Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Jun. 25, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	MSN
Entity Registrant Name	EMERSON RADIO CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000032621
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		27,129,832
Entity Public Float			$ 22,346,712