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Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions |
|  | As of September 30, 2018 |  |  | As of March 31, 2018 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Accounts receivable, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Billed |  | $ | 188,915 |  |  | $ | 184,536 |
Unbilled |  |  | 81,592 |  |  |  | 85,156 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (1,704 | ) |  |  | (2,027 | )
|  | $ | 268,803 |  |  | $ | 267,665 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 74,995 |  |  | $ | 62,252 |
Work in process |  |  | 51,704 |  |  |  | 47,465 |
Finished goods |  |  | 105,379 |  |  |  | 86,590 |
|  | $ | 232,078 |  |  | $ | 196,307 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  | $ | 80,984 |  |  | $ | 68,516 |
Insurance receivable |  |  | 133,020 |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 19,254 |  |  |  | 8,619 |
|  | $ | 233,258 |  |  | $ | 77,135 |
Satellites, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Satellites (estimated useful life of 10-17 years) |  | $ | 978,098 |  |  | $ | 1,152,503 |
Capital lease of satellite capacity — Anik F2 (estimated useful life of 10 years) |  |  | 99,090 |  |  |  | 99,090 |
Satellites under construction |  |  | 459,222 |  |  |  | 362,342 |
|  |  | 1,536,410 |  |  |  | 1,613,935 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (412,336 | ) |  |  | (373,948 | )
|  | $ | 1,124,074 |  |  | $ | 1,239,987 |
Property and equipment, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 2-7 years) |  | $ | 939,026 |  |  | $ | 864,140 |
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years) |  |  | 341,308 |  |  |  | 298,746 |
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 39,952 |  |  |  | 35,234 |
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years) |  |  | 115,300 |  |  |  | 111,841 |
Building (estimated useful life of 24 years) |  |  | 8,923 |  |  |  | 8,923 |
Land |  |  | 2,291 |  |  |  | 15,322 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 158,173 |  |  |  | 108,192 |
|  |  | 1,604,973 |  |  |  | 1,442,398 |
Less: accumulated depreciation |  |  | (778,674 | ) |  |  | (719,910 | )
|  | $ | 826,299 |  |  | $ | 722,488 |
Other acquired intangible assets, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology (weighted average useful life of 6 years) |  | $ | 89,094 |  |  | $ | 90,652 |
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 103,421 |  |  |  | 103,808 |
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) |  |  | 10,035 |  |  |  | 10,137 |
|  |  | 217,090 |  |  |  | 219,137 |
Less: accumulated amortization |  |  | (191,018 | ) |  |  | (187,275 | )
|  | $ | 26,072 |  |  | $ | 31,862 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate |  | $ | 160,559 |  |  | $ | 163,835 |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 255,292 |  |  |  | 222,274 |
Capitalized software costs, net |  |  | 244,729 |  |  |  | 246,792 |
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net |  |  | 16,800 |  |  |  | 16,100 |
Other |  |  | 67,360 |  |  |  | 37,133 |
|  | $ | 744,740 |  |  | $ | 686,134 |
Accrued liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues |  | $ | 108,977 |  |  | $ | 121,439 |
Accrued employee compensation |  |  | 28,614 |  |  |  | 46,106 |
Accrued vacation |  |  | 40,032 |  |  |  | 39,022 |
Warranty reserve, current portion |  |  | 5,196 |  |  |  | 5,357 |
Other |  |  | 67,588 |  |  |  | 51,752 |
|  | $ | 250,407 |  |  | $ | 263,676 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenues, long-term portion |  | $ | 81,740 |  |  | $ | 77,831 |
Deferred rent, long-term portion |  |  | 15,378 |  |  |  | 13,769 |
Warranty reserve, long-term portion |  |  | 1,712 |  |  |  | 1,557 |
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion |  |  | 25,465 |  |  |  | 18,181 |
Other |  |  | 5,971 |  |  |  | 9,902 |
|  | $ | 130,266 |  |  | $ | 121,240 |

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