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Long-Term Debt (8.50% Senior Notes) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Nov. 14, 2013
Nov. 30, 2009
Mar. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Proceeds from issuance of debt $ 400,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt $ 500,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt $ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt      
Interest paid 41,085,000us-gaap_InterestPaid 19,114,000us-gaap_InterestPaid 19,009,000us-gaap_InterestPaid      
Loss on extinguishment of debt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 25,129,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt      
Senior Notes [Member] | 8.50% Senior Notes [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Face amount         200,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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200,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Interest rate         8.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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8.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Proceeds from issuance of debt         193,900,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
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Debt issuance costs, net         6,100,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet
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Redemption price, percent of outstanding principal       100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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101.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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Make-whole premium           19,400,000nflx_DebtInstrumentMakeWholePremium
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Interest paid           5,100,000us-gaap_InterestPaid
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Loss on extinguishment of debt           25,100,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Write off of unamortized deferred financing costs           $ 4,200,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost
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