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Balance Sheet Components
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Balance Sheet Components [Abstract]  
Balance Sheet Components
3. Balance Sheet Components

Content Library

Content library consisted of the following:

 

    As of December 31,  
    2011     2010  
    Streaming     DVD     Total     Streaming     DVD     Total  
    (in thousands)  

Total content library, gross

  $ 2,552,284      $ 599,155      $ 3,151,439     $ 441,637      $ 627,392      $ 1,069,029   

Accumulated amortization

    (632,270     (552,526     (1,184,796     (143,227     (563,823     (707,050
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total content library, net

    1,920,014       46,629       1,966,643        298,410        63,569        361,979   

Current content library, net

    919,709        —          919,709        181,006        —          181,006   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current content library, net

  $ 1,000,305      $ 46,629      $ 1,046,934      $ 117,404      $ 63,569      $ 180,973   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Content Liabilities

Content liabilities consisted of the following:

 

    As of December 31,  
    2011     2010  
    Streaming     DVD and other     Total     Streaming     DVD and other     Total  
    (in thousands)  

Content accounts payable

  $ 905,792     $ 18,914      $ 924,706      $ 136,841      $ 31,854      $ 168,695   

Non-current content liabilities

    739,628        —          739,628        48,179        —          48,179   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total content liabilities

  $ 1,645,420      $ 18,914     $ 1,664,334      $ 185,020      $ 31,854      $ 216,874   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 content accounts payable and non-current content liabilities. The payment terms for these license fees may extend over the term of the license agreement, which could range from six months to five years. As of December 31, 2011, content accounts payable and non-current content liabilities increased $1.45 billion, over December 31, 2010, as compared to an increase in total content library, net, of $1.60 billion.

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment and accumulated depreciation consisted of the following:

 

       As of December 31,  
       2011     2010  
       (in thousands)  

Computer equipment

     3 years       $ 67,090      $ 60,289   

Operations and other equipment

     5 years         100,306        72,368   

Software, including internal-use software

     3years         35,356        26,961   

Furniture and fixtures

     3years         17,310        11,438   

Building

     30 years         40,681        40,681   

Leasehold improvements

     Over life of lease         44,473        36,530   

Capital work-in-progress

 

     822        16,882   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, gross

 

     306,038        265,149   

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

     (169,685     (136,579
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

   $ 136,353      $ 128,570   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consisted of the following:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2011      2010  
     (in thousands)  

Accrued state sales and use tax

   $ 14,557       $ 14,983   

Accrued payroll and employee benefits

     17,763         8,520   

Accrued interest on debt

     2,125         2,125   

Accrued content related costs

     10,774         6,950   

Accrued legal settlement

     9,000         —     

Current portion of lease financing obligations

     2,319         2,083   

Other

     7,155         3,911   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accrued expenses

   $ 63,693       $ 38,572