Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS AND SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Restricted Stock) (Details)

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STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS AND SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Restricted Stock) (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Share-based Compensation $ 2,918,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 3,421,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 8,655,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 10,268,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation  
Restricted Stock          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Weighted-average grant date fair values of RSUs $ 1.13us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
$ 1.25us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
$ 1.24us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
$ 1.40us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
 
Number of shares granted, stock awards     10,282us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
   
Performance RSUs          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Number of shares granted, stock awards         2,400us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= qtm_PerformanceRestrictedStockUnitsRsuMember
Fair value of RSUs at the grant date         3,000,000qtm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= qtm_PerformanceRestrictedStockUnitsRsuMember
Share-based Compensation     $ 200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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= qtm_PerformanceRestrictedStockUnitsRsuMember