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Equity Method Investments and Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Payment related to acquisition of business, net of cash acquired |  |  |  | $ 140,378,000 | $ 1,258,000
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax |  |  | $ 15,785,000 | $ (2,329,000) | $ (262,000)
Income (loss) from equity method investments |  |  | $ 1,978,000 |  |
Eutelsat [Member] | Euro Retail Co [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage of issued shares of an entity | 49.00% | 49.00% | 49.00% | 49.00% |
Euro Infrastructure Co [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Payments, net of transaction costs, to acquire the issued shares in investment | $ 139,500,000 | $ 139,500,000 |  |  |
Equity method investment ownership percentage | 49.00% | 49.00% |  | 49.00% |
Transaction costs | $ 2,400,000 | $ 2,400,000 | $ 2,400,000 | $ 2,400,000 |
Payment related to acquisition of business, net of cash acquired |  | $ 141,900,000 | 141,900,000 |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax |  |  | $ 12,700,000 |  |
Estimated useful life, years |  |  | 11 years |  |
Estimated weighted average life (In years) |  |  | 10 years |  |
Tangible assets, useful life |  |  | 11 years |  |
Tangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  | 11 years |  |
Income (loss) from equity method investments |  |  | $ 2,000,000 | $ 0 |
Retained earnings of undistributed cumulative earnings in equity interests, net of tax |  |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |

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