ORGANIZATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION

ANGI Homeservices Inc. connects quality home service professionals across 500 different categories, from repairing and remodeling to cleaning and landscaping, with consumers. Over 250,000 domestic service professionals find work through ANGI Homeservices, and consumers turn to at least one of our brands to find a professional for more than 25 million projects each year. We've established category-transforming products with brands such as HomeAdvisor, Angie’s List, Handy and Fixd Repair.

On September 29, 2017, IAC/InterActiveCorp's ("IAC") HomeAdvisor business and Angie's List Inc. ("Angie's List") combined under a new publicly traded company called ANGI Homeservices Inc. (the "Combination"). At December 31, 2019, IAC owned 84.1% and 98.1% of the economic interest and voting interest, respectively, of ANGI Homeservices. See "Note 4—Business Combinations" for additional information related to the Combination.

The HomeAdvisor digital marketplace service connects consumers with service professionals nationwide for home repair, maintenance and improvement projects. HomeAdvisor provides consumers with tools and resources to help them find local, pre-screened and customer-rated service professionals, as well as instantly book appointments with those professionals online or connect with them by telephone. Effective September 29, 2017, the Company also owns and operates Angie’s List, which connects consumers with service professionals for local services through a nationwide online directory of service professionals in over 700 service categories, as well as provides consumers with valuable tools, services and content, including verified reviews of local service professionals, to help them research, shop and hire for local services. On October 19, 2018, the Company acquired Handy Technologies, Inc. ("Handy"), a leading platform for connecting individuals looking for household services (primarily cleaning and handyman services) with top-quality, pre-screened independent service professionals. Together, we refer to the HomeAdvisor and Handy businesses in the United States as the ("Marketplace"). On January 25, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Fixd Repair, a home warranty and service company. We also own and operate mHelpDesk, a provider of cloud-based field service software for small to mid-size businesses. Prior to its sale on December 31, 2018, the Company also operated Felix, a pay-per-call advertising service business that was included in our North America segment. In addition to its market-leading U.S. operations, ANGI Homeservices owns leading home services online marketplaces in France (Travaux), Germany (MyHammer), Netherlands (Werkspot), United Kingdom (MyBuilder), Canada (HomeStars) and Italy (Instapro), as well as operations in Austria (MyHammer).

The Company has two operating segments: (i) North America (United States and Canada), which includes HomeAdvisor, Angie's List, Handy, mHelpDesk, HomeStars, Fixd Repair and Felix, for periods prior to its sale on December 31, 2018, and (ii) Europe, which includes Travaux, MyHammer, MyBuilder, Werkspot and Instapro.

As used herein, "ANGI Homeservices," the "Company," "ANGI," "we," "our" or "us" and similar terms refer to ANGI Homeservices Inc and its subsidiaries (unless the context requires otherwise).