Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Expected Timing Of Payments For Commitments

The expected timing of payments for these streaming content obligations is as follows:

	As of
	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
Less than one year	$	4,016,950	$	3,747,648
Due after one year and through three years	4,634,792		4,495,103
Due after three years and through five years	1,071,291		1,164,308
Due after five years	57,229		44,053
Total streaming content obligations	$	9,780,262	$	9,451,112