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Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions |
|  | As of September 30, 2019 |  |  | As of March 31, 2019 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Accounts receivable, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Billed |  | $ | 198,553 |  |  | $ | 218,276 |
Unbilled |  |  | 97,645 |  |  |  | 83,743 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (2,131 | ) |  |  | (1,712 | )
|  | $ | 294,067 |  |  | $ | 300,307 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 85,616 |  |  | $ | 77,834 |
Work in process |  |  | 55,493 |  |  |  | 52,084 |
Finished goods |  |  | 128,408 |  |  |  | 104,600 |
|  | $ | 269,517 |  |  | $ | 234,518 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  | $ | 86,253 |  |  | $ | 72,369 |
Other |  |  | 18,751 |  |  |  | 18,277 |
|  | $ | 105,004 |  |  | $ | 90,646 |
Property, equipment and satellites, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years) |  | $ | 1,129,678 |  |  | $ | 1,027,293 |
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years) |  |  | 383,858 |  |  |  | 373,357 |
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 51,761 |  |  |  | 46,678 |
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years) |  |  | 128,852 |  |  |  | 126,528 |
Building (estimated useful life of 12 years) |  |  | 8,923 |  |  |  | 8,923 |
Land |  |  | 2,291 |  |  |  | 2,291 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 192,241 |  |  |  | 167,178 |
Satellites (estimated useful life of 12-17 years) |  |  | 978,113 |  |  |  | 978,118 |
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years) |  |  | 171,801 |  |  |  | 99,090 |
Satellites under construction |  |  | 721,658 |  |  |  | 590,000 |
|  |  | 3,769,176 |  |  |  | 3,419,456 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (1,405,260 | ) |  |  | (1,294,166 | )
|  | $ | 2,363,916 |  |  | $ | 2,125,290 |
Other acquired intangible assets, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology (weighted average useful life of 6 years) |  | $ | 89,142 |  |  | $ | 89,972 |
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 103,101 |  |  |  | 103,283 |
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) |  |  | 9,953 |  |  |  | 9,989 |
|  |  | 216,736 |  |  |  | 217,784 |
Less: accumulated amortization |  |  | (198,769 | ) |  |  | (195,483 | )
|  | $ | 17,967 |  |  | $ | 22,301 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate |  | $ | 162,096 |  |  | $ | 160,711 |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 267,790 |  |  |  | 258,834 |
Capitalized software costs, net |  |  | 242,273 |  |  |  | 244,368 |
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net |  |  | 34,412 |  |  |  | 23,059 |
Other |  |  | 82,043 |  |  |  | 71,833 |
|  | $ | 788,614 |  |  | $ | 758,805 |
Accrued and other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues |  | $ | 107,817 |  |  | $ | 125,540 |
Accrued employee compensation |  |  | 35,452 |  |  |  | 56,454 |
Accrued vacation |  |  | 44,984 |  |  |  | 43,077 |
Warranty reserve, current portion |  |  | 6,569 |  |  |  | 5,877 |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  | 41,934 |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 93,255 |  |  |  | 77,320 |
|  | $ | 330,011 |  |  | $ | 308,268 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenues, long-term portion |  | $ | 86,054 |  |  | $ | 71,230 |
Deferred rent, long-term portion |  |  | — |  |  |  | 16,810 |
Warranty reserve, long-term portion |  |  | 3,148 |  |  |  | 1,707 |
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion |  |  | 24,881 |  |  |  | 25,324 |
Other |  |  | 4,741 |  |  |  | 5,755 |
|  | $ | 118,824 |  |  | $ | 120,826 |

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