Balance Sheet Components (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Summary of Content Assets

Content assets consisted of the following:

	As of
	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(in thousands)
Licensed content, net	$	12,459,413	$	12,732,549
Produced content, net
Released, less amortization	9,433,878		9,110,518
In production	9,052,140		10,255,940
In development and pre-production	804,430		637,706
	19,290,448		20,004,164
Content assets, net	$	31,749,861	$	32,736,713

Summary of Amortization of Streaming Content Assets

The following tables represent the amortization of content assets:

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2023		September 30, 2022
	(in thousands)
Licensed content	$	1,777,701	$	1,967,720
Produced content	1,795,652		1,685,872
Total	$	3,573,353	$	3,653,592

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2023		September 30, 2022
	(in thousands)
Licensed content	$	5,280,700	$	5,751,940
Produced content	5,162,658		4,329,365
Total	$	10,443,358	$	10,081,305

Summary of Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment and accumulated depreciation consisted of the following:

	As of
	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022		Estimated Useful Lives
	(in thousands)
Land	$	86,662	$	85,005
Buildings	104,593		52,106		30 years
Leasehold improvements	1,053,681		1,040,570		Over life of lease
Furniture and fixtures	155,184		153,682		3 years
Information technology	462,303		442,681		3 years
Corporate aircraft	133,998		115,578		8-10 years
Machinery and equipment	27,362		26,821		3-5 years
Capital work-in-progress	377,299		235,555
Property and equipment, gross	2,401,082		2,151,998
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(902,691)		(753,741)
Property and equipment, net	$	1,498,391	$	1,398,257

Summary of Information on Right-of-Use Assets and Lease Liabilities

Information related to the Company's operating right-of-use assets and related operating lease liabilities were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2023		September 30, 2022
	(in thousands)
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities	$	110,959	$	105,848
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations	49,238		2,938

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2023		September 30, 2022
	(in thousands)
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities	$	339,126	$	308,747
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations	161,704		183,540

	As of
	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(in thousands)
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	$	2,124,501	$	2,227,122
Current operating lease liabilities	377,400		355,985
Non-current operating lease liabilities	2,086,480		2,222,503
Total operating lease liabilities	$	2,463,880	$	2,578,488

Summary of Other Current Assets

Other current assets consisted of the following:

	As of
	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(in thousands)
Trade receivables	$	1,139,974	$	988,898
Prepaid expenses	482,375		392,735
Other	1,289,679		1,826,388
Total other current assets	$	2,912,028	$	3,208,021