Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

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, 2023			As of  March 31, 2023
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	516,488		$	327,148
Unbilled		164,643			104,889
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(16,649	)		(12,103	)
	$	664,482		$	419,934
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	102,415		$	68,655
Work in process		31,534			25,347
Finished goods		211,653			174,561
	$	345,602		$	268,563
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Insurance receivable	$	770,000		$	—
Prepaid expenses		157,646			115,701
Other		152,697			60,928
	$	1,080,343		$	176,629
Property, equipment and satellites, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	3,202,111		$	1,917,243
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-7 years)		678,679			395,427
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		63,291			58,807
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		182,765			151,827
Buildings (estimated useful life of 12-38 years)		16,247			12,487
Land		29,388			3,873
Construction in progress		1,085,899			685,646
Satellites (estimated useful life of 7-17 years)		3,225,201			1,056,313
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years)		177,581			175,712
Satellites under construction		1,700,090			2,252,908
		10,361,252			6,710,243
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,653,196	)		(2,331,960	)
	$	7,708,056		$	4,378,283
Other acquired intangible assets, net:
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 11 years)	$	1,287,129		$	132,563
Orbital slots and spectrum assets (weighted average useful life of 12 years)		1,018,600			8,600
Technology (weighted average useful life of 7 years)		256,128			151,327
Trade name (weighted average useful life of 8 years)		122,250			32,253
Other (weighted average useful life of 5 years)		341,657			21,782
		3,025,764			346,525
Less: accumulated amortization		(253,927	)		(145,320	)
	$	2,771,837		$	201,205
Other assets:
Deferred income taxes	$	183,151		$	23,724
Capitalized software costs, net		224,712			222,155
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		77,085			73,932
Other		249,508			146,227
	$	734,456		$	466,038
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	271,321		$	132,187
Accrued employee compensation		151,389			125,349
Accrued vacation		51,436			45,177
Operating lease liabilities		65,942			50,639
Income taxes payable		141,182			113,905
Other		416,914			179,975
	$	1,098,184		$	647,232
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	920,470		$	84,747
Deferred income taxes		1,401,904			85,989
Other		346,748			47,806
	$	2,669,122		$	218,542