Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of June 30, 2019			As of March 31, 2019
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	208,376		$	218,276
Unbilled		97,460			83,743
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(2,217	)		(1,712	)
	$	303,619		$	300,307
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	86,130		$	77,834
Work in process		51,100			52,084
Finished goods		126,603			104,600
	$	263,833		$	234,518
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	88,326		$	72,369
Other		18,521			18,277
	$	106,847		$	90,646
Satellites, net:
Satellites (estimated useful life of 10-17 years)	$	978,113		$	978,118
Capital lease of satellite capacity — Anik F2 (estimated useful life of 10 years)		99,090			99,090
Satellites under construction		668,561			590,000
		1,745,764			1,667,208
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(471,092	)		(451,545	)
	$	1,274,672		$	1,215,663
Property and equipment, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	1,073,222		$	1,027,293
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		377,158			373,357
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		51,042			46,678
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		127,470			126,528
Building (estimated useful life of 24 years)		8,923			8,923
Land		2,291			2,291
Construction in progress		181,941			167,178
		1,822,047			1,752,248
Less: accumulated depreciation		(880,674	)		(842,621	)
	$	941,373		$	909,627
Other acquired intangible assets, net:
Technology (weighted average useful life of 6 years)	$	89,954		$	89,972
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 7 years)		103,294			103,283
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			5,940
Other (weighted average useful life of 6 years)		10,006			9,989
		217,794			217,784
Less: accumulated amortization		(197,440	)		(195,483	)
	$	20,354		$	22,301
Other assets:
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	$	158,868		$	160,711
Deferred income taxes		267,345			258,834
Capitalized software costs, net		242,135			244,368
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		34,536			23,059
Other		76,979			71,833
	$	779,863		$	758,805
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	123,304		$	125,540
Accrued employee compensation		30,840			56,454
Accrued vacation		46,107			43,077
Warranty reserve, current portion		6,243			5,877
Operating lease liabilities		40,804			—
Other		77,587			77,320
	$	324,885		$	308,268
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	85,894		$	71,230
Deferred rent, long-term portion		—			16,810
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		2,207			1,707
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion		25,119			25,324
Other		4,870			5,755
	$	118,090		$	120,826