Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of  December 31, 2021			As of  March 31, 2021
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	268,013		$	172,559
Unbilled		102,110			70,785
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(7,110	)		(4,692	)
	$	363,013		$	238,652
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	103,845		$	98,338
Work in process		76,184			71,875
Finished goods		173,964			166,459
	$	353,993		$	336,672
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	102,826		$	94,405
Other		42,007			25,555
	$	144,833		$	119,960
Property, equipment and satellites, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	1,671,024		$	1,505,697
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		397,416			409,942
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		60,076			57,433
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		155,603			149,324
Buildings (estimated useful life of 12-38 years)		12,405			8,923
Land		3,978			2,291
Construction in progress		335,174			219,482
Satellites (estimated useful life of 7-17 years)		1,060,656			969,952
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years)		173,480			173,467
Satellites under construction		1,708,565			1,338,408
		5,578,377			4,834,919
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,975,196	)		(1,784,436	)
	$	3,603,181		$	3,050,483
Other acquired intangible assets, net:
Technology (weighted average useful life of 7 years)	$	150,559		$	78,185
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 10 years)		167,294			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)		32,042			5,940
Other (weighted average useful life of 11 years)		22,388			3,663
		380,883			151,549
Less: accumulated amortization		(143,033	)		(141,981	)
	$	237,850		$	9,568
Other assets:
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	$	—		$	176,938
Deferred income taxes		289,181			273,288
Capitalized software costs, net		223,142			237,100
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		62,553			52,889
Other		107,610			95,212
	$	682,486		$	835,427
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	180,854		$	216,594
Accrued employee compensation		83,017			87,153
Accrued vacation		49,134			59,509
Warranty reserve, current portion		5,009			6,693
Operating lease liabilities		50,049			48,896
Other		137,639			113,986
	$	505,702		$	532,831
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	89,083		$	84,654
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		5,699			5,193
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion		19,568			22,191
Deferred income taxes		15,160			—
Other		27,594			25,312
	$	157,104		$	137,350