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Stock Received During Period, Shares, Related Party

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Amount before accretion (amortization) of purchase discount (premium) of interest income on nonoperating securities.

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CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENT DETAILS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 10, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 19, 2018	Sep. 29, 2017
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Interest income		$ 8,000	$ 4,800
Gain from the sale of a business		(218)	$ 13,237	$ 0
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)		$ 600
Class A Common Stock
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Common stock issued (shares)		87,007	80,515
Common stock		$ 87	$ 81
Class B Common Stock
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Common stock issued (shares)		421,570	421,118
Common stock		$ 422	$ 421
ANGI Homeservices \| Class A Common Stock
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Common stock issued (shares)					8,600
Common stock					$ 165,800	$ 763,700
ANGI Homeservices \| Class B Common Stock
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Common stock issued (shares)	5,100
IAC \| Angie's List Transaction Agreement \| ANGI Homeservices \| Class B Common Stock
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Stock received from related party (shares)	5,100
Angie's List \| ANGI Homeservices \| Class A Common Stock
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Stock of acquiree outstanding on transaction date (shares)						61,300
Felix
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain from the sale of a business			$ 13,200