Balance Sheet Components (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Balance Sheet Components Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Content Library

Content assets consisted of the following:

	As of December 31,
	2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Licensed content, net	$	9,595,315	$	6,827,119
Produced content, net
Released, less amortization	335,400		61,515
In production	1,010,463		279,013
In development	34,215		24,651
	1,380,078		365,179
DVD, net	25,415		26,517
Total	$	11,000,808	$	7,218,815
Current content assets, net	$	3,726,307	$	2,905,998
Non-current content assets, net	$	7,274,501	$	4,312,817

Property and Equipment and Accumulated Depreciation

Property and equipment and accumulated depreciation consisted of the following:

	As of December 31,						Estimated Useful Lives (in Years)
	2016			2015
	(in thousands)
Information technology assets	$	185,345		$	194,054		3 years
Furniture and fixtures	32,185			30,914			3 years
Building	40,681			40,681			30 years
Leasehold improvements	107,945			107,793			Over life of lease
DVD operations equipment	70,152			88,471			5 years
Capital work-in-progress	108,296			8,845
Property and equipment, gross	544,604			470,758
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(294,209		)	(297,346		)
Property and equipment, net	$	250,395		$	173,412