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Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions |
|  | As of June 30, 2020 |  |  | As of March 31, 2020 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Accounts receivable, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Billed |  | $ | 196,234 |  |  | $ | 260,431 |
Unbilled |  |  | 82,827 |  |  |  | 75,661 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (8,625 | ) |  |  | (5,394 | )
|  | $ | 270,436 |  |  | $ | 330,698 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 91,731 |  |  | $ | 83,353 |
Work in process |  |  | 57,612 |  |  |  | 59,429 |
Finished goods |  |  | 163,343 |  |  |  | 151,634 |
|  | $ | 312,686 |  |  | $ | 294,416 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  | $ | 81,747 |  |  | $ | 84,872 |
Other |  |  | 24,238 |  |  |  | 31,409 |
|  | $ | 105,985 |  |  | $ | 116,281 |
Property, equipment and satellites, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years) |  | $ | 1,324,845 |  |  | $ | 1,229,926 |
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years) |  |  | 405,874 |  |  |  | 399,343 |
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 56,134 |  |  |  | 54,688 |
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years) |  |  | 139,320 |  |  |  | 137,287 |
Building (estimated useful life of 12 years) |  |  | 8,923 |  |  |  | 8,923 |
Land |  |  | 2,291 |  |  |  | 2,291 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 197,697 |  |  |  | 220,703 |
Satellites (estimated useful life of 12-17 years) |  |  | 969,952 |  |  |  | 969,952 |
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years) |  |  | 171,801 |  |  |  | 171,801 |
Satellites under construction |  |  | 1,022,474 |  |  |  | 906,720 |
|  |  | 4,299,311 |  |  |  | 4,101,634 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (1,583,489 | ) |  |  | (1,514,899 | )
|  | $ | 2,715,822 |  |  | $ | 2,586,735 |
Other acquired intangible assets, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology (weighted average useful life of 6 years) |  | $ | 89,546 |  |  | $ | 89,228 |
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 103,200 |  |  |  | 103,114 |
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 8 years) |  |  | 6,404 |  |  |  | 6,399 |
|  |  | 213,690 |  |  |  | 213,281 |
Less: accumulated amortization |  |  | (200,649 | ) |  |  | (198,842 | )
|  | $ | 13,041 |  |  | $ | 14,439 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate |  | $ | 158,714 |  |  | $ | 160,204 |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 286,235 |  |  |  | 276,331 |
Capitalized software costs, net |  |  | 243,943 |  |  |  | 242,741 |
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net |  |  | 46,565 |  |  |  | 39,135 |
Other |  |  | 92,269 |  |  |  | 88,941 |
|  | $ | 827,726 |  |  | $ | 807,352 |
Accrued and other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues |  | $ | 128,079 |  |  | $ | 123,019 |
Accrued employee compensation |  |  | 33,570 |  |  |  | 72,654 |
Accrued vacation |  |  | 53,060 |  |  |  | 48,963 |
Warranty reserve, current portion |  |  | 6,189 |  |  |  | 6,233 |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  | 44,035 |  |  |  | 42,146 |
Other |  |  | 94,829 |  |  |  | 98,175 |
|  | $ | 359,762 |  |  | $ | 391,190 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenues, long-term portion |  | $ | 91,260 |  |  | $ | 80,802 |
Warranty reserve, long-term portion |  |  | 5,533 |  |  |  | 5,410 |
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion |  |  | 24,580 |  |  |  | 24,349 |
Other |  |  | 21,156 |  |  |  | 10,373 |
|  | $ | 142,529 |  |  | $ | 120,934 |

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