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Cover - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
May 07, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Cover [Abstract]      
Document Type 10-K    
Document Annual Report true    
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2026    
Document Transition Report false    
Entity File Number 000-26251    
Entity Registrant Name NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE    
Entity Tax Identification Number 04-2837575    
Entity Address, Address Line One 310 Littleton Road    
Entity Address, City or Town Westford    
Entity Address, State or Province MA    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 01886    
City Area Code 978    
Local Phone Number 614-4000    
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share    
Trading Symbol NTCT    
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Yes    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer    
Entity Small Business false    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag true    
Document Financial Statement Error Correction false    
Entity Shell Company false    
Entity Public Float     $ 1,798,552,586
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)   71,495,215  
Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K are incorporated by reference in Part III, Items 10-14 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K    
Entity Central Index Key 0001078075    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --03-31    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2026    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Amendment Flag false    
Auditor Name PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP    
Auditor Location Boston, Massachusetts    
Auditor Firm Id 238    
Auditor Opinion [Text Block]

Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of NetScout Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of March 31, 2026 and 2025, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive income (loss), of stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2026, including the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(2) (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2026, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2026 and 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2026 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2026, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.