Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 226,912	$ 195,694	$ 443,371	$ 376,178
Cost of revenue	64,783	64,262	128,676	123,526
Gross profit	162,129	131,432	314,695	252,652
Operating expenses:
Research and development	68,730	51,368	133,499	100,098
Sales and marketing	96,203	93,067	200,623	195,880
General and administrative	42,483	34,014	81,513	77,579
Total operating expenses	207,416	178,449	415,635	373,557
Loss from operations	(45,287)	(47,017)	(100,940)	(120,905)
Other income (expense):
Interest income	2,425	724	3,535	1,662
Interest expense	(1,233)	(1,228)	(2,465)	(2,454)
Other income (expense)	207	(43)	(2)	(379)
Loss before income taxes	(43,888)	(47,564)	(99,872)	(122,076)
Income tax provision (benefit)	(381)	506	(114)	53
Net loss	(43,507)	(48,070)	(99,758)	(122,129)
Net loss and adjustment attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest	(3,268)	(5,699)	2,744	(10,054)
Net loss attributable to New Relic	$ (46,775)	$ (53,769)	$ (97,014)	$ (132,183)
Net loss attributable to New Relic per share, basic (in usd per share)	$ (0.70)	$ (0.84)	$ (1.45)	$ (2.07)
Net loss attributable to New Relic per share, diluted (in usd per share)	$ (0.70)	$ (0.84)	$ (1.45)	$ (2.07)
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic (in shares)	67,207	64,277	66,816	63,811
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, diluted (in shares)	67,207	64,277	66,816	63,811