CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 4,491,924	$ 5,116,228	$ 2,761,395
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Additions to content assets	(16,839,038)	(17,702,202)	(11,779,284)
Change in content liabilities	179,310	232,898	(757,433)
Amortization of content assets	14,026,132	12,230,367	10,806,912
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and intangibles	336,682	208,412	115,710
Stock-based compensation expense	575,452	403,220	415,180
Foreign currency remeasurement loss (gain) on debt	(353,111)	(430,661)	533,278
Other non-cash items	533,543	376,777	293,126
Deferred income taxes	(166,550)	199,548	70,066
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other current assets	(353,834)	(369,681)	(187,623)
Accounts payable	(158,543)	145,115	(41,605)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(55,513)	180,338	198,183
Deferred revenue	27,356	91,350	193,247
Other non-current assets and liabilities	(217,553)	(289,099)	(194,075)
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,026,257	392,610	2,427,077
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(407,729)	(524,585)	(497,923)
Change in other assets	0	(26,919)	(7,431)
Acquisitions	(757,387)	(788,349)	0
Purchases of short-term investments	(911,276)	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,076,392)	(1,339,853)	(505,354)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of debt	0	0	1,009,464
Debt issuance costs	0	0	(7,559)
Repayments of debt	(700,000)	(500,000)	0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	35,746	174,414	235,406
Repurchases of common stock	0	(600,022)	0
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	0	(224,168)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(664,254)	(1,149,776)	1,237,311
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(170,140)	(86,740)	36,050
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(884,529)	(2,183,759)	3,195,084
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year	6,055,111	8,238,870	5,043,786
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year	5,170,582	6,055,111	8,238,870
Supplemental disclosure:
Income taxes paid	811,720	509,265	291,582
Interest paid	$ 701,693	$ 763,432	$ 762,904