Balance Sheet Components - Components of Content Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Content assets, net	$ 13,227,585	$ 11,000,808
Current content assets, net	4,149,111	3,726,307
Non-current content assets, net	9,078,474	7,274,501
Licensed content
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Net content	11,195,034	9,595,315
Produced content
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Net content	861,967	335,400
In production	1,057,283	1,010,463
In development	95,240	34,215
Content assets, net	$ 2,014,490	1,380,078
Produced content amortization percentage over one year	29.00%
Produced content amortization percent over three years	77.00%
Produced content amortization period over the next 48 months (more than)	80.00%
DVD
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Content assets, net	$ 18,061	$ 25,415