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PENSION BENEFIT PLANS
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
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401(k) Plan
The Company has a defined contribution program for certain employees that is qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Company matches 50% of the employee's contribution up to 6% of the employee’s salary. NetScout contributions vest at a rate of 25% per year of service. NetScout made matching contributions of $7.0 million, $6.7 million and $7.1 million to the plan for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Certain of the Company's non-U.S. employees participate in certain noncontributory defined benefit pension plans. None of the Company's employees in the U.S. participate in any noncontributory defined benefit pension plans. In general, these plans are funded based on considerations relating to legal requirements, underlying asset returns, the plan's funded status, the anticipated deductibility of the contribution, local practices, market conditions, interest rates and other factors.
The Company recognizes on its balance sheet a liability equal to the under-funded benefit obligation of its defined benefit pension plan. Actuarial gains or losses are not recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost, but are recognized, net of tax, as a component of other comprehensive income (loss).
The following sets forth the amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income at March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
 March 31,March 31,
 20242023
Unrecognized actuarial net gain$5,802 $8,562 
For fiscal year 2024, the unrecognized net actuarial gains exceeded 10% of the projected benefit obligation at the beginning of the fiscal year, therefore, amortization of such excess has been included in net periodic benefit costs during the year ended March 31, 2024. The amortization period is the average remaining service period that active employees are expected to receive benefits, unless a plan is mostly inactive in which case the amortization period if the average remaining life expectancy of the plan participants.
The following sets forth the change in accumulated other comprehensive income during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
 March 31,March 31,
 20242023
Unrecognized actuarial loss (gain)$1,832 $(8,207)
Amortization of net actuarial gain928 — 
    Change in accumulated other comprehensive income$2,760 $(8,207)
The following sets forth the components of the Company's net periodic pension cost of the noncontributory defined benefit pension plans for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
 202420232022
Service cost$206 $291 $331 
Interest cost999 699 560 
Amortization of net actuarial gain(928)— — 
     Net periodic pension cost$277 $990 $891 
The components of the change in benefit obligation of the pension plan are as follows (in thousands):
 March 31,March 31,
 20242023
Benefit obligation, at beginning of year$24,567 $32,849 
Service cost206 291 
Interest cost999 699 
Benefits paid and other(576)(535)
Actuarial loss (gain)1,832 (8,207)
Foreign exchange rate impact23 (530)
Benefit obligation, at end of year$27,051 $24,567 

The Company’s benefit obligation of the pension plan is reported in the following components of the Company's consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2024 and 2023:
 March 31,March 31,
 20242023
Accrued compensation$714 $582 
Accrued long-term retirement benefits26,337 23,985 
Benefit obligation, at end of year$27,051 $24,567 
The reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the fair value of the assets of the pension plan is as follows (in thousands):
 March 31,March 31,
 20242023
Fair value of plan assets, at beginning of year$— $— 
Employer direct benefit payments576 535 
Benefits paid and other(576)(535)
Fair value of plan assets, at end of year$— $— 

Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic pension cost at date of measurement:
March 31,March 31,March 31,
  202420232022
Discount rate 3.70 % 4.10 %2.20 %
Rate of compensation increase 3.00 % 3.00 %3.00 %
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the Company contributed $576 thousand to its defined benefit pension plan. The following sets forth benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, expected to be paid by the plan in the periods indicated (in thousands):
2025$714 
2026$818 
2027$899 
2028$1,018 
2029$1,103 
2030-2034$6,744