Revenue Recognition (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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, and paid memberships at end of period by region for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively:

United States and Canada (UCAN)

	As of/ Three Months Ended				As of/ Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019		September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	2,933,445	$	2,621,250	$	8,475,891	$	7,379,300
Paid net membership additions	177		613		5,419		2,357
Paid memberships at end of period (1)	73,081		67,114		73,081		67,114

Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

	As of/ Three Months Ended				As of/ Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019		September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	2,019,083	$	1,428,040	$	5,635,094	$	3,980,506
Paid net membership additions	759		3,126		10,464		9,537
Paid memberships at end of period (1)	62,242		47,355		62,242		47,355

Latin America (LATAM)

	As of/ Three Months Ended				As of/ Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019		September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	789,384	$	741,434	$	2,368,205	$	2,049,042
Paid net membership additions	256		1,490		4,907		3,303
Paid memberships at end of period (1)	36,324		29,380		36,324		29,380

Asia-Pacific (APAC)

	As of/ Three Months Ended				As of/ Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019		September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	634,891	$	382,304	$	1,687,691	$	1,051,400
Paid net membership additions	1,012		1,543		7,271		3,878
Paid memberships at end of period (1)	23,504		14,485		23,504		14,485

(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.