Balance Sheet Components - Components of Content Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Content assets, net | $ 12,055,727 | $ 11,000,808 |
Current content assets, net | 4,026,615 | 3,726,307 |
Non-current content assets, net | 8,029,112 | 7,274,501 |
Licensed content | ||
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Net content | 10,330,305 | 9,595,315 |
Produced content | ||
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Net content | 473,054 | 335,400 |
In production | 1,146,982 | 1,010,463 |
In development | 82,980 | 34,215 |
Content assets, net | $ 1,703,016 | 1,380,078 |
Produced content amortization percentage over one year | 28.00% | |
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 | $ 22,406 | $ 25,415 |