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Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions |
|  | As of March 31, 2023 |  |  | As of March 31, 2022 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Accounts receivable, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Billed |  | $ | 327,148 |  |  | $ | 233,948 |
Unbilled |  |  | 104,889 |  |  |  | 85,383 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (12,103 | ) |  |  | (7,159 | )
|  | $ | 419,934 |  |  | $ | 312,172 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 68,655 |  |  | $ | 62,520 |
Work in process |  |  | 25,347 |  |  |  | 21,702 |
Finished goods |  |  | 174,561 |  |  |  | 113,642 |
|  | $ | 268,563 |  |  | $ | 197,864 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  | $ | 115,701 |  |  | $ | 102,433 |
Other |  |  | 60,928 |  |  |  | 38,953 |
|  | $ | 176,629 |  |  | $ | 141,386 |
Property, equipment and satellites, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years) |  | $ | 1,917,243 |  |  | $ | 1,676,736 |
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-5 years) |  |  | 395,427 |  |  |  | 395,539 |
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 58,807 |  |  |  | 57,847 |
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years) |  |  | 151,827 |  |  |  | 149,982 |
Buildings (estimated useful life of 12-38 years) |  |  | 12,487 |  |  |  | 12,440 |
Land |  |  | 3,873 |  |  |  | 3,944 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 685,646 |  |  |  | 381,679 |
Satellites (estimated useful life of 7-17 years) |  |  | 1,056,313 |  |  |  | 1,059,182 |
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years) |  |  | 175,712 |  |  |  | 173,480 |
Satellites under construction |  |  | 2,252,908 |  |  |  | 1,808,474 |
|  |  | 6,710,243 |  |  |  | 5,719,303 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (2,331,960 | ) |  |  | (2,014,312 | )
|  | $ | 4,378,283 |  |  | $ | 3,704,991 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes |  | $ | 23,724 |  |  | $ | 304,642 |
Capitalized software costs, net |  |  | 222,155 |  |  |  | 217,159 |
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net |  |  | 73,932 |  |  |  | 62,200 |
Other |  |  | 146,227 |  |  |  | 115,279 |
|  | $ | 466,038 |  |  | $ | 699,280 |
Accrued and other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues |  | $ | 132,187 |  |  | $ | 131,623 |
Accrued employee compensation |  |  | 125,349 |  |  |  | 108,456 |
Accrued vacation |  |  | 45,177 |  |  |  | 48,097 |
Warranty reserve, current portion |  |  | 2,806 |  |  |  | 2,804 |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  | 50,639 |  |  |  | 49,988 |
Income taxes payable |  |  | 113,905 |  |  |  | 7,872 |
Other |  |  | 177,169 |  |  |  | 133,724 |
|  | $ | 647,232 |  |  | $ | 482,564 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenues, long-term portion |  | $ | 84,747 |  |  | $ | 88,983 |
Warranty reserve, long-term portion |  |  | 2,544 |  |  |  | 2,548 |
Satellite performance incentive obligations, long-term portion |  |  | 14,654 |  |  |  | 18,651 |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 85,989 |  |  |  | 16,869 |
Other |  |  | 30,608 |  |  |  | 26,105 |
|  | $ | 218,542 |  |  | $ | 153,156 |

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