Balance Sheet Components - Components of Content Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Content assets, net	$ 9,092,200	$ 7,218,815
Current content assets, net	3,349,262	2,905,998
Non-current content assets, net	5,742,938	4,312,817
Licensed content
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Net content	8,349,966	6,827,119
Produced content
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Net content	165,006	61,515
In production	529,077	279,013
In development	21,411	24,651
Content assets, net	$ 715,494	365,179
Produced content amortization percentage over one year	32.00%
Produced content amortization percent over three years	83.00%
DVD
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Content assets, net	$ 26,740	$ 26,517