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Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions |
|  | As of March 31, 2020 |  |  | As of March 31, 2019 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Accounts receivable, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Billed |  | $ | 260,431 |  |  | $ | 218,276 |
Unbilled |  |  | 75,661 |  |  |  | 83,743 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (5,394 | ) |  |  | (1,712 | )
|  | $ | 330,698 |  |  | $ | 300,307 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 83,353 |  |  | $ | 77,834 |
Work in process |  |  | 59,429 |  |  |  | 52,084 |
Finished goods |  |  | 151,634 |  |  |  | 104,600 |
|  | $ | 294,416 |  |  | $ | 234,518 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  | $ | 84,872 |  |  | $ | 72,369 |
Other |  |  | 31,409 |  |  |  | 18,277 |
|  | $ | 116,281 |  |  | $ | 90,646 |
Property, equipment and satellites, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years) |  | $ | 1,229,926 |  |  | $ | 1,027,293 |
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years) |  |  | 399,343 |  |  |  | 373,357 |
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 54,688 |  |  |  | 46,678 |
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years) |  |  | 137,287 |  |  |  | 126,528 |
Building (estimated useful life of 12 years) |  |  | 8,923 |  |  |  | 8,923 |
Land |  |  | 2,291 |  |  |  | 2,291 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 220,703 |  |  |  | 167,178 |
Satellites (estimated useful life of 12-17 years) |  |  | 969,952 |  |  |  | 978,118 |
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years) |  |  | 171,801 |  |  |  | 99,090 |
Satellites under construction |  |  | 906,720 |  |  |  | 590,000 |
|  |  | 4,101,634 |  |  |  | 3,419,456 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (1,514,899 | ) |  |  | (1,294,166 | )
|  | $ | 2,586,735 |  |  | $ | 2,125,290 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate |  | $ | 160,204 |  |  | $ | 160,711 |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 276,331 |  |  |  | 258,834 |
Capitalized software costs, net |  |  | 242,741 |  |  |  | 244,368 |
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net |  |  | 39,135 |  |  |  | 23,059 |
Other |  |  | 88,941 |  |  |  | 71,833 |
|  | $ | 807,352 |  |  | $ | 758,805 |
Accrued and other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues |  | $ | 123,019 |  |  | $ | 125,540 |
Accrued employee compensation |  |  | 72,654 |  |  |  | 56,454 |
Accrued vacation |  |  | 48,963 |  |  |  | 43,077 |
Warranty reserve, current portion |  |  | 6,233 |  |  |  | 5,877 |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  | 42,146 |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 98,175 |  |  |  | 77,320 |
|  | $ | 391,190 |  |  | $ | 308,268 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenues, long-term portion |  | $ | 80,802 |  |  | $ | 71,230 |
Deferred rent, long-term portion |  |  | — |  |  |  | 16,810 |
Warranty reserve, long-term portion |  |  | 5,410 |  |  |  | 1,707 |
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion |  |  | 24,349 |  |  |  | 25,324 |
Other |  |  | 10,373 |  |  |  | 5,755 |
|  | $ | 120,934 |  |  | $ | 120,826 |

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