Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 130,098	$ 42,088
Accounts receivable, net	263,721	286,724
Inventories	163,201	145,161
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	57,836	47,583
Total current assets	614,856	521,556
Other acquired intangible assets, net	41,677	33,604
Goodwill	119,876	117,040
Other assets	529,366	340,005
Total assets	2,954,653	2,397,312
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	100,270	95,645
Accrued liabilities	225,247	184,344
Total current liabilities	325,517	279,989
Senior notes, net	575,380	575,304
Other long-term debt, net	273,103	370,224
Other liabilities	42,722	37,371
Total liabilities	1,216,722	1,262,888
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 12 and 13)
ViaSat, Inc. stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively
Common stock, $.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 57,600,609 and 48,926,417 shares outstanding at March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively	6	5
Paid-in capital	1,439,645	855,387
Retained earnings	297,471	273,704
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(2,504)	7
Total ViaSat, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,734,618	1,129,103
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	3,313	5,321
Total equity	1,737,931	1,134,424
Total liabilities and equity	2,954,653	2,397,312
Property Plant and Equipment - Satellites [Member]
Current assets:
Property and equipment, net	1,108,270	898,197
Property Plant and Equipment - Excluding Satellites [Member]
Current assets:
Property and equipment, net	$ 540,608	$ 486,910

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