Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	13 Months Ended
	Nov. 09, 2015	Mar. 28, 2014	Oct. 17, 2005	Nov. 30, 2007	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 09, 2016
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, par value					$ 0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Exercise price of the outstanding options vested					$ 147.12
Outstanding options granted to employees have a weighted average contractual life					7 years
CRAs					$ 1,800,000		$ 2,000,000
Board of Directors
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum authorized period for grant of shares					10 years
Outstanding options granted to employees have a weighted average contractual life					7 years
Employee Stock Option
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense					$ 500,000	$ 100,000
Stock-based compensation, nonvested awards, total compensation cost not yet recognized					$ 6,000,000			$ 6,000,000
Weighted average period of recognition					1 year 7 months 6 days
Modified Stock Option
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Range of exercise price, Minimum		$ 1.14
Modified Stock Option \| Board of Directors
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of stock options granted		200,000
Range of exercise price, Minimum		$ 1.14
RSU
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense					$ 0	100,000
2015 Retention Program
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense					700,000	1,000,000
Common Stock, Value					$ 400,000	$ 500,000
2005 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Authorized shares granted			4,900,000
Number of stock options granted					0	0
2005 Plan \| Employee Stock Option
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum authorized period for grant of shares			10 years
2005 Plan \| Modified Stock Option
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of option outstanding		1,900,000
2007 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Authorized shares granted				10,000,000
Number of stock options granted					0	0
2007 Plan \| Employee Stock Option
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum authorized period for grant of shares				10 years	10 years
Vesting period					4 years
2007 Plan \| Modified Stock Option
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of option outstanding		2,400,000
2007 Plan \| Modified Stock Option \| Board of Directors
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of stock options granted					0	0
2015 Equity Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum authorized period for grant of shares						10 years
Percentage of common stock reserved for issuance	10.00%
Number of option outstanding					868,950			868,950	859,500
Number of stock options granted					0	900,000		28,000
Vesting period						4 years
Exercise price of the options					$ 13.97			$ 13.97
Common Class C
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01
Outstanding options					2,235			2,235
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares					5,904		6,466
Common Class D
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, par value	0.01
Outstanding options					2,353			2,353
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares					6,209		6,809
Class A Common Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01

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