Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of March 31, 2022			As of March 31, 2021
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	263,383		$	172,559
Unbilled		103,045			70,785
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(7,159	)		(4,692	)
	$	359,269		$	238,652
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	92,650		$	98,338
Work in process		64,371			71,875
Finished goods		184,869			166,459
	$	341,890		$	336,672
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	107,885		$	94,405
Other		39,969			25,555
	$	147,854		$	119,960
Property, equipment and satellites, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	1,750,855		$	1,505,697
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		395,539			409,942
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		58,602			57,433
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		151,508			149,324
Buildings (estimated useful life of 12-38 years)		12,440			8,923
Land		3,944			2,291
Construction in progress		387,668			219,482
Satellites (estimated useful life of 7-17 years)		1,059,182			969,952
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years)		173,480			173,467
Satellites under construction		1,808,474			1,338,408
		5,801,692			4,834,919
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,059,780	)		(1,784,436	)
	$	3,741,912		$	3,050,483
Other assets:
Deferred income taxes	$	304,642		$	273,288
Capitalized software costs, net		221,647			237,100
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		62,200			52,889
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate		840			176,938
Other		116,301			95,212
	$	705,630		$	835,427
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	148,906		$	216,594
Accrued employee compensation		113,554			87,153
Accrued vacation		51,675			59,509
Warranty reserve, current portion		5,043			6,693
Operating lease liabilities		52,122			48,896
Other		145,122			113,986
	$	516,422		$	532,831
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	90,151		$	84,654
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		5,675			5,193
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion		18,651			22,191
Deferred income taxes		16,869			—
Other		26,105			25,312
	$	157,451		$	137,350