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Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions |
|  | As of September 30, 2022 |  |  | As of March 31, 2022 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Accounts receivable, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Billed |  | $ | 251,098 |  |  | $ | 233,948 |
Unbilled |  |  | 83,000 |  |  |  | 85,383 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (13,849 | ) |  |  | (7,159 | )
|  | $ | 320,249 |  |  | $ | 312,172 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 71,752 |  |  | $ | 62,520 |
Work in process |  |  | 23,066 |  |  |  | 21,702 |
Finished goods |  |  | 149,466 |  |  |  | 113,642 |
|  | $ | 244,284 |  |  | $ | 197,864 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  | $ | 96,075 |  |  | $ | 102,433 |
Other |  |  | 52,047 |  |  |  | 38,953 |
|  | $ | 148,122 |  |  | $ | 141,386 |
Property, equipment and satellites, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years) |  | $ | 1,765,905 |  |  | $ | 1,676,736 |
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years) |  |  | 380,240 |  |  |  | 395,539 |
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 58,426 |  |  |  | 57,847 |
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years) |  |  | 149,947 |  |  |  | 149,982 |
Buildings (estimated useful life of 12-38 years) |  |  | 12,368 |  |  |  | 12,440 |
Land |  |  | 3,766 |  |  |  | 3,944 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 522,009 |  |  |  | 381,679 |
Satellites (estimated useful life of 7-17 years) |  |  | 1,047,188 |  |  |  | 1,059,182 |
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years) |  |  | 176,348 |  |  |  | 173,480 |
Satellites under construction |  |  | 2,042,569 |  |  |  | 1,808,474 |
|  |  | 6,158,766 |  |  |  | 5,719,303 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (2,156,024 | ) |  |  | (2,014,312 | )
|  | $ | 4,002,742 |  |  | $ | 3,704,991 |
Other acquired intangible assets, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology (weighted average useful life of 7 years) |  | $ | 146,866 |  |  | $ | 154,624 |
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 10 years) |  |  | 159,172 |  |  |  | 164,635 |
Satellite co-location rights (weighted average useful life of 9 years) |  |  | 8,600 |  |  |  | 8,600 |
Trade name (weighted average useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 31,999 |  |  |  | 32,463 |
Other (weighted average useful life of 11 years) |  |  | 21,021 |  |  |  | 22,263 |
|  |  | 367,658 |  |  |  | 382,585 |
Less: accumulated amortization |  |  | (156,385 | ) |  |  | (146,542 | )
|  | $ | 211,273 |  |  | $ | 236,043 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes |  | $ | 243,394 |  |  | $ | 304,642 |
Capitalized software costs, net |  |  | 218,865 |  |  |  | 217,159 |
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net |  |  | 70,213 |  |  |  | 62,200 |
Other |  |  | 136,793 |  |  |  | 115,279 |
|  | $ | 669,265 |  |  | $ | 699,280 |
Accrued and other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues |  | $ | 133,639 |  |  | $ | 131,623 |
Accrued employee compensation |  |  | 73,911 |  |  |  | 108,456 |
Accrued vacation |  |  | 43,309 |  |  |  | 48,097 |
Warranty reserve, current portion |  |  | 2,627 |  |  |  | 2,804 |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  | 50,559 |  |  |  | 49,988 |
Other |  |  | 148,599 |  |  |  | 141,596 |
|  | $ | 452,644 |  |  | $ | 482,564 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenues, long-term portion |  | $ | 82,103 |  |  | $ | 88,983 |
Warranty reserve, long-term portion |  |  | 2,366 |  |  |  | 2,548 |
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion |  |  | 16,713 |  |  |  | 18,651 |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 13,909 |  |  |  | 16,869 |
Other |  |  | 26,651 |  |  |  | 26,105 |
|  | $ | 141,742 |  |  | $ | 153,156 |

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