Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of June 30, 2021			As of March 31, 2021
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	262,591		$	172,559
Unbilled		105,366			70,785
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(3,463	)		(4,692	)
	$	364,494		$	238,652
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	94,937		$	98,338
Work in process		77,400			71,875
Finished goods		177,350			166,459
	$	349,687		$	336,672
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	101,189		$	94,405
Other		41,970			25,555
	$	143,159		$	119,960
Property, equipment and satellites, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	1,587,674		$	1,505,697
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		409,849			409,942
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		59,719			57,433
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		154,006			149,324
Building (estimated useful life of 12 years)		12,512			8,923
Land		4,008			2,291
Construction in progress		236,704			219,482
Satellites (estimated useful life of 7-17 years)		1,065,559			969,952
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years)		173,480			173,467
Satellites under construction		1,497,175			1,338,408
		5,200,686			4,834,919
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,811,243	)		(1,784,436	)
	$	3,389,443		$	3,050,483
Other acquired intangible assets, net:
Technology (weighted average useful life of 7 years)	$	154,246		$	78,185
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 10 years)		177,224			55,161
Satellite co-location rights (weighted average useful life of 9 years)		8,600			8,600
Trade name (weighted average useful life of 7 years)		32,318			5,940
Other (weighted average useful life of 9 years)		18,792			3,663
		391,180			151,549
Less: accumulated amortization		(129,239	)		(141,981	)
	$	261,941		$	9,568
Other assets:
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	$	—		$	176,938
Deferred income taxes		286,556			273,288
Capitalized software costs, net		232,493			237,100
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		59,307			52,889
Other		105,372			95,212
	$	683,728		$	835,427
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	201,706		$	216,594
Accrued employee compensation		42,075			87,153
Accrued vacation		58,606			59,509
Warranty reserve, current portion		7,039			6,693
Operating lease liabilities		50,955			48,896
Other		149,648			113,986
	$	510,029		$	532,831
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	90,352		$	84,654
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		5,491			5,193
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion		21,347			22,191
Other		47,837			25,312
	$	165,027		$	137,350