Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

Note 2 — Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of September 30, 2020			As of March 31, 2020
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	185,907		$	260,431
Unbilled		72,135			75,661
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(8,461	)		(5,394	)
	$	249,581		$	330,698
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	89,799		$	83,353
Work in process		66,586			59,429
Finished goods		176,542			151,634
	$	332,927		$	294,416
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	83,094		$	84,872
Other		25,084			31,409
	$	108,178		$	116,281
Property, equipment and satellites, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	1,392,503		$	1,229,926
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		408,732			399,343
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		56,002			54,688
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		147,752			137,287
Building (estimated useful life of 12 years)		8,923			8,923
Land		2,291			2,291
Construction in progress		195,310			220,703
Satellites (estimated useful life of 12-17 years)		969,952			969,952
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years)		171,603			171,801
Satellites under construction		1,145,890			906,720
		4,498,958			4,101,634
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,650,318	)		(1,514,899	)
	$	2,848,640		$	2,586,735
Other acquired intangible assets, net:
Technology (weighted average useful life of 6 years)	$	90,481		$	89,228
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 7 years)		103,417			103,114
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 8 years)		6,411			6,399
		214,849			213,281
Less: accumulated amortization		(202,819	)		(198,842	)
	$	12,030		$	14,439
Other assets:
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	$	162,168		$	160,204
Deferred income taxes		287,384			276,331
Capitalized software costs, net		243,195			242,741
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		47,601			39,135
Other		99,724			88,941
	$	840,072		$	807,352
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	169,612		$	123,019
Accrued employee compensation		45,756			72,654
Accrued vacation		54,206			48,963
Warranty reserve, current portion		6,528			6,233
Operating lease liabilities		48,319			42,146
Other		98,597			98,175
	$	423,018		$	391,190
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	84,923		$	80,802
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		5,991			5,410
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion		23,805			24,349
Other		28,641			10,373
	$	143,360		$	120,934