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NATURE OF OPERATIONS - NARRATIVE (Details)					3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
NATURE OF OPERATIONS - NARRATIVE (Details)	Feb. 13, 2020 shares	Aug. 02, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 09, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 09, 2018 USD ($) extension	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) theatre $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) theatre $ / shares	Oct. 09, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 14, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 12, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 09, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 20, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 14, 2016 USD ($)
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Number of movie theatres \| theatre					12,000	12,000
Accumulated deficit					$ (406,378,000)	$ (406,378,000)						$ (395,814,000)
Working capital					$ (54,700,000)	$ (54,700,000)
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Number of shares sold (in shares) \| shares		1,900,000	2,000,000
Consideration received on transaction		$ 2,900,000	$ 3,000,000
Sale price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 1.50	$ 1.50
Non-refundable deposit								$ 500,000	$ 500,000
Nonrefundable deposit expensed					$ 1,000,000
Second Secured Lien Notes [Member]
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Debt interest rate, stated rate															12.75%
Bison Note Payable [Member]
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Debt interest rate, stated rate														5.00%
Debt face amount														$ 10,000,000.0
Secured Debt [Member] \| Second Secured Lien Notes [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Repayments of debt				$ 5,000,000		$ 3,400,000
Debt interest rate, stated rate															7.50%
Debt face amount															$ 15,000,000
Convertible Debt \| Convertible Notes
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Debt interest rate, stated rate				8.00%			8.00%			5.00%			8.00%
Number of additional one-year extensions \| extension				1
Debt face amount							$ 5,000,000			$ 10,000,000.0			$ 5,000,000
Recourse Notes Payable [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member]
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Maximum borrowing capacity											$ 18,000,000
Subsequent Event
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of shares acquired (in shares) \| shares	162,162,162
Number of shares issued for acquisition \| shares	21,646,604