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Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Cash received from option exercises and purchases of shares under the Purchase Plans $ 4,500,000EGHT_CashReceivedFromOptionExercisesAndPurchasesOfSharesUnderPurchasePlans $ 5,200,000EGHT_CashReceivedFromOptionExercisesAndPurchasesOfSharesUnderPurchasePlans $ 2,400,000EGHT_CashReceivedFromOptionExercisesAndPurchasesOfSharesUnderPurchasePlans
Stock-Based Awards      
Total intrinsic value of options exercised 8,100,000EGHT_TotalIntrinsicValueOfOptionsExercised
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8,200,000EGHT_TotalIntrinsicValueOfOptionsExercised
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3,300,000EGHT_TotalIntrinsicValueOfOptionsExercised
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Unamortized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock awards 24,600,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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Weighted average period of recognition for unrecognized compensation costs (in years)   2 years 277 days  
Tax benefit attributable to stock options exercised $ 151,000EGHT_TaxBenefitAttributableToStockOptionsExercised
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$ 142,000EGHT_TaxBenefitAttributableToStockOptionsExercised
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$ 49,000EGHT_TaxBenefitAttributableToStockOptionsExercised
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan      
Employee Stock Purchase Plan Shares Issued 306,248us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
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282,062us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
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301,303us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
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Percentage of market value price of common stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan   85.00%EGHT_PercentageOfMarketValuePriceOfCommonStockUnderEmployeeStockPurchasePlan
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Maximum contribution percentage amount of employee's base compensation   10.00%EGHT_MaximumContributionPercentageAmountOfEmployeesBaseCompensation
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