DEFERRED CONTRACT COSTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

DEFERRED CONTRACT COSTS

5. DEFERRED CONTRACT COSTS

	December 31,
(in thousands)	2018		2017
Deferred contract costs (1) (2)	$	64,367	$	37,924

⁽¹⁾ Included in other long-term assets.

⁽²⁾ The increase in deferred contract costs is primarily due to revenue shift in favor of the Company’s cloud offerings, which results in a greater portion of contract costs being deferred than for license arrangements.

Amortization of deferred contract costs was as follows:

(in thousands)	2018		2017		2016
Amortization of deferred contract costs (1)	$	17,271	$	12,106	$	11,574

⁽¹⁾ Included in selling and marketing expenses.