Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 71,446	$ 130,098
Accounts receivable, net	267,665	263,721
Inventories	196,307	163,201
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	77,135	57,836
Total current assets	612,553	614,856
Other acquired intangible assets, net	31,862	41,677
Goodwill	121,085	119,876
Other assets	686,134	529,366
Total assets	3,414,109	2,954,653
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	157,481	100,270
Accrued liabilities	263,676	224,959
Current portion of long-term debt	45,300	288
Total current liabilities	466,457	325,517
Senior notes	690,886	575,380
Other long-term debt	287,519	273,103
Other liabilities	121,240	42,722
Total liabilities	1,566,102	1,216,722
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 11 and 12)
Viasat, Inc. stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 58,905,274 and 57,600,609 shares outstanding at March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively	6	6
Paid-in capital	1,535,635	1,439,645
Retained earnings	285,960	297,471
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	15,565	(2,504)
Total Viasat, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,837,166	1,734,618
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	10,841	3,313
Total equity	1,848,007	1,737,931
Total liabilities and equity	3,414,109	2,954,653
Property Plant and Equipment - Satellites [Member]
Current assets:
Property and equipment, net	1,239,987	1,108,270
Property Plant and Equipment - Excluding Satellites [Member]
Current assets:
Property and equipment, net	$ 722,488	$ 540,608