Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of March 31, 2024			As of March 31, 2023
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	545,081		$	327,148
Unbilled		156,322			104,889
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(23,193	)		(12,103	)
	$	678,210		$	419,934
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	89,778		$	68,655
Work in process		31,884			25,347
Finished goods		196,216			174,561
	$	317,878		$	268,563
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Insurance receivable	$	261,500		$	—
Prepaid expenses		185,892			115,701
Other		134,391			60,928
	$	581,783		$	176,629
Property, equipment and satellites, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	2,992,325		$	1,917,243
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-7 years)		567,548			395,427
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		65,433			58,807
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-20 years)		209,162			151,827
Buildings (estimated useful life of 12-38 years)		16,647			12,487
Land		20,787			3,873
Construction in progress		1,301,376			685,646
Satellites (estimated useful life of 7-17 years)		3,324,458			1,056,313
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years)		177,576			175,712
Satellites under construction		1,976,469			2,252,908
		10,651,781			6,710,243
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(3,094,575	)		(2,331,960	)
	$	7,557,206		$	4,378,283
Other assets:
Deferred income taxes	$	163,590		$	23,724
Capitalized software costs, net		240,597			222,155
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		112,535			73,932
Other		217,225			146,227
	$	733,947		$	466,038
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	260,264		$	132,187
Accrued employee compensation		177,854			125,349
Accrued vacation		48,636			45,177
Operating lease liabilities		71,561			50,639
Interest payable		127,098			23,330
Income taxes payable		48,538			113,905
Other		216,670			156,645
	$	950,621		$	647,232
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	896,402		$	84,747
Deferred income taxes		1,228,270			85,989
Other		327,428			47,806
	$	2,452,100		$	218,542