Program Rights (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Entertainment [Abstract]

Schedule of Program Rights by Predominant Monetization Strategy

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

	September 30, 2021
(In thousands)	Predominantly Monetized Individually		Predominantly Monetized as a Group		Total
Owned original program rights, net:
Completed	$	324,136	$	31,900	$	356,036
In-production and in-development	363,001		9,317		372,318
Total owned original program rights, net	$	687,137	$	41,217	$	728,354
Licensed program rights, net:
Licensed film and acquired series	$	11,609	$	603,018	$	614,627
Licensed originals	208,867		—		208,867
Advances and content versioning costs	—		166,332		166,332
Total licensed program rights, net	220,476		769,350		989,826
Program rights, net	$	907,613	$	810,567	$	1,718,180
Current portion of program rights, net					$	18,005
Program rights, net (long-term)					1,700,175
					$	1,718,180

Schedule of Amortization of Owned and Licensed Program Rights

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

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
(In thousands)	Predominantly Monetized Individually		Predominantly Monetized as a Group		Total		Predominantly Monetized Individually		Predominantly Monetized as a Group		Total
Owned original program rights	$	112,620	$	12,912	$	125,532	$	197,447	$	25,049	$	222,496
Licensed program rights	19,579		123,181		142,760		65,464		313,680		379,144
Program rights amortization	$	132,199	$	136,093	$	268,292	$	262,911	$	338,729	$	601,640

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
(In thousands)	Predominantly Monetized Individually		Predominantly Monetized as a Group		Total		Predominantly Monetized Individually		Predominantly Monetized as a Group		Total
Owned original program rights	$	74,597	$	11,854	$	86,451	$	235,868	$	27,831	$	263,699
Licensed program rights	20,479		100,019		120,498		61,741		296,764		358,505
Program rights amortization	$	95,076	$	111,873	$	206,949	$	297,609	$	324,595	$	622,204