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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During our fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 and the three months ended June 30, 2016, a member of the Company's Board of Directors served as an executive officer of Danaher. As part of the split off of Danaher's Communications Business and the Company's subsequent acquisition of that business from Newco's shareholders, NetScout has entered into multiple transactions with Danaher which include: transition services agreements, lease agreements, closing agreements, and compensation for post-combination services provisions within the separation and distribution agreement. This board member is now the founding President and CEO of Fortive Corporation (Fortive), which spun off of Danaher in July 2016. As part of the spin-off of Fortive, the transition services agreement was amended to, among other things, assign Danaher's rights, duties, obligations and liabilities under the transition services agreement to Fluke Corporation, a subsidiary of Fortive. The Company will continue to report the wind down of preexisting transactions as related party transactions through the Company's fiscal year 2018. The Company has disclosed the transactions with Danaher and Fortive parenthetically within the financial statements.
As disclosed parenthetically within the Company's consolidated balance sheet, the Company has receivables from related parties. The following table summarizes those balances (in thousands):
 
September 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
Danaher
$
194

 
$
404

Fortive
2,888

 
3,181

 
$
3,082

 
$
3,585

As disclosed parenthetically within the Company's consolidated balance sheet, the Company has payables due to related parties. The following table summarizes those balances (in thousands):
 
September 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
Fortive
612

 
444

 
$
612

 
$
444

As disclosed parenthetically within the Company's consolidated statements of operations, the Company has recorded expenses from related parties. The following table summarizes those balances (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Danaher:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of product revenue
$

 
$
113

 
$

 
$
4,690

Cost of service revenue

 
268

 

 
458

Research and development expenses

 
652

 

 
1,677

Sales and marketing

 
722

 
2

 
2,322

General and administrative expenses
3

 
998

 
4

 
2,502

 
$
3

 
$
2,753

 
$
6

 
$
11,649

Fortive:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of product revenue
$

 
$
2,373

 
$
245

 
$
2,373

Cost of service revenue
259

 
14

 
288

 
14

Research and development expenses

 
(104
)
 
3

 
(104
)
Sales and marketing

 
150

 

 
150

General and administrative expenses
697

 
1,041

 
940

 
1,041

 
$
956

 
$
3,474

 
$
1,476

 
$
3,474

As disclosed within the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company has cash flows resulting from amounts due to related parties and due from related parties. The following table summarizes those cash flows (in thousands):
 
Six Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Due from related party:
 
 
 
   Danaher
$
154

 
$
16,955

   Fortive
400

 
5,815

       Total
$
554

 
$
22,770

 
 
 
 
Due to related party:
 
 
 
   Danaher
$

 
$
(2,955
)
   Fortive
168

 
376

       Total
$
168

 
$
(2,579
)