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Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions | Note 2 — Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions
|  | As of March 31, 2017 |  |  | As of March 31, 2016 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Accounts receivable, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Billed |  | $ | 145,626 |  |  | $ | 146,309 |
Unbilled |  |  | 119,565 |  |  |  | 141,568 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (1,470 | ) |  |  | (1,153 | )
|  | $ | 263,721 |  |  | $ | 286,724 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 56,096 |  |  | $ | 46,757 |
Work in process |  |  | 25,820 |  |  |  | 27,200 |
Finished goods |  |  | 81,285 |  |  |  | 71,204 |
|  | $ | 163,201 |  |  | $ | 145,161 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  | $ | 51,856 |  |  | $ | 41,784 |
Other |  |  | 5,980 |  |  |  | 5,799 |
|  | $ | 57,836 |  |  | $ | 47,583 |
Satellites, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Satellites (estimated useful life of 10-17 years) |  | $ | 559,380 |  |  | $ | 559,094 |
Capital lease of satellite capacity — Anik F2 (estimated useful life of 10 years) |  |  | 99,090 |  |  |  | 99,090 |
Satellites under construction |  |  | 776,354 |  |  |  | 515,696 |
|  |  | 1,434,824 |  |  |  | 1,173,880 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (326,554 | ) |  |  | (275,683 | )
|  | $ | 1,108,270 |  |  | $ | 898,197 |
Property and equipment, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 2-7 years) |  | $ | 679,008 |  |  | $ | 568,663 |
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years) |  |  | 271,917 |  |  |  | 260,409 |
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 30,539 |  |  |  | 25,501 |
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years) |  |  | 80,727 |  |  |  | 71,895 |
Building (estimated useful life of 24 years) |  |  | 8,923 |  |  |  | 8,923 |
Land |  |  | 14,573 |  |  |  | 41,960 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 116,902 |  |  |  | 73,535 |
|  |  | 1,202,589 |  |  |  | 1,050,886 |
Less: accumulated depreciation |  |  | (661,981 | ) |  |  | (563,976 | )
|  | $ | 540,608 |  |  | $ | 486,910 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate |  | $ | 141,894 |  |  | $ | — |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 134,764 |  |  |  | 134,721 |
Capitalized software costs, net |  |  | 203,686 |  |  |  | 163,061 |
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net |  |  | 16,500 |  |  |  | 16,900 |
Other |  |  | 32,522 |  |  |  | 25,323 |
|  | $ | 529,366 |  |  | $ | 340,005 |
Accrued liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues |  | $ | 76,682 |  |  | $ | 64,624 |
Accrued employee compensation |  |  | 41,691 |  |  |  | 35,056 |
Accrued vacation |  |  | 33,214 |  |  |  | 28,646 |
Warranty reserve, current portion |  |  | 7,796 |  |  |  | 7,867 |
Current portion of other long-term debt |  |  | 288 |  |  |  | 274 |
Other |  |  | 65,576 |  |  |  | 47,877 |
|  | $ | 225,247 |  |  | $ | 184,344 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue, long-term portion |  | $ | 4,617 |  |  | $ | 5,470 |
Deferred rent, long-term portion |  |  | 10,743 |  |  |  | 8,808 |
Warranty reserve, long-term portion |  |  | 3,262 |  |  |  | 3,567 |
Satellite performance incentives obligation, long-term portion |  |  | 19,164 |  |  |  | 19,514 |
Deferred income taxes, long-term |  |  | 1,936 |  |  |  | 12 |
Other |  |  | 3,000 |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 42,722 |  |  | $ | 37,371 |

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