Balance Sheet Components

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Balance Sheet Components [Abstract]

Balance Sheet Components

5. Balance Sheet Components

Content Library, Net

Content library and accumulated amortization are as follows:

	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, Net

Property and equipment and accumulated depreciation are as follows:

		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 and Other Non-Current Liabilities

Accounts payable consisted of the following:

	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 consisted of the following:

	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

The Company typically enters into multi-year licenses with studios and other distributors that may result in an increase in content library and a corresponding increase in accounts payable and other non-current liabilities. The payment terms for these license fees may extend over the term of the license agreement, which typically range from six months to five years. As of September 30, 2011, streaming content accounts payable and non-current streaming content liabilities increased $516.6 million and $300.0 million, respectively, as compared to December 31, 2010, due to the $1,344.2 million in additions to the streaming content library.