Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

	As of March 31, 2021			As of March 31, 2020
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, net:
Billed	$	172,559		$	260,431
Unbilled		70,785			75,661
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(4,692	)		(5,394	)
	$	238,652		$	330,698
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	98,338		$	83,353
Work in process		71,875			59,429
Finished goods		166,459			151,634
	$	336,672		$	294,416
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	94,405		$	84,872
Other		25,555			31,409
	$	119,960		$	116,281
Property, equipment and satellites, net:
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)	$	1,505,697		$	1,229,926
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years)		409,942			399,343
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years)		57,433			54,688
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years)		149,324			137,287
Building (estimated useful life of 12 years)		8,923			8,923
Land		2,291			2,291
Construction in progress		219,482			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)		173,467			171,801
Satellites under construction		1,338,408			906,720
		4,834,919			4,101,634
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,784,436	)		(1,514,899	)
	$	3,050,483		$	2,586,735
Other assets:
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	$	176,938		$	160,204
Deferred income taxes		273,288			276,331
Capitalized software costs, net		237,100			242,741
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net		52,889			39,135
Other		95,212			88,941
	$	835,427		$	807,352
Accrued and other liabilities:
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues	$	216,594		$	123,019
Accrued employee compensation		87,153			72,654
Accrued vacation		59,509			48,963
Warranty reserve, current portion		6,693			6,233
Operating lease liabilities		48,896			42,146
Other		113,986			98,175
	$	532,831		$	391,190
Other liabilities:
Deferred revenues, long-term portion	$	84,654		$	80,802
Warranty reserve, long-term portion		5,193			5,410
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion		22,191			24,349
Other		25,312			10,373
	$	137,350		$	120,934