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VIASAT INC Stock $vsat

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2018 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000156459018014641 Filed on May 30, 2018

Income Statement

Concept	2018	2017 Q1	2017
Revenue	$1.595B	$416.4M	$1.559B
YoY Change	2.26%	11.94%	10.01%
Cost Of Revenue	$567.1M	$274.1M	$524.9M
YoY Change	8.04%	4.42%	6.03%
Gross Profit	$1.027B	$142.3M	$1.034B
YoY Change	-0.67%	30.07%	12.15%
Gross Profit Margin	64.43%	34.17%	66.34%
Selling, General & Admin	$385.4M	$96.60M	$333.5M
YoY Change	15.58%	24.65%	11.77%
% of Gross Profit	37.51%	67.88%	32.24%
Research & Development	$168.3M	$39.90M	$129.6M
YoY Change	29.85%	84.72%	67.97%
% of Gross Profit	16.38%	28.04%	12.53%
Depreciation & Amortization	$210.4M	$62.50M	$200.7M
YoY Change	4.86%	4.17%	3.94%
% of Gross Profit	20.48%	43.92%	19.4%
Operating Expenses	$553.8M	$139.6M	$463.1M
YoY Change	19.57%	36.86%	23.32%
Operating Profit	-$92.19M	$2.700M	$36.46M
YoY Change	-352.85%	-63.51%	-11.33%
Interest Expense	$4.026M	-$100.0K	$12.08M
YoY Change	-66.68%	-98.33%	-53.07%
% of Operating Profit		-3.7%	33.14%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$105.5M	$2.600M	$25.38M
YoY Change	-515.5%	73.33%	44.25%
Income Tax	-$35.22M	-$1.600M	$3.617M
% Of Pretax Income		-61.54%	14.25%
Net Earnings	-$68.28M	$6.700M	$21.77M
YoY Change	-413.66%	48.89%	-0.01%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-4.28%	1.61%	1.4%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$1.15		$0.45
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$1.15	$114.3K	$0.45
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	58.44M	57.59M shares	52.32M
Diluted Shares Outstanding	58.44M		53.40M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2018	2017 Q1	2017
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$71.40M	$130.1M	$130.1M
YoY Change	-45.12%	209.03%	209.03%
Cash & Equivalents	$71.40M	$130.1M	$130.1M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$77.10M	$5.980M	$57.90M
YoY Change	33.16%	3.12%	21.64%
Inventory	$196.3M	$163.2M	$163.2M
Prepaid Expenses		$51.86M
Receivables	$267.7M	$263.7M	$263.7M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$612.6M	$614.9M	$614.9M
YoY Change	-0.37%	17.89%	17.89%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.963B	$1.649B	$1.649B
YoY Change	19.02%	19.05%	19.05%
Goodwill		$119.9M
YoY Change		2.42%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$163.8M	$141.9M	$141.9M
YoY Change	15.43%
Other Assets	$259.4M	$529.4M	$167.3M
YoY Change	55.05%	55.69%	4.56%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.802B	$2.340B	$2.340B
YoY Change	19.73%	24.74%	24.74%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$612.6M	$614.9M	$614.9M
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.802B	$2.340B	$2.340B
Total Assets	$3.414B	$2.955B	$2.955B
YoY Change	15.55%	23.25%	23.25%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$157.5M	$100.3M	$100.3M
YoY Change	57.03%	4.84%	4.92%
Accrued Expenses	$85.10M	$225.0M	$74.90M
YoY Change	13.62%	22.03%	17.58%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$45.30M	$288.0K	$300.0K
YoY Change	15000.0%	5.11%	0.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$466.5M	$325.5M	$325.5M
YoY Change	43.32%	16.26%	16.25%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$978.4M	$848.5M	$848.5M
YoY Change	15.31%	-10.26%	-10.26%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$120.4M	$3.000M	$40.80M
YoY Change	195.1%	24900.0%	9.09%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.099B	$851.5M	$889.3M
YoY Change	23.56%	-9.95%	-9.52%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$466.5M	$325.5M	$325.5M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.099B	$851.5M	$889.3M
Total Liabilities	$1.577B	$1.217B	$1.220B
YoY Change	29.25%	-3.66%	-3.8%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$297.5M
YoY Change		8.68%
Common Stock		$1.440B
YoY Change		68.3%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.837B	$1.735B	$1.735B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$3.414B	$2.955B	$2.955B
YoY Change	15.55%	23.25%	23.25%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2018	2017 Q1	2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$68.28M	$6.700M	$21.77M
YoY Change	-413.66%	48.89%	-0.01%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$210.4M	$62.50M	$200.7M
YoY Change	4.86%	4.17%	3.94%
Cash From Operating Activities	$358.6M	$98.60M	$411.3M
YoY Change	-12.8%	27.39%	38.53%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$511.6M	-$139.5M	$514.7M
YoY Change	-0.59%	21.41%	36.2%
Acquisitions			$16.53M
YoY Change			275.47%
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	-$112.1M	-$129.3M
YoY Change	-100.0%	6127.78%	-10378.22%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$584.5M	-$251.6M	-$715.0M
YoY Change	-18.25%	115.6%	56.7%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$503.1M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	165.8M	-1.200M	392.8M
YoY Change	-57.79%	-106.9%	163.44%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	358.6M	98.60M	411.3M
Cash From Investing Activities	-584.5M	-251.6M	-715.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	165.8M	-1.200M	392.8M
Net Change In Cash	-58.65M	-154.2M	89.08M
YoY Change	-165.84%	604.11%	-964.83%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$358.6M	$98.60M	$411.3M
Capital Expenditures	$511.6M	-$139.5M	$514.7M
Free Cash Flow	-$153.0M	$238.1M	-$103.4M
YoY Change	47.98%	23.82%	27.66%

Facts In Submission

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CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	37562000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	12386000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	26749000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	25975000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	15259000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	3335000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	32503000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	972000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	5250000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	60042000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	48039000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	-337000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	72622000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	5166000
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	358633000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	411298000
CY2016	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	296937000
CY2016	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	377894000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	140378000
CY2016	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	1258000
CY2016	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Intangible Assets PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets	72731000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	16528000
CY2016	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	4402000
CY2017	us-gaap	Sale Leaseback Transaction Net Proceeds Investing Activities SaleLeasebackTransactionNetProceedsInvestingActivities	27559000
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-584487000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-715005000
CY2016	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-456285000
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	9759000
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	503061000
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	8491000
CY2016	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-1784000
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	165776000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	392784000
CY2016	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	149122000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents Continuing Operations EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalentsContinuingOperations	1426000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents Continuing Operations EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalentsContinuingOperations	-1067000
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Intangible Assets PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets	72853000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Intangible Assets PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets	70966000
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Acquisitions StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions	4988000
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	3722000
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	22800000
CY2016	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-10175000
CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	42088000
CY2015Q2	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	52263000
CY2017	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	10094000
CY2016	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	21787000
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	4021000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	1468000
CY2016	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	1380000
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued1 StockIssued1	16409000
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued1 StockIssued1	13080000
CY2016	us-gaap	Stock Issued1 StockIssued1	11609000
CY2018	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	41149000
CY2017	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	29813000
CY2016	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	60796000
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Equity Interest Issued Or Issuable Value Assigned BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestIssuedOrIssuableValueAssigned	4988000
CY2015Q2	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1043733000
CY2016	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	13520000
CY2016	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	8789000
CY2016	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	51399000
CY2016	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Benefit Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan	11609000
CY2016	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	16397000
CY2016	vsat	Increase Decrease In Other Noncontrolling Interest Activities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncontrollingInterestActivities	141000
CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1134424000
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	12117000
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	10286000
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	503061000
CY2017	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	62397000
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Benefit Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan	13080000
CY2017	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	21670000
CY2017	vsat	Increase Decrease In Other Noncontrolling Interest Activities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncontrollingInterestActivities	-8000
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	13371000
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	12794000
CY2018	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	76512000
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Benefit Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan	16409000
CY2018	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	24206000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Cumulative Effect Of New Accounting Principle In Period Of Adoption CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	59121000
CY2018	vsat	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Capital Contribution NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromCapitalContribution	8491000
CY2018	vsat	Increase Decrease In Other Noncontrolling Interest Activities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncontrollingInterestActivities	7000
CY2018	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Disclosures LossContingencyDisclosures	<div> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:4pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Note 12 — Contingencies</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:4pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:4.54%;">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 its 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. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:9pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In March 2016, the Company’s 52% 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 was investigating TrellisWare’s eligibility for certain prior government contracts and whether TrellisWare’s conduct in connection therewith violated the False Claims Act. An estimated loss contingency is accrued when it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company regularly evaluates current information available to determine whether such accruals should be adjusted and whether new accruals are required. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017, based on further developments in that investigation and TrellisWare’s discussions with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Company accrued a total loss contingency of $11.8 million in SG&A expenses in its government systems segment, which consisted of $11.4 million in uncharacterized damages and $0.4 million in penalties. The impact of the loss contingency on net income attributable to Viasat, Inc. stockholders for fiscal year 2017, net of tax, was $4.0 million, with the related amount of $3.7 million recorded to net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax, while the impact on basic and diluted net income per share attributable to Viasat, Inc. common stockholders for fiscal year 2017 was $0.08 per share and $0.07 per share, respectively. As of March 31, 2017, the total loss contingency was recorded in accrued liabilities and other long term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet in the amounts of $8.8 million and $3.0 million, respectively. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018, the TrellisWare investigation was settled and the accrued amount of loss contingency was paid out in full. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:9pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">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 years 2016 through 2018. As of March 31, 2018, 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, 2018 and 2017, the Company had $1.6 million and $1.8 million, respectively, in contract-related reserves for its estimate of potential refunds to customers for potential cost adjustments on several multi-year 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 the status of the related contracts. </p></div>
CY2018	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:2.26%;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Management estimates and assumptions </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:4pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:4.54%;">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. </p></div>
CY2018	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<div> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:13pt;margin-left:2.26%;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Concentration of risk </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:4pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:4.54%;">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. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:9pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Revenues from the U.S. government as an individual customer comprised approximately 30.6%, 28.8% and 23.7% of total revenues for fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Billed accounts receivable to the U.S. government as of March 31, 2018 and 2017 were approximately 36.4% and 30.1%, 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 2018, 2017 and 2016. The Company’s five largest contracts generated approximately 19.7%, 19.6% and 19.4% of the Company’s total revenues for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018, March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016, respectively. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:9pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Company relies on a limited number of contract manufacturers to produce its products. </p></div>
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Percentage Of Completion Method RevenueRecognitionPercentageOfCompletionMethod	<div> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:4pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:4.54%;">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 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded losses of approximately $10.2 million, $6.0 million and $5.1 million, respectively, related to loss contracts. </p></div>
CY2018	us-gaap	Guarantees Indemnifications And Warranties Policies GuaranteesIndemnificationsAndWarrantiesPolicies	<div> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:13pt;margin-left:2.26%;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Indemnification provisions </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:4pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:4.54%;">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, 2018 and 2017, no such amounts were accrued related to the aforementioned provisions. </p></div>
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Leases RevenueRecognitionLeases	<div> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:9pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:4.54%;">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. </p></div>
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Multiple Element Arrangements RevenueRecognitionMultipleElementArrangements	<div> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:9pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:4.54%;">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. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:9pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:4.54%;">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’s, 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. </p></div>
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Deferred Revenue RevenueRecognitionDeferredRevenue	<div> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:9pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:4.54%;">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 12 months. Amounts for obligations extending beyond 12 months are recorded within other liabilities in the consolidated financial statements. </p></div>
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	173414000
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Land Held For Use PaymentsToAcquireLandHeldForUse	39500000
CY2017Q1	vsat	Number Of Acres Of Land Sold NumberOfAcresOfLandSold	16
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Sale Leaseback Transaction Net Proceeds Investing Activities SaleLeasebackTransactionNetProceedsInvestingActivities	27600000
CY2018	us-gaap	Lessee Leasing Arrangements Operating Leases Term Of Contract LesseeLeasingArrangementsOperatingLeasesTermOfContract	P10Y
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Patents Gross FiniteLivedPatentsGross	3200000
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Patents Gross FiniteLivedPatentsGross	3200000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived License Agreements Gross FiniteLivedLicenseAgreementsGross	15400000
CY2015Q4	vsat	Number Of Acres Of Land Purchased NumberOfAcresOfLandPurchased	23
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived License Agreements Gross FiniteLivedLicenseAgreementsGross	15400000
CY2018Q1	vsat	Finite Lived Patents And Other Licenses Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedPatentsAndOtherLicensesAccumulatedAmortization	2500000
CY2017Q1	vsat	Finite Lived Patents And Other Licenses Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedPatentsAndOtherLicensesAccumulatedAmortization	2100000
CY2017	vsat	Debt Issuances Costs Capitalized DebtIssuancesCostsCapitalized	6100000
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Net CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet	203686000
CY2017	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Additions CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAdditions	73100000
CY2016	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Amortization1 CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization1	32200000
CY2016	us-gaap	Goodwill And Intangible Asset Impairment GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment	0
CY2018	vsat	Products Warranty Period Maximum ProductsWarrantyPeriodMaximum	P5Y
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve SelfInsuranceReserve	4200000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials Net Of Reserves InventoryRawMaterialsNetOfReserves	62252000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Carrying Amount DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount	1062401000
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Carrying Amount DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount	879422000
CY2017	us-gaap	Goodwill Period Increase Decrease GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease	2800000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Next Twelve Months FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths	9571000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	7726000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	5277000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	-2400000
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