Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	$ 518,000	$ 488,800	$ 518,000	$ 488,800
Percentage of revenue expected to recognize as services rendered and goods delivered	12.00%	9.00%	12.00%	9.00%
Percentage of revenue expected to recognize over next 12 months	51.00%	46.00%	51.00%	46.00%
Contract liability balance or invoiced to customers	$ 17,469	$ 14,834	$ 57,614	$ 50,981
Capitalized commission costs	27,618		27,618
Commission expenses	3,069	$ 2,187	7,946	$ 5,640
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Capitalized commission costs	8,791		8,791
Other Noncurrent Assets
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Capitalized commission costs	$ 18,827		$ 18,827
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
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 340
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
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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
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121604090&loc=SL49130556-203045

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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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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
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