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Increase (Decrease) In Deferred Revenue, Percent

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Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax, Increase (Decrease)

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Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax, Increase (Decrease), Percent

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

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Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

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The carrying amount of consideration received or receivable as of the balance sheet date on potential earnings that were not recognized as revenue in conformity with GAAP, and which are expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, including sales, license fees, and royalties, but excluding interest income.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in deferred revenue.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, including tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value-added and excise.

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Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue.

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Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenues	$ 74,237	$ 62,640	$ 225,408	$ 181,559
Change in total net revenues	$ 11,597		$ 43,849
Change in total net revenues, percent	19.00%		24.00%
Aggregate amount of unsatisfied performance obligations	$ 29,000		$ 29,000
Contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized	10,800		11,700
Accounts receivable	8,620		8,620		$ 10,855
Deferred revenue	25,281		25,281		$ 13,440
Change in accounts receivable			$ (2,235)
Change in accounts receivable, percent			(21.00%)
Change in deferred revenue			$ 11,841
Change in deferred revenue, percent			88.00%
Enrollment Marketing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Change in deferred revenue	1,000		$ 2,100
Chegg Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenues	54,201	39,475	172,327	125,210
Change in total net revenues	$ 14,726		$ 47,117
Change in total net revenues, percent	37.00%		38.00%
Required Materials
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenues	$ 20,036	$ 23,165	$ 53,081	$ 56,349
Change in total net revenues	$ (3,129)		$ (3,268)
Change in total net revenues, percent	(14.00%)		(6.00%)