Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	On July 15, 2021, we closed on an acquisition of e-bot7, a Conversational AI company operating in Germany. This acquisition will allow us to scale our presence in Europe with the potential of scaling their Small business and Mid-Market platform globally. e-bot7 has approximately 100 employees with about 40 employees in research and development (“R&D”). The purchase price consisted of cash, stock and a contingent component and the acquisition of e-bot7 is deemed to be immaterial to Liveperson’s consolidated financial statements.The transaction will be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the operating results of e-bot7 will be included in the Company’s consolidated results of operations from the date of acquisition.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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