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Segment Information | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Information | Note 15 — Segment Information The Company’s reporting segments, comprised of the satellite services, commercial networks and government systems segments, are primarily distinguished by the type of customer and the related contractual requirements. The Company’s satellite services segment provides satellite-based broadband and related services to consumers, enterprises, commercial airlines and mobile broadband customers. The Company’s commercial networks segment develops and offers advanced satellite and wireless broadband platforms, ground networking equipment, radio frequency and advanced microwave solutions, ASIC chip design, satellite payload development and space-to-earth connectivity systems, some of which are ultimately used by the Company’s satellite services segment. The Company’s government systems segment provides global mobile broadband services to military and government users and develops and offers network-centric, IP-based fixed and mobile secure communications products and solutions. The more regulated government environment is subject to unique contractual requirements and possesses economic characteristics which differ from the satellite services and commercial networks segments. The Company’s segments are determined consistent with the way management currently organizes and evaluates financial information internally for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Segment revenues and operating profits (losses) for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, March 31, 2016 and April 3, 2015 were as follows:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended |
|  | March 31, 2017 |  |  | March 31, 2016 |  |  | April 3, 2015 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Satellite services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product (1) |  | $ | 27,711 |  |  | $ | 25,606 |  |  | $ | 33,576 |
Service |  |  | 601,936 |  |  |  | 533,628 |  |  |  | 466,284 |
Total |  |  | 629,647 |  |  |  | 559,234 |  |  |  | 499,860 |
Commercial networks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product |  |  | 211,458 |  |  |  | 228,694 |  |  |  | 331,052 |
Service |  |  | 33,149 |  |  |  | 22,042 |  |  |  | 16,078 |
Total |  |  | 244,607 |  |  |  | 250,736 |  |  |  | 347,130 |
Government systems |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product |  |  | 474,767 |  |  |  | 410,521 |  |  |  | 363,446 |
Service |  |  | 210,316 |  |  |  | 196,940 |  |  |  | 172,099 |
Total |  |  | 685,083 |  |  |  | 607,461 |  |  |  | 535,545 |
Elimination of intersegment revenues |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total revenues |  | $ | 1,559,337 |  |  | $ | 1,417,431 |  |  | $ | 1,382,535 |
Operating profits (losses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Satellite services (2) |  | $ | 131,085 |  |  | $ | 81,830 |  |  | $ | 62,379 |
Commercial networks |  |  | (180,496 | ) |  |  | (111,339 | ) |  |  | (33,616 | )
Government systems (3) |  |  | 96,658 |  |  |  | 87,066 |  |  |  | 72,347 |
Elimination of intersegment operating profits |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Segment operating profit before corporate and amortization of acquired intangible assets |  |  | 47,247 |  |  |  | 57,557 |  |  |  | 101,110 |
Corporate |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |  |  | (10,788 | ) |  |  | (16,438 | ) |  |  | (17,966 | )
Income from operations |  | $ | 36,459 |  |  | $ | 41,119 |  |  | $ | 83,144 |
(1) | Product revenues in the satellite services segment included $26.8 million, $25.3 million and $33.0 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, March 31, 2016 and April 3, 2015, respectively, relating to amounts realized under the Settlement Agreement. See Note 13.
(2) | Operating profits for the satellite services segment included $26.8 million, $25.3 million and $51.8 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, March 31, 2016 and April 3, 2015, respectively, relating to amounts realized under the Settlement Agreement. See Note 13.
(3) | Operating profits for the government systems segment reflected $11.8 million of SG&A expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, relating to uncharacterized damages and penalties in connection with the False Claims Act civil investigation related to the Company’s 52% majority-owned subsidiary TrellisWare. The impact of the loss contingency on net income attributable to ViaSat, Inc. stockholders for fiscal year 2017, net of tax, was $4.0 million, with the related amount of $3.7 million recorded to net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax, while the impact on basic and diluted net income per share attributable to ViaSat, Inc. common stockholders for fiscal year 2017 was $0.08 per share and $0.07 per share, respectively. See Note 13.
Assets identifiable to segments include: accounts receivable, unbilled accounts receivable, inventory, acquired intangible assets and goodwill. The Company’s property and equipment, including its satellites, earth stations and other networking equipment, are assigned to corporate assets as they are available for use by the various segments throughout their estimated useful lives. Segment assets as of March 31, 2017, March 31, 2016 and April 3, 2015 were as follows:
|  | As of March 31, 2017 |  |  | As of March 31, 2016 |  |  | As of April 3, 2015 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Segment assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Satellite services |  | $ | 81,728 |  |  | $ | 57,529 |  |  | $ | 63,790 |
Commercial networks |  |  | 179,992 |  |  |  | 212,943 |  |  |  | 217,268 |
Government systems |  |  | 326,242 |  |  |  | 311,927 |  |  |  | 273,313 |
Total segment assets |  |  | 587,962 |  |  |  | 582,399 |  |  |  | 554,371 |
Corporate assets |  |  | 2,366,691 |  |  |  | 1,814,913 |  |  |  | 1,593,034 |
Total assets |  | $ | 2,954,653 |  |  | $ | 2,397,312 |  |  | $ | 2,147,405 |
Other acquired intangible assets, net and goodwill included in segment assets as of March 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:
|  | Other Acquired Intangible Assets, Net |  |  | Goodwill |
|  | As of March 31, 2017 |  |  | As of March 31, 2016 |  |  | As of March 31, 2017 |  |  | As of March 31, 2016 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Satellite services |  | $ | 21,843 |  |  | $ | 8,751 |  |  | $ | 13,579 |  |  | $ | 9,809 |
Commercial networks |  |  | 4,903 |  |  |  | 6,581 |  |  |  | 43,930 |  |  |  | 43,990 |
Government systems |  |  | 14,931 |  |  |  | 18,272 |  |  |  | 62,367 |  |  |  | 63,241 |
Total |  | $ | 41,677 |  |  | $ | 33,604 |  |  | $ | 119,876 |  |  | $ | 117,040 |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets by segment for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, March 31, 2016 and April 3, 2015 was as follows:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended |
|  | March 31, 2017 |  |  | March 31, 2016 |  |  | April 3, 2015 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Satellite services |  | $ | 5,866 |  |  | $ | 9,122 |  |  | $ | 11,058 |
Commercial networks |  |  | 1,679 |  |  |  | 2,569 |  |  |  | 1,452 |
Government systems |  |  | 3,243 |  |  |  | 4,747 |  |  |  | 5,456 |
Total amortization of acquired intangible assets |  | $ | 10,788 |  |  | $ | 16,438 |  |  | $ | 17,966 |
Revenue information by geographic area for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, March 31, 2016 and April 3, 2015 was as follows:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended |
|  | March 31, 2017 |  |  | March 31, 2016 |  |  | April 3, 2015 |
|  | (In thousands) |
United States |  | $ | 1,352,002 |  |  | $ | 1,207,651 |  |  | $ | 1,149,700 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa |  |  | 85,828 |  |  |  | 80,202 |  |  |  | 89,982 |
Asia, Pacific |  |  | 88,888 |  |  |  | 79,213 |  |  |  | 81,397 |
North America other than United States |  |  | 24,649 |  |  |  | 38,957 |  |  |  | 51,661 |
Central and Latin America |  |  | 7,970 |  |  |  | 11,408 |  |  |  | 9,795 |
Total revenues |  | $ | 1,559,337 |  |  | $ | 1,417,431 |  |  | $ | 1,382,535 |
The Company distinguishes revenues from external customers by geographic area based on customer location. The net book value of long-lived assets located outside the United States was $32.4 million at March 31, 2017, $23.7 million at March 31, 2016 and $14.3 million at April 3, 2015.

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