Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	$ 726,000	$ 563,900	$ 726,000	$ 563,900
Percentage of revenue expected to recognize as services rendered and goods delivered	6.00%	9.00%	6.00%	9.00%
Percentage of revenue expected to recognize over next 12 months	53.00%	51.00%	53.00%	51.00%
Contract liability balance or invoiced to customers	$ 18,672	$ 17,521	$ 36,917	$ 35,245
Capitalized commission costs			41,862
Commission expenses	$ 4,356	$ 3,634	8,329	$ 7,121
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Capitalized commission costs			14,363
Other Noncurrent Assets
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Capitalized commission costs			$ 27,498
Minimum
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Capitalized contract cost, amortization period	1 year		1 year
Maximum
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Capitalized contract cost, amortization period	5 years		5 years

Capitalized commission costs.

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Commission expense related to amortization of capitalized commission costs.

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Contract with customer liability balance or invoiced to customers.

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Percentage of revenue expected to recognize over next period.

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Revenue from contract with customer.

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Amortization period of cost capitalized in obtaining or fulfilling contract with customer, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (b)
-SubTopic 40
-Topic 340
-Publisher FASB
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Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
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-SubTopic 10
-Topic 606
-Publisher FASB
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Percentage of remaining performance obligation to total remaining performance obligation not recognized as revenue.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 606
-Publisher FASB
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