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Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets
 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets

Note 5 — Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets

During each of the nine months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s goodwill remained flat year-over-year.

Goodwill by segments as of December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2025 was as follows:

 

 

 

As of
 December 31, 2025

 

 

As of
 March 31, 2025

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Communication services

 

$

1,585,687

 

 

$

1,582,083

 

Defense and advanced technologies

 

 

40,588

 

 

 

40,049

 

Total

 

$

1,626,275

 

 

$

1,622,132

 

Acquired intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of two to 12 years (which approximates the economic pattern of benefit). Amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets was $64.8 million and $65.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $195.6 million and $198.1 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.