Basis of Presentation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Disaggregation of Revenue by Segment and Product and Services

The following sets forth disaggregated reported revenue by segment and product and services for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended December 31, 2023
	Satellite Services		Commercial Networks		Government Systems		Total Revenues
	(In thousands)
Product revenues	$	—	$	144,525	$	158,548	$	303,073
Service revenues		581,429		21,835		222,202		825,466
Total revenues	$	581,429	$	166,360	$	380,750	$	1,128,539
	Nine Months Ended December 31, 2023
	Satellite Services		Commercial Networks		Government Systems		Total Revenues
	(In thousands)
Product revenues	$	—	$	523,517	$	417,657	$	941,174
Service revenues		1,565,247		66,636		560,688		2,192,571
Total revenues	$	1,565,247	$	590,153	$	978,345	$	3,133,745
	Three Months Ended December 31, 2022
	Satellite Services		Commercial Networks		Government Systems		Total Revenues
	(In thousands)
Product revenues	$	—	$	147,163	$	102,152	$	249,315
Service revenues		302,412		20,060		79,657		402,129
Total revenues	$	302,412	$	167,223	$	181,809	$	651,444
	Nine Months Ended December 31, 2022
	Satellite Services		Commercial Networks		Government Systems		Total Revenues
	(In thousands)
Product revenues	$	—	$	400,569	$	282,200	$	682,769
Service revenues		915,059		59,465		232,766		1,207,290
Total revenues	$	915,059	$	460,034	$	514,966	$	1,890,059

Summary of Contract Assets and Liabilities

The following table presents contract assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023:

	As of  December 31, 2023		As of  March 31, 2023
	(In thousands)
Unbilled accounts receivable	$	148,064	$	104,889
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues		266,147		132,187
Deferred revenues, long-term portion		905,373		84,747

Summary of Restrictions on Cash and Cash Equivalents

the following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets that total to the amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

	As of  December 31, 2023		As of March 31, 2023
	(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,621,228	$	1,348,854
Restricted cash		—		30,532
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows	$	1,621,228	$	1,379,386

Summary of Minority Interest

The following table summarizes the effect of the change in the Company's percentage ownership interest in TrellisWare on the Company's equity for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022			December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
	(In thousands)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viasat, Inc.	$	(124,399	)	$	(42,228	)	$	(968,641	)	$	(112,032	)
Transfers to noncontrolling interest		—			—			—			(11,783	)
Change from net income (loss) attributable to Viasat, Inc. and transfers from (to) noncontrolling interest	$	(124,399	)	$	(42,228	)	$	(968,641	)	$	(123,815	)