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Investments in Companies Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Details) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Oct. 14, 2022 | Mar. 01, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 01, 2022 JPY (¥) | Oct. 29, 2021 USD ($) | Oct. 29, 2021 JPY (¥) | Sep. 15, 2021 | Aug. 13, 2021 USD ($) | Aug. 13, 2021 JPY (¥) | Jun. 07, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 07, 2021 JPY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 JPY (¥) | May 29, 2021 USD ($) | May 29, 2021 JPY (¥) | Dec. 04, 2019 | Dec. 27, 2017
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1,674,000) | $ (2,453,000) | $ 5,889,000 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value of investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19,933,000 | 18,644,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Altoy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest sold | 35.00% |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest | 15.00% |  |  |  |  | 85.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HAPSMobile |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HAPSMobile |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.00% |  |  |  | 7.00% |  |  | 7.00% | 5.00%
Payments for purchase of interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,497,000 |  |  |  | ¥ 808,008,000 |  |  |  |
HAPSMobile | SoftBank |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Execution of MDDA | ¥ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 500,000,000 |  |
LOON LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value of investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 152,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Altoy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for purchase of interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 108,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 189,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value of investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 114,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
MDDA | SoftBank |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum value under MDDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 51,200,000 |  |  |
MDDA | HAPSMobile |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount funded |  | $ 4,345,000 | ¥ 503,832,000 | $ 1,674,000 | ¥ 190,000,000 |  | $ 1,638,000 | ¥ 180,000,000 | $ 1,195,000 | ¥ 130,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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