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Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions - Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Parenthetical) (Detail) | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Other acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life | 6 years
Contracts and Customer Relationships [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Other acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life | 7 years
Satellite Co-Location Rights [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Other acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life | 9 years
Trade Names [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Other acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life | 3 years
Other Intangible Assets [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Other acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life | 6 years
Capital Lease of Satellite Capacity - Anik F2 [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Property, equipment and satellites, estimated useful life (years) | 10 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Property, equipment and satellites, estimated useful life (years) | 7 years
Building [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Property, equipment and satellites, estimated useful life (years) | 24 years
Minimum [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Property, equipment and satellites, estimated useful life (years) | 2 years
Minimum [Member] | Satellites [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Property, equipment and satellites, estimated useful life (years) | 10 years
Minimum [Member] | Equipment and Software [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Property, equipment and satellites, estimated useful life (years) | 2 years
Minimum [Member] | CPE Leased Equipment [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Property, equipment and satellites, estimated useful life (years) | 4 years
Minimum [Member] | Leasehold Improvements [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Property, equipment and satellites, estimated useful life (years) | 2 years
Maximum [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Property, equipment and satellites, estimated useful life (years) | 24 years
Maximum [Member] | Satellites [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Property, equipment and satellites, estimated useful life (years) | 17 years
Maximum [Member] | Equipment and Software [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Property, equipment and satellites, estimated useful life (years) | 7 years
Maximum [Member] | CPE Leased Equipment [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Property, equipment and satellites, estimated useful life (years) | 5 years
Maximum [Member] | Leasehold Improvements [Member] |
Schedule Of Composition Of Certain Balance Sheet Captions [Line Items] |
Property, equipment and satellites, estimated useful life (years) | 17 years

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