Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

Note 2 — Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of June 30, 2020			As of March 31, 2020
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	196,234		$	260,431
Unbilled		82,827			75,661
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(8,625	)		(5,394	)
	$	270,436		$	330,698
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	91,731		$	83,353
Work in process		57,612			59,429
Finished goods		163,343			151,634
	$	312,686		$	294,416
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	81,747		$	84,872
Other		24,238			31,409
	$	105,985		$	116,281
Property, equipment and satellites, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	1,324,845		$	1,229,926
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		405,874			399,343
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		56,134			54,688
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		139,320			137,287
Building (estimated useful life of 12 years)		8,923			8,923
Land		2,291			2,291
Construction in progress		197,697			220,703
Satellites (estimated useful life of 12-17 years)		969,952			969,952
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years)		171,801			171,801
Satellites under construction		1,022,474			906,720
		4,299,311			4,101,634
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,583,489	)		(1,514,899	)
	$	2,715,822		$	2,586,735
Other acquired intangible assets, net:
Technology (weighted average useful life of 6 years)	$	89,546		$	89,228
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 7 years)		103,200			103,114
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 8 years)		6,404			6,399
		213,690			213,281
Less: accumulated amortization		(200,649	)		(198,842	)
	$	13,041		$	14,439
Other assets:
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	$	158,714		$	160,204
Deferred income taxes		286,235			276,331
Capitalized software costs, net		243,943			242,741
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		46,565			39,135
Other		92,269			88,941
	$	827,726		$	807,352
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	128,079		$	123,019
Accrued employee compensation		33,570			72,654
Accrued vacation		53,060			48,963
Warranty reserve, current portion		6,189			6,233
Operating lease liabilities		44,035			42,146
Other		94,829			98,175
	$	359,762		$	391,190
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	91,260		$	80,802
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		5,533			5,410
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion		24,580			24,349
Other		21,156			10,373
	$	142,529		$	120,934