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Balance Sheet Components - Components of Content Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Content assets, net | $ 32,533,199 |  | $ 32,533,199 |  | $ 30,919,539
Amortization of content assets | 3,261,348 | $ 2,806,803 | 6,427,713 | $ 5,525,999 |
Licensed content, net |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net content | 13,025,936 |  | 13,025,936 |  | 13,799,221
Unamortized cost in year one | 5,657,000 |  | 5,657,000 |  |
Unamortized cost in year two | 2,907,000 |  | 2,907,000 |  |
Unamortized cost in year three | 1,837,000 |  | 1,837,000 |  |
Amortization of content assets | 1,899,782 | 1,884,638 | 3,784,220 | 3,713,884 |
Produced content, net |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net content | 7,308,112 |  | 7,308,112 |  | 6,877,743
In production | 11,411,491 |  | 11,411,491 |  | 9,235,975
In development and pre-production | 787,660 |  | 787,660 |  | 1,006,600
Content assets, net | 19,507,263 |  | 19,507,263 |  | $ 17,120,318
Unamortized cost in year one | 2,905,000 |  | 2,905,000 |  |
Unamortized cost in year two | 1,940,000 |  | 1,940,000 |  |
Unamortized cost in year three | 1,225,000 |  | 1,225,000 |  |
Amortization of content assets | $ 1,361,566 | $ 922,165 | $ 2,643,493 | $ 1,812,115 |

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