Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of March 31, 2025			As of March 31, 2024
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	539,522		$	545,081
Unbilled		180,871			156,322
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(20,841	)		(23,193	)
	$	699,552		$	678,210
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	96,893		$	89,778
Work in process		19,761			31,884
Finished goods		177,289			196,216
	$	293,943		$	317,878
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Insurance receivable	$	10,000		$	261,500
Prepaid expenses		176,694			185,892
Other		95,649			134,391
	$	282,343		$	581,783
Property, equipment and satellites, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	3,837,083		$	2,992,325
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-7 years)		525,972			567,548
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		58,153			65,433
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-20 years)		313,249			209,162
Buildings (estimated useful life of 12-38 years)		15,388			16,647
Land		19,661			20,787
Construction in progress		722,194			1,301,376
Satellites (estimated useful life of 7-17 years)		3,405,067			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		2,205,305			1,976,469
		11,440,273			10,651,781
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(4,034,609	)		(3,094,575	)
	$	7,405,664		$	7,557,206
Other assets:
Deferred income taxes	$	160,452		$	163,590
Capitalized software costs, net		264,492			240,597
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		119,193			112,535
Other		301,641			217,225
	$	845,778		$	733,947
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	294,034		$	260,264
Accrued employee compensation		185,556			177,854
Accrued vacation		46,651			48,636
Operating lease liabilities		65,310			71,561
Interest payable		52,183			127,098
Other		264,795			265,208
	$	908,529		$	950,621
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	786,710		$	896,402
Deferred income taxes		1,069,717			1,228,270
Other		324,726			327,428
	$	2,181,153		$	2,452,100