Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of  June 30, 2022			As of  March 31, 2022
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	289,580		$	263,383
Unbilled		95,799			103,045
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(13,261	)		(7,159	)
	$	372,118		$	359,269
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	106,047		$	92,650
Work in process		65,107			64,371
Finished goods		190,853			184,869
	$	362,007		$	341,890
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	104,039		$	107,885
Other		68,653			39,969
	$	172,692		$	147,854
Property, equipment and satellites, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	1,796,855		$	1,750,855
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		385,428			395,539
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		59,196			58,602
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		151,207			151,508
Buildings (estimated useful life of 12-38 years)		12,340			12,440
Land		3,854			3,944
Construction in progress		447,147			387,668
Satellites (estimated useful life of 7-17 years)		1,054,551			1,059,182
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years)		176,348			173,480
Satellites under construction		1,917,973			1,808,474
		6,004,899			5,801,692
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,140,400	)		(2,059,780	)
	$	3,864,499		$	3,741,912
Other acquired intangible assets, net:
Technology (weighted average useful life of 7 years)	$	150,063		$	154,624
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 10 years)		161,888			164,635
Satellite co-location rights (weighted average useful life of 9 years)		8,600			8,600
Trade name (weighted average useful life of 7 years)		32,138			32,463
Other (weighted average useful life of 11 years)		21,754			22,263
		374,443			382,585
Less: accumulated amortization		(152,256	)		(146,542	)
	$	222,187		$	236,043
Other assets:
Deferred income taxes	$	314,970		$	304,642
Capitalized software costs, net		221,126			221,647
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		65,525			62,200
Other		133,983			117,141
	$	735,604		$	705,630
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	154,828		$	148,906
Accrued employee compensation		34,119			113,554
Accrued vacation		50,045			51,675
Warranty reserve, current portion		4,963			5,043
Operating lease liabilities		52,629			52,122
Other		144,557			145,122
	$	441,141		$	516,422
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	85,216		$	90,151
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		5,533			5,675
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion		17,700			18,651
Deferred income taxes		15,775			16,869
Other		24,950			26,105
	$	149,174		$	157,451