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Stock Plans - Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | $ 84,833 | $ 65,888 | $ 80,487
Cost of services revenue |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 3,317 | 2,604 | 2,922
Sales and marketing |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 35,577 | 31,779 | 34,874
Research and development |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 24,823 | 14,594 | 8,601
General and administrative |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 18,369 | 15,158 | 31,458
Restructuring |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | $ 2,747 | $ 1,753 | $ 2,632

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