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Program Rights and Obligations (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Film, Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Program Rights by Predominant Monetization Strategy
Total capitalized produced and licensed content by predominant monetization strategy is as follows:
December 31, 2021
(In thousands) Predominantly Monetized Individually  Predominantly Monetized as a Group  Total
Owned original program rights, net:
Completed$185,228 $127,470 $312,698 
In-production and in-development 161,881 264,927 426,808 
Total owned original program rights, net$347,109 $392,397 $739,506 
Licensed program rights, net:
Licensed film and acquired series$— $627,940 $627,940 
Licensed originals61,923 148,063 209,986 
Advances and content versioning costs57,278 107,196 164,474 
Total licensed program rights, net119,201 883,199 1,002,400 
Program rights, net $466,310 $1,275,596 $1,741,906 
Current portion of program rights, net$10,068 
Program rights, net (long-term)1,731,838 
$1,741,906 
Schedule of Amortization of Owned and Licensed Program Rights
Amortization, including write-offs, of owned and licensed program rights is as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2021
(In thousands)Predominantly Monetized IndividuallyPredominantly Monetized as a GroupTotal
Owned original program rights$307,676 $53,547 $361,223 
Licensed program rights73,648 474,468 548,116 
Program rights amortization$381,324 $528,015 $909,339 
Year Ended December 31, 2020
(In thousands)Predominantly Monetized IndividuallyPredominantly Monetized as a GroupTotal
Owned original program rights$349,078 $61,108 $410,186 
Licensed program rights94,534 419,166 513,700 
Program rights amortization$443,612 $480,274 $923,886 
Schedule of Amounts Payable for Program Rights Obligations
Amounts payable subsequent to December 31, 2021 related to program rights obligations included in the consolidated balance sheet are as follows:
(In thousands)
Years Ending December 31, 
2022$307,054 
2023128,090 
202466,008 
202522,757 
2026911 
Thereafter555 
$525,375