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Revenue Recognition
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
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The Company's primary source of revenues is from monthly membership fees. Members are billed in advance of the start of their monthly membership and revenues are recognized ratably over each monthly membership period. Revenues are presented net of the taxes that are collected from members and remitted to governmental authorities. The Company is the principal in all its relationships where partners, including consumer electronics (“CE”) manufacturers, multichannel video programming distributors (“MVPDs”), mobile operators and internet service providers (“ISPs”), provide access to the service as the Company retains control over service delivery to its members. Typically, payments made to the partners, such as for marketing, are expensed, but in the case where the price that the member pays is established by the partners and there is no standalone price for the Netflix service (for instance, in a bundle), these payments are recognized as a reduction of revenues.
The following tables summarize streaming revenue, paid net membership additions (losses), and paid memberships at end of period by region for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively:

United States and Canada (UCAN)
 
 
As of/ Three Months Ended
 
As of/ Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30, 2020
 
June 30, 2019
 
June 30, 2020
 
June 30, 2019
 
 
(in thousands)
Revenues
 
$
2,839,670

 
$
2,501,199

 
$
5,542,446

 
$
4,758,050

Paid net membership additions (losses)
 
2,935

 
(132
)
 
5,242

 
1,744

Paid memberships at end of period (1)
 
72,904

 
66,501

 
72,904

 
66,501


Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
 
 
As of/ Three Months Ended
 
As of/ Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30, 2020
 
June 30, 2019
 
June 30, 2020
 
June 30, 2019
 
 
(in thousands)
Revenues
 
$
1,892,537

 
$
1,319,087

 
$
3,616,011

 
$
2,552,466

Paid net membership additions
 
2,749

 
1,687

 
9,705

 
6,411

Paid memberships at end of period (1)
 
61,483

 
44,229

 
61,483

 
44,229


Latin America (LATAM)
 
 
As of/ Three Months Ended
 
As of/ Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30, 2020
 
June 30, 2019
 
June 30, 2020
 
June 30, 2019
 
 
(in thousands)
Revenues
 
$
785,368

 
$
677,136

 
$
1,578,821

 
$
1,307,608

Paid net membership additions
 
1,750

 
343

 
4,651

 
1,813

Paid memberships at end of period (1)
 
36,068

 
27,890

 
36,068

 
27,890


Asia-Pacific (APAC)
 
 
As of/ Three Months Ended
 
As of/ Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30, 2020
 
June 30, 2019
 
June 30, 2020
 
June 30, 2019
 
 
(in thousands)
Revenues
 
$
569,140

 
$
349,494

 
$
1,052,800

 
$
669,096

Paid net membership additions
 
2,657

 
801

 
6,259

 
2,335

Paid memberships at end of period (1)
 
22,492

 
12,942

 
22,492

 
12,942

(1) A paid membership (also referred to as a paid subscription) is defined as a membership that has the right to receive Netflix service following sign-up and a method of payment being provided, and that is not part of a free trial or other promotional offering by the Company to certain new and rejoining members. A membership is canceled and ceases to be reflected in the above metrics as of the effective cancellation date. Voluntary cancellations generally become effective at the end of the prepaid membership period. Involuntary cancellations, as a result of a failed method of payment, becomes effective immediately. Memberships are assigned to territories based on the geographic location used at time of sign-up as determined by the Company’s internal systems, which utilize industry standard geo-location technology.

Total U.S. revenues, inclusive of DVD revenues not reported in the tables above, were $2.7 billion and $5.2 billion, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, and $2.4 billion and $4.5 billion, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. DVD revenues were $62 million and $126 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, and $76 million and $157 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.
Deferred revenue consists of membership fees billed that have not been recognized, as well as gift cards and other prepaid memberships that have not been fully redeemed. As of June 30, 2020, total deferred revenue was $1,029 million, the vast majority of which was related to membership fees billed that are expected to be recognized as revenue within the next month. The remaining deferred revenue balance, which is related to gift cards and other prepaid memberships, will be recognized as revenue over the period of service after redemption, which is expected to occur over the next 12 months. The $105 million increase in deferred revenue as compared to the balance of $925 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 is a result of the increase in membership fees billed due to increased memberships.