Revenue Recognition - Revenue and Membership Information (Details) membership in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) membership	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) membership	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) membership	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) membership
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 7,925,589	$ 7,483,467	$ 23,763,497	$ 21,988,526
Streaming | United States and Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 3,601,565	$ 3,257,697	$ 10,489,852	$ 9,663,312
Paid net membership additions (losses) (in memberships)	104	73	(1,828)	88
Paid memberships at end of period (in memberships)	73,387	74,024	73,387	74,024
Streaming | Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 2,375,814	$ 2,432,239	$ 7,394,880	$ 7,176,393
Paid net membership additions (losses) (in memberships)	568	1,804	(502)	3,802
Paid memberships at end of period (in memberships)	73,534	70,500	73,534	70,500
Streaming | Latin America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 1,023,945	$ 915,297	$ 3,053,127	$ 2,612,826
Paid net membership additions (losses) (in memberships)	312	330	(25)	1,451
Paid memberships at end of period (in memberships)	39,936	38,988	39,936	38,988
Streaming | Asia-Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues | $	$ 889,037	$ 834,002	$ 2,713,510	$ 2,395,896
Paid net membership additions (losses) (in memberships)	1,429	2,176	3,596	4,559
Paid memberships at end of period (in memberships)	36,228	30,051	36,228	30,051