$VSAT
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2016 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312516604149 Filed on May 26, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2016	2015 Q2	2014 Q2
Revenue	$1.417B	$344.4M	$343.9M
YoY Change	2.52%	0.14%	7.1%
Cost Of Revenue	$495.1M	$117.6M	$250.8M
YoY Change	11.4%	-53.11%	136.84%
Gross Profit	$922.3M	$226.8M	$93.20M
YoY Change	-1.68%	143.31%	-56.69%
Gross Profit Margin	65.07%	65.85%	27.1%
Selling, General & Admin	$298.3M	$71.11M	$74.10M
YoY Change	10.16%	-4.04%	14.39%
% of Gross Profit	32.35%	31.36%	79.51%
Research & Development	$77.18M	$15.61M	$16.60M
YoY Change	65.38%	-5.98%	17.82%
% of Gross Profit	8.37%	6.88%	17.81%
Depreciation & Amortization	$193.1M	$46.21M	$49.40M
YoY Change	7.54%	-6.47%	36.37%
% of Gross Profit	20.93%	20.38%	53.0%
Operating Expenses	$375.5M	$86.72M	$94.30M
YoY Change	18.27%	-8.04%	19.56%
Operating Profit	$41.12M	$9.414M	-$1.100M
YoY Change	-50.54%	-955.82%	-132.13%
Interest Expense	$25.75M	$6.584M	-$8.700M
YoY Change	-18.13%	-175.68%	-185.6%
% of Operating Profit	62.62%	69.94%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$17.60M	$3.526M	-$9.900M
YoY Change	-67.24%	-135.62%	47.37%
Income Tax	-$4.173M	$1.007M	-$6.400M
% Of Pretax Income	-23.71%	28.56%
Net Earnings	$21.77M	$2.519M	-$3.500M
YoY Change	-45.43%	-171.97%	135.37%
Net Earnings / Revenue	1.54%	0.73%	-1.02%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.45	$0.05
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.44	$0.05	-$75.76K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	48.46M	47.92M shares	46.38M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	49.45M	48.84M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016	2015 Q2	2014 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$42.10M	$52.30M	$58.30M
YoY Change	-19.5%	-10.29%	-26.85%
Cash & Equivalents	$42.10M	$52.26M	$58.35M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$47.60M	$4.596M	$2.729M
YoY Change	6.49%	68.41%	-25.36%
Inventory	$145.2M	$128.4M	$119.6M
Prepaid Expenses		$40.11M	$41.34M
Receivables	$286.7M	$266.3M	$271.9M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$521.6M	$491.7M	$531.6M
YoY Change	6.08%	-7.51%	0.25%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.385B	$1.180B	$1.053B
YoY Change	17.36%	12.13%	9.81%
Goodwill		$117.2M	$83.63M
YoY Change		40.2%	1.2%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$160.0M	$326.9M	$257.0M
YoY Change	-15.79%	27.21%	16.94%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.876B	$1.656B	$1.428B
YoY Change	12.54%	15.91%	9.3%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$521.6M	$491.7M	$531.6M
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.876B	$1.656B	$1.428B
Total Assets	$2.397B	$2.147B	$1.960B
YoY Change	11.07%	9.56%	6.69%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$95.60M	$76.93M	$98.85M
YoY Change	24.32%	-22.18%	-18.51%
Accrued Expenses	$63.70M	$191.3M	$176.0M
YoY Change	18.4%	8.72%	21.05%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$300.0K	$260.0K	$1.856M
YoY Change	0.0%	-85.99%	-2.32%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$280.0M	$268.3M	$274.8M
YoY Change	4.36%	-2.39%	2.32%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$945.5M	$806.4M	$689.8M
YoY Change	17.25%	16.91%	17.67%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$37.40M	$40.00M	$48.89M
YoY Change	-5.56%	-18.2%	-6.96%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$982.9M	$846.4M	$738.7M
YoY Change	16.18%	14.59%	1305.67%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$280.0M	$268.3M	$274.8M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$982.9M	$846.4M	$738.7M
Total Liabilities	$1.268B	$1.115B	$1.013B
YoY Change	13.25%	9.98%	11.7%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$252.0M	$211.6M
YoY Change		19.08%	-3.47%
Common Stock		$786.5M	$776.5M
YoY Change		1.29%	5.07%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$0.00	$49.36M
YoY Change		-100.0%	44.99%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.129B	$1.039B	$941.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$2.397B	$2.158B	$1.960B
YoY Change	11.07%	10.11%	6.69%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016	2015 Q2	2014 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$21.77M	$2.519M	-$3.500M
YoY Change	-45.43%	-171.97%	135.37%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$193.1M	$46.21M	$49.40M
YoY Change	7.54%	-6.47%	36.37%
Cash From Operating Activities	$296.9M	$78.10M	$70.20M
YoY Change	-15.05%	11.25%	30.48%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$377.9M	$65.95M	-$74.00M
YoY Change	3.11%	-189.13%	-201.33%
Acquisitions	$4.402M	$3.613M
YoY Change	-92.33%
Other Investing Activities	$1.258M	-$900.0K	$0.00
YoY Change	-102.19%		-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$456.3M	-$110.0M	-$74.00M
YoY Change	-4.26%	48.65%	-15.14%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	149.1M	-13.20M	20.60M
YoY Change	22.72%	-164.08%	177.18%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	296.9M	78.10M	70.20M
Cash From Investing Activities	-456.3M	-110.0M	-74.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	149.1M	-13.20M	20.60M
Net Change In Cash	-10.30M	-45.10M	16.80M
YoY Change	83.93%	-368.45%	-121.06%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$296.9M	$78.10M	$70.20M
Capital Expenditures	$377.9M	$65.95M	-$74.00M
Free Cash Flow	-$80.99M	$12.15M	$144.2M
YoY Change	376.66%	-91.58%	-849.87%

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CY2016	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
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CY2016	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Leases RevenueRecognitionLeases	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company also enters into certain leasing arrangements with customers and evaluates the contracts in accordance with the authoritative guidance for leases (ASC 840). The Company’s accounting for equipment leases involves specific determinations under the authoritative guidance for leases, which often involve complex provisions and significant judgments. In accordance with the authoritative guidance for leases, the Company classifies the transactions as sales type or operating leases based on: (1) review for transfers of ownership of the equipment to the lessee by the end of the lease term, (2) review of the lease terms to determine if it contains an option to purchase the leased equipment for a price which is sufficiently lower than the expected fair value of the equipment at the date of the option, (3) review of the lease term to determine if it is equal to or greater than 75% of the economic life of the equipment, and (4) review of the present value of the minimum lease payments to determine if they are equal to or greater than 90% of the fair market value of the equipment at the inception of the lease. Additionally, the Company considers the cancelability of the contract and any related uncertainty of collections or risk in recoverability of the lease investment at lease inception. Revenue from sales type leases is recognized at the inception of the lease or when the equipment has been delivered and installed at the customer site, if installation is required. Revenues from equipment rentals under operating leases are recognized as earned over the lease term, which is generally on a straight-line basis.</font></p> </div>
CY2016	us-gaap	Guarantees Indemnifications And Warranties Policies GuaranteesIndemnificationsAndWarrantiesPolicies	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 2%; MARGIN-TOP: 18px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b><i>Indemnification provisions</i></b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In the ordinary course of business, the Company includes indemnification provisions in certain of its contracts, generally relating to parties with which the Company has commercial relations. Pursuant to these agreements, the Company will indemnify, hold harmless and agree to reimburse the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party, including but not limited to losses relating to third-party intellectual property claims. To date, there have not been any material costs incurred in connection with such indemnification clauses. The Company’s insurance policies do not necessarily cover the cost of defending indemnification claims or providing indemnification, so if a claim was filed against the Company by any party that the Company has agreed to indemnify, the Company could incur substantial legal costs and damages. A claim would be accrued when a loss is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. At March 31, 2016 and April 3, 2015, no such amounts were accrued related to the aforementioned provisions.</font></p> </div>
CY2016	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2016
CY2016	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
CY2016	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2016	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000797721
CY2016	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
CY2016	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Deferred Revenue RevenueRecognitionDeferredRevenue	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues represent cash collected from customers in advance of revenue recognition and are recorded in accrued liabilities for obligations within the next twelve months. Amounts for obligations extending beyond twelve months are recorded within other liabilities in the consolidated financial statements.</font></p> </div>
CY2016	us-gaap	Description Of Lessee Leasing Arrangements Operating Leases DescriptionOfLesseeLeasingArrangementsOperatingLeases	The Company leases office and other facilities under non-cancelable operating leases with initial terms ranging from one to fifteen years which expire between fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2027 and provide for pre-negotiated fixed rental rates during the terms of the lease. Certain of the Company's facilities leases contain option provisions which allow for extension of the lease terms.
CY2016	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Percentage Of Completion Method RevenueRecognitionPercentageOfCompletionMethod	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; MARGIN-LEFT: 25px; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2"><b><i>Revenue recognition</i></b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 6px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2">A substantial portion of the Company’s revenues is derived from long-term contracts requiring development and delivery of complex equipment built to customer specifications. Sales related to long-term contracts are accounted for under the authoritative guidance for the percentage-of-completion method of accounting (ASC 605-35). Sales and earnings under these contracts are recorded either based on the ratio of actual costs incurred to date to total estimated costs expected to be incurred related to the contract, or as products are shipped under the units-of-delivery method. Anticipated losses on contracts are recognized in full in the period in which losses become probable and estimable. Changes in estimates of profit or loss on contracts are included in earnings on a cumulative basis in the period the estimate is changed. During fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded losses of approximately $5.1 million, $0.6 million and $3.3 million, respectively, related to loss contracts.</font></p> </div>
CY2016	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; MARGIN-LEFT: 25px; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 18px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2"><b><i>Concentration of risk</i></b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 6px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2">Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents and accounts receivable which are generally not collateralized. The Company limits its exposure to credit loss by placing its cash equivalents with high credit quality financial institutions and investing in high quality short-term debt instruments. The Company establishes customer credit policies related to its accounts receivable based on historical collection experiences within the various markets in which the Company operates, historical past due amounts and any specific information that the Company becomes aware of such as bankruptcy or liquidity issues of customers.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2">Revenues from the U.S. government as an individual customer comprised approximately 23.7%, 22.8% and 21.2% of total revenues for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Billed accounts receivable to the U.S. government as of March 31, 2016 and April 3, 2015 were approximately 22.8% and 30.6%, respectively, of total billed receivables. In addition, none of the Company’s commercial customers comprised 10.0% or more of total revenues for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014. The Company’s five largest contracts generated approximately 19.4%, 21.1% and 26.4% of the Company’s total revenues for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2016, April 3, 2015 and April 4, 2014, respectively.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2">The Company relies on a limited number of contract manufacturers to produce its products.</font></p> </div>
CY2016	us-gaap	Fiscal Period FiscalPeriod	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">On May 4, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year from a 52 or 53 week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to March 31 to a fiscal year ending on March 31 of each year, effective with the fiscal year commencing April 4, 2015. Beginning April 4, 2015, the Company’s fiscal quarters end on June 30, September 30, December 31, and March 31 of each year. Fiscal year 2014 was a 53 week year, compared to a 52 week year in fiscal year 2015. Fiscal year 2016 was slightly shorter than 52 weeks due to the change in fiscal year beginning April 4, 2015. The Company does not believe that these differences in length of year had any material impact on its financial results.</font></p> </div>
CY2016	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--03-31
CY2016	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
CY2016	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	VIASAT INC
CY2016	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
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CY2016	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
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CY2016	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Government Contracts ConcentrationRiskGovernmentContracts	Contract costs on U.S. government contracts are subject to audit and review by the Defense Contracting Management Agency (DCMA), the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), and other U.S. government agencies, as well as negotiations with U.S. government representatives. As of March 31, 2016, the DCAA had completed its incurred cost audit for fiscal year 2004 and approved the Company’s incurred cost claims for fiscal years 2005 through 2015 without further audit. Although the Company has recorded contract revenues subsequent to fiscal year 2015 based upon an estimate of costs that the Company believes will be approved upon final audit or review, the Company does not know the outcome of any ongoing or future audits or reviews and adjustments, and if future adjustments exceed the Company’s estimates, its profitability would be adversely affected.
CY2016	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2016-03-31
CY2016	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Multiple Element Arrangements RevenueRecognitionMultipleElementArrangements	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2">In accordance with the authoritative guidance for revenue recognition for multiple element arrangements, ASU 2009-13, Revenue Recognition (ASC 605) Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements, which updates ASC 605-25, Revenue Recognition-Multiple element arrangements, of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) codification, for substantially all of the arrangements with multiple deliverables, the Company allocates revenue to each element based on a selling price hierarchy at the arrangement inception. The selling price for each element is based upon the following selling price hierarchy: vendor specific objective evidence (VSOE) if available, third-party evidence (TPE) if VSOE is not available, or estimated selling price (ESP) if neither VSOE nor TPE are available (a description as to how the Company determines VSOE, TPE and ESP is provided below). If a tangible hardware systems product includes software, the Company determines whether the tangible hardware systems product and the software work together to deliver the product’s essential functionality and, if so, the entire product is treated as a nonsoftware deliverable. The total arrangement consideration is allocated to each separate unit of accounting for each of the nonsoftware deliverables using the relative selling prices of each unit based on the aforementioned selling price hierarchy. Revenue for each separate unit of accounting is recognized when the applicable revenue recognition criteria for each element have been met.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: 12px 'Times New Roman'; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px">  </p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2">To determine the selling price in multiple-element arrangements, the Company establishes VSOE of the selling price using the price charged for a deliverable when sold separately. The Company also considers specific renewal rates offered to customers for software license updates, product support and hardware systems support, and other services. For nonsoftware multiple-element arrangements, TPE is established by evaluating similar and/or interchangeable competitor products or services in standalone arrangements with similarly situated customers and/or agreements. If the Company is unable to determine the selling price because VSOE or TPE doesn’t exist, the Company determines ESP for the purposes of allocating the arrangement by reviewing historical transactions, including transactions whereby the deliverable was sold on a standalone basis and considers several other external and internal factors including, but not limited to, pricing practices including discounting, margin objectives, competition, the geographies in which the Company offers its products and services, the type of customer (i.e., distributor, value added reseller, government agency or direct end user, among others), volume commitments and the stage of the product lifecycle. The determination of ESP considers the Company’s pricing model and go-to-market strategy. As the Company, or its competitors’, pricing and go-to-market strategies evolve, the Company may modify its pricing practices in the future, which could result in changes to its determination of VSOE, TPE and ESP. As a result, the Company’s future revenue recognition for multiple-element arrangements could differ materially from those in the current period.</font></p> </div>
CY2016	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 2%; MARGIN-TOP: 18px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b><i>Management estimates and assumptions</i></b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates have been prepared on the basis of the most current and best available information and actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates made by management include revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, self-insurance reserves, allowance for doubtful accounts, warranty accruals, valuation of goodwill and other intangible assets, patents, orbital slots and other licenses, software development, property, equipment and satellites, long-lived assets, derivatives, contingencies and income taxes including the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.</font></p> </div>
CY2016	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Disclosures LossContingencyDisclosures	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 18px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Note 12 — Contingencies and Certain Matters Resolved During Fiscal Year 2015</b></font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 6px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b><i>Contingencies</i></b></font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">From time to time, the Company is involved in a variety of claims, suits, investigations and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, including government investigations and claims, and other claims and proceedings with respect to intellectual property, breach of contract, labor and employment, tax and other matters. Such matters could result in fines; penalties, compensatory, treble or other damages; or non-monetary relief. A violation of government contract laws and regulations could also result in the termination of our government contracts or debarment from bidding on future government contracts. Although claims, suits, investigations and proceedings are inherently uncertain and their results cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company believes that the resolution of its current pending matters will not have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.</font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In March 2016, the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary TrellisWare was informed by the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California that it is investigating TrellisWare’s eligibility for certain prior government contracts and whether TrellisWare’s conduct in connection therewith violated the False Claims Act. At this time, the Company cannot determine whether the government will initiate a case and, if so, whether TrellisWare would be liable for any damages or penalties, or in what amount. Although the outcome of this investigation is difficult to predict, an unfavorable resolution could have a material impact on the Company’s financial results.</font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company has contracts with various U.S. government agencies. Accordingly, the Company is routinely subject to audit and review by the DCMA, the DCAA and other U.S. government agencies of its performance on government contracts, indirect rates and pricing practices, accounting and management internal control business systems, and compliance with applicable contracting and procurement laws, regulations and standards. An adverse outcome to a review or audit or other failure to comply with applicable contracting and procurement laws, regulations and standards could result in material civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions being imposed on the Company, which may include termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, triggering of price reduction clauses, suspension of payments, significant customer refunds, fines and suspension, or a prohibition on doing business with U.S. government agencies. In addition, if the Company fails to obtain an “adequate” determination of its various accounting and management internal control business systems from applicable U.S. government agencies or if allegations of impropriety are made against it, the Company could suffer serious harm to its business or its reputation, including its ability to bid on new contracts or receive contract renewals and its competitive position in the bidding process. The Company’s incurred cost audits by the DCAA have not been concluded for fiscal year 2016. As of March 31, 2016, the DCAA had completed its incurred cost audit for fiscal year 2004 and approved the Company’s incurred cost claims for fiscal years 2005 through 2015 without further audit. Although the Company has recorded contract revenues subsequent to fiscal year 2015 based upon an estimate of costs that the Company believes will be approved upon final audit or review, the Company does not know the outcome of any ongoing or future audits or reviews and adjustments, and if future adjustments exceed the Company’s estimates, its profitability would be adversely affected. As of March 31, 2016 and April 3, 2015, the Company had $2.5 million and $4.3 million, respectively, in contract-related reserves for its estimate of potential refunds to customers for potential cost adjustments on several <font style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">multi-year</font> U.S. government cost reimbursable contracts. This reserve is classified as either an element of accrued liabilities or as a reduction of unbilled accounts receivable based on status of the related contracts.</font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 18px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b><i>Certain Matters Resolved During Fiscal Year 2015</i></b></font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In September 2014, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with SS/L and Loral (the Settlement Agreement), pursuant to which SS/L and Loral are required to pay the Company a total of $108.7 million, inclusive of interest, over a two and a half year period from the date of settlement. In exchange, the Company dismissed both lawsuits against SS/L and Loral. The parties further agreed not to sue each other with respect to the patents and intellectual property that were the subject of the lawsuits and, for a period of two years, not to sue each other or each other’s customers for any intellectual property claims.</font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company accounted for the amounts payable by SS/L and Loral under the Settlement Agreement as a multiple-element arrangement and allocated the total consideration to the identifiable elements based upon their fair value. The consideration assigned to each element was as follows:</font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; WIDOWS: 1; MARGIN-TOP: 18px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"> </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="68%" align="center" border="0"> <tr> <td width="79%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="11%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>(In thousands)</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Implied license</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">85,132</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Other damages</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">18,714</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Interest income</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">4,866</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">108,712</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" size="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">During fiscal year 2016, the Company recorded $27.5 million with respect to amounts realized under the Settlement Agreement, of which $25.3 million was recognized as product revenues in the Company’s satellite services segment and $2.2 million was recognized as interest income in the consolidated financial statements. During fiscal year 2015, the Company recorded $53.7 million with respect to amounts realized under the Settlement Agreement, of which $33.0 million was recognized as product revenues and $18.7 million was recognized as a reduction to SG&A expenses in the Company’s satellite services segment, and $2.0 million was recognized as interest income in the consolidated financial statements. The remaining payments under the Settlement Agreement will be recognized in future periods when realized, and will be recorded as product revenues in the satellite services segment and interest income.</font></font></p> </div>
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