Program Rights and Obligations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Film, Disclosures [Abstract]

Program Rights by Predominant Monetization Strategy

Total capitalized produced and licensed content by predominant monetization strategy is as follows:

	December 31, 2020
(In thousands)	Predominantly Monetized Individually		Predominantly Monetized as a Group		Total
Owned original program rights, net:
Completed	$	203,388	$	12,808	$	216,196
In-production and in-development	228,713		19,258		247,971
Total owned original program rights, net	$	432,101	$	32,066	$	464,167
Licensed program rights, net:
Licensed film and acquired series	$	8,261	$	551,878	$	560,139
Licensed originals	201,992		—		201,992
Advances and content versioning costs	—		56,313		56,313
Total licensed program rights, net	210,253		608,191		818,444
Program rights, net	$	642,354	$	640,257	$	1,282,611
Current portion of program rights, net					$	13,480
Program rights, net (long-term)					1,269,131
					$	1,282,611

Amortization of Owned and Licensed Program Rights

Amortization, including write-offs, of owned and licensed program rights is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31, 2020
(In thousands)	Predominantly Monetized Individually		Predominantly Monetized as a Group		Total
Owned original program rights	$	349,078	$	61,108	$	410,186
Licensed program rights	94,534		419,166		513,700
Program rights amortization	$	443,612	$	480,274	$	923,886

Schedule of Amounts Payable for Program Rights Obligations

Amounts payable subsequent to December 31, 2020 related to program rights obligations included in the consolidated balance sheet are as follows:

(In thousands)
Years Ending December 31,
2021	$	259,449
2022	103,986
2023	49,529
2024	26,233
2025	1,931
Thereafter	832
	$	441,960