Revenue Recognition

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue Recognition

2. REVENUE RECOGNITION

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers into segments and geographical regions. Revenue disaggregated by segment and geographical region was as follows (in thousands):

	Full service center-based child care		Back-up care		Educational advisory services		Total
Three months ended September 30, 2019
North America	$	298,770	$	75,245	$	20,736	$	394,751
Europe	112,019		4,814		—		116,833
	$	410,789	$	80,059	$	20,736	$	511,584
Three months ended September 30, 2018
North America	$	279,324	$	64,860	$	18,053	$	362,237
Europe	107,724		1,624		—		109,348
	$	387,048	$	66,484	$	18,053	$	471,585

	Full service center-based child care		Back-up care		Educational advisory services		Total
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
North America	$	920,113	$	203,155	$	58,911	$	1,182,179
Europe	347,576		11,647		—		359,223
	$	1,267,689	$	214,802	$	58,911	$	1,541,402
Nine months ended September 30, 2018
North America	$	858,035	$	175,671	$	51,162	$	1,084,868
Europe	335,759		4,314		—		340,073
	$	1,193,794	$	179,985	$	51,162	$	1,424,941

The classification “North America” is comprised of the Company’s United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico operations and the classification “Europe” includes the United Kingdom, Netherlands, and India operations.

Deferred Revenue

The Company records deferred revenue when payments are received in advance of the Company’s performance under the contract, which are recognized as revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, $155.1 million was recognized as revenue related to the deferred revenue balance recorded at December 31, 2018. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, $143.6 million was recognized as revenue related to the deferred revenue balance recorded at December 31, 2017.

Remaining Performance Obligations

The transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations relates to services that are paid or invoiced in advance. The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original contract term of one year or less, or for variable consideration allocated to the unsatisfied performance obligation of a series of services. The Company’s remaining performance obligations not subject to the practical expedients are not material.