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Stock-Based Compensation And Employee Benefit Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Assumptions Used In The Black-Scholes Valuation Model | The estimated assumptions used in the Black-Scholes valuation model to value our ESPP purchase rights were as follows:
|  |  |  |  | ESPP Purchase Rights
|  |  |  |  | Year Ended March 31,
|  |  |  |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Risk-free interest rate |  |  |  |  | 0.1 - 1.1% |  | 0.1 | % |  | 1.5 - 1.9%
Expected volatility |  |  |  |  | 25 - 30% |  | 32 - 39% |  | 23 - 37%
Weighted-average volatility |  |  |  |  | 27% |  | 36% |  | 26%
Expected term |  |  |  |  | 6 - 12 months |  | 6 - 12 months |  | 6 - 12 months
Expected dividends |  |  |  |  | 0.6% |  | 0.3 | % |  | None
Schedule Of Assumptions Used In Monte-Carlo Simulation Model | The assumptions used in the Monte-Carlo simulation model to value our market-based restricted stock units were as follows:
| Year Ended March 31,
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Risk-free interest rate | 0.4% |  | 0.2 | % |  | 1.6 - 1.8%
Expected volatility | 24 - 76% |  | 23 - 63% |  | 14 - 65%
Weighted-average volatility | 40% |  | 37% |  | 29%
Expected dividends | None |  | None |  | None
Schedule Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense By Statement Of Operations | The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense resulting from stock options, restricted stock units, market-based restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units, and the ESPP purchase rights included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions):
|  | Year Ended March 31,
|  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Cost of revenue |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Research and development |  | 356 |  |  | 285 |  |  | 229 |
Marketing and sales |  | 54 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 37 |
General and administrative |  | 112 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 77 |
Stock-based compensation expense |  | $ | 528 |  |  | $ | 435 |  |  | $ | 347 |
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Activity | The following table summarizes our ESPP activity for fiscal years ended March 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
|  | Shares Issued (in millions) |  | Exercise Prices for Purchase Rights |  | Weighted-Average Fair Values of Purchase Rights
Fiscal Year 2020 |  | 0.7 |  |  | $74.70 - $74.89 |  | $ | 29.05 |
Fiscal Year 2021 |  | 0.7 |  |  | $74.70 - $119.37 |  | $ | 29.80 |
Fiscal Year 2022 |  | 0.6 |  |  | $113.39 - $118.14 |  | $ | 35.94 |
Shares Repurchased and Retired | The following table summarizes total shares repurchased during fiscal years 2022, 2021, and 2020:
|  |  | May 2018 Program |  | November 2020 Program |  | Total
(In millions) |  |  |  |  | Shares |  | Amount |  | Shares |  | Amount |  | Shares |  | Amount
Fiscal Year 2020 |  |  |  |  | 12.3 |  |  | $ | 1,207 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 12.3 |  |  | $ | 1,207 |
Fiscal Year 2021 |  |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 78 |  |  | 4.9 |  |  | $ | 651 |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | $ | 729 |
Fiscal Year 2022 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 9.5 |  |  | $ | 1,300 |  |  | 9.5 |  |  | $ | 1,300 |
Employee Stock Option [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Disclosure Of Stock-Based Compensation Arrangements By Stock-Based Payment Award | The following table summarizes our stock option activity for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:
|  | Options (in thousands) |  | Weighted- Average Exercise Prices |  | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding as of March 31, 2021 |  | 267 |  |  | $ | 35.71 |  |  |  |  |
Assumed via acquisition |  | 150 |  |  | 60.87 |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  | 3 |  |  | 138.32 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  | (92) |  |  | 54.43 |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited, cancelled or expired |  | (42) |  |  | 67.04 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding as of March 31, 2022 |  | 286 |  |  | $ | 39.28 |  |  | 2.75 |  | $ | 25 |
Vested and expected to vest |  | 286 |  |  | $ | 39.28 |  |  | 2.75 |  | $ | 25 |
Exercisable as of March 31, 2022 |  | 279 |  |  | $ | 38.06 |  |  | 2.65 |  | $ | 24 |
Restricted Stock Rights [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Disclosure Of Stock-Based Compensation Arrangements By Stock-Based Payment Award | Each restricted stock unit granted reduces the number of shares available for grant by 1.43 shares under our 2019 Equity Plan. The following table summarizes our restricted stock units activity, excluding performance-based and market-based restricted stock unit activity which is discussed below, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:
|  | Restricted Stock Units (in thousands) |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Values
Outstanding as of March 31, 2021 |  | 5,764 |  |  | $ | 113.25 |
Assumed via acquisition |  | 816 |  |  | 120.54 |
Granted |  | 4,598 |  |  | 139.66 |
Vested |  | (3,345) |  |  | 114.55 |
Forfeited or cancelled |  | (1,151) |  |  | 125.41 |
Outstanding as of March 31, 2022 |  | 6,682 |  |  | $ | 129.57 |
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Disclosure Of Stock-Based Compensation Arrangements By Stock-Based Payment Award | The following table summarizes our performance-based restricted stock unit activity, presented with the maximum number of shares that could potentially vest, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:
| Performance- Based Restricted Stock Units (in thousands) |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of March 31, 2021 | 579 |  |  | $ | 110.51 |
Granted | 300 |  |  | 140.48 |
Vested | (266) |  |  | 110.51 |
Forfeited or cancelled | (423) |  |  | 117.33 |
Outstanding as of March 31, 2022 | 190 |  |  | $ | 142.60 |
Market Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Disclosure Of Stock-Based Compensation Arrangements By Stock-Based Payment Award | The following table summarizes our market-based restricted stock unit activity, presented with the maximum number of shares that could potentially vest, for the year ended March 31, 2022:
|  | Market-Based Restricted Stock Units (in thousands) |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of March 31, 2021 |  | 2,195 |  |  | $ | 134.60 |
Granted |  | 175 |  |  | 170.44 |
Vested |  | (271) |  |  | 123.82 |
Forfeited or cancelled |  | (778) |  |  | 146.26 |
Outstanding as of March 31, 2022 |  | 1,321 |  |  | $ | 134.69 |

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