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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During our fiscal year ended March 31, 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, 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 person is now the founding President and CEO of Fortive Corporation (Fortive), which spun off of Danaher in July 2016. As of September 12, 2018, this person is no longer serving on the Company's Board of Directors. 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 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):
 
December 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2018
Danaher
$
1

 
$
252

Fortive
335

 
2,935

 
$
336

 
$
3,187

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):
 
December 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2018
Danaher
$
241

 
$

Fortive
360
 
369
 
$
601

 
$
369

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
 
Nine Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Danaher:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of product revenue
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Cost of service revenue

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

 
2

General and administrative expenses

 
3

 

 
7

 
$

 
$
3

 
$

 
$
9

Fortive:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of product revenue
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
245

Cost of service revenue
83

 
192

 
403

 
480

Research and development expenses

 

 
2

 
3

Sales and marketing

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 
750

 
15

 
1,690

 
$
83

 
$
942

 
$
420

 
$
2,418

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):
 
Nine Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Due from related party:
 
 
 
   Danaher
$
57

 
$
154

   Fortive
114

 
400

       Total
$
171

 
$
554

 
 
 
 
Due to related party:
 
 
 
   Danaher
$
241

 
$

   Fortive
(9
)
 
(82
)
       Total
$
232

 
$
(82
)