v3.26.1
Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Goodwill by Segment

Goodwill by segment as of March 31, 2026 and 2025 was as follows:

 

 

 

As of
March 31, 2026

 

 

As of
March 31, 2025

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Communication services

 

$

1,584,603

 

 

$

1,582,083

 

Defense and advanced technologies

 

 

40,410

 

 

 

40,049

 

Total

 

$

1,625,013

 

 

$

1,622,132

 

Allocation of Acquired Intangible Assets and Related Accumulated Amortization

Acquired intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization as of March 31, 2026 and 2025 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2026

 

 

As of March 31, 2025

 

 

 

Weighted
Average
Useful Life

 

 

Total

 

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

 

Net Book
Value

 

 

Total

 

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

 

Net Book
Value

 

 

 

(In years)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Contracts and customer relationships

 

 

11

 

 

$

1,432,934

 

 

$

(413,945

)

 

$

1,018,989

 

 

$

1,432,562

 

 

$

(280,309

)

 

$

1,152,253

 

Orbital slots and spectrum assets

 

 

12

 

 

 

1,088,600

 

 

 

(263,600

)

 

 

825,000

 

 

 

1,088,600

 

 

 

(173,600

)

 

 

915,000

 

Technology

 

 

7

 

 

 

223,954

 

 

 

(142,147

)

 

 

81,807

 

 

 

247,921

 

 

 

(131,805

)

 

 

116,116

 

Trade names

 

 

8

 

 

 

114,570

 

 

 

(50,811

)

 

 

63,759

 

 

 

116,949

 

 

 

(38,453

)

 

 

78,496

 

Other

 

 

9

 

 

 

18,995

 

 

 

(11,114

)

 

 

7,881

 

 

 

18,017

 

 

 

(9,105

)

 

 

8,912

 

Total other acquired intangible assets

 

 

11

 

 

$

2,879,053

 

 

$

(881,617

)

 

$

1,997,436

 

 

$

2,904,049

 

 

$

(633,272

)

 

$

2,270,777

 

 

Expected Amortization Expense for Acquired Intangible Assets Expected amortization expense for acquired intangible assets for each of the following periods is as follows:

 

 

Amortization

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Expected for fiscal year 2027

 

$

263,329

 

Expected for fiscal year 2028

 

 

263,291

 

Expected for fiscal year 2029

 

 

262,266

 

Expected for fiscal year 2030

 

 

247,160

 

Expected for fiscal year 2031

 

 

234,951

 

Thereafter

 

 

726,439

 

 

$

1,997,436