Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2015

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of January 2, 2015			As of April 4, 2014
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	119,555		$	129,794
Unbilled		149,478			143,651
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(931	)		(1,554	)
	$	268,102		$	271,891
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	46,349		$	42,786
Work in process		21,461			22,279
Finished goods		61,377			54,536
	$	129,187		$	119,601
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	39,160		$	41,341
Other		4,357			2,729
	$	43,517		$	44,070
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)		283,836			146,610
		942,020			804,794
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(212,105	)		(173,958	)
	$	729,915		$	630,836
Property and equipment, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 2-7 years)	$	496,145		$	452,197
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		238,062			221,017
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		19,987			18,773
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		66,814			62,159
Building (estimated useful life of 24 years)		8,923			8,923
Land		1,621			1,621
Construction in progress		13,938			17,062
		845,490			781,752
Less accumulated depreciation		(431,638	)		(360,086	)
	$	413,852		$	421,666
Other acquired intangible assets, net:
Technology (weighted average useful life of 6 years)	$	67,279		$	57,084
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 8 years)		99,649			88,853
Satellite co-location rights (weighted average useful life of 9 years)		8,600			8,600
Trade name (weighted average useful life of 3 years)		5,940			5,680
Other (weighted average useful life of 7 years)		8,727			6,320
		190,195			166,537
Less accumulated amortization		(143,666	)		(131,140	)
	$	46,529		$	35,397
Other assets:
Capitalized software costs, net	$	109,581		$	91,022
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		16,900			15,700
Deferred income taxes		98,584			110,711
Other		43,542			39,535
	$	268,607		$	256,968
Accrued liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	98,818		$	69,127
Accrued employee compensation		27,379			23,954
Accrued vacation		23,451			22,550
Warranty reserve, current portion		9,355			9,368
Current portion of other long-term debt		1,066			1,856
Other		26,934			49,119
	$	187,003		$	175,974
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenue, long-term portion	$	5,765		$	10,097
Deferred rent, long-term portion		8,006			9,758
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		6,621			7,655
Deferred income taxes, long-term portion		333			816
Satellite performance incentives obligation, long-term portion		20,250			20,567
	$	40,975		$	48,893