Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 162,585	$ 141,010
Cost of revenue	33,273	23,613
Gross profit	129,312	117,397
Operating expenses:
Research and development	40,844	34,339
Sales and marketing	85,136	76,850
General and administrative	29,434	23,100
Total operating expenses	155,414	134,289
Loss from operations	(26,102)	(16,892)
Other income (expense):
Interest income	2,781	4,140
Interest expense	(6,104)	(5,819)
Other income (expense), net	(395)	2,978
Loss before income taxes	(29,820)	(15,593)
Income tax provision (benefit)	332	(36)
Net loss	(30,152)	(15,557)
Net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest	396	388
Net loss attributable to New Relic	$ (29,756)	$ (15,169)
Net loss attributable to New Relic per share, basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.50)	$ (0.26)
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted (in shares)	59,927	57,944