Revenue Recognition - Revenue and Membership Information (Details) membership in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) membership	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) membership	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) membership
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 29,697,844	$ 24,996,056	$ 20,156,447
Streaming | United States and Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 12,972,100	$ 11,455,396	$ 10,051,208
Paid net membership additions (in memberships)	1,279	6,274	2,905
Paid memberships at end of period (in memberships)	75,215	73,936	67,662
Streaming | Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 9,699,819	$ 7,772,252	$ 5,543,067
Paid net membership additions (in memberships)	7,338	14,920	13,960
Paid memberships at end of period (in memberships)	74,036	66,698	51,778
Streaming | Latin America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 3,576,976	$ 3,156,727	$ 2,795,434
Paid net membership additions (in memberships)	2,424	6,120	5,340
Paid memberships at end of period (in memberships)	39,961	37,537	31,417
Streaming | Asia-Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 3,266,601	$ 2,372,300	$ 1,469,521
Paid net membership additions (in memberships)	7,140	9,259	5,626
Paid memberships at end of period (in memberships)	32,632	25,492	16,233