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Stockholders' Equity - Restricted Stock Units (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	31 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Nov. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Common stock, closing price per share (USD per share)	$ 6.37
Outstanding RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Number of Shares, Beginning balance (in shares)	4,328
Number of Shares, Awarded (in shares)	3,406
Number of Shares, Vested (in shares)	(2,202)
Number of Shares, Cancelled (in shares)	(780)
Number of Shares, Ending balance (in shares)	4,752
Weighted average remaining contractual term for the restricted stock units outstanding (in years)	1 year 2 months 10 days
Aggregate pre-tax intrinsic value of restricted stock units outstanding which includes performance based awards which are subject to milestone attainments	$ 30.3
Aggregate pretax intrinsic value	13.9
Performance-Based MSU
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Value of shares expired unvested in period	$ 2.6
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Compensation Programs \| Minimum
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