Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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, 2019			As of March 31, 2019
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	220,068		$	218,276
Unbilled		98,517			83,743
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(2,146	)		(1,712	)
	$	316,439		$	300,307
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	81,483		$	77,834
Work in process		61,125			52,084
Finished goods		140,692			104,600
	$	283,300		$	234,518
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	84,297		$	72,369
Other		18,427			18,277
	$	102,724		$	90,646
Property, equipment and satellites, net
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	1,173,309		$	1,027,293
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		401,741			373,357
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		53,002			46,678
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		132,107			126,528
Building (estimated useful life of 12 years)		8,923			8,923
Land		2,291			2,291
Construction in progress		213,350			167,178
Satellites (estimated useful life of 12-17 years)		978,113			978,118
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years)		171,801			99,090
Satellites under construction		839,420			590,000
		3,974,057			3,419,456
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,461,044	)		(1,294,166	)
	$	2,513,013		$	2,125,290
Other acquired intangible assets, net:
Technology (weighted average useful life of 6 years)	$	89,882		$	89,972
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 7 years)		103,251			103,283
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)		9,978			9,989
		217,651			217,784
Less: accumulated amortization		(201,380	)		(195,483	)
	$	16,271		$	22,301
Other assets:
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	$	158,358		$	160,711
Deferred income taxes		275,657			258,834
Capitalized software costs, net		241,782			244,368
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		39,056			23,059
Other		85,052			71,833
	$	799,905		$	758,805
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	120,275		$	125,540
Accrued employee compensation		59,395			56,454
Accrued vacation		45,030			43,077
Warranty reserve, current portion		5,845			5,877
Operating lease liabilities		42,829			—
Other		82,542			77,320
	$	355,916		$	308,268
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	83,423		$	71,230
Deferred rent, long-term portion		—			16,810
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		4,226			1,707
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion		24,642			25,324
Other		5,829			5,755
	$	118,120		$	120,826