Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

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, 2025			As of  March 31, 2025
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	528,343		$	539,522
Unbilled		175,829			180,871
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(21,352	)		(20,841	)
	$	682,820		$	699,552
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	99,904		$	96,893
Work in process		16,495			19,761
Finished goods		162,259			177,289
	$	278,658		$	293,943
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	160,295		$	176,694
Other		83,528			105,649
	$	243,823		$	282,343
Property, equipment and satellites, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	4,012,660		$	3,837,083
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-7 years)		527,085			525,972
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		56,449			58,153
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-20 years)		318,656			313,249
Buildings (estimated useful life of 12-38 years)		15,388			15,388
Land		19,661			19,661
Construction in progress		730,119			722,194
Satellites (estimated useful life of 7-17 years)		3,412,688			3,405,067
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-15 years)		338,201			338,201
Satellites under construction		2,380,377			2,205,305
		11,811,284			11,440,273
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(4,526,027	)		(4,034,609	)
	$	7,285,257		$	7,405,664
Acquired intangible assets, net:
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 11 years)	$	1,433,184		$	1,432,562
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)		224,394			247,921
Trade names (weighted average useful life of 8 years)		114,587			116,949
Other (weighted average useful life of 9 years)		18,615			18,017
		2,879,380			2,904,049
Less: accumulated amortization		(752,484	)		(633,272	)
	$	2,126,896		$	2,270,777
Other assets:
Deferred income taxes	$	136,546		$	160,452
Capitalized software costs, net		282,422			264,492
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		125,832			119,193
Other		312,771			301,641
	$	857,571		$	845,778
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	288,357		$	294,034
Accrued employee compensation		110,021			185,556
Accrued vacation		47,088			46,651
Operating lease liabilities		67,591			65,310
Interest payable		50,008			52,183
Other		251,035			264,795
	$	814,100		$	908,529
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	777,631		$	786,710
Deferred income taxes		963,978			1,069,717
Other		307,781			324,726
	$	2,049,390		$	2,181,153