Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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, 2018			As of March 31, 2018
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	209,587		$	184,536
Unbilled		87,085			85,156
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1,347	)		(2,027	)
	$	295,325		$	267,665
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	78,850		$	62,252
Work in process		52,240			47,465
Finished goods		99,032			86,590
	$	230,122		$	196,307
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	81,155		$	68,516
Insurance receivable		12,317			—
Other		22,372			8,619
	$	115,844		$	77,135
Satellites, net:
Satellites (estimated useful life of 10-17 years)	$	978,114		$	1,152,503
Capital lease of satellite capacity — Anik F2 (estimated useful life of 10 years)		99,090			99,090
Satellites under construction		543,556			362,342
		1,620,760			1,613,935
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(432,160	)		(373,948	)
	$	1,188,600		$	1,239,987
Property and equipment, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 2-7 years)	$	970,351		$	864,140
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		354,430			298,746
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		46,049			35,234
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		122,021			111,841
Building (estimated useful life of 24 years)		8,923			8,923
Land		2,291			15,322
Construction in progress		167,897			108,192
		1,671,962			1,442,398
Less: accumulated depreciation		(806,619	)		(719,910	)
	$	865,343		$	722,488
Other acquired intangible assets, net:
Technology (weighted average useful life of 6 years)	$	90,046		$	90,652
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 7 years)		103,321			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)		10,013			10,137
		217,920			219,137
Less: accumulated amortization		(193,160	)		(187,275	)
	$	24,760		$	31,862
Other assets:
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	$	162,617		$	163,835
Deferred income taxes		251,992			222,274
Capitalized software costs, net		244,924			246,792
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		16,700			16,100
Other		68,618			37,133
	$	744,851		$	686,134
Accrued liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	127,286		$	121,439
Accrued employee compensation		55,418			46,106
Accrued vacation		39,971			39,022
Warranty reserve, current portion		5,311			5,357
Other		64,274			51,752
	$	292,260		$	263,676
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	81,877		$	77,831
Deferred rent, long-term portion		16,525			13,769
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		1,696			1,557
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion		25,292			18,181
Other		6,580			9,902
	$	131,970		$	121,240