Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 04, 2014

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of April 4, 2014			As of March 29, 2013
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	129,794		$	134,206
Unbilled		143,651			134,198
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1,554	)		(1,434	)
	$	271,891		$	266,970
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	42,786		$	40,308
Work in process		22,279			21,298
Finished goods		54,536			44,675
	$	119,601		$	106,281
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	41,341		$	34,257
Other		2,729			6,562
	$	44,070		$	40,819
Satellites, net:
Satellite — WildBlue-1 (estimated useful life of 10 years)	$	195,890		$	195,890
Capital lease of satellite capacity — Anik F2 (estimated useful life of 10 years)		99,090			99,090
Satellite — ViaSat-1 (estimated useful life of 17 years)		363,204			363,204
Satellite — ViaSat-2 (under construction)		146,610			—
		804,794			658,184
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(173,958	)		(123,094	)
	$	630,836		$	535,090
Property and equipment, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 2-7 years)	$	452,197		$	381,086
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		221,017			170,934
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		18,773			15,716
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		62,159			57,691
Building (estimated useful life of 24 years)		8,923			8,923
Land held for sale		—			2,846
Land		1,621			1,260
Construction in progress		17,062			23,025
		781,752			661,481
Less accumulated depreciation		(360,086	)		(282,790	)
	$	421,666		$	378,691
Other assets:
Capitalized software costs, net	$	91,022		$	60,596
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		15,700			11,100
Deferred income taxes		110,711			97,238
Other		39,535			36,314
	$	256,968		$	205,248
Accrued liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	69,127		$	65,822
Accrued employee compensation		23,954			23,925
Accrued vacation		22,550			19,252
Warranty reserve, current portion		9,368			8,840
Other		49,119			44,070
	$	174,118		$	161,909
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenue, long-term portion	$	10,097		$	15,360
Deferred rent, long-term portion		9,758			8,964
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		7,655			5,267
Deferred income taxes, long-term portion		816			1,547
Unrecognized tax position liabilities		—			493
Satellite performance incentives obligation, long-term portion		20,567			21,009
	$	48,893		$	52,640