Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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 December 31, 2020			As of March 31, 2020
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	145,323		$	260,431
Unbilled		60,951			75,661
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(3,482	)		(5,394	)
	$	202,792		$	330,698
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	95,872		$	83,353
Work in process		68,071			59,429
Finished goods		170,976			151,634
	$	334,919		$	294,416
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	82,455		$	84,872
Other		30,093			31,409
	$	112,548		$	116,281
Property, equipment and satellites, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	1,424,548		$	1,229,926
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		410,879			399,343
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		57,582			54,688
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		144,214			137,287
Building (estimated useful life of 12 years)		8,923			8,923
Land		2,291			2,291
Construction in progress		230,172			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)		173,322			171,801
Satellites under construction		1,264,177			906,720
		4,686,060			4,101,634
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,712,327	)		(1,514,899	)
	$	2,973,733		$	2,586,735
Other acquired intangible assets, net:
Technology (weighted average useful life of 6 years)	$	91,804		$	89,228
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 7 years)		103,724			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)		6,421			6,399
		216,489			213,281
Less: accumulated amortization		(205,410	)		(198,842	)
	$	11,079		$	14,439
Other assets:
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	$	168,787		$	160,204
Deferred income taxes		277,734			276,331
Capitalized software costs, net		239,104			242,741
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		53,058			39,135
Other		104,094			88,941
	$	842,777		$	807,352
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	206,807		$	123,019
Accrued employee compensation		61,479			72,654
Accrued vacation		53,758			48,963
Warranty reserve, current portion		6,115			6,233
Operating lease liabilities		49,370			42,146
Other		108,036			98,175
	$	485,565		$	391,190
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	97,485		$	80,802
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		5,766			5,410
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion		23,005			24,349
Other		25,784			10,373
	$	152,040		$	120,934