v3.26.3
Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

Note 2 — Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions

 

 

 

As of
 September 30, 2026

 

 

As of
 March 31, 2026

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Accounts receivable, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Billed

 

$

536,031

 

 

$

539,758

 

Unbilled

 

 

209,554

 

 

 

227,840

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(10,175

)

 

 

(14,168

)

 

$

735,410

 

 

$

753,430

 

Inventories:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials

 

$

127,465

 

 

$

108,697

 

Work in process

 

 

30,653

 

 

 

25,054

 

Finished goods

 

 

150,666

 

 

 

147,469

 

 

$

308,784

 

 

$

281,220

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

$

172,572

 

 

$

179,081

 

Other

 

 

162,023

 

 

 

163,441

 

 

$

334,595

 

 

$

342,522

 

Property, equipment and satellites, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment and software (estimated useful life of 3-10 years)

 

$

4,672,152

 

 

$

4,298,300

 

CPE leased equipment (estimated useful life of 3-7 years)

 

 

508,254

 

 

 

522,882

 

Furniture and fixtures (estimated useful life of 7-10 years)

 

 

46,279

 

 

 

54,185

 

Leasehold improvements (estimated useful life of 2-20 years)

 

 

330,316

 

 

 

325,087

 

Buildings (estimated useful life of 20-38 years)

 

 

15,062

 

 

 

15,062

 

Land

 

 

11,251

 

 

 

11,251

 

Construction in progress

 

 

502,985

 

 

 

662,841

 

Satellites (estimated useful life of 7-17 years)

 

 

5,371,396

 

 

 

3,410,741

 

Satellite Ka-band capacity obtained under finance leases (estimated useful life of 7-15 years)

 

 

339,428

 

 

 

339,428

 

Satellites under construction

 

 

642,625

 

 

 

2,644,050

 

 

 

 

12,439,748

 

 

 

12,283,827

 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(5,261,396

)

 

 

(5,011,190

)

 

 

$

7,178,352

 

 

$

7,272,637

 

Acquired intangible assets, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts and customer relationships (weighted average useful life of 11 years)

 

$

1,432,748

 

 

$

1,432,934

 

Orbital slots and spectrum assets (weighted average useful life of 12 years)

 

 

1,088,600

 

 

 

1,088,600

 

Technology (weighted average useful life of 7 years)

 

 

223,735

 

 

 

223,954

 

Trade names (weighted average useful life of 8 years)

 

 

114,560

 

 

 

114,570

 

Other (weighted average useful life of 9 years)

 

 

18,404

 

 

 

18,995

 

 

 

2,878,047

 

 

 

2,879,053

 

Less: accumulated amortization

 

 

(1,011,151

)

 

 

(881,617

)

 

$

1,866,896

 

 

$

1,997,436

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

$

68,350

 

 

$

68,699

 

Capitalized software costs, net

 

 

327,847

 

 

 

316,947

 

Patents, orbital slots and other licenses, net

 

 

113,462

 

 

 

120,194

 

Other

 

 

283,723

 

 

 

273,669

 

 

$

793,382

 

 

$

779,509

 

Accrued and other liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues

 

$

356,536

 

 

$

292,592

 

Accrued employee compensation

 

 

108,885

 

 

 

207,741

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

62,716

 

 

 

60,879

 

Interest payable

 

 

53,106

 

 

 

34,064

 

Other

 

 

380,433

 

 

 

355,916

 

 

$

961,676

 

 

$

951,192

 

Other liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred revenues, long-term portion

 

$

1,102,228

 

 

$

1,064,261

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

977,500

 

 

 

1,016,850

 

Other

 

 

250,333

 

 

 

298,190

 

 

$

2,330,061

 

 

$

2,379,301