Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

Note 2 — Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of March 31, 2019			As of March 31, 2018
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	218,276		$	184,536
Unbilled		83,743			85,156
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1,712	)		(2,027	)
	$	300,307		$	267,665
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	77,834		$	62,252
Work in process		52,084			47,465
Finished goods		104,600			86,590
	$	234,518		$	196,307
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	72,369		$	68,516
Other		18,277			8,619
	$	90,646		$	77,135
Satellites, net:
Satellites (estimated useful life of 10-17 years)	$	978,118		$	1,152,503
Capital lease of satellite capacity — Anik F2 (estimated useful life of 10 years)		99,090			99,090
Satellites under construction		590,000			362,342
		1,667,208			1,613,935
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(451,545	)		(373,948	)
	$	1,215,663		$	1,239,987
Property and equipment, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	1,027,293		$	864,140
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		373,357			298,746
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		46,678			35,234
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		126,528			111,841
Building (estimated useful life of 24 years)		8,923			8,923
Land		2,291			15,322
Construction in progress		167,178			108,192
		1,752,248			1,442,398
Less: accumulated depreciation		(842,621	)		(719,910	)
	$	909,627		$	722,488
Other assets:
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	$	160,711		$	163,835
Deferred income taxes		258,834			222,274
Capitalized software costs, net		244,368			246,792
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		23,059			16,100
Other		71,833			37,133
	$	758,805		$	686,134
Accrued liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	125,540		$	121,439
Accrued employee compensation		56,454			46,106
Accrued vacation		43,077			39,022
Warranty reserve, current portion		5,877			5,357
Other		77,320			51,752
	$	308,268		$	263,676
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenue, long-term portion	$	71,230		$	77,831
Deferred rent, long-term portion		16,810			13,769
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		1,707			1,557
Satellite performance incentive obligation, long-term portion		25,324			18,181
Other		5,755			9,902
	$	120,826		$	121,240