1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying consolidated interim financial statements of Netflix, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the "Company") have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S.") and are consistent in all material respects with those applied in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 18, 2011. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the amortization methodology of the Company's content library, the valuation of stock-based compensation and the recognition and measurement of income tax assets and liabilities. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ from management's estimates.

The interim financial information is unaudited, but reflects all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the information set forth herein. The interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year.

The Company is organized into two operating segments: Domestic (the United States) and International. See Note 10 for further information about the Company's operating segments.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. These reclassifications did not impact total assets, total liabilities, stockholders' equity, results of operations or cash flows.

There have been no material changes in the Company's significant accounting policies as compared to the significant accounting policies described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

2. Net Income Per Share

Basic net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of outstanding shares of common stock during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of outstanding shares of common stock and, when dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares consist of incremental shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of stock options, and for 2010, shares that were purchasable pursuant to the Company's employee stock purchase plan ("ESPP") using the treasury stock method. The Company's ESPP was suspended in 2011 and there were no offerings in 2011. The computation of net income per share is as follows:

Employee stock options with exercise prices greater than the average market price of the common stock during the period were excluded from the diluted calculation as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. The number of options excluded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 were 188,609 and 75,823, respectively. The number of options excluded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was immaterial.

3. Short-Term Investments and Fair Value Measurement

The Company's investment policy is consistent with the definition of available-for-sale securities. The Company does not buy and hold securities principally for the purpose of selling them in the near future. The Company's policy is focused on the preservation of capital, liquidity and return. From time to time, the Company may sell certain securities but the objectives are generally not to generate profits on short-term differences in price. The following table summarizes, by major security type, our assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy:

Fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The hierarchy level assigned to each security in the Company's available-for-sale portfolio and cash equivalents is based on its assessment of the transparency and reliability of the inputs used in the valuation of such instrument at the measurement date. The fair value of available-for-sale securities and cash equivalents included in the Level 1 category is based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market. The fair value of available-for-sale securities included in the Level 2 category is based on observable inputs, such as quoted prices for similar assets at the measurement date; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. These values were obtained from an independent pricing service and were evaluated using pricing models that vary by asset class and may incorporate available trade, bid and other market information and price quotes from well-established independent pricing vendors and broker-dealers. Our procedures include controls to ensure that appropriate fair values are recorded such as comparing prices obtained from multiple independent sources. See Note 4 for further information regarding the fair value of the Company's 8.50% senior notes.

Because the Company does not intend to sell the investments that are in an unrealized loss position and it is not likely that the Company will be required to sell any investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis, the Company does not consider those investments with an unrealized loss to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2011. There were no material other-than-temporary impairments or credit losses related to available-for-sale securities in the three or nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. In addition, there were no material gross realized gains or losses in the three or nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

The estimated fair value of short-term investments by contractual maturity as of September 30, 2011 is as follows:

4. Long-term Debt

As of September 30, 2011, the Company had $200.0 million of long-term debt outstanding. The debt consists of $200.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.50% senior notes due November 15, 2017 (the "Notes"). Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually at a rate of 8.50% per annum on May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on May 15, 2010.

The Notes include, among other terms and conditions, limitations on the Company's ability to create, incur, assume or be liable for indebtedness (other than specified types of permitted indebtedness); dispose of assets outside the ordinary course (subject to specified exceptions); acquire, merge or consolidate with or into another person or entity (other than specified types of permitted acquisitions); create, incur or allow any lien on any of its property or assign any right to receive income (except for specified permitted liens); make investments (other than specified types of investments); or pay dividends, make distributions, or purchase or redeem the Company's equity interests (each subject to specified exceptions). At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.

Based on quoted market prices, the fair value of the Notes as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was approximately $216.5 million and $225.0 million, respectively.

5. Balance Sheet Components

Content Library, Net

Content library and accumulated amortization are as follows:

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment and accumulated depreciation are as follows:

Accounts Payable and Other Non-Current Liabilities

Accounts payable consisted of the following:

Other non-current liabilities consisted of the following:

The Company typically enters into multi-year licenses with studios and other distributors that may result in an increase in content library and a corresponding increase in accounts payable and other non-current liabilities. The payment terms for these license fees may extend over the term of the license agreement, which typically range from six months to five years. As of September 30, 2011, streaming content accounts payable and non-current streaming content liabilities increased $516.6 million and $300.0 million, respectively, as compared to December 31, 2010, due to the $1,344.2 million in additions to the streaming content library.

6. Other Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income was $62.2 million and $38.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Comprehensive income was $190.7 million and $114.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The difference between net income as reported and comprehensive income is unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, net of tax.

7. Stockholders' Equity

Stock Repurchases

Under the Company's current stock repurchase plan, announced on June 11, 2010, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $300.0 million of its common stock through the end of 2012. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company repurchased 182,000 shares at an average price of $218 per share for an aggregate amount of $39.6 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company repurchased 899,847 shares at an average price of $222 per share for an aggregate amount of $199.7 million. As of September 30, 2011, $41.0 million of this authorization is remaining. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased is at management's discretion and will depend on various factors including price, corporate and regulatory requirements, debt covenant requirements, alternative investment opportunities and other market conditions.

Shares repurchased by the Company are accounted for when the transaction is settled. As of September 30, 2011, there were no unsettled share repurchases. Shares repurchased and retired are deducted from common stock for par value and from additional paid-in capital for the excess over par value. If additional paid- in capital has been exhausted, the excess over par value is deducted from retained earnings. Direct costs incurred to acquire the shares are included in the total cost of the shares. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, $7.8 million and $40.9 million, respectively, were deducted from retained earnings related to share repurchases.

Stock-Based Compensation

A summary of the activity related to the Company's stock option plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 is as follows:

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pretax intrinsic value (the difference between the Company's closing stock price on the last trading day of the third quarter of 2011 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on September 30, 2011. This amount changes based on the fair market value of the Company's common stock. Total intrinsic value of options exercised for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $32.2 million and $44.8 million, respectively. Total intrinsic value of options exercised for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $125.6 million and $100.7 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes the assumptions used to value stock option grants using the lattice-binomial model:

In the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company used a suboptimal exercise factor ranging from 3.39 to 3.63 for executives and 2.17 to 2.26, respectively for non-executives, resulting in a calculated expected life of the option grants of eight years for executives and five years for non-executives. In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company used a suboptimal exercise factor ranging from 2.15 to 2.40 for executives and 1.78 to 2.00 for non-executives, resulting in a calculated expected life of the option grants of five years for executives and four years for non-executives.

The weighted-average fair value of employee stock options granted during the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $137.90 and $56.55 per share, respectively. The weighted-average fair value of employee stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $127.41 and $40.96 per share, respectively.

The following table summarizes the assumptions used to value employee stock purchase rights for the offering period commencing in May 2010, using the Black Scholes option pricing model. There were no ESPP offerings in 2011, and the Company does not expect any future ESPP offerings.

Cash received from the issuance of common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $4.4 million and $10.9 million, respectively. Cash received from the issuance of common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $18.6 million and $34.0 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense, net of tax, related to stock option plans and employee stock purchases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 which was allocated as follows:

8. Income Taxes

The effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were 33.3% and 42.0%, respectively. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were 36.9% and 41.1%, respectively. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had $20.7 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company had an increase in gross unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $5.6 million. The gross unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized by the Company, will result in a reduction of approximately $21.0 million to the provision for income taxes thereby favorably impacting the Company's effective tax rate. The Company's unrecognized tax benefits are classified as "Other non-current liabilities" in the consolidated balance sheet. Income tax benefits attributable to the exercise of employee stock options of $11.6 million and $16.1million, during the three month period ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, were recorded directly to additional paid-in capital. Income tax benefits attributable to the exercise of employee stock options of $45.0 million and $34.6 million, during the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, were recorded directly to additional paid-in capital.

The Company includes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within the provision for income taxes. As of September 30, 2011, the total amount of gross interest and penalties accrued was $1.8 million, which is classified as "Other non-current liabilities" in the consolidated balance sheet.

The Company files U.S. federal and state tax returns. The Company is currently under examination by the IRS for the years 2008 and 2009, and the year 2010 remains subject to examination by the IRS. The statute of limitations for years 1997 through 2007 expired in September 2011 which resulted in a discrete benefit of approximately $3.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011. The Company is currently under examination by the state of California for the years 2006 and 2007. The years 1997 through 2005, as well as 2008 through 2010, remain subject to examination by the state of California.

Given the potential outcome of the current examinations, it is reasonably possible that the balance of unrecognized tax benefits could significantly change within the next twelve months. However, at this time, an estimate of the range of reasonably possible adjustments to the balance of unrecognized tax benefits cannot be made.

9. Commitments and Contingencies

Streaming Content

The Company had $3,458.9 million and $1,123.4 million of obligations at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, including agreements to acquire and license streaming content that represent long-term liabilities or that are not reflected on the consolidated balance sheets because they do not meet content library asset recognition criteria. The license agreements do not meet content library asset recognition criteria because either the fee is not known or reasonably determinable for a specific title or it is known but the title is not yet available for streaming to subscribers. For those agreements with variable terms, the Company does not estimate what the total obligation may be beyond any minimum quantities and/ or pricing as of the reporting date. For those agreements that include renewal provisions that are solely at the option of the content provider, the Company includes the commitments associated with the renewal period to the extent such commitments are fixed or a minimum amount is specified.

The expected timing of payments as of September 30, 2011 for these commitments is as follows:

The Company has entered into certain license agreements that include an unspecified or a maximum number of titles that the Company may or may not receive in the future and /or that include pricing contingent upon certain variables, such as theatrical exhibition receipts for the title. As of the reporting date, it is unknown whether the Company will receive access to these titles or what the ultimate price per title will be. Accordingly, such amounts are not reflected in the commitments described above. However such amounts, are expected to be significant and the expected timing of payments could range from less than one year to more than five years.

In addition to the streaming content obligations above, the Company has licenses with certain performing rights organizations ("PRO"), and is currently involved in negotiations with other PROs, that hold certain rights to music used in connection with streaming content. For the latter, the Company accrues for estimated royalties that are due to PROs and adjusts these accruals based on any changes in estimates. While the Company anticipates finalizing these negotiations, the outcome of these negotiations is uncertain. Additionally, pending litigation between certain PROs and other third parties could impact our negotiations. If the Company is unable to reach mutually acceptable terms with the PROs, the Company could become involved in similar litigation. The results of any negotiation or litigation may be materially different from management's estimates.

Litigation

From time to time, in the normal course of its operations, the Company is a party to litigation matters and claims, including claims relating to employee relations, business practices and patent infringement. Litigation can be expensive and disruptive to normal business operations. Moreover, the results of complex legal proceedings are difficult to predict and the Company's view of these matters may change in the future as the litigation and events related thereto unfold. The Company expenses legal fees as incurred. The Company records a provision for contingent losses when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. An unfavorable outcome to any legal matter, if material, could have an adverse effect on the Company's operations or its financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

On March 29, 2010, Parallel Networks, LLC filed a complaint for patent infringement against the Company and others in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, captioned Parallel Networks, LLC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Co., et. al , Civil Action No 6:10-cv-00111-LED. The complaint alleges that the Company infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,446,111 entitled "Method and Apparatus for Client-Server Communication Using a Limited Capability Client Over a Low-Speed Communication Link," issued on September 3, 2002. The complaint seeks unspecified compensatory and enhanced damages, interest and fees, and seeks to permanently enjoin the Company from infringing the patent in the future. With respect to this matter, management has determined that a potential loss is not probable and accordingly, no amount has been accrued. Management has determined a potential loss is reasonably possible as it is defined by the Financial Accounting Standard Board's Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 450 Contingencies; however, based on its current knowledge, management does not believe that the amount of such possible loss or a range of potential loss is reasonably estimable.

On September 25, 2009, Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. filed a complaint for patent infringement against the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, captioned Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. v. Amazon.com Inc., et. al, Civil Action No. 6:09-cv-422. The complaint alleges that the Company infringed U.S. Patents Nos. 5,649,131 entitled "Communications Protocol" issued on July 15, 1997; 5,623,656 entitled "Script Based Data Communication System and Method Utilizing State Memory" issued on April 22, 1997; and 5,404,507 entitled "Apparatus and Method for Finding Records in a Database by Formulating a Query Using Equivalent Terms Which Correspond to Terms in the Input Query," issued April 4, 1995. The complaint sought unspecified compensatory and enhanced damages, interest, costs and fees, and sought to permanently enjoin the Company from infringing the patents in the future. On September 21, 2011, this case was dismissed with prejudice.

In January through April of 2009, a number of purported anti-trust class action suits were filed against the Company in various United States Federal Courts. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Walmart.com USA LLC (collectively, Wal-Mart) were also named as defendants in these suits. These cases have been consolidated in the Northern District of California and have been assigned the multidistrict litigation number MDL-2029. A number of substantially similar suits were filed in California State Courts, and have been consolidated in Santa Clara County. The plaintiffs, who are current or former Netflix customers, generally allege that Netflix and Wal-Mart entered into an agreement to divide the markets for sales and online rentals of DVDs in the United States, which resulted in higher Netflix subscription prices. A number of other cases have been filed in Federal and State courts by current or former subscribers to the online DVD rental service offered by Blockbuster Inc., alleging injury arising from similar facts. These cases have been related to MDL 2029 or, in the case of the California State cases, coordinated with the cases in Santa Clara County. The complaint(s) seeks unspecified compensatory and enhanced damages, interest, costs and fees and other equitable relief. With respect to each of these matters, management has determined that a potential loss is not probable and accordingly, no amount has been accrued. Management has determined a potential loss is reasonably possible as it is defined by ASC 450; however, based on its current knowledge, management does not believe that the amount of such possible loss or a range of potential loss is reasonably estimable.

On October 24, 2008, Media Queue, LLC filed a complaint for patent infringement against the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, captioned Media Queue, LLC v. Netflix, Inc., et. al , Civil Action No. CIV 08-402-KEW. The complaint alleges that the Company infringed U.S. Patent No. 7,389,243 entitled "Notification System and Method for Media Queue" issued on June 17, 2008. The complaint seeks unspecified compensatory and enhanced damages, interest and fees, and seeks to permanently enjoin the Company from infringing the patent in the future. On February 24, 2009, the case was transferred to the Northern District of California. On December 1, 2009, the Court granted the Company's motion for summary judgment of non-infringement. On February 10, 2010, plaintiff appealed the summary judgment ruling. With respect to this matter, management has determined that a potential loss is not probable and accordingly, no amount has been accrued. Management has determined a potential loss is reasonably possible as it is defined by ASC 450; however, based on its current knowledge, management does not believe that the amount of such possible loss or a range of potential loss is reasonably estimable.

The Company is involved in other litigation matters not listed above but does not consider the matters to be material either individually or in the aggregate at this time. The Company's view of the matters not listed may change in the future as the litigation and events related thereto unfold.

Indemnification

In the ordinary course of business, the Company has entered into contractual arrangements under which it has agreed to provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to business partners and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the Company's breach of such agreements and out of intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties.

The Company's obligations under these agreements may be limited in terms of time or amount, and in some instances, the Company may have recourse against third-parties for certain payments. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and certain of its officers that will require it, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. The terms of such obligations vary.

It is not possible to make a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount of future payments under these or similar agreements due to the conditional nature of the Company's obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. No amount has been accrued in the accompanying financial statements with respect to these indemnification guarantees.

10. Segment Information

In September 2010, the Company began international operations by offering an unlimited streaming plan without DVDs. At that time, the Company began segmenting operating results between Domestic and International. The Company presents the segment information along the same lines that the Company's chief operating decision maker reviews the operating results in assessing performance and allocating resources. The Company's chief operating decision maker reviews revenue and contribution profit for each of the reportable segments. Contribution profit is defined as revenues less cost of revenues and marketing expenses. There are no internal revenue transactions between the Company's reporting segments. In addition, the Company does not identify or allocate its assets by reportable segment and all of the Company's long lived tangible assets are held in the United States.

The Domestic segment derives revenue from monthly subscription services consisting of streaming content and DVD by mail. The Domestic segment operating income (loss) includes direct costs and allocations of "Cost of Revenues" and "Marketing" as well as all "Technology and Development" and "General and Administrative" costs, as these costs are incurred in the United States on the behalf of the consolidated entity.

The International segment derives revenue from monthly subscription services consisting solely of streaming content. The International segment contribution profit (loss) includes direct costs and allocations of "Cost of Revenues" and "Marketing." Because no amount of "Technology and Development or "General and Administrative" costs are included in the International segment, contribution profit (loss) is equal to the International segment operating income (loss.)

Information on reportable segments and reconciliation to consolidated net income is as follows: