| Period End | Type | Status | Affected | % Workforce | Announced | Expected Completion | Geography | Segment / Function | Charge | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | USD 587 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Completed March 2026 business combination, total purchase price approximately $587 million in cash; no headcount added disclosed. | ||||||
| 2025-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2025-12-04 | Global | WBD streaming and studios businesses (film and television studios, HBO Max, HBO) | subsequent_events f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Netflix signed a merger agreement on 2025-12-04 (amended and restated 2026-01-19) to acquire WBD's streaming and studios businesses for $27.75 per WBD share in cash, ~$72.0 billion equity value and ~$82.7 billion enterprise value as of 2025-12-04. Closing expected 12-18 months from December 4, 2025, subject to regulatory approvals, WBD stockholder approval, and the separation of Discovery Global; no headcount to be added is quantified in the filing. | ||||
| 2025-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2025-12-04 | Global (principally United States) | Streaming and studios businesses, including film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Merger agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery, amended and restated 2026-01-19; $27.75 cash per WBD share (~$72.0B equity value). Expected to close 12-18 months from 2025-12-04. No headcount associated with the transaction disclosed; $5.8B termination fee may be payable by Netflix under specified circumstances. | ||||
| 2025-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2025-12-31 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | USD 28 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Business combination completed in December 2025 for approximately $28 million cash purchase price; no headcount added disclosed. Charge value reflects purchase price, not a severance or restructuring charge. | |||
| 2023-12-31 | other | completed | 2023-05 | Content production — WGA-represented writers | other f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Industry guild strike that began May 2023 after agreement expiration; halted productions and delayed new content. Filing does not state the strike end date or quantify any Netflix headcount impact. | |||||
| 2023-12-31 | other | completed | 2023-07 | Content production — SAG-AFTRA-represented performers | other f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Industry guild strike that began July 2023; filing notes work stoppages resulted in halted productions and delays to new content. End date and Netflix headcount impact not quantified. IATSE and Teamster agreements are noted as expiring mid-2024. | |||||
| 2023-12-31 | other | completed | 2023-04 | 2023-09-29 | DVD-by-mail service | MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Wind-down of DVD-by-mail business announced April 2023; mailing service ceased September 29, 2023. Filing states the discontinuance had an immaterial impact on operations and financial results; no employee counts or charges disclosed. | ||||
| 2023-09-30 | other | completed | 2023-05-02 | 2023-09-27 | United States | Content production | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Industry-wide WGA strike began May 2, 2023 after the collective bargaining agreement expired May 1; strike ended September 27, 2023. Affects production payments timing rather than Netflix's own headcount. | |||
| 2023-09-30 | other | in_progress | 2023-07-14 | United States | Content production | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Industry-wide SAG-AFTRA strike began July 14, 2023 after the collective bargaining agreement expired July 12; strike ongoing at filing. Company paused and expects to pause additional productions, delaying production payments. | ||||
| 2023-09-30 | other | completed | 2023-05-02 | 2023-09-27 | United States | Content production — Writers Guild of America (WGA) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Industry-wide WGA strike began after CBA expiry on 2023-05-01; ended 2023-09-27. No employee count or charge disclosed. | |||
| 2023-09-30 | other | in_progress | 2023-07-14 | United States | Content production — SAG-AFTRA | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | SAG-AFTRA strike ongoing at quarter end; Netflix paused and expected to pause additional productions, delaying production payments. | ||||
| 2023-09-30 | other | in_progress | 2023-07-14 | Global | Content Production | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | SAG-AFTRA strike commenced July 14, 2023. Company paused productions, delaying payment timing. No specific headcount or severance charges disclosed. | ||||
| 2023-06-30 | other | in_progress | 2023-05-02 | United States | Content production (writers) | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | WGA industry-wide strike began May 2, 2023 after its collective bargaining agreement with AMPTP expired May 1, 2023; Netflix paused additional productions in response. | ||||
| 2023-06-30 | other | announced | 2023-07-14 | United States | Content production (performers) | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | SAG-AFTRA industry-wide strike began July 14, 2023 after its collective bargaining agreement with AMPTP expired July 12, 2023; disclosed as a subsequent event affecting production payments. | ||||
| 2023-06-30 | other | in_progress | 2023-05-02 | United States | Content production (writers) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | WGA collective bargaining agreement with AMPTP expired 2023-05-01; industry-wide strike commenced 2023-05-02. Netflix paused and expects to pause additional productions, delaying certain production payments. | ||||
| 2023-06-30 | other | announced | 2023-07-14 | United States | Content production (actors) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | SAG-AFTRA agreement with AMPTP expired 2023-07-12; industry-wide strike commenced 2023-07-14, after quarter end. Concurrent WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes expected to further delay production payments. | ||||
| 2023-06-30 | other | in_progress | 2023-05-02 | Global | Content Production | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | WGA strike commenced May 2, 2023; company paused productions. No specific headcount reduction or severance charge disclosed. | ||||
| 2023-06-30 | other | announced | 2023-07-14 | Global | Content Production | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | SAG-AFTRA strike commenced July 14, 2023 (subsequent event); company expects to pause additional productions. No specific headcount reduction or severance charge disclosed. | ||||
| 2022-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | Studio operations / content production | other f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Filing cites the Scanline VFX acquisition as part of scaling in-house studio operations; transaction date and employee count not disclosed. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows report approximately $757 million of acquisition outflows during fiscal 2022 (aggregate across all 2022 acquisitions, not solely this deal). | ||||||
| 2022-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | Studio operations / content production | other f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Filing cites the Animal Logic acquisition as part of scaling in-house studio operations; transaction date and employee count not disclosed. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows report approximately $757 million of acquisition outflows during fiscal 2022 (aggregate across all 2022 acquisitions, not solely this deal). | ||||||
| 2022-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-03 | Australia | Animation studio | subsequent_events f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Acquisition of Animal Logic, an Australian animation studio, completed October 3, 2022; funded with existing cash. No employee headcount added was disclosed. | |||
| 2022-09-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-03 | Australia | Content production (animation) | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Completed acquisition of Animal Logic, an Australian animation studio; to be accounted for as a business combination. No headcount disclosed; funded with existing cash. | |||
| 2011-12-31 | other | in_progress | 2011 | 2012 | United States | Domestic DVD (DVD-by-mail operations) | USD 10 (millions) | other f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Termination benefits recognized in Q4 2011 tied to the company's retraction of its Q3 2011 plans to separate and rebrand the DVD-by-mail service. An additional $1.8 million of such expense is expected in Q1 2012, and $4.9 million was accrued at December 31, 2011 for payment in Q1 2012. No affected-employee count is disclosed; the $9.5 million reflects only the portion recognized in fiscal 2011. Action type is 'other' because the filer does not characterize it as a RIF, layoff, or restructuring program. | ||
| 2011-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2012-03-31 | United States | Domestic DVD | USD 10 (millions) | other f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Termination benefits incurred in Q4 2011 after the Company retracted plans to separate and rebrand the DVD-by-mail service; an additional $1.8 million expected in Q1 2012, with $4.9 million accrued at year-end. Number of employees affected not disclosed. | |||
| 2011-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2011-07 | 2011-12-31 | United States | Corporate / DVD Operations | USD 10 (millions) | Note 12. Selected Quarterly Financial Data f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Termination benefits associated with retraction of plans to separate and rebrand DVD-by-mail service. $9.5 million expense recognized in Q4 2011. $1.8 million expected in Q1 2012. $4.9 million accrued at year-end. | ||
| 2011-12-31 | other | completed | 2011-12-31 | 2012-03-31 | United States | Corporate / DVD Operations | USD 10 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Termination benefits associated with retraction of plans to separate and rebrand DVD-by-mail service. $9.5M expense recognized in Q4 2011; $1.8M expected in Q1 2012. | ||
| 2005-12-31 | plant_closure | completed | 2004-10 | 2005-12 | United Kingdom | Former International segment; UK fulfillment and corporate operations | USD 857 (thousands) | other f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Netflix announced withdrawal from the UK in October 2004 to concentrate on defending its US market position. Charges of roughly $857 thousand for employee severance and benefits plus non-cancelable lease obligations were incurred in fiscal 2004 (employees affected not quantified); $366 thousand remained accrued at December 31, 2004 and no obligations remained at December 31, 2005. In Q4 2005 the subsidiary's assets and liabilities were substantially liquidated and an application to dissolve it was filed. Employee terminations themselves relate to fiscal 2004; only the wind-down completion occurred in fiscal 2005. | ||
| 2004-12-31 | plant_closure | completed | 2004-10 | United Kingdom | International segment (closure costs recorded in fulfillment, marketing and general and administrative expenses) | USD 857 (thousands) | other f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Full withdrawal from the UK market announced October 2004 to focus on US market leadership; charge bundles employee severance/benefits and estimated obligations for non-cancelable facility leases. Remaining obligations of $366 thousand were accrued at December 31, 2004; company expects no further material charges. Number of affected employees is not disclosed. The formerly reported International segment posted a 2004 net loss of $4,626 thousand, folded into US segment results. | |||
| 2004-12-31 | plant_closure | completed | 2004-10-01 | 2004-12-31 | United Kingdom | International segment (withdrawal from UK market) | USD 857 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Company announced withdrawal from the UK in October 2004 to focus on US market leadership; charges cover severance, benefits for terminated employees and non-cancelable UK lease obligations, recorded within fulfillment, marketing and G&A. $366 thousand of obligations remained accrued at year-end; affected-employee count not disclosed. Related International segment net loss of $4,626 thousand for 2004 is included in US segment results. | ||
| 2004-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2004-10-01 | 2004-12-31 | United Kingdom | International | USD 857 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Closure of UK operations; charges related to severance, benefits, and non-cancelable lease payments. Employee count not explicitly disclosed. | ||
| 2002-06-30 | restructuring | completed | Technology and development | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Decrease in personnel costs resulted from employees terminated as part of restructuring during the three months ended September 30, 2001. |