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Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions |
|  | As of December 31, 2016 |  |  | As of March 31, 2016 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Accounts receivable, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Billed |  | $ | 126,592 |  |  | $ | 146,309 |
Unbilled |  |  | 129,724 |  |  |  | 141,568 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (1,557 | ) |  |  | (1,153 | )
|  | $ | 254,759 |  |  | $ | 286,724 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 53,756 |  |  | $ | 46,757 |
Work in process |  |  | 28,113 |  |  |  | 27,200 |
Finished goods |  |  | 76,591 |  |  |  | 71,204 |
|  | $ | 158,460 |  |  | $ | 145,161 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  | $ | 49,589 |  |  | $ | 41,784 |
Other |  |  | 3,973 |  |  |  | 5,799 |
|  | $ | 53,562 |  |  | $ | 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 |  |  | 696,699 |  |  |  | 515,696 |
|  |  | 1,355,169 |  |  |  | 1,173,880 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (314,007 | ) |  |  | (275,683 | )
|  | $ | 1,041,162 |  |  | $ | 898,197 |
Property and equipment, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 2-7 years) |  | $ | 650,307 |  |  | $ | 568,663 |
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years) |  |  | 268,742 |  |  |  | 260,409 |
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 29,767 |  |  |  | 25,501 |
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years) |  |  | 79,823 |  |  |  | 71,895 |
Building (estimated useful life of 24 years) |  |  | 8,923 |  |  |  | 8,923 |
Land |  |  | 42,070 |  |  |  | 41,960 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 99,976 |  |  |  | 73,535 |
|  |  | 1,179,608 |  |  |  | 1,050,886 |
Less: accumulated depreciation |  |  | (633,933 | ) |  |  | (563,976 | )
|  | $ | 545,675 |  |  | $ | 486,910 |
Other acquired intangible assets, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology (weighted average useful life of 6 years) |  | $ | 87,214 |  |  | $ | 74,848 |
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 102,937 |  |  |  | 99,499 |
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) |  |  | 9,895 |  |  |  | 8,717 |
|  |  | 214,586 |  |  |  | 197,604 |
Less: accumulated amortization |  |  | (170,034 | ) |  |  | (164,000 | )
|  | $ | 44,552 |  |  | $ | 33,604 |
|  | As of December 31, 2016 |  |  | As of March 31, 2016 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes |  | $ | 131,808 |  |  | $ | 134,721 |
Capitalized software costs, net |  |  | 196,620 |  |  |  | 163,061 |
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net |  |  | 16,600 |  |  |  | 16,900 |
Other |  |  | 35,314 |  |  |  | 25,323 |
|  | $ | 380,342 |  |  | $ | 340,005 |
Accrued liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues |  | $ | 84,430 |  |  | $ | 64,624 |
Accrued employee compensation |  |  | 39,206 |  |  |  | 35,056 |
Accrued vacation |  |  | 29,952 |  |  |  | 28,646 |
Warranty reserve, current portion |  |  | 7,859 |  |  |  | 7,867 |
Current portion of other long-term debt |  |  | 284 |  |  |  | 274 |
Other |  |  | 37,339 |  |  |  | 47,877 |
|  | $ | 199,070 |  |  | $ | 184,344 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue, long-term portion |  | $ | 5,123 |  |  | $ | 5,470 |
Deferred rent, long-term portion |  |  | 10,387 |  |  |  | 8,808 |
Warranty reserve, long-term portion |  |  | 3,644 |  |  |  | 3,567 |
Satellite performance incentives obligation, long-term portion |  |  | 19,372 |  |  |  | 19,514 |
Deferred income taxes, long-term |  |  | 2,213 |  |  |  | 12 |
|  | $ | 40,739 |  |  | $ | 37,371 |

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