CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 5,407,990	$ 4,491,924	$ 5,116,228
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Additions to content assets	(12,554,703)	(16,839,038)	(17,702,202)
Change in content liabilities	(585,602)	179,310	232,898
Amortization of content assets	14,197,437	14,026,132	12,230,367
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and intangibles	356,947	336,682	208,412
Stock-based compensation expense	339,368	575,452	403,220
Foreign currency remeasurement loss (gain) on debt	176,296	(353,111)	(430,661)
Other non-cash items	512,075	533,543	376,777
Deferred income taxes	(459,359)	(166,550)	199,548
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other current assets	(181,003)	(353,834)	(369,681)
Accounts payable	93,502	(158,543)	145,115
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	103,565	(55,513)	180,338
Deferred revenue	178,708	27,356	91,350
Other non-current assets and liabilities	(310,920)	(217,553)	(289,099)
Net cash provided by operating activities	7,274,301	2,026,257	392,610
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(348,552)	(407,729)	(524,585)
Change in other assets	0	0	(26,919)
Acquisitions	0	(757,387)	(788,349)
Purchases of short-term investments	(504,862)	(911,276)	0
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments	1,395,165	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	541,751	(2,076,392)	(1,339,853)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of debt	0	(700,000)	(500,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	169,990	35,746	174,414
Repurchases of common stock	(6,045,347)	0	(600,022)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	0	0	(224,168)
Other financing activities	(75,446)	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(5,950,803)	(664,254)	(1,149,776)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	82,684	(170,140)	(86,740)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	1,947,933	(884,529)	(2,183,759)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year	5,170,582	6,055,111	8,238,870
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year	7,118,515	5,170,582	6,055,111
Supplemental disclosure:
Income taxes paid	1,154,973	811,720	509,265
Interest paid	$ 684,504	$ 701,693	$ 763,432