Balance Sheet Components (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Balance Sheet Components Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Content Library

Content assets consisted of the following:

	As of December 31,
	2018		2017
	(in thousands)
Licensed content, net	$	14,081,463	$	11,771,778
Produced content, net
Released, less amortization	2,403,896		1,427,256
In production	3,305,126		1,311,137
In development and pre-production	311,842		158,517
	6,020,864		2,896,910
DVD, net	9,813		13,301
Total	$	20,112,140	$	14,681,989
Current content assets, net	$	5,151,186	$	4,310,934
Non-current content assets, net	$	14,960,954	$	10,371,055

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)
	2018			2017
	(in thousands)
Leasehold improvements	$	282,028		$	229,848		Over life of lease
Information technology	224,296			223,850			3 years
Furniture and fixtures	63,667			49,217			3-15 years
Buildings	73,468			40,681			30 years
Corporate aircraft	62,560			30,039			8 years
DVD operations equipment	53,416			59,316			5 years
Machinery and equipment	1,692			—			3 years
Land	6,125			—
Capital work-in-progress	19,548			8,267
Property and equipment, gross	786,800			641,218
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(368,519		)	(321,814		)
Property and equipment, net	$	418,281		$	319,404