Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,454,777	$ 1,113,608
Short-term investments	502,931	494,888
Current content library, net	2,370,447nflx_ContentLibraryNetCurrent	2,125,702nflx_ContentLibraryNetCurrent
Other current assets	210,901us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	206,271us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets	5,539,056us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	3,940,469us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Non-current content library, net	3,312,353nflx_ContentLibraryNetNoncurrent	2,773,326nflx_ContentLibraryNetNoncurrent
Property and equipment, net	145,816us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	149,875us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other non-current assets	243,401us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	192,981us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	9,240,626us-gaap_Assets	7,056,651us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Current content liabilities	2,425,619nflx_ContentLiabilitiesCurrent	2,117,241nflx_ContentLiabilitiesCurrent
Accounts payable	190,567us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	201,581us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued expenses	107,323us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	69,746us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Deferred revenue	285,340us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent	274,586us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
Total current liabilities	3,008,849us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	2,663,154us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Non-current content liabilities	1,861,791nflx_ContentLiabilitiesNoncurrent	1,575,832nflx_ContentLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Long-term debt	2,400,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	900,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Other non-current liabilities	60,772us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	59,957us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total liabilities	7,331,412us-gaap_Liabilities	5,198,943us-gaap_Liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 160,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014; 60,620,721 and 60,415,841 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	61us-gaap_CommonStockValue	60us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	1,109,327	1,042,810
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(43,154)	(4,446)
Retained earnings	842,980	819,284
Total stockholders’ equity	1,909,214us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	1,857,708us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 9,240,626	$ 7,056,651

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