Balance Sheet Components - Components of Content Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
9 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 30, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Content assets, net | $ 13,963,091 | $ 11,000,808 |
Current content assets, net | 4,223,387 | 3,726,307 |
Non-current content assets, net | 9,739,704 | 7,274,501 |
Licensed content | ||
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Net content | 11,462,217 | 9,595,315 |
Produced content | ||
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Net content | 984,945 | 335,400 |
In production | 1,338,208 | 1,010,463 |
In development and pre-production | 163,393 | 34,215 |
Content assets, net | $ 2,486,546 | 1,380,078 |
Produced content amortization percentage over one year | 29.00% | |
Produced content amortization percent over three years | 79.00% | |
Produced content amortization period over the next 48 months (more than) | 80.00% | |
DVD | ||
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Content assets, net | $ 14,328 | $ 25,415 |