Balance Sheet Components (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Components Of Content Library

Content library consisted of the following:

	As of
	June 30, 2012									December 31, 2011
	Streaming			DVD			Total			Streaming			DVD			Total
	(in thousands)
Total content library, gross	$	3,434,683		$	552,691		$	3,987,374		$	2,552,284		$	599,155		$	3,151,439
Accumulated amortization	(1,091,253		)	(524,678		)	(1,615,931		)	(632,270		)	(552,526		)	(1,184,796		)
Total content library, net	2,343,430			28,013			2,371,443			1,920,014			46,629			1,966,643
Current content library, net	1,223,638			—			1,223,638			919,709			—			919,709
Non-current content library, net	$	1,119,792		$	28,013		$	1,147,805		$	1,000,305		$	46,629		$	1,046,934

Components of Content Liabilities

Content liabilities consisted of the following:

	As of
	June 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Streaming		DVD		Total		Streaming		DVD		Total
	(in thousands)
Content liabilities	$	1,183,867	$	20,342	$	1,204,209	$	915,796	$	19,240	$	935,036
Non-current content liabilities	829,163		—		829,163		739,628		—		739,628
Total content liabilities	$	2,013,030	$	20,342	$	2,033,372	$	1,655,424	$	19,240	$	1,674,664

Property And Equipment And Accumulated Depreciation

Property and equipment and accumulated depreciation consisted of the following:

		As of
		June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in thousands)
Computer equipment	3 years	$	70,641		$	67,090
Operations and other equipment	5 years	100,308			100,306
Software, including internal-use software	3 years	36,264			35,356
Furniture and fixtures	3 years	16,842			17,310
Buildings	30 years	40,681			40,681
Leasehold improvements	Over life of lease	43,008			44,473
Capital work-in-progress		2,554			822
Property and equipment, gross		310,298			306,038
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(185,654		)	(169,685		)
Property and equipment, net		$	124,644		$	136,353