Revenue Recognition (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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 (losses), and paid memberships at end of period by region for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively:

United States and Canada (UCAN)

	As of/ Three Months Ended					As of/ Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2020		June 30, 2019			June 30, 2020		June 30, 2019
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	2,839,670	$	2,501,199		$	5,542,446	$	4,758,050
Paid net membership additions (losses)	2,935		(132		)	5,242		1,744
Paid memberships at end of period (1)	72,904		66,501			72,904		66,501

Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

	As of/ Three Months Ended				As of/ Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2020		June 30, 2019		June 30, 2020		June 30, 2019
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	1,892,537	$	1,319,087	$	3,616,011	$	2,552,466
Paid net membership additions	2,749		1,687		9,705		6,411
Paid memberships at end of period (1)	61,483		44,229		61,483		44,229

Latin America (LATAM)

	As of/ Three Months Ended				As of/ Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2020		June 30, 2019		June 30, 2020		June 30, 2019
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	785,368	$	677,136	$	1,578,821	$	1,307,608
Paid net membership additions	1,750		343		4,651		1,813
Paid memberships at end of period (1)	36,068		27,890		36,068		27,890

Asia-Pacific (APAC)

	As of/ Three Months Ended				As of/ Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2020		June 30, 2019		June 30, 2020		June 30, 2019
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	569,140	$	349,494	$	1,052,800	$	669,096
Paid net membership additions	2,657		801		6,259		2,335
Paid memberships at end of period (1)	22,492		12,942		22,492		12,942

(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.