Balance Sheet Components (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Balance Sheet Components Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Content Library

Content assets consisted of the following:

	As of December 31,
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Total content assets, gross	$	12,284,097		$	8,537,835
Accumulated amortization	(5,065,282		)	(3,598,375		)
Total content assets, net	7,218,815			4,939,460
Current content assets, net	2,905,998			2,166,134
Non-current content assets, net	$	4,312,817		$	2,773,326

Property and Equipment and Accumulated Depreciation

Property and equipment and accumulated depreciation consisted of the following:

	As of December 31,						Estimated Useful Lives (in Years)
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Information technology assets	$	194,054		$	189,274		3 years
Furniture and fixtures	30,914			25,758			3 years
Building	40,681			40,681			30 years
Leasehold improvements	107,793			57,339			Over life of lease
DVD operations equipment	88,471			89,144			5 years
Capital work-in-progress	8,845			12,495
Property and equipment, gross	470,758			414,691
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(297,346		)	(264,816		)
Property and equipment, net	$	173,412		$	149,875