SEGMENT INFORMATION: (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of information by business segment

The following table presents information by business segment (dollars in thousands): 

	For the three months ended
	June 30,
	2018		2017
Revenues:
LiveRamp	$	62,458	$	46,757
Acxiom Marketing Solutions	164,502		165,757
Total segment revenues	$	226,960	$	212,514
Gross profit(1):
LiveRamp	$	44,200	$	28,229
Acxiom Marketing Solutions	73,174		77,864
Total segment gross profit	$	117,374	$	106,093
Income (loss) from operations(1):
LiveRamp	$	9,203	$	(97	)
Acxiom Marketing Solutions	47,458		48,374
Total segment income from operations	$	56,661	$	48,277

⁽¹⁾ Gross profit and income from operations reflect only the direct and allocable controllable costs of each segment and do not include allocations of corporate expenses (primarily general and administrative expenses) and gains, losses, and other items, net. Additionally, segment gross profit and income from operations do not include non-cash stock compensation expense and purchased intangible asset amortization.

Reconciliation of total operating segment gross profit to total gross profit and total operating segment income from operations to loss from operations

The following table reconciles total segment gross profit to gross profit and total operating segment income from operations to income from operations (dollars in thousands): 

	For the three months ended
	June 30,
	2018			2017
Total segment gross profit	$	117,374		$	106,093
Less:
Purchased intangible asset amortization	6,054			5,966
Non-cash stock compensation	1,631			1,573
Gross profit	$	109,689		$	98,554
Total segment income from operations	$	56,661		$	48,277
Less:
Corporate expenses (principally general and administrative)	27,840			25,966
Separation and transformation costs included in general and administrative	6,822			7,119
Gains, losses and other items, net	1,286			(98		)
Purchased intangible asset amortization	6,054			5,966
Non-cash stock compensation	20,360			15,031
Loss from operations	$	(5,701	)	$	(5,707	)