Quantum Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Schedule of Intangible Assets) (Details)

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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Schedule of Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount	$ 259,911	$ 259,394
Accumulated Amortization	(259,020)	(255,483)
Net Amount	891us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	3,911us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Purchased technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount	179,992	179,475
Accumulated Amortization	(179,101)	(178,348)
Net Amount	891	1,127
Trademarks
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount	3,900	3,900
Accumulated Amortization	(3,900)	(3,900)
Net Amount	0	0
Customer lists
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount	76,019	76,019
Accumulated Amortization	(76,019)	(73,235)
Net Amount	$ 0	$ 2,784

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Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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