Balance Sheet Components (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Balance Sheet Components [Abstract]

Content Library And Accumulated Amortization

	As of
	September 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
	(in thousands)
Streaming content library, gross	$	1,629,096		$	441,637
DVD content library, gross		604,139			627,392
Content library, gross		2,233,235			1,069,029
Less: accumulated amortization		(957,627	)		(707,050	)
Total content library, net		1,275,608			361,979
Less: Current content library, net		705,398			181,006
Content library, net	$	570,210		$	180,973

Property And Equipment And Accumulated Depreciation

		As of
		September 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
		(in thousands)
Computer equipment	3 years	$	68,907		$	60,289
Operations and other equipment	5 years		100,262			72,368
Software, including internal-use software	3 years		36,012			26,961
Furniture and fixtures	3 years		14,361			11,438
Building	30 years		40,681			40,681
Leasehold improvements	Over life of lease		41,027			36,530
Capital work-in-progress			4,095			16,882
Property and equipment, gross			305,345			265,149
Less: accumulated depreciation			(161,352	)		(136,579	)
Property and equipment, net		$	143,993		$	128,570

Accounts Payable

	As of
	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(in thousands)
Streaming content	$	653,591	$	136,974
Other		96,516		85,850
Accounts payable	$	750,107	$	222,824

Other Non-Current Liabilities

	As of
	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(in thousands)
Streaming content	$	348,182	$	48,179
Other		24,658		21,022
Other non-current liabilities	$	372,840	$	69,201