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Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions |
|  | As of March 31, 2021 |  |  | As of March 31, 2020 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Accounts receivable, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Billed |  | $ | 172,559 |  |  | $ | 260,431 |
Unbilled |  |  | 70,785 |  |  |  | 75,661 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (4,692 | ) |  |  | (5,394 | )
|  | $ | 238,652 |  |  | $ | 330,698 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 98,338 |  |  | $ | 83,353 |
Work in process |  |  | 71,875 |  |  |  | 59,429 |
Finished goods |  |  | 166,459 |  |  |  | 151,634 |
|  | $ | 336,672 |  |  | $ | 294,416 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  | $ | 94,405 |  |  | $ | 84,872 |
Other |  |  | 25,555 |  |  |  | 31,409 |
|  | $ | 119,960 |  |  | $ | 116,281 |
Property, equipment and satellites, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years) |  | $ | 1,505,697 |  |  | $ | 1,229,926 |
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years) |  |  | 409,942 |  |  |  | 399,343 |
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 57,433 |  |  |  | 54,688 |
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years) |  |  | 149,324 |  |  |  | 137,287 |
Building (estimated useful life of 12 years) |  |  | 8,923 |  |  |  | 8,923 |
Land |  |  | 2,291 |  |  |  | 2,291 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 219,482 |  |  |  | 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) |  |  | 173,467 |  |  |  | 171,801 |
Satellites under construction |  |  | 1,338,408 |  |  |  | 906,720 |
|  |  | 4,834,919 |  |  |  | 4,101,634 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (1,784,436 | ) |  |  | (1,514,899 | )
|  | $ | 3,050,483 |  |  | $ | 2,586,735 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate |  | $ | 176,938 |  |  | $ | 160,204 |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 273,288 |  |  |  | 276,331 |
Capitalized software costs, net |  |  | 237,100 |  |  |  | 242,741 |
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net |  |  | 52,889 |  |  |  | 39,135 |
Other |  |  | 95,212 |  |  |  | 88,941 |
|  | $ | 835,427 |  |  | $ | 807,352 |
Accrued and other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues |  | $ | 216,594 |  |  | $ | 123,019 |
Accrued employee compensation |  |  | 87,153 |  |  |  | 72,654 |
Accrued vacation |  |  | 59,509 |  |  |  | 48,963 |
Warranty reserve, current portion |  |  | 6,693 |  |  |  | 6,233 |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  | 48,896 |  |  |  | 42,146 |
Other |  |  | 113,986 |  |  |  | 98,175 |
|  | $ | 532,831 |  |  | $ | 391,190 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenues, long-term portion |  | $ | 84,654 |  |  | $ | 80,802 |
Warranty reserve, long-term portion |  |  | 5,193 |  |  |  | 5,410 |
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion |  |  | 22,191 |  |  |  | 24,349 |
Other |  |  | 25,312 |  |  |  | 10,373 |
|  | $ | 137,350 |  |  | $ | 120,934 |

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