Balance Sheet Components (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011 years months	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Balance Sheet Components [Abstract]
License agreement, payment terms minimum (months)			6
License agreement, payment terms maximum (years)			5
Increase in streaming content accounts payable			$ 516,600,000
Increase in non-current streaming content liabilities					300,000,000
Additions to streaming content library	$ (539,285,000)	$ (115,149,000)	$ (1,344,187,000)	$ (231,781,000)