Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 261,701	$ 71,446
Accounts receivable, net	300,307	267,665
Inventories	234,518	196,307
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	90,646	77,135
Total current assets	887,172	612,553
Other acquired intangible assets, net	22,301	31,862
Goodwill	121,719	121,085
Other assets	758,805	686,134
Total assets	3,915,287	3,414,109
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	157,275	157,481
Accrued liabilities	308,268	263,676
Current portion of long-term debt	19,937	45,300
Total current liabilities	485,480	466,457
Senior notes	1,282,898	690,886
Other long-term debt	110,005	287,519
Other liabilities	120,826	121,240
Total liabilities	1,999,209	1,566,102
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, 2019 and 2018, respectively
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 60,550,093 and 58,905,274 shares outstanding at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively	6	6
Paid-in capital	1,656,819	1,535,635
Retained earnings	245,585	285,960
Accumulated other comprehensive income	5,338	15,565
Total Viasat, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,907,748	1,837,166
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	8,330	10,841
Total equity	1,916,078	1,848,007
Total liabilities and equity	3,915,287	3,414,109
Property Plant and Equipment - Satellites [Member]
Current assets:
Property and equipment, net	1,215,663	1,239,987
Property Plant and Equipment - Excluding Satellites [Member]
Current assets:
Property and equipment, net	$ 909,627	$ 722,488