Balance Sheet Components (Components of Content Liabilites) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule of Balance Sheet Components [Line Items]
Content liabilities	$ 1,204,209	$ 935,036
Non-current content liabilities	829,163	739,628
Total content liabilities	2,033,372	1,674,664
Streaming [Member]
Schedule of Balance Sheet Components [Line Items]
Content liabilities	1,183,867	915,796
Non-current content liabilities	829,163	739,628
Total content liabilities	2,013,030	1,655,424
DVD [Member]
Schedule of Balance Sheet Components [Line Items]
Content liabilities	20,342	19,240
Non-current content liabilities	0	0
Total content liabilities	$ 20,342	$ 19,240