Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) provides cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing content and business applications over the Internet. The Company's globally-distributed platform comprises more than 200,000 servers across 130 countries. The Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Company currently operates in one industry segment: providing cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing content and business applications over the Internet.

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. These financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the accompanying financial statements.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been condensed in, or omitted from, these interim financial statements. Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on February 28, 2017.

The results of operations presented in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for any future periods. In the opinion of management, these unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, that are necessary for a fair statement of the results of all interim periods reported herein.

Newly-Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance that is intended to simplify aspects of how share-based payments are accounted for and presented in financial statements. This guidance requires that entities record all tax effects of share-based payments at settlement or expiration through the income statement. The standard also amends how windfall tax benefits are recognized, the minimum statutory tax withholding requirements and how entities elect to recognize share-based payment forfeitures. In addition, this guidance impacts the presentation of cash flows related to excess tax benefits by no longer requiring separate presentation as a financing activity apart from other operating income tax cash flows.

This guidance was effective for the Company on January 1, 2017. Upon adoption, the Company began recognizing tax benefits related to stock-based compensation in its provision for income taxes rather than as additional paid-in capital. The Company elected to continue estimating forfeitures in determining the amount of compensation cost. The Company was not required to adjust beginning retained earnings as a result of these two items.

In addition, the Company adopted the presentation requirements related to the excess tax benefit in its statements of cash flows on a retrospective basis beginning January 1, 2015. The line items included in both cash flows from operating activities and financing activities labeled excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation, was eliminated. This had the impact of increasing net cash provided by operating activities and net cash used in financing activities. Prior periods have been revised as follows (in thousands):



	Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities				Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
	As Reported		As Adjusted		As Reported			As Adjusted
Year ended December 31, 2015	$	764,151	$	793,452	$	(267,728	)	$	(297,029	)
Three months ended March 31, 2016	190,238		191,373		(115,736		)	(116,871		)
Six months ended June 30, 2016	433,110		435,742		(202,393		)	(205,025		)
Nine months ended September 30, 2016	684,510		687,590		(288,008		)	(291,088		)
Year Ended December 31, 2016	866,298		871,812		(354,265		)	(359,779		)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance and disclosure requirements for recognizing revenue. The new revenue recognition standard provides a five-step model for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard can be adopted using one of two methods: retrospectively to each prior period presented or a modified retrospective application by recognizing a cumulative-effect adjustment as a component of equity as of the date of adoption. The Company has elected to adopt the standard retrospectively.

The updated guidance modifies certain judgments and estimates that the Company currently makes as it relates to recognizing revenue. Upon adoption of the new revenue standard, integration fee revenue that was previously recognized ratably over the estimated life of the customer arrangement will be recognized when integration has been completed, which will have the effect of accelerating revenue from integration fees. In addition, the Company currently establishes a reserve for cash basis customers if collectability is not reasonably assured and recognizes revenue as cash is collected. Upon adoption of the new standard, revenue will be recognized for those customers when collectability becomes probable, rather than when it is reasonably assured.

The Company is also assessing the impact of capitalizing costs associated with obtaining customer contracts, specifically commission and incentive payments. Currently, these payments are expensed in the period they are incurred. Under the updated guidance, these payments will be deferred on the Company's consolidated balance sheets and amortized over the expected life of the customer contract.

This standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. The Company continues to evaluate the potential impact of adopting this new accounting guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance that requires companies to present assets and liabilities arising from leases with terms greater than 12 months on the consolidated balance sheets. The updated standard aims to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring lessees to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and requiring disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements. This will impact all leases, which include leases for real estate and co-location facilities, among other arrangements currently under evaluation. The Company plans to adopt this standard in the first quarter of 2019 and expects to record significant right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets.

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance that introduces a new methodology for accounting for credit losses on financial instruments, including available-for-sale debt securities. The guidance establishes a new "expected loss model" that requires entities to estimate current expected credit losses on financial instruments by using all practical and relevant information. Any expected credit losses are to be reflected as allowances rather than reductions in the amortized cost of available-for-sale debt securities. This guidance will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2020. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of adopting this new accounting guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued guidance that requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. This guidance will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2018 and is to be applied on a modified retrospective basis through recognizing a cumulative-effect adjustment as a component of equity as of the date of adoption. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of adopting this new accounting guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance that changes the definition of a business to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as transfers of assets or business combinations. This guidance will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2018 and is to be applied prospectively. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of adopting this new accounting guidance on its consolidated financial statements.