Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(in thousands)
Less than one year	$	5,161,279	$	4,703,172
Due after one year and through three years	5,745,041		5,249,147
Due after three years and through five years	1,256,041		891,864
Due after five years	155,872		58,048
Total streaming content obligations	$	12,318,233	$	10,902,231