Revenue Recognition (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Streaming Revenue, Paid net Membership Additions, and Ending Paid Memberships by Region

The following tables summarize streaming revenue, paid net membership additions, and paid memberships at end of period by region for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, respectively:

United States and Canada (UCAN)

	As of/ Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	2,702,776	$	2,256,851
Paid net membership additions	2,307		1,876
Paid memberships at end of period (1)	69,969		66,633

Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

	As of/ Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	1,723,474	$	1,233,379
Paid net membership additions	6,956		4,724
Paid memberships at end of period (1)	58,734		42,542

Latin America (LATAM)

	As of/ Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	793,453	$	630,472
Paid net membership additions	2,901		1,470
Paid memberships at end of period (1)	34,318		27,547

Asia-Pacific (APAC)

	As of/ Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020		March 31, 2019
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	483,660	$	319,602
Paid net membership additions	3,602		1,534
Paid memberships at end of period (1)	19,835		12,141

(1) A paid membership (also referred to as a paid subscription) is defined as a membership that has the right to receive Netflix service following sign-up and a method of payment being provided, and that is not part of a free trial or other promotional offering by the Company to certain new and rejoining members. A membership is canceled and ceases to be reflected in the above metrics as of the effective cancellation date. Voluntary cancellations generally become effective at the end of the prepaid membership period. Involuntary cancellations, as a result of a failed method of payment, becomes effective immediately. Memberships are assigned to territories based on the geographic location used at time of sign-up as determined by the Company’s internal systems, which utilize industry standard geo-location technology.