Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of March 31, 2023			As of March 31, 2022
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	327,148		$	233,948
Unbilled		104,889			85,383
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(12,103	)		(7,159	)
	$	419,934		$	312,172
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	68,655		$	62,520
Work in process		25,347			21,702
Finished goods		174,561			113,642
	$	268,563		$	197,864
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	115,701		$	102,433
Other		60,928			38,953
	$	176,629		$	141,386
Property, equipment and satellites, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	1,917,243		$	1,676,736
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		395,427			395,539
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		58,807			57,847
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		151,827			149,982
Buildings (estimated useful life of 12-38 years)		12,487			12,440
Land		3,873			3,944
Construction in progress		685,646			381,679
Satellites (estimated useful life of 7-17 years)		1,056,313			1,059,182
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years)		175,712			173,480
Satellites under construction		2,252,908			1,808,474
		6,710,243			5,719,303
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,331,960	)		(2,014,312	)
	$	4,378,283		$	3,704,991
Other assets:
Deferred income taxes	$	23,724		$	304,642
Capitalized software costs, net		222,155			217,159
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		73,932			62,200
Other		146,227			115,279
	$	466,038		$	699,280
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	132,187		$	131,623
Accrued employee compensation		125,349			108,456
Accrued vacation		45,177			48,097
Warranty reserve, current portion		2,806			2,804
Operating lease liabilities		50,639			49,988
Income taxes payable		113,905			7,872
Other		177,169			133,724
	$	647,232		$	482,564
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	84,747		$	88,983
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		2,544			2,548
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion		14,654			18,651
Deferred income taxes		85,989			16,869
Other		30,608			26,105
	$	218,542		$	153,156