SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

Summary of reclassification activity

The following table summarizes the reclassification activity for the year ended March 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

	As previously reported(1)		Category expansion			Account management reclass			IT reclass and other			As currently reported
Cost of revenue	$	639,945	$	(74,201	)	$	(62,947	)	$	(8,760	)	$	494,037
Research and development	$	—	$	74,201		$	—		$	—		$	74,201
Selling, general and administrative	$	175,050	$	(175,050	)	$	—		$	—		$	—
Sales and marketing	$	—	$	54,807		$	62,947		$	(1,260	)	$	116,494
General and administrative	$	—	$	120,243		$	—		$	10,020		$	130,263

(1) Adjusted for discontinued operations

The following table summarizes the reclassification activity for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

	As previously reported(1)		Category expansion			Account management reclass			IT reclass and other			As currently reported
Cost of revenue	$	608,861	$	(62,807	)	$	(34,966	)	$	(5,571	)	$	505,517
Research and development	$	—	$	62,807		$	—		$	—		$	62,807
Selling, general and administrative	$	152,614	$	(152,614	)	$	—		$	—		$	—
Sales and marketing	$	—	$	58,641		$	34,966		$	—		$	93,607
General and administrative	$	—	$	93,973		$	—		$	5,571		$	99,544

(1) Adjusted for discontinued operations

Reconciliation of numerator and denominator of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share is shown below (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	2016			2015			2014
Net loss from continuing operations	$	(8,648	)	$	(26,542	)	$	(17,340	)
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax	15,351			15,511			26,143
Net earnings (loss)	$	6,703		$	(11,031	)	$	8,803
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	—			—			(60		)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Acxiom	$	6,703		$	(11,031	)	$	8,863
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	77,616			77,106			74,690
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.34	)	$	(0.23	)
Discontinued operations	0.20			0.20			0.35
Net earnings (loss)	$	0.09		$	(0.14	)	$	0.12
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	—			—			(0.00		)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Acxiom	$	0.09		$	(0.14	)	$	0.12
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	77,616			77,106			74,690
Dilutive effect of common stock options, warrants, and restricted stock as computed under the treasury stock method	—			—			—
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	77,616			77,106			74,690
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.34	)	$	(0.23	)
Discontinued operations	0.20			0.20			0.35
Net earnings (loss)	$	0.09		$	(0.14	)	$	0.12
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	—			—			(0.00		)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Acxiom	$	0.09		$	(0.14	)	$	0.12

Schedule of anti-dilutive options, warrants and restricted stock units excluded from computation of earnings (loss) per share

Additional options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock and restricted stock units, including performance-based restricted stock units not meeting performance criteria, that were outstanding during the periods presented but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share because the effect was anti-dilutive are shown below (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	2016	2015	2014
Number of shares outstanding under options, warrants and restricted stock units	1,654	1,829	834
Range of exercise prices for options	$17.49-$62.06	$19.18-$62.06	$29.30-$62.06