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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Concentration of Credit Risk (Details)

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Concentration of Credit Risk (Details) (Sales, Customer concentration risk)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Rate
Mar. 31, 2013
Rate
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Percentage of revenue 31.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1    
Top five customers
     
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Percentage of revenue   31.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= qtm_TopFiveCustomersMember
32.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= qtm_TopFiveCustomersMember