TREASURY STOCK	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Equity [Abstract]
TREASURY STOCK	TREASURY STOCK On April 22, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program. This program authorized management to make repurchases of NetScout outstanding common stock of up to $100 million. Through July 15, 2015, the Company had repurchased 824,452 shares totaling $34.3 million in the open market under this stock repurchase plan. The Company repurchased 67,752 shares for $2.8 million under the program during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. At March 31, 2018, there were no shares of common stock that remained available to be purchased under this plan due to the approval of another share repurchase program approved on May 19, 2015. On May 19, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, conditional upon the completion of the Comms Transaction. This program enabled the Company to repurchase up to 20 million shares of its common stock. This plan became effective on July 14, 2015 upon the completion of the Comms Transaction and replaced the Company's previously existing open market stock repurchase program described above. The Company was not obligated to acquire any specific amount of common stock within any particular timeframe under this program. The Company repurchased 6,773,438 shares for $227.6 million, 3,148,426 shares for $80.0 million and 10,078,136 shares for $300.0 million in the open market under this stock repurchase plan during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. At March 31, 2018, there were no shares of common stock that remained available to be purchased under this plan. On October 24, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program that enables the Company to repurchase up to twenty-five million shares of its common stock. This new program became effective once the Company’s previously disclosed twenty million share repurchase program was completed. The Company is not obligated to acquire any specific amount of common stock within any particular timeframe as a result of its new share repurchase program. On February 1, 2018, the Company entered into ASR agreements with two third-party financial institutions (the Dealers) to repurchase an aggregate of $300 million of the Company's common stock via accelerated stock repurchase transactions under the Company’s twenty million share repurchase program and the twenty five million share repurchase program. The Company borrowed $300 million against its Amended Credit Facility in order to finance the payment of the initial purchase price to each of the Dealers. Under the terms of the ASR, the Company made a $150 million payment to each of the Dealers on February 2, 2018, and received an initial delivery of 3,693,931 shares from each of the Dealers, or 7,387,862 shares in the aggregate, which is approximately 70 percent of the total number of shares of the Company's common stock expected to be repurchased under the ASR. As part of this purchase, 970,650 shares for $27.6 million were deducted under the twenty million share repurchase program and 6,417,212 shares for $182.4 million were deducted from the twenty-five million share repurchase program. The final number of ASR shares is dependent upon the average of the daily volume-weighted average prices of the Company’s common stock during the term of the ASR, less a discount and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the ASR. The delivery of additional shares of common stock to the Company or an additional delivery of shares of common stock or a cash payment, at NetScout's election, by the Company to the Dealers may be required. The final settlement of each of the ASR transactions is expected to occur no later than the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2019. At March 31, 2018, 18,582,788 shares of common stock remained available to be purchased under the current program. In connection with the vesting and release of the restriction on previously vested shares of restricted stock, the Company repurchased 408,097 shares for $13.6 million, 320,572 shares for $9.6 million and 256,514 shares for $9.1 million related to minimum statutory tax withholding requirements on these restricted stock units during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These repurchase transactions do not fall under the repurchase program described above, and therefore do not reduce the amount that is available for repurchase under those programs.

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On April 22, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program. This program authorized management to make repurchases of NetScout outstanding common stock of up to $100 million. Through July 15, 2015, the Company had repurchased 824,452 shares totaling $34.3 million in the open market under this stock repurchase plan. The Company repurchased 67,752 shares for $2.8 million under the program during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. At March 31, 2018, there were no shares of common stock that remained available to be purchased under this plan due to the approval of another share repurchase program approved on May 19, 2015.

On May 19, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, conditional upon the completion of the Comms Transaction. This program enabled the Company to repurchase up to 20 million shares of its common stock. This plan became effective on July 14, 2015 upon the completion of the Comms Transaction and replaced the Company's previously existing open market stock repurchase program described above. The Company was not obligated to acquire any specific amount of common stock within any particular timeframe under this program. The Company repurchased 6,773,438 shares for $227.6 million, 3,148,426 shares for $80.0 million and 10,078,136 shares for $300.0 million in the open market under this stock repurchase plan during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. At March 31, 2018, there were no shares of common stock that remained available to be purchased under this plan.

On October 24, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program that enables the Company to repurchase up to twenty-five million shares of its common stock. This new program became effective once the Company’s previously disclosed twenty million share repurchase program was completed. The Company is not obligated to acquire any specific amount of common stock within any particular timeframe as a result of its new share repurchase program.

On February 1, 2018, the Company entered into ASR agreements with two third-party financial institutions (the Dealers) to repurchase an aggregate of $300 million of the Company's common stock via accelerated stock repurchase transactions under the Company’s twenty million share repurchase program and the twenty five million share repurchase program. The Company borrowed $300 million against its Amended Credit Facility in order to finance the payment of the initial purchase price to each of the Dealers. Under the terms of the ASR, the Company made a $150 million payment to each of the Dealers on February 2, 2018, and received an initial delivery of 3,693,931 shares from each of the Dealers, or 7,387,862 shares in the aggregate, which is approximately 70 percent of the total number of shares of the Company's common stock expected to be repurchased under the ASR. As part of this purchase, 970,650 shares for $27.6 million were deducted under the twenty million share repurchase program and 6,417,212 shares for $182.4 million were deducted from the twenty-five million share repurchase program. The final number of ASR shares is dependent upon the average of the daily volume-weighted average prices of the Company’s common stock during the term of the ASR, less a discount and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the ASR. The delivery of additional shares of common stock to the Company or an additional delivery of shares of common stock or a cash payment, at NetScout's election, by the Company to the Dealers may be required. The final settlement of each of the ASR transactions is expected to occur no later than the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2019.

At March 31, 2018, 18,582,788 shares of common stock remained available to be purchased under the current program.

In connection with the vesting and release of the restriction on previously vested shares of restricted stock, the Company repurchased 408,097 shares for $13.6 million, 320,572 shares for $9.6 million and 256,514 shares for $9.1 million related to minimum statutory tax withholding requirements on these restricted stock units during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These repurchase transactions do not fall under the repurchase program described above, and therefore do not reduce the amount that is available for repurchase under those programs.