Balance Sheet Components (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Components Of Content Library

Content library consisted of the following:

	As of
	March 31, 2012									December 31, 2011
	Streaming			DVD			Total			Streaming			DVD			Total
	(in thousands)
Total content library, gross	$	3,166,320		$	580,507		$	3,746,827		$	2,552,284		$	599,155		$	3,151,439
Accumulated amortization	(821,149		)	(543,961		)	(1,365,110		)	(632,270		)	(552,526		)	(1,184,796		)
Total content library, net	2,345,171			36,546			2,381,717			1,920,014			46,629			1,966,643
Current content library, net	1,155,443			—			1,155,443			919,709			—			919,709
Non-current content library, net	$	1,189,728		$	36,546		$	1,226,274		$	1,000,305		$	46,629		$	1,046,934

Components of Content Liabilities

Content liabilities consisted of the following:

	As of
	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Streaming		DVD		Total		Streaming		DVD		Total
	(in thousands)
Content liabilities	$	1,144,789	$	19,050	$	1,163,839	$	915,796	$	19,240	$	935,036
Non-current content liabilities	908,188		—		908,188		739,628		—		739,628
Total content liabilities	$	2,052,977	$	19,050	$	2,072,027	$	1,655,424	$	19,240	$	1,674,664

Property And Equipment And Accumulated Depreciation

Property and equipment and accumulated depreciation consisted of the following:

		As of
		March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in thousands)
Computer equipment	3 years	$	65,771		$	67,090
Operations and other equipment	5 years	100,307			100,306
Software, including internal-use software	3 years	36,313			35,356
Furniture and fixtures	3 years	17,509			17,310
Buildings	30 years	40,681			40,681
Leasehold improvements	Over life of lease	45,237			44,473
Capital work-in-progress		466			822
Property and equipment, gross		306,284			306,038
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(178,087		)	(169,685		)
Property and equipment, net		$	128,197		$	136,353