Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of June 30, 2018			As of March 31, 2018
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	156,860		$	184,536
Unbilled		80,852			85,156
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1,627	)		(2,027	)
	$	236,085		$	267,665
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	71,901		$	62,252
Work in process		47,756			47,465
Finished goods		100,361			86,590
	$	220,018		$	196,307
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	87,019		$	68,516
Other		15,958			8,619
	$	102,977		$	77,135
Satellites, net:
Satellites (estimated useful life of 10-17 years)	$	1,160,593		$	1,152,503
Capital lease of satellite capacity — Anik F2 (estimated useful life of 10 years)		99,090			99,090
Satellites under construction		401,763			362,342
		1,661,446			1,613,935
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(396,425	)		(373,948	)
	$	1,265,021		$	1,239,987
Property and equipment, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 2-7 years)	$	899,685		$	864,140
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		310,506			298,746
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		37,580			35,234
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		113,761			111,841
Building (estimated useful life of 24 years)		8,923			8,923
Land		15,322			15,322
Construction in progress		135,560			108,192
		1,521,337			1,442,398
Less: accumulated depreciation		(749,130	)		(719,910	)
	$	772,207		$	722,488
Other acquired intangible assets, net:
Technology (weighted average useful life of 6 years)	$	89,204		$	90,652
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 7 years)		103,449			103,808
Satellite co-location rights (weighted average useful life of 9 years)		8,600			8,600
Trade name (weighted average useful life of 3 years)		5,940			5,940
Other (weighted average useful life of 6 years)		10,040			10,137
		217,233			219,137
Less: accumulated amortization		(188,675	)		(187,275	)
	$	28,558		$	31,862
Other assets:
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	$	169,454		$	163,835
Deferred income taxes		242,894			222,274
Capitalized software costs, net		246,788			246,792
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		17,000			16,100
Other		66,022			37,133
	$	742,158		$	686,134
Accrued liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	115,579		$	121,439
Accrued employee compensation		27,133			46,106
Accrued vacation		40,710			39,022
Warranty reserve, current portion		4,935			5,357
Other		63,955			51,752
	$	252,312		$	263,676
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	81,573		$	77,831
Deferred rent, long-term portion		14,391			13,769
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		1,540			1,557
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion		25,670			18,181
Other		9,086			9,902
	$	132,260		$	121,240