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Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions |
|  | As of September 30, 2023 |  |  | As of March 31, 2023 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Accounts receivable, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Billed |  | $ | 516,488 |  |  | $ | 327,148 |
Unbilled |  |  | 164,643 |  |  |  | 104,889 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (16,649 | ) |  |  | (12,103 | )
|  | $ | 664,482 |  |  | $ | 419,934 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 102,415 |  |  | $ | 68,655 |
Work in process |  |  | 31,534 |  |  |  | 25,347 |
Finished goods |  |  | 211,653 |  |  |  | 174,561 |
|  | $ | 345,602 |  |  | $ | 268,563 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Insurance receivable |  | $ | 770,000 |  |  | $ | — |
Prepaid expenses |  |  | 157,646 |  |  |  | 115,701 |
Other |  |  | 152,697 |  |  |  | 60,928 |
|  | $ | 1,080,343 |  |  | $ | 176,629 |
Property, equipment and satellites, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-7 years) |  | $ | 3,202,111 |  |  | $ | 1,917,243 |
CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 4-7 years) |  |  | 678,679 |  |  |  | 395,427 |
Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 63,291 |  |  |  | 58,807 |
Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-17 years) |  |  | 182,765 |  |  |  | 151,827 |
Buildings (estimated useful life of 12-38 years) |  |  | 16,247 |  |  |  | 12,487 |
Land |  |  | 29,388 |  |  |  | 3,873 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 1,085,899 |  |  |  | 685,646 |
Satellites (estimated useful life of 7-17 years) |  |  | 3,225,201 |  |  |  | 1,056,313 |
Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-11 years) |  |  | 177,581 |  |  |  | 175,712 |
Satellites under construction |  |  | 1,700,090 |  |  |  | 2,252,908 |
|  |  | 10,361,252 |  |  |  | 6,710,243 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (2,653,196 | ) |  |  | (2,331,960 | )
|  | $ | 7,708,056 |  |  | $ | 4,378,283 |
Other acquired intangible assets, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 11 years) |  | $ | 1,287,129 |  |  | $ | 132,563 |
Orbital slots and spectrum assets (weighted average useful life of 12 years) |  |  | 1,018,600 |  |  |  | 8,600 |
Technology (weighted average useful life of 7 years) |  |  | 256,128 |  |  |  | 151,327 |
Trade name (weighted average useful life of 8 years) |  |  | 122,250 |  |  |  | 32,253 |
Other (weighted average useful life of 5 years) |  |  | 341,657 |  |  |  | 21,782 |
|  |  | 3,025,764 |  |  |  | 346,525 |
Less: accumulated amortization |  |  | (253,927 | ) |  |  | (145,320 | )
|  | $ | 2,771,837 |  |  | $ | 201,205 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes |  | $ | 183,151 |  |  | $ | 23,724 |
Capitalized software costs, net |  |  | 224,712 |  |  |  | 222,155 |
Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net |  |  | 77,085 |  |  |  | 73,932 |
Other |  |  | 249,508 |  |  |  | 146,227 |
|  | $ | 734,456 |  |  | $ | 466,038 |
Accrued and other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues |  | $ | 271,321 |  |  | $ | 132,187 |
Accrued employee compensation |  |  | 151,389 |  |  |  | 125,349 |
Accrued vacation |  |  | 51,436 |  |  |  | 45,177 |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  | 65,942 |  |  |  | 50,639 |
Income taxes payable |  |  | 141,182 |  |  |  | 113,905 |
Other |  |  | 416,914 |  |  |  | 179,975 |
|  | $ | 1,098,184 |  |  | $ | 647,232 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenues, long-term portion |  | $ | 920,470 |  |  | $ | 84,747 |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 1,401,904 |  |  |  | 85,989 |
Other |  |  | 346,748 |  |  |  | 47,806 |
|  | $ | 2,669,122 |  |  | $ | 218,542 |

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