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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, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Content assets, net | $ 31,927,355 |  | $ 31,927,355 |  | $ 31,658,056
Amortization of content assets | 3,769,690 | $ 3,410,021 | 7,440,495 | $ 6,870,005 |
Licensed content |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net content | 12,358,540 |  | 12,358,540 |  | 12,722,701
Amortization of content assets | 1,884,491 | 1,779,321 | 3,719,608 | 3,502,999 |
Produced content |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net content | 10,033,753 |  | 10,033,753 |  | 9,843,150
In production | 8,810,544 |  | 8,810,544 |  | 8,247,578
In development and pre-production | 724,518 |  | 724,518 |  | 844,627
Content assets, net | 19,568,815 |  | 19,568,815 |  | $ 18,935,355
Amortization of content assets | $ 1,885,199 | $ 1,630,700 | $ 3,720,887 | $ 3,367,006 |

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