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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, shares in Millions, $ in Millions				9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 20, 2020 USD ($) shares	Nov. 18, 2020 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
RigNet, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Assumed debt on business combination in principal amount \| $					$ 92.2
Euro Infrastructure Co Step Acquisition [Member] \| Euro Infrastructure Co [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of additional interest in subsidiary acquired			51.00%
Payments, net of transaction costs, to acquire the issued shares in investment			€ 140.0
Payments to acquire additional interest in subsidiary, after consideration				€ 50.0
Euro Infrastructure Co.’s cash on hand				€ 90.0
RigNet, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date of acquisition		Dec. 20, 2020
Total consideration \| $		$ 221.8
RigNet, Inc [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, share conversion ratio		0.1845
Shares issuable for consideration payable in shares \| shares		4.0
Percentage of outstanding common stock compromised	5.50%