CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenues	$ 850,088	$ 804,911	$ 805,153
Cost of revenue	488,382	494,037	505,517
Gross profit	361,706	310,874	299,636
Operating expenses:
Research and development	74,247	74,201	62,807
Sales and marketing	146,176	116,494	93,607
General and administrative	135,385	130,263	99,544
Impairment of goodwill and other assets	6,829		24,953
Gains, losses and other items, net	12,132	22,600	17,168
Total operating expenses	374,769	343,558	298,079
Income (loss) from operations	(13,063)	(32,684)	1,557
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(7,669)	(7,672)	(8,671)
Other, net	452	(991)	1,814
Total other expense	(7,217)	(8,663)	(6,857)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(20,280)	(41,347)	(5,300)
Income taxes	(11,632)	(14,805)	12,040
Net loss from continuing operations	(8,648)	(26,542)	(17,340)
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax	15,351	15,511	26,143
Net earnings (loss)	6,703	(11,031)	8,803
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest			(60)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Acxiom	$ 6,703	$ (11,031)	$ 8,863
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Net loss from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.11)	$ (0.34)	$ (0.23)
Net earnings from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.20	0.20	0.35
Net earnings (loss) (in dollars per share)	0.09	(0.14)	0.12
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Acxiom stockholders (in dollars per share)	0.09	(0.14)	0.12
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Net loss from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	(0.11)	(0.34)	(0.23)
Net earnings from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.20	0.20	0.35
Net earnings (loss) (in dollars per share)	0.09	(0.14)	0.12
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Acxiom stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ (0.14)	$ 0.12