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These excerpts taken from the NFLX 10-K filed Feb 25, 2009.

Reclassification and Revision of Immaterial Errors

Due to the nature of the Company’s streaming content model, the Company determined in 2008 that it should have applied the guidance in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 63, Financial Reporting by Broadcasters (“SFAS 63”). SFAS 63 specifies classification of acquired streaming content as an asset only after certain criteria have been met, including availability of the streaming content for its first showing, and requires streaming content assets to be segregated between current and non-current based on estimated time of usage. The Company’s previous financial statements classified acquired streaming content as part of non-current content library and presented the related cash outflows as investing activities. The Company has revised its 2007 consolidated financial statements to correct immaterial errors that arose from not applying the provisions of SFAS 63. The revisions to the fiscal 2007 balance sheet included a reclassification of $16.3 million from content library, net to current content library, net and a reduction of content library, net and accounts payable by $4 million. In addition, $14.8 million has been reclassified from net cash used in investing activities to net cash used in operating activities in the Company’s 2007 consolidated statements of cash flows. The summarized interim financial information for 2007 and the first three quarters of 2008 reflected in Note 11, Selected Quarterly Financial Data has also been revised for the adoption of SFAS 63.

In fiscal 2008, it was determined that because the terms of the Company’s original facilities lease agreements required the Company’s involvement in the construction of certain buildings, under Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 97-10, The Effect of Lessee Involvement in Asset Construction, the Company was deemed to be the owner (for accounting purposes only) of the buildings subject to the leases during the construction period. The Company should have reflected an asset on its balance sheet for the costs paid by the lessor to construct these buildings, as well as a corresponding liability. Upon completion of construction, the

 

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NETFLIX, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Company did not meet the “sale-leaseback” criteria under SFAS No. 98, Accounting for Leases: Sale-Leaseback Transactions Involving Real Estate, Sales-Type Leases of Real Estate, Definition of the Lease Term, and Initial Direct Costs of Direct Financing Leases; an amendment of FASB Statements No. 13, 66, and 91 and a rescission of FASB Statement No. 26 and Technical Bulletin No. 79-11, and therefore should have treated the leases as financing obligations and the assets and corresponding liabilities would not be derecognized. Previously these arrangements were accounted for as operating leases. The Company has revised its 2007 and 2006 consolidated financial statements to correct immaterial errors in the historical accounting treatment. Specifically, total assets were increased by $36.5 million inclusive of $35.9 million for property and equipment, net and total liabilities were increased by $37.4 million for lease financing obligations at December 31, 2007. Net operating expenses were reduced by $0.6 million and $0.8 million in 2007 and 2006, respectively and interest expense on lease financing obligations was recorded in the amount of $1.2 million for both 2007 and 2006 in the consolidated statements of operations. Diluted net income per share remained unchanged for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006. Additionally, $0.4 million and $0.3 million, for 2007 and 2006 were reclassified from net cash provided by operating activities to net cash used in financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. The summarized interim financial information for 2007 and the first quarter of 2008 reflected in Note 11, Selected Quarterly Financial Data has also been revised for the adoption of EITF 97-10.

Reclassification and Revision of Immaterial Errors

Due to the nature of the Company’s streaming content model, the Company determined in 2008 that it should have applied the guidance in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 63, Financial Reporting by Broadcasters (“SFAS 63”). SFAS 63 specifies classification of acquired streaming content as an asset only after certain criteria have been met, including availability of the streaming content for its first showing, and requires streaming content assets to be segregated between current and non-current based on estimated time of usage. The Company’s previous financial statements classified acquired streaming content as part of non-current content library and presented the related cash outflows as investing activities. The Company has revised its 2007 consolidated financial statements to correct immaterial errors that arose from not applying the provisions of SFAS 63. The revisions to the fiscal 2007 balance sheet included a reclassification of $16.3 million from content library, net to current content library, net and a reduction of content library, net and accounts payable by $4 million. In addition, $14.8 million has been reclassified from net cash used in investing activities to net cash used in operating activities in the Company’s 2007 consolidated statements of cash flows. The summarized interim financial information for 2007 and the first three quarters of 2008 reflected in Note 11, Selected Quarterly Financial Data has also been revised for the adoption of SFAS 63.

In fiscal 2008, it was determined that because the terms of the Company’s original facilities lease agreements required the Company’s involvement in the construction of certain buildings, under Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 97-10, The Effect of Lessee Involvement in Asset Construction, the Company was deemed to be the owner (for accounting purposes only) of the buildings subject to the leases during the construction period. The Company should have reflected an asset on its balance sheet for the costs paid by the lessor to construct these buildings, as well as a corresponding liability. Upon completion of construction, the

 

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NETFLIX, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Company did not meet the “sale-leaseback” criteria under SFAS No. 98, Accounting for Leases: Sale-Leaseback Transactions Involving Real Estate, Sales-Type Leases of Real Estate, Definition of the Lease Term, and Initial Direct Costs of Direct Financing Leases; an amendment of FASB Statements No. 13, 66, and 91 and a rescission of FASB Statement No. 26 and Technical Bulletin No. 79-11, and therefore should have treated the leases as financing obligations and the assets and corresponding liabilities would not be derecognized. Previously these arrangements were accounted for as operating leases. The Company has revised its 2007 and 2006 consolidated financial statements to correct immaterial errors in the historical accounting treatment. Specifically, total assets were increased by $36.5 million inclusive of $35.9 million for property and equipment, net and total liabilities were increased by $37.4 million for lease financing obligations at December 31, 2007. Net operating expenses were reduced by $0.6 million and $0.8 million in 2007 and 2006, respectively and interest expense on lease financing obligations was recorded in the amount of $1.2 million for both 2007 and 2006 in the consolidated statements of operations. Diluted net income per share remained unchanged for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006. Additionally, $0.4 million and $0.3 million, for 2007 and 2006 were reclassified from net cash provided by operating activities to net cash used in financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. The summarized interim financial information for 2007 and the first quarter of 2008 reflected in Note 11, Selected Quarterly Financial Data has also been revised for the adoption of EITF 97-10.

Reclassification and Revision of Immaterial Errors

STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Due to the nature of the Company’s streaming content model, the Company determined in 2008 that it should have applied the guidance in Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 63, Financial Reporting by Broadcasters (“SFAS 63”). SFAS 63 specifies classification of acquired streaming content as an asset only after certain criteria have been met,
including availability of the streaming content for its first showing, and requires streaming content assets to be segregated between current and non-current based on estimated time of usage. The Company’s previous financial statements
classified acquired streaming content as part of non-current content library and presented the related cash outflows as investing activities. The Company has revised its 2007 consolidated financial statements to correct immaterial errors that arose
from not applying the provisions of SFAS 63. The revisions to the fiscal 2007 balance sheet included a reclassification of $16.3 million from content library, net to current content library, net and a reduction of content library, net and accounts
payable by $4 million. In addition, $14.8 million has been reclassified from net cash used in investing activities to net cash used in operating activities in the Company’s 2007 consolidated statements of cash flows. The summarized interim
financial information for 2007 and the first three quarters of 2008 reflected in Note 11, Selected Quarterly Financial Data has also been revised for the adoption of SFAS 63.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">In fiscal 2008, it was determined that because the terms of the Company’s original facilities lease agreements required the Company’s
involvement in the construction of certain buildings, under Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 97-10, The Effect of Lessee Involvement in Asset Construction, the Company was deemed to be the owner (for accounting purposes
only) of the buildings subject to the leases during the construction period. The Company should have reflected an asset on its balance sheet for the costs paid by the lessor to construct these buildings, as well as a corresponding liability. Upon
completion of construction, the

 


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NETFLIX, INC.

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 



Company did not meet the “sale-leaseback” criteria under SFAS No. 98, Accounting for Leases: Sale-Leaseback Transactions Involving Real
Estate, Sales-Type Leases of Real Estate, Definition of the Lease Term, and Initial Direct Costs of Direct Financing Leases; an amendment of FASB Statements No. 13, 66, and 91 and a rescission of FASB Statement No. 26 and Technical
Bulletin No. 79-11
, and therefore should have treated the leases as financing obligations and the assets and corresponding liabilities would not be derecognized. Previously these arrangements were accounted for as operating leases. The
Company has revised its 2007 and 2006 consolidated financial statements to correct immaterial errors in the historical accounting treatment. Specifically, total assets were increased by $36.5 million inclusive of $35.9 million for property and
equipment, net and total liabilities were increased by $37.4 million for lease financing obligations at December 31, 2007. Net operating expenses were reduced by $0.6 million and $0.8 million in 2007 and 2006, respectively and interest expense
on lease financing obligations was recorded in the amount of $1.2 million for both 2007 and 2006 in the consolidated statements of operations. Diluted net income per share remained unchanged for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Additionally, $0.4 million and $0.3 million, for 2007 and 2006 were reclassified from net cash provided by operating activities to net cash used in financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. The summarized interim financial
information for 2007 and the first quarter of 2008 reflected in Note 11, Selected Quarterly Financial Data has also been revised for the adoption of EITF 97-10.

SIZE="2">Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the estimate of useful lives and residual value of its 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.
Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Reclassification and Revision of Immaterial Errors

STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Due to the nature of the Company’s streaming content model, the Company determined in 2008 that it should have applied the guidance in Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 63, Financial Reporting by Broadcasters (“SFAS 63”). SFAS 63 specifies classification of acquired streaming content as an asset only after certain criteria have been met,
including availability of the streaming content for its first showing, and requires streaming content assets to be segregated between current and non-current based on estimated time of usage. The Company’s previous financial statements
classified acquired streaming content as part of non-current content library and presented the related cash outflows as investing activities. The Company has revised its 2007 consolidated financial statements to correct immaterial errors that arose
from not applying the provisions of SFAS 63. The revisions to the fiscal 2007 balance sheet included a reclassification of $16.3 million from content library, net to current content library, net and a reduction of content library, net and accounts
payable by $4 million. In addition, $14.8 million has been reclassified from net cash used in investing activities to net cash used in operating activities in the Company’s 2007 consolidated statements of cash flows. The summarized interim
financial information for 2007 and the first three quarters of 2008 reflected in Note 11, Selected Quarterly Financial Data has also been revised for the adoption of SFAS 63.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">In fiscal 2008, it was determined that because the terms of the Company’s original facilities lease agreements required the Company’s
involvement in the construction of certain buildings, under Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 97-10, The Effect of Lessee Involvement in Asset Construction, the Company was deemed to be the owner (for accounting purposes
only) of the buildings subject to the leases during the construction period. The Company should have reflected an asset on its balance sheet for the costs paid by the lessor to construct these buildings, as well as a corresponding liability. Upon
completion of construction, the

 


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NETFLIX, INC.

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 



Company did not meet the “sale-leaseback” criteria under SFAS No. 98, Accounting for Leases: Sale-Leaseback Transactions Involving Real
Estate, Sales-Type Leases of Real Estate, Definition of the Lease Term, and Initial Direct Costs of Direct Financing Leases; an amendment of FASB Statements No. 13, 66, and 91 and a rescission of FASB Statement No. 26 and Technical
Bulletin No. 79-11
, and therefore should have treated the leases as financing obligations and the assets and corresponding liabilities would not be derecognized. Previously these arrangements were accounted for as operating leases. The
Company has revised its 2007 and 2006 consolidated financial statements to correct immaterial errors in the historical accounting treatment. Specifically, total assets were increased by $36.5 million inclusive of $35.9 million for property and
equipment, net and total liabilities were increased by $37.4 million for lease financing obligations at December 31, 2007. Net operating expenses were reduced by $0.6 million and $0.8 million in 2007 and 2006, respectively and interest expense
on lease financing obligations was recorded in the amount of $1.2 million for both 2007 and 2006 in the consolidated statements of operations. Diluted net income per share remained unchanged for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Additionally, $0.4 million and $0.3 million, for 2007 and 2006 were reclassified from net cash provided by operating activities to net cash used in financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. The summarized interim financial
information for 2007 and the first quarter of 2008 reflected in Note 11, Selected Quarterly Financial Data has also been revised for the adoption of EITF 97-10.

SIZE="2">Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the estimate of useful lives and residual value of its 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.
Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Reclassification and Revision of Immaterial Errors

STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Due to the nature of the Company’s streaming content model, the Company determined in 2008 that it should have applied the guidance in Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 63, Financial Reporting by Broadcasters (“SFAS 63”). SFAS 63 specifies classification of acquired streaming content as an asset only after certain criteria have been met,
including availability of the streaming content for its first showing, and requires streaming content assets to be segregated between current and non-current based on estimated time of usage. The Company’s previous financial statements
classified acquired streaming content as part of non-current content library and presented the related cash outflows as investing activities. The Company has revised its 2007 consolidated financial statements to correct immaterial errors that arose
from not applying the provisions of SFAS 63. The revisions to the fiscal 2007 balance sheet included a reclassification of $16.3 million from content library, net to current content library, net and a reduction of content library, net and accounts
payable by $4 million. In addition, $14.8 million has been reclassified from net cash used in investing activities to net cash used in operating activities in the Company’s 2007 consolidated statements of cash flows. The summarized interim
financial information for 2007 and the first three quarters of 2008 reflected in Note 11, Selected Quarterly Financial Data has also been revised for the adoption of SFAS 63.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">In fiscal 2008, it was determined that because the terms of the Company’s original facilities lease agreements required the Company’s
involvement in the construction of certain buildings, under Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 97-10, The Effect of Lessee Involvement in Asset Construction, the Company was deemed to be the owner (for accounting purposes
only) of the buildings subject to the leases during the construction period. The Company should have reflected an asset on its balance sheet for the costs paid by the lessor to construct these buildings, as well as a corresponding liability. Upon
completion of construction, the

 


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NETFLIX, INC.

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 



Company did not meet the “sale-leaseback” criteria under SFAS No. 98, Accounting for Leases: Sale-Leaseback Transactions Involving Real
Estate, Sales-Type Leases of Real Estate, Definition of the Lease Term, and Initial Direct Costs of Direct Financing Leases; an amendment of FASB Statements No. 13, 66, and 91 and a rescission of FASB Statement No. 26 and Technical
Bulletin No. 79-11
, and therefore should have treated the leases as financing obligations and the assets and corresponding liabilities would not be derecognized. Previously these arrangements were accounted for as operating leases. The
Company has revised its 2007 and 2006 consolidated financial statements to correct immaterial errors in the historical accounting treatment. Specifically, total assets were increased by $36.5 million inclusive of $35.9 million for property and
equipment, net and total liabilities were increased by $37.4 million for lease financing obligations at December 31, 2007. Net operating expenses were reduced by $0.6 million and $0.8 million in 2007 and 2006, respectively and interest expense
on lease financing obligations was recorded in the amount of $1.2 million for both 2007 and 2006 in the consolidated statements of operations. Diluted net income per share remained unchanged for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Additionally, $0.4 million and $0.3 million, for 2007 and 2006 were reclassified from net cash provided by operating activities to net cash used in financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. The summarized interim financial
information for 2007 and the first quarter of 2008 reflected in Note 11, Selected Quarterly Financial Data has also been revised for the adoption of EITF 97-10.

SIZE="2">Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the estimate of useful lives and residual value of its 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.
Actual results may differ from these estimates.

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