIBOR | Floating base rate | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Description of variable rate basis	one month LIBOR
Variable rate basis, floor rate	2.00%
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Subsequent Event
Line of Credit Facility
First Lien Leverage Ratio Maximum			4.75
Borrowing capacity less outstanding letters of credits per 2010 Revolving Credit Facility										$35,000,000
Consolidated Leverage Ratio Upper Limit			5.5
Interest Coverage Ratio, Minimum			1.1
Subsequent Event | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description				4.50 to 1.00	5.25 to 1.00
Scenario, Forecast
Line of Credit Facility
First Lien Leverage Ratio Maximum								4.5
Consolidated Leverage Ratio Upper Limit						4.75	5.5
Interest Coverage Ratio, Minimum								1.5

Senior_Secured_Notes_Details

Senior Secured Notes (Details) (USD $)

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Nov. 14, 2014

Dec. 15, 2013

Jun. 15, 2014

Feb. 13, 2015

Jan. 31, 2015

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 08, 2014

Aug. 12, 2014

Feb. 28, 2014

Jun. 30, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Oct. 02, 2013

Aug. 13, 2014

Dec. 15, 2016

Jan. 20, 2015

Feb. 04, 2015

Debt Redemption Percentage

Senior secured notes

$359,873,000

$469,477,000

Paid-in-Kind Interest

4,809,000

1,912,000

Senior Secured Notes

Debt Redemption Percentage

Senior secured notes

359,873,000

Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount

5,600,000

Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount

121,100,000

Senior Secured Notes | First Lien Notes

Debt Redemption Percentage

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

357,700,000

218,200,000

385,000,000

Interest rate per annum

11.50%

Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount

5,000,000

2,325,000

20,000,000

Redemption price

106.50%

Senior Secured Notes | First Lien Notes | Debt instrument redemption price, period four

Debt Redemption Percentage

Redemption price

105.75%

Senior Secured Notes | First Lien Notes | Debt instrument redemption price, period five

Debt Redemption Percentage

Redemption price

102.88%

Senior Secured Notes | First Lien Notes | Debt instrument redemption price, period six and thereafter

Debt Redemption Percentage

Redemption price

100.00%

Senior Secured Notes | Second Lien Notes

Debt Redemption Percentage

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

2,200,000

7,800,000

104,900,000

Interest rate per annum

13.50%

10.00%

Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount

600,000

Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount

7,800,000

Senior Secured Notes | Second Lien Notes | Debt instrument redemption price, period three

Debt Redemption Percentage

Redemption price

108.00%

Senior Secured Notes | Second Lien Notes | Debt instrument redemption price, period four

Debt Redemption Percentage

Redemption price

106.75%

Senior Secured Notes | Second Lien Notes | Debt instrument redemption price, period five

Debt Redemption Percentage

Redemption price

103.38%

Senior Secured Notes | Second Lien Notes | Debt instrument redemption price, period six and thereafter

Debt Redemption Percentage

Redemption price

100.00%

Senior Secured Notes | Second Lien PIK Notes

Debt Redemption Percentage

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

101,000,000

12,300,000

Interest rate per annum

10.00%

Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount

113,300,000

94,300,000

Paid-in-Kind Interest

1,900,000

4,800,000

Senior Secured Notes | New Second Lien Notes | Debt instrument redemption price, period three

Debt Redemption Percentage

Redemption price

107.00%

Senior Secured Notes | New Second Lien Notes | Debt instrument redemption price, period four

Debt Redemption Percentage

Redemption price

103.50%

Senior Secured Notes | New Second Lien Notes | Debt instrument redemption price, period five

Debt Redemption Percentage

Redemption price

100.00%

Subsequent Event | Second Lien PIK Notes | Scenario, Forecast

Debt Redemption Percentage

Interest rate per annum

13.50%

Subsequent Event | Senior Secured Notes

Debt Redemption Percentage

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

318,400,000

Subsequent Event | Senior Secured Notes | First Lien Notes

Debt Redemption Percentage

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

277,200,000

Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount

48,500,000

Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount

32,000,000

Redemption price

103.60%

Subsequent Event | Senior Secured Notes | New Second Lien Notes

Debt Redemption Percentage

Interest rate per annum

7.00%

Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount

$39,000,000

Percentage of debt principal that can be redeemed

35.00%

Redemption price

107.00%

Percentage of debt principal to remain outstanding

65.00%

Fair_Value_of_Financial_Instru2

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring, Senior Secured Notes, Level 2, USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
First Lien Notes | Carrying Amount
Fair Value Disclosure
Debt	$357,675	$362,675
First Lien Notes | Fair Value
Fair Value Disclosure
Debt	356,781	397,129
Second Lien Notes | Carrying Amount
Fair Value Disclosure
Debt	2,198	10,602
Second Lien Notes | Fair Value
Fair Value Disclosure
Debt	2,363	10,840
Second Lien PIK Notes | Carrying Amount
Fair Value Disclosure
Debt	0	96,200
Second Lien PIK Notes | Fair Value
Fair Value Disclosure
Debt	$0	$95,178

Income_Taxes_Narrative_Details

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION	($11,898,000)	$35,410,000	($14,169,000)	$32,954,000
Valuation allowance	$43,800,000		$43,800,000

Related_Party_Transactions_Det

Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 08, 2014	Nov. 14, 2014	Jan. 20, 2015	Aug. 12, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Feb. 04, 2015
Roxbury Advisory, LLC
Related Party Transaction
Purchases of services	$50,000	$100,000
Senior Secured Notes
Related Party Transaction
Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount			121,100,000
Accrued Interest, Exchange Amount			2,900,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount				5,600,000
Subsequent Event | Senior Secured Notes
Related Party Transaction
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					318,400,000
First Lien Notes | Senior Secured Notes
Related Party Transaction
Interest rate per annum									11.50%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	357,700,000					218,200,000			385,000,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount				5,000,000			2,325,000	20,000,000
First Lien Notes | Subsequent Event | Senior Secured Notes
Related Party Transaction
Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount					32,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					277,200,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount										48,500,000
New Second Lien Notes | Subsequent Event | Senior Secured Notes
Related Party Transaction
Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount					$39,000,000
Interest rate per annum					7.00%

Investments_in_Affiliates_and_2

Investments in Affiliates and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Investments) (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2005

Aug. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Nov. 18, 2014

Aug. 15, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Nov. 30, 2010

Feb. 28, 2013

Jun. 30, 2012

Schedule of Equity Method Investments, Variable Interest Entities and Subsidiaries

Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest

$7,000

$23,000

($1,208,000)

($1,053,000)

Common shares authorized

100

100

100

67,000,000

14,000,000

14,000,000

Common stock, par value (in usd per share)

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

Series A preferred shares authorized to issue upon conversion

1,000,000

1,000,000

Series A Preferred Stock, par value (in usd per share)

$0.00

$0.00

Radar Online, LLC

Schedule of Equity Method Investments, Variable Interest Entities and Subsidiaries

Equity method investment, ownership percentage

50.00%

50.00%

Management fee receivable

2,400,000

2,400,000

2,200,000

Mr. Olympia, LLC | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary

Schedule of Equity Method Investments, Variable Interest Entities and Subsidiaries

Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest

-1,300,000

-1,100,000

Mr. Olympia, LLC | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Co-venturer | Trademarks

Schedule of Equity Method Investments, Variable Interest Entities and Subsidiaries

Trademarks licensed from the other limited liabiity company member to joint venture

3,000,000

Trademarks licensed from the other limited liability company member to joint venture, payment period

10 years

Mr. Olympia, LLC | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Put Option

Schedule of Equity Method Investments, Variable Interest Entities and Subsidiaries

Put/call option right exercise price

3,000,000

Mr. Olympia, LLC | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Call Option

Schedule of Equity Method Investments, Variable Interest Entities and Subsidiaries

Put/call option right exercise price

3,000,000

ZAM | Company

Schedule of Equity Method Investments, Variable Interest Entities and Subsidiaries

Joint venture, initial ownership percentage

51.00%

ZAM | Co-venturer

Schedule of Equity Method Investments, Variable Interest Entities and Subsidiaries

Joint venture, initial ownership percentage

49.00%

Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group, Inc. | Common Stock | Company

Schedule of Equity Method Investments, Variable Interest Entities and Subsidiaries

Membership interest converted to stocks

1,000

Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group, Inc. | Series A Preferred Stock | Company

Schedule of Equity Method Investments, Variable Interest Entities and Subsidiaries

Membership interest converted to stocks

731

Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group, Inc. | Series A Preferred Stock | Co-venturer

Schedule of Equity Method Investments, Variable Interest Entities and Subsidiaries

Membership interest converted to stocks

269

Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group, Inc. | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary

Schedule of Equity Method Investments, Variable Interest Entities and Subsidiaries

Total cash initially invested by the Company and the LLC Member

23,000,000

Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage of the Company

50.00%

Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by the LLC Member

50.00%

Distribution Services, Inc. | Select Media Services, LLC

Schedule of Equity Method Investments, Variable Interest Entities and Subsidiaries

Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage

0.275

Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cash Exchanged for Membership Interest

2,300,000

Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments

$200,000

$500,000

Investments_in_Affiliates_and_3

Investments in Affiliates and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013
Investments in Affiliates and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract]
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	$3,000	$3,000	$3,000	$3,000	$4,259	$3,000	$4,076	$3,000
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	43	-23	1,302	1,053
Capital distributions	1,202	1,004	1,202	1,004
Other	$100	$49	$100	$49

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Jun. 11, 2010
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	$470
Amount of claims filed in Anderson bankruptcy proceedings			5.6
Approximate amount of claims Anderson could assert against its insiders		$340

Business_Segment_Information_S

Business Segment Information (Segment Data) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014
				segment
Segment Data
Number of Reportable Segments				4
Operating revenues	$70,685		$74,648	$223,126		$255,644
Operating income (loss)	6,531		-544	-6,999		26,825
Depreciation and amortization	4,277		3,736	10,825		10,453
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	0		9,238	18,458		9,238
Amortization of deferred rack costs	1,456		1,416	4,249		4,755
Total Assets	529,371			529,371			572,640
Celebrity Brands
Segment Data
Operating revenues	45,506		45,990	135,116		152,494
Operating income (loss)	18,275		13,853	49,026		51,966
Depreciation and amortization	409		882	1,366		2,615
Amortization of deferred rack costs	1,337		1,320	3,923		4,486
Total Assets	326,707			326,707			339,617
Women's Active Lifestyle Group
Segment Data
Operating revenues	10,540		9,936	38,171		39,459
Operating income (loss)	104		-1,978	2,975		1,134
Depreciation and amortization	330		208	840		528
Amortization of deferred rack costs	101		79	280		229
Total Assets	68,754			68,754			70,828
Men's Active Lifestyle Group
Segment Data
Operating revenues	12,325		13,267	44,973		48,892
Operating income (loss)	2,191		-6,346	-7,682		4,705
Depreciation and amortization	912		218	1,440		567
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	0		9,238	17,403		9,238
Amortization of deferred rack costs	18		17	46		40
Total Assets	87,032			87,032			105,994
Corporate and Other
Segment Data
Operating revenues	2,314		5,455	4,866		14,799
Operating income (loss)	-14,039		-6,073	-51,318		-30,980
Depreciation and amortization	2,626		2,428	7,179		6,743
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	0		0	1,055		0
Total Assets	$46,878	[1]		$46,878	[1]		$56,201	[1]
[1]	Amounts are primarily comprised of inventories, prepaid expenses, property and equipment, deferred debt costs and certain other assets.

Business_Segment_Information_G

Business Segment Information (Geographic Data) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014
			geographic_area
Geographic Data
Number of geographic areas the Company operates in			2
Operating revenues	$70,685	$74,648	$223,126	$255,644
Assets	529,371		529,371		572,640
United States of America
Geographic Data
Operating revenues	68,238	71,807	214,886	246,568
Assets	520,728		520,728		564,214
Europe
Geographic Data
Operating revenues	2,447	2,841	8,240	9,076
Assets	$8,643		$8,643		$8,426

Capital_Structure_Capital_Stru

Capital Structure Capital Structure (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 08, 2014	Aug. 12, 2014	Nov. 18, 2014	Aug. 15, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Nov. 30, 2010
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Capital contribution	$573,000	$0
Shares, authorized						68,000,000			15,000,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized						1,000,000			1,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in usd per share)						$0.00			$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	100				100	67,000,000		14,000,000	14,000,000
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$0.00					$0.00		$0.00	$0.00
Preferred stock, shares issued							0
Common stock, shares issued	100						10,000,000	10,000,000
Senior Secured Notes
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount			121,100,000
Accrued Interest, Exchange Amount			2,900,000
Restricted Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number							1,172,150
Investor [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Reverse Acquisition, Payments to Acquire Business				$0

Capital_Structure_Stock_Based_

Capital Structure - Stock Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)	4 Months Ended
	Aug. 12, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2010
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$210,000
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized to issue			500,000	1,100,000
Number of shares outstanding		1,172,150

Supplement_Condensed_Consolida2

Supplement Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$3,078		$3,035	$4,206		$2,375
Trade receivables, net	34,463		44,636
Inventories	2,095		10,910
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	17,569		16,640
Total current assets	57,205		75,221
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET:
Leasehold improvements	3,801		3,798
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	45,456		40,304
Less - accumulated depreciation	-29,264		-23,128
Total property and equipment, net	19,993		20,974
OTHER ASSETS:
Deferred debt costs, net	5,581		8,125
Deferred rack costs, net	4,278		5,073
Investments in affiliates	728		2,859
Other long-term assets	3,688		3,841
Total other assets	14,275		19,898
GOODWILL AND OTHER IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
Goodwill	178,008		186,898
Other identified intangibles, net	259,890		269,649
Total goodwill and other identified intangible assets, net	437,898		456,547
TOTAL ASSETS	529,371		572,640
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	13,023		20,115
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	35,387		27,801
Accrued interest	2,016		15,897
Deferred revenues	37,324		33,318
Total current liabilities	87,750		97,131
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Senior secured notes, net	359,873		469,477
Revolving credit facility	27,600		29,000
Other non-current liabilities	7,087		7,172
Deferred income taxes	85,902		98,833
Due (from) to affiliates	0		0
Total liabilities	568,212		701,613
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	3,000	4,259	3,000	3,000	4,076	3,000
STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT (EQUITY):
Total stockholder's (deficit) equity	-41,841		-131,973	-129,970		-77,762
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT	529,371		572,640
Parent
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0	0		0
Trade receivables, net	0		0
Inventories	0		0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0		0
Total current assets	0		0
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET:
Leasehold improvements	0		0
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	0		0
Less - accumulated depreciation	0		0
Total property and equipment, net	0		0
OTHER ASSETS:
Deferred debt costs, net	5,581		8,125
Deferred rack costs, net	0		0
Investments in affiliates	553,312		546,696
Other long-term assets	0		0
Total other assets	558,893		554,821
GOODWILL AND OTHER IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
Goodwill	0		0
Other identified intangibles, net	0		0
Total goodwill and other identified intangible assets, net	0		0
TOTAL ASSETS	558,893		554,821
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	0		0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	0		0
Accrued interest	2,011		15,897
Deferred revenues	0		0
Total current liabilities	2,011		15,897
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Senior secured notes, net	359,873		469,477
Revolving credit facility	27,600		29,000
Other non-current liabilities	0		0
Deferred income taxes	0		0
Due (from) to affiliates	211,250		172,420
Total liabilities	600,734		686,794
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0		0
STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT (EQUITY):
Total stockholder's (deficit) equity	-41,841		-131,973
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT	558,893		554,821
Guarantors
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	92		420	2,152		683
Trade receivables, net	32,843		42,724
Inventories	1,789		10,307
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	23,178		21,634
Total current assets	57,902		75,085
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET:
Leasehold improvements	3,801		3,798
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	44,631		39,482
Less - accumulated depreciation	-28,579		-22,461
Total property and equipment, net	19,853		20,819
OTHER ASSETS:
Deferred debt costs, net	0		0
Deferred rack costs, net	4,278		5,073
Investments in affiliates	992		2,248
Other long-term assets	3,688		3,841
Total other assets	8,958		11,162
GOODWILL AND OTHER IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
Goodwill	173,498		182,388
Other identified intangibles, net	253,890		263,649
Total goodwill and other identified intangible assets, net	427,388		446,037
TOTAL ASSETS	514,101		553,103
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	12,743		19,589
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	65,512		25,177
Accrued interest	5		0
Deferred revenues	36,937		31,754
Total current liabilities	115,197		76,520
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Senior secured notes, net	0		0
Revolving credit facility	0		0
Other non-current liabilities	7,087		7,172
Deferred income taxes	55,714		101,036
Due (from) to affiliates	-215,408		-176,552
Total liabilities	-37,410		8,176
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0		0
STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT (EQUITY):
Total stockholder's (deficit) equity	551,511		544,927
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT	514,101		553,103
Non Guarantors
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	2,986		2,615	2,054		1,692
Trade receivables, net	1,620		1,912
Inventories	306		603
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	487		493
Total current assets	5,399		5,623
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET:
Leasehold improvements	0		0
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	825		822
Less - accumulated depreciation	-685		-667
Total property and equipment, net	140		155
OTHER ASSETS:
Deferred debt costs, net	0		0
Deferred rack costs, net	0		0
Investments in affiliates	0		0
Other long-term assets	0		0
Total other assets	0		0
GOODWILL AND OTHER IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
Goodwill	4,510		4,510
Other identified intangibles, net	6,000		6,000
Total goodwill and other identified intangible assets, net	10,510		10,510
TOTAL ASSETS	16,049		16,288
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	280		526
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	6,133		5,863
Accrued interest	0		0
Deferred revenues	387		1,564
Total current liabilities	6,800		7,953
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Senior secured notes, net	0		0
Revolving credit facility	0		0
Other non-current liabilities	0		0
Deferred income taxes	26		45
Due (from) to affiliates	4,158		4,132
Total liabilities	10,984		12,130
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	3,000		3,000
STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT (EQUITY):
Total stockholder's (deficit) equity	2,065		1,158
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT	16,049		16,288
Eliminations
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0	0		0
Trade receivables, net	0		0
Inventories	0		0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	-6,096		-5,487
Total current assets	-6,096		-5,487
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET:
Leasehold improvements	0		0
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	0		0
Less - accumulated depreciation	0		0
Total property and equipment, net	0		0
OTHER ASSETS:
Deferred debt costs, net	0		0
Deferred rack costs, net	0		0
Investments in affiliates	-553,576		-546,085
Other long-term assets	0		0
Total other assets	-553,576		-546,085
GOODWILL AND OTHER IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
Goodwill	0		0
Other identified intangibles, net	0		0
Total goodwill and other identified intangible assets, net	0		0
TOTAL ASSETS	-559,672		-551,572
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	0		0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	-36,258		-3,239
Accrued interest	0		0
Deferred revenues	0		0
Total current liabilities	-36,258		-3,239
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Senior secured notes, net	0		0
Revolving credit facility	0		0
Other non-current liabilities	0		0
Deferred income taxes	30,162		-2,248
Due (from) to affiliates	0		0
Total liabilities	-6,096		-5,487
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0		0
STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT (EQUITY):
Total stockholder's (deficit) equity	-553,576		-546,085
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT	($559,672)		($551,572)

Supplement_Condensed_Consolida3

Supplement Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Statement of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
OPERATING REVENUES:
Circulation	$45,541	$44,603	$131,929	$147,482
Advertising	24,633	22,769	80,307	84,226
Other	511	7,276	10,890	23,936
Total operating revenues	70,685	74,648	223,126	255,644
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Editorial	7,950	9,979	26,452	29,063
Production	17,188	20,889	60,272	69,727
Distribution, circulation and other cost of sales	11,839	12,330	37,446	45,047
Selling, general and administrative	22,900	19,020	76,672	65,291
Depreciation and amortization	4,277	3,736	10,825	10,453
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	0	9,238	18,458	9,238
Total operating expenses	64,154	75,192	230,125	228,819
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	6,531	-544	-6,999	26,825
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense	-11,468	-14,099	-39,266	-43,838
Amortization of deferred debt costs	-487	-414	-2,544	-1,202
Other income (expenses), net	3,479	63	3,778	-188
Total other expenses, net	-8,476	-14,450	-38,032	-45,228
LOSS BEFORE (BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES, AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	-1,945	-14,994	-45,031	-18,403
INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION	-11,898	35,410	-14,169	32,954
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	0	0	0	0
NET INCOME (LOSS)	9,953	-50,404	-30,862	-51,357
LESS: NET (INCOME) LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	7	23	-1,208	-1,053
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	9,960	-50,381	-32,070	-52,410
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	9,953	-50,404	-30,862	-51,357
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-63	71	-111	202
Comprehensive income (loss)	9,890	-50,333	-30,973	-51,155
Less: comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	7	23	-1,208	-1,053
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	9,897	-50,310	-32,181	-52,208
Parent
OPERATING REVENUES:
Circulation	0	0	0	0
Advertising	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0
Total operating revenues	0	0	0	0
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Editorial	0	0	0	0
Production	0	0	0	0
Distribution, circulation and other cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets			0	0
Total operating expenses	0	0	0	0
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	0	0	0	0
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense	-11,463	-14,087	-39,203	-43,867
Amortization of deferred debt costs	-487	-414	-2,544	-1,202
Other income (expenses), net	0	0	0	0
Total other expenses, net	-11,950	-14,501	-41,747	-45,069
LOSS BEFORE (BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES, AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	-11,950	-14,501	-41,747	-45,069
INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION	0	33,200	0	22,473
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	21,910	-2,680	9,677	15,132
NET INCOME (LOSS)	9,960	-50,381	-32,070	-52,410
LESS: NET (INCOME) LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	0	0	0	0
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	9,960	-50,381	-32,070	-52,410
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	9,960	-50,381	-32,070	-52,410
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	9,960	-50,381	-32,070	-52,410
Less: comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	9,960	-50,381	-32,070	-52,410
Guarantors
OPERATING REVENUES:
Circulation	44,658	43,342	128,311	143,794
Advertising	23,263	21,327	76,024	79,734
Other	386	7,015	3,786	18,000
Total operating revenues	68,307	71,684	208,121	241,528
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Editorial	7,642	9,629	25,212	28,038
Production	16,532	19,971	54,266	64,638
Distribution, circulation and other cost of sales	11,400	11,673	35,739	43,134
Selling, general and administrative	22,324	18,345	74,522	62,942
Depreciation and amortization	4,254	3,716	10,758	10,393
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets			18,458	9,238
Total operating expenses	62,152	72,572	218,955	218,383
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	6,155	-888	-10,834	23,145
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense	-3	-12	-30	29
Amortization of deferred debt costs	0	0	0	0
Other income (expenses), net	3,479	63	3,778	-188
Total other expenses, net	3,476	51	3,748	-159
LOSS BEFORE (BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES, AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	9,631	-837	-7,086	22,986
INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION	-11,984	2,107	-14,475	10,094
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	250	291	985	1,191
NET INCOME (LOSS)	21,865	-2,653	8,374	14,083
LESS: NET (INCOME) LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	0	0	0	0
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	21,865	-2,653	8,374	14,083
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	21,865	-2,653	8,374	14,083
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	21,865	-2,653	8,374	14,083
Less: comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	21,865	-2,653	8,374	14,083
Non Guarantors
OPERATING REVENUES:
Circulation	883	1,261	3,618	3,688
Advertising	1,370	1,442	4,283	4,492
Other	125	261	7,104	5,936
Total operating revenues	2,378	2,964	15,005	14,116
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Editorial	308	350	1,240	1,025
Production	656	918	6,006	5,089
Distribution, circulation and other cost of sales	439	657	1,707	1,913
Selling, general and administrative	576	675	2,150	2,349
Depreciation and amortization	23	20	67	60
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets			0	0
Total operating expenses	2,002	2,620	11,170	10,436
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	376	344	3,835	3,680
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense	-2	0	-33	0
Amortization of deferred debt costs	0	0	0	0
Other income (expenses), net	0	0	0	0
Total other expenses, net	-2	0	-33	0
LOSS BEFORE (BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES, AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	374	344	3,802	3,680
INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION	86	103	306	387
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	0	0	0	0
NET INCOME (LOSS)	288	241	3,496	3,293
LESS: NET (INCOME) LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	7	23	-1,208	-1,053
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	295	264	2,288	2,240
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	288	241	3,496	3,293
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-63	71	-111	202
Comprehensive income (loss)	225	312	3,385	3,495
Less: comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	7	23	-1,208	-1,053
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	232	335	2,177	2,442
Eliminations
OPERATING REVENUES:
Circulation	0	0	0	0
Advertising	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0
Total operating revenues	0	0	0	0
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Editorial	0	0	0	0
Production	0	0	0	0
Distribution, circulation and other cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets			0	0
Total operating expenses	0	0	0	0
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	0	0	0	0
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Amortization of deferred debt costs	0	0	0	0
Other income (expenses), net	0	0	0	0
Total other expenses, net	0	0	0	0
LOSS BEFORE (BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES, AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	0	0	0	0
INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION	0	0	0	0
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	-22,160	2,389	-10,662	-16,323
NET INCOME (LOSS)	-22,160	2,389	-10,662	-16,323
LESS: NET (INCOME) LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	0	0	0	0
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	-22,160	2,389	-10,662	-16,323
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	-22,160	2,389	-10,662	-16,323
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	-22,160	2,389	-10,662	-16,323
Less: comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES	($22,160)	$2,389	($10,662)	($16,323)

Supplement_Condensed_Consolida4

Supplement Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	($3,710)	($426)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	-6,659	-6,521
Purchase of intangible assets	-2,520	-4,654
Proceeds from sale of assets	3,009	120
Investments in affiliates	0	-2,536
Distributions from affiliates	2,570	0
Other	0	-300
Net cash used in investing activities	-3,600	-13,891
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	57,800	79,600
Repayments to revolving credit facility	-59,200	-60,600
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes	12,500	0
Senior secured notes redemption	-5,975	0
Capital contribution	573	0
Costs incurred in restructuring	4,315	0
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders	-1,202	-1,004
Payments for redemption of Odyssey preferred stock	0	-3,002
Proceeds from Contributions from Affiliates	0	0
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries		0
Net cash provided by financing activities	181	14,994
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-248	302
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	43	1,831
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	3,035	2,375
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	3,078	4,206
Parent
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	40,216	52,467
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	0	0
Purchase of intangible assets	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0
Investments in affiliates		0
Distributions from affiliates	0
Other		0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	57,800	79,600
Repayments to revolving credit facility	-59,200	-60,600
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes	12,500
Senior secured notes redemption	-5,975
Capital contribution	573
Costs incurred in restructuring	4,315
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders	0	0
Payments for redemption of Odyssey preferred stock		-3,002
Proceeds from Contributions from Affiliates	-38,833	-36,469
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries		0
Net cash provided by financing activities	40,216	52,467
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	0	0
Guarantors
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	-42,353	-51,227
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	-6,659	-6,521
Purchase of intangible assets	-2,520	-4,654
Proceeds from sale of assets	3,009	120
Investments in affiliates		-2,536
Distributions from affiliates	2,570
Other		0
Net cash used in investing activities	-3,600	-13,591
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	0	0
Repayments to revolving credit facility	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes	0
Senior secured notes redemption	0
Capital contribution	0
Costs incurred in restructuring	0
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders	0	0
Payments for redemption of Odyssey preferred stock		0
Proceeds from Contributions from Affiliates	-38,833	-36,469
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries		0
Net cash provided by financing activities	-38,833	-36,469
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-248	302
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	-328	1,469
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	420	683
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	92	2,152
Non Guarantors
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	-1,573	-2,142
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	0	0
Purchase of intangible assets	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0
Investments in affiliates		0
Distributions from affiliates	0
Other		-300
Net cash used in investing activities	0	-300
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	0	0
Repayments to revolving credit facility	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes	0
Senior secured notes redemption	0
Capital contribution	0
Costs incurred in restructuring
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders	-1,202	-1,004
Payments for redemption of Odyssey preferred stock		0
Proceeds from Contributions from Affiliates	0	0
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries		-476
Net cash provided by financing activities	-1,202	-1,480
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	371	362
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	2,615	1,692
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	2,986	2,054
Eliminations
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	0	476
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	0	0
Purchase of intangible assets	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0
Investments in affiliates		0
Distributions from affiliates	0
Other		0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	0	0
Repayments to revolving credit facility	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes	0
Senior secured notes redemption	0
Capital contribution	0
Costs incurred in restructuring	0
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders	0	0
Payments for redemption of Odyssey preferred stock		0
Proceeds from Contributions from Affiliates	0	0
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries		-476
Net cash provided by financing activities	0	476
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$0	$0

Subsequent_Events_Details

Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)

39 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2014

Nov. 07, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2010

Nov. 14, 2014

Sep. 08, 2014

Jan. 30, 2015

Jan. 20, 2015

Aug. 12, 2014

Feb. 28, 2014

Jun. 30, 2011

Feb. 04, 2015

Subsequent Event [Line Items]

Borrowing capacity less outstanding letters of credits per 2010 Revolving Credit Facility

$40,000,000

Senior secured notes

359,873,000

469,477,000

Significant Acquisitions and Disposals, Acquisition Costs or Sale Proceeds

3,000,000

Senior Secured Notes

Subsequent Event [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount

121,100,000

Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount

5,600,000

Senior secured notes

359,873,000

Subsequent Event

Subsequent Event [Line Items]

Borrowing capacity less outstanding letters of credits per 2010 Revolving Credit Facility

35,000,000

Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Asset

60,000,000

Significant Acquisitions and Disposals, Acquisition Costs or Sale Proceeds

60,000,000

Adjustment factor to be applied to additional consideration entitled (percent)

40.00%

Subsequent Event | Senior Secured Notes

Subsequent Event [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

318,400,000

First Lien Notes | Senior Secured Notes

Subsequent Event [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount

5,000,000

2,325,000

20,000,000

Interest rate per annum

11.50%

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

357,700,000

385,000,000

218,200,000

First Lien Notes | Subsequent Event | Senior Secured Notes

Subsequent Event [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount

32,000,000

Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount

48,500,000

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

277,200,000

New Second Lien Notes | Subsequent Event | Senior Secured Notes

Subsequent Event [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Exchange Amount

$39,000,000

Interest rate per annum

7.00%