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Long-term Debt - Summary of Long-term Debt (Details) (Senior Notes [Member], USD $)
1 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Net proceeds $ 1,482,400,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt    
Debt issuance costs, net 17,600,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet 400,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet  
5.375% Senior Notes [Member]
     
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Principal Amount at Par   500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Fair Value   510,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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[1] 520,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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[1]
Interest rate   5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= nflx_FivePointThreeSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
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5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= nflx_FivePointThreeSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
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5.750% Senior Notes [Member]
     
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Principal Amount at Par   400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= nflx_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= nflx_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
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Fair Value   407,500,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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= nflx_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
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[1] 416,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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[1]
Interest rate   5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= nflx_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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5.50% Senior Notes [Member]
     
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Principal Amount at Par   700,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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[2]  
Fair Value   715,800,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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= nflx_FivePointFiveZeroPercentSeniorNotesMember
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[1],[2] 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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[1],[2]
Interest rate 5.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= nflx_FivePointFiveZeroPercentSeniorNotesMember
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5.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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[2]  
5.875% Senior Notes [Member]
     
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Principal Amount at Par   800,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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[2]  
Fair Value   $ 821,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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[1],[2] $ 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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[1],[2]
Interest rate 5.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= nflx_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
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5.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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[2]  
[1] Based on quoted market prices in less active markets
[2] The net proceeds to the Company for the 5.50% and 5.875% Senior Notes issued in the first quarter of 2015 were an aggregate $1,482.4 million. Debt issuance costs of $17.6 million (of which $0.4 million were unpaid as of March 31, 2015) were recorded in "Other non-current assets" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized over the term of the notes as "Interest expense" on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.