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Equity - Noncontrolling Interests (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | $ 932,259 |  | $ 1,805,494 | [1] | $ 1,728,413 | [2],[3] | $ 1,907,336 | [4]
Net loss |  | (924,872) |  | (42,850) |  | (2,462,606) |  | (203,085) |
Issuance of shares |  | (1,477) |  |  |  | (5,767) | [2] | 20,100 | [4]
Payment of employee payroll taxes on restricted equity units |  |  |  | (61) | [1] | (116) | [2] | (1,085) | [4]
Reclass of distributions payable to noncontrolling interest holder |  | (196) |  | (779) | [1] | (763) | [2] | (1,336) | [4]
Noncash issuance of noncontrolling interest | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,973 |
Distribution to noncontrolling interest |  | (269) |  |  |  | (269) | [2] | (131) | [4]
Reclass of allocated income for FLP Subclass 3 to payable | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  | (933) |
Deemed dividend for BCG Preferred B.2 Unit Accounts preferred return |  |  |  | 9,134 | [1] | 0 | [2] | 27,905 | [4]
Reclass of BCH Preferred A.1 from temporary to permanent equity | [2] |  |  |  |  | 699,441 |  |  |
Issuance of noncontrolling interest | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,430 |
Annual reallocation of FLP |  |  |  | 0 | [1] |  |  | 0 | [4]
Ending balance |  | 3,973 | [2] | 1,766,565 | [1],[4] | 3,973 | [2] | 1,766,565 | [1],[4]
Recent Financings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares |  | 680 |  |  |  | 9,376 | [2] |  |
Class S Ordinary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of stock | [2] |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
BCH Preferred A.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deemed dividend for BCG Preferred B.2 Unit Accounts preferred return |  |  |  |  |  | (6,900) |  |  |
BCH Preferred Series C |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of stock | [2] |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Class A of CT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution to noncontrolling interest |  | (300) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Series B-1 | Recent Financings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares | [2] |  |  |  |  | 37,649 |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 563,636 |  | 171,880 | [1] | 142,213 | [2] | 277,888 | [4]
Net loss |  | (386,935) |  | (9,139) |  | (445,683) |  | (115,336) |
Noncontrolling interest reclass |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Payment of employee payroll taxes on restricted equity units | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  | (919) |
Reclass of distributions payable to noncontrolling interest holder |  | (196) |  | (779) | [1] | (763) | [2] | (1,336) | [4]
Noncash issuance of noncontrolling interest | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 299 |
Distribution to noncontrolling interest |  | (269) |  |  |  | (269) | [2] | (131) | [4]
Reclass of allocated income for FLP Subclass 3 to payable | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  | (933) |
Deemed dividend for BCG Preferred B.2 Unit Accounts preferred return | [2] |  |  |  |  | (6,942) |  |  |
Reclass of BCH Preferred A.1 from temporary to permanent equity | [2] |  |  |  |  | 699,441 |  |  |
Issuance of noncontrolling interest | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,430 |
Annual reallocation of FLP |  |  |  | (2,057) | [1] |  |  | (2,057) | [4]
Ending balance |  | 176,236 | [2] | 159,905 | [1],[4] | 176,236 | [2] | 159,905 | [1],[4]
Noncontrolling interests | Reduction of Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares |  |  |  |  |  | (3,272) |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | Recent Financings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares | [2] |  |  |  |  | (3,060) |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | Recent Financings, Shares Issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares |  |  |  |  |  | 133 |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | Recent Financings, Noncontrolling Interest Issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares |  |  |  |  |  | 79 |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | Trusts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | (138,441) |  | (100,830) |  | (118,299) |  | 982 |
Net loss |  | (26,241) |  | (4,058) |  | (43,698) |  | (105,612) |
Reclass of distributions payable to noncontrolling interest holder |  | (196) |  | (779) |  | (763) |  | (1,336) |
Noncash issuance of noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 299 |
Ending balance |  | (164,878) |  | (105,667) |  | (164,878) |  | (105,667) |
Noncontrolling interests | Trusts | Reduction of Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares |  |  |  |  |  | (3,272) |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | Trusts | Recent Financings, Shares Issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares |  |  |  |  |  | 133 |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | Trusts | Recent Financings, Noncontrolling Interest Issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares |  |  |  |  |  | 79 |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | Class S Ordinary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 9,697 |  | 62,664 |  | 52,560 |  | 69,831 |
Net loss |  | (9,697) |  | (4,765) |  | (48,676) |  | (12,589) |
Noncontrolling interest reclass |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,116 |
Payment of employee payroll taxes on restricted equity units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (459) |
Conversion of stock | [2] |  |  |  |  | (3,884) |  |  |
Annual reallocation of FLP |  |  |  | (941) |  |  |  | (941) |
Ending balance |  | 0 |  | 56,958 |  | 0 |  | 56,958 |
Noncontrolling interests | Class S Preferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 856 |  | 1,973 |  | 856 |  | 1,316 |
Net loss |  | (856) |  |  |  | (856) |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest reclass |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,117 |
Payment of employee payroll taxes on restricted equity units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (460) |
Annual reallocation of FLP |  |  |  | (1,116) |  |  |  | (1,116) |
Ending balance |  | 0 |  | 857 |  | 0 |  | 857 |
Noncontrolling interests | FLP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |
Net loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,166 |
Noncontrolling interest reclass |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,233) |
Reclass of allocated income for FLP Subclass 3 to payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (933) |
Ending balance |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |
Noncontrolling interests | BCH Preferred A.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 691,255 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Net loss |  | (350,141) |  |  |  | (351,385) |  |  |
Deemed dividend for BCG Preferred B.2 Unit Accounts preferred return |  |  |  |  |  | (6,942) |  |  |
Reclass of BCH Preferred A.1 from temporary to permanent equity |  |  |  |  |  | 699,441 |  |  |
Ending balance |  | 341,114 |  |  |  | 341,114 |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests | BCH Preferred Series C |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 0 |  | 205,759 |  | 205,759 |  | 205,759 |
Conversion of stock | [2] |  |  |  |  | (205,759) |  |  |
Ending balance |  | 0 |  | 205,759 |  | 0 |  | 205,759 |
Noncontrolling interests | Class A of CT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 269 |  | 2,314 |  | 1,337 |  | 0 |
Net loss |  |  |  | (316) |  | (1,068) |  | (301) |
Distribution to noncontrolling interest |  | (269) |  |  |  | (269) |  | (131) |
Issuance of noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,430 |
Ending balance |  | $ 0 |  | $ 1,998 |  | 0 |  | $ 1,998 |
Noncontrolling interests | Preferred Series B-1 | Recent Financings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares | [2] |  |  |  |  | $ 942 |  |  |
[1] | Retroactively adjusted September 30, 2022 and three months ended December 31, 2022 for de-SPAC merger transaction as described in Note 4.
[2] | Retroactively adjusted March 31, 2023 for de-SPAC merger transaction as described in Note 4.
[3] | Retroactively adjusted March 31, 2023 for the de-SPAC merger transaction as described in Note 4. Such adjustments are unaudited.
[4] | Retroactively adjusted March 31, 2022 and the nine months ended December 31, 2022 for de-SPAC merger transaction as described in Note 4.

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