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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Stock-based Compensation Expenses The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations:
 Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
202520242023
Cost of revenue$9.4 $24.4 $(9.5)
Selling and marketing92.4 95.3 95.2 
General and administrative123.2 111.5 115.5 
Research and development99.0 104.4 116.6 
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes324.0 335.6 317.8 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes(6.5)(12.2)(45.8)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of income tax benefit317.5 323.4 272.0 
Capitalized stock-based compensation expense$81.4 $85.4 $74.4 
Schedule of Restricted Stock Awarded Activity to Zelnickmedia In connection with the 2022 Management Agreement and the 2017 Management Agreement, we granted restricted stock units (in thousands) to ZMC (see Note 3 - Management Agreement) as follows:
 Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
20252024
Time-based102 97 
Market-based(1)
311 295 
Performance-based(1)
104 98 
Total Restricted Stock Units517 490 
(1) Represents the maximum number of shares eligible to vest.
Schedule of Activity in Non-Vested Restricted Stock Awards to Employees and Zelnickmedia The following table summarizes the activity in non-vested restricted stock units to employees and ZMC under our stock-based compensation plans with time-based restricted stock awards presented at 100% of target number of shares that may potentially vest:
Shares
(in millions)
Weighted
Average Fair
Value on
Grant Date
Non-vested restricted stock units at March 31, 20244.4 $129.33 
Granted1.8 162.26 
Vested(2.0)132.92 
Forfeited(0.5)126.61 
Non-vested restricted stock units at March 31, 20253.7 $144.18 
The following table summarizes the activity in non-vested restricted stock units to employees and ZMC under our stock-based compensation plans with market-based restricted stock awards presented at 100% of target number of shares that may potentially vest:
Shares
(in millions)
Weighted
Average Fair
Value on
Grant Date
Non-vested restricted stock units at March 31, 20240.9 $172.66 
Granted0.5 237.79 
Vested(0.2)197.59 
Forfeited— 197.29 
Non-vested restricted stock units at March 31, 20251.2 $194.30 
The following table summarizes the activity in non-vested restricted stock units to employees and ZMC under our stock-based compensation plans with performance restricted stock awards presented at 100% of target number of shares that may potentially vest:
Shares
(in millions)
Weighted
Average Fair
Value on
Grant Date
Non-vested restricted stock units at March 31, 20243.9 $113.58 
Granted0.2 178.52 
Vested(0.1)131.99 
Forfeited(0.1)136.95 
Non-vested restricted stock units at March 31, 20253.9 $115.40 
Schedule of Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Value Outstanding Market-Based Restricted Shares The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used in the Monte Carlo Simulation to estimate the fair value of market-based awards:
 Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
 202520242023
Employee
Market-Based
Non-Employee
Market-Based
Employee
Market-Based
Non-Employee
Market-Based
Employee
Market-Based
Non-Employee
Market-Based
Risk-free interest rate
4.7%
4.6%
4.0 %4.0 %
2.6% - 2.8%
2.4% - 2.8%
Expected stock price volatility
34.1%
34.1%
36.6 %36.6 %
35.9% - 37.6%
34.2% - 37.6%
Expected service period (years)
2.8
2.8
2.82.8
1.8 - 2.8
1.8 - 2.8
DividendsNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
Schedule of Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity
The following table shows stock option activity for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025:
Shares
(in millions)
Weighted
Average Fair
Value on
Grant Date
Aggregate Intrinsic Value of Stock Options OutstandingWeighted Average Contractual Term (In Years)
Balance as of March 31, 2024
0.6 $50.50 $61.85 3.45
Granted— — 
Vested(0.6)50.03 
Forfeited— 44.33 
Balance as of March 31, 2025
 $33.62 $0.04 4.69
As of March 31, 2025
Exercisable options $33.62 $0.04 4.69
Vested and expected to vest  $ $ 0
Schedule of Fair Value Measurement and Valuation Techniques The following table summarizes the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes valuation model to value our purchase rights:
 Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
20252024
Risk-free interest rate
4.42-5.43%
5.14-5.51%
Expected stock price volatility
23.6-25.1%
26.3%-39.1%
Expected service period (years)0.50.5
DividendsNoneNone