CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 8,711,631	$ 5,407,990	$ 4,491,924
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Additions to content assets	(16,223,617)	(12,554,703)	(16,839,038)
Change in content liabilities	(779,135)	(585,602)	179,310
Amortization of content assets	15,301,517	14,197,437	14,026,132
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and intangibles	328,914	356,947	336,682
Stock-based compensation expense	272,588	339,368	575,452
Foreign currency remeasurement loss (gain) on debt	(121,539)	176,296	(353,111)
Other non-cash items	494,778	512,075	533,543
Deferred income taxes	(590,698)	(459,359)	(166,550)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other current assets	22,180	(181,003)	(353,834)
Accounts payable	121,353	93,502	(158,543)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	191,899	103,565	(55,513)
Deferred revenue	77,844	178,708	27,356
Other non-current assets and liabilities	(446,351)	(310,920)	(217,553)
Net cash provided by operating activities	7,361,364	7,274,301	2,026,257
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(439,538)	(348,552)	(407,729)
Acquisitions	0	0	(757,387)
Purchases of investments	(1,742,246)	(504,862)	(911,276)
Proceeds from maturities of investments	0	1,395,165	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(2,181,784)	541,751	(2,076,392)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of debt	1,794,460	0	0
Repayments of debt	(400,000)	0	(700,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	832,887	169,990	35,746
Repurchases of common stock	(6,263,746)	(6,045,347)	0
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(8,285)	0	0
Other financing activities	(29,743)	(75,446)	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(4,074,427)	(5,950,803)	(664,254)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(416,331)	82,684	(170,140)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	688,822	1,947,933	(884,529)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year	7,118,515	5,170,582	6,055,111
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year	7,807,337	7,118,515	5,170,582
Supplemental disclosure:
Income taxes paid	1,641,530	1,154,973	811,720
Interest paid	$ 674,502	$ 684,504	$ 701,693