Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

Note 2 — Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of  December 31, 2024			As of  March 31, 2024
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	533,997		$	545,081
Unbilled		137,851			156,322
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(22,886	)		(23,193	)
	$	648,962		$	678,210
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	110,583		$	89,778
Work in process		23,228			31,884
Finished goods		186,326			196,216
	$	320,137		$	317,878
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Insurance receivable	$	21,500		$	261,500
Prepaid expenses		177,985			185,892
Other		116,527			134,391
	$	316,012		$	581,783
Property, equipment and satellites, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	3,634,930		$	2,992,325
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-7 years)		534,777			567,548
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		62,077			65,433
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-20 years)		309,755			209,162
Buildings (estimated useful life of 12-38 years)		15,388			16,647
Land		19,661			20,787
Construction in progress		903,349			1,301,376
Satellites (estimated useful life of 7-17 years)		3,401,744			3,324,458
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-15 years)		338,201			177,576
Satellites under construction		2,129,428			1,976,469
		11,349,310			10,651,781
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(3,793,786	)		(3,094,575	)
	$	7,555,524		$	7,557,206
Other acquired intangible assets, net:
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 11 years)	$	1,430,971		$	1,437,738
Orbital slots and spectrum assets (weighted average useful life of 12 years)		1,088,600			1,088,600
Technology (weighted average useful life of 7 years)		245,877			251,889
Trade names (weighted average useful life of 8 years)		116,733			117,280
Other (weighted average useful life of 11 years)		21,540			21,792
		2,903,721			2,917,299
Less: accumulated amortization		(565,633	)		(372,832	)
	$	2,338,088		$	2,544,467
Other assets:
Deferred income taxes	$	165,023		$	163,590
Capitalized software costs, net		253,793			240,597
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		119,085			112,535
Other		284,950			217,225
	$	822,851		$	733,947
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	307,671		$	260,264
Accrued employee compensation		140,407			177,854
Accrued vacation		44,045			48,636
Operating lease liabilities		61,100			71,561
Interest payable		82,064			127,098
Other		219,613			265,208
	$	854,900		$	950,621
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	799,565		$	896,402
Deferred income taxes		1,112,063			1,228,270
Other		314,600			327,428
	$	2,226,228		$	2,452,100