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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Amount of cash restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits.

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Organization and Significant Accounting Policies - (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) segment	May 03, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2021	Jun. 10, 2019
Percentage of ownership interest sold	7.00%
Number of reportable segments \| segment		4
Restricted cash \| $		$ 0		$ 8,322,000
HAPSMobile
Ownership interest		100.00%
Pulse Aerospace, LLC
Ownership interest acquired						100.00%
Arcturus UAV Inc.
Ownership interest acquired					100.00%
Telerob
Ownership interest acquired			100.00%