Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, member in Millions			3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jul. 14, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) country member	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) country segment member $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of streaming members (more than) | member			75								75
Number of countries (over) | country			190								190
Number of hours (more than)											125000000 hours
Number of reportable segments | segment											3
Stock split, conversion ratio	7	7
Decrease in operating income											$ (305,826)	$ (402,648)	$ (228,347)
Advertising expense											714,300	533,100	404,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment, other comprehensive loss											21,800
Foreign currency transaction loss											(37,300)	(8,200)	(8,400)
Decrease in net income			$ (43,178)	$ (29,432)	$ (26,335)	$ (23,696)	$ (83,371)	$ (59,295)	$ (71,018)	$ (53,115)	$ (122,641)	(266,799)	$ (112,403)
Minimum [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Streaming content library useful life											6 months
DVD content library useful life											1 year
Maximum [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Streaming content library useful life											5 years
DVD content library useful life											2 years
Property and equipment estimated useful life											30 years
Content Library, Current [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Streaming content library useful life											1 year
Intangible Assets, Amortization Period [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Decrease in operating income											$ 25,500
Decrease in net income											$ 15,800
Decrease in earnings per share, basic and diluted | $ / shares											$ 0.04
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amount of deferred tax assets to be retrospectively reclassified							(13,400)					(13,400)
Amount of deferred tax assets to be retrospectively reclassified							13,400					13,400
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect [Member] | Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amount of debt issuance costs to be retrospectively reclassified							(14,200)					(14,200)
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect [Member] | Long-term Debt [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amount of debt issuance costs to be retrospectively reclassified							$ 14,200					$ 14,200