Revenue Recognition - Revenue and Membership Information (Details) membership in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) membership	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) membership	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) membership	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) membership
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 7,970,141	$ 7,341,777	$ 15,837,908	$ 14,505,059
Streaming | United States and Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 3,537,863	$ 3,234,643	$ 6,888,287	$ 6,405,615
Paid net membership additions (losses) (in memberships)	(1,296)	(433)	(1,932)	15
Paid memberships at end of period (in memberships)	73,283	73,951	73,283	73,951
Streaming | Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 2,457,235	$ 2,400,480	$ 5,019,066	$ 4,744,154
Paid net membership additions (losses) (in memberships)	(767)	188	(1,070)	1,998
Paid memberships at end of period (in memberships)	72,966	68,696	72,966	68,696
Streaming | Latin America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 1,030,234	$ 860,882	$ 2,029,182	$ 1,697,529
Paid net membership additions (losses) (in memberships)	14	764	(337)	1,121
Paid memberships at end of period (in memberships)	39,624	38,658	39,624	38,658
Streaming | Asia-Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 907,719	$ 799,480	$ 1,824,473	$ 1,561,894
Paid net membership additions (losses) (in memberships)	1,080	1,022	2,167	2,383
Paid memberships at end of period (in memberships)	34,799	27,875	34,799	27,875