Balance Sheet Components (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Balance Sheet Components Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Content Library

Content assets consisted of the following:

	As of December 31,
	2017		2016
	(in thousands)
Licensed content, net	$	11,771,778	$	9,595,315
Produced content, net
Released, less amortization	1,427,256		335,400
In production	1,311,137		1,010,463
In development and pre-production	158,517		34,215
	2,896,910		1,380,078
DVD, net	13,301		25,415
Total	$	14,681,989	$	11,000,808
Current content assets, net	$	4,310,934	$	3,726,307
Non-current content assets, net	$	10,371,055	$	7,274,501

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)
	2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Information technology assets	$	223,850		$	185,345		3 years
Furniture and fixtures	49,217			32,185			3 years
Buildings	40,681			40,681			30 years
Leasehold improvements	229,848			107,945			Over life of lease
DVD operations equipment	59,316			70,152			5 years
Corporate aircraft	30,039			—			8 years
Capital work-in-progress	8,267			108,296
Property and equipment, gross	641,218			544,604
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(321,814		)	(294,209		)
Property and equipment, net	$	319,404		$	250,395