Stockholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Stockholders’ Equity

Common stock. Holders of Gartner’s common stock, par value $0.0005 per share, are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted by stockholders. The Company does not currently pay cash dividends on its common stock. Also, our 2020 Credit Agreement contains a negative covenant that may limit our ability to pay dividends. The table below summarizes transactions relating to the Company’s common stock for the three years ended December 31, 2020.


	Issued Shares	Treasury Stock Shares
Balance at December 31, 2017	163,602,067	72,779,205
Issuances under stock plans	—	(933,246)
Purchases for treasury (1), (2)	—	2,054,018
Balance at December 31, 2018	163,602,067	73,899,977
Issuances under stock plans	—	(825,115)
Purchases for treasury (1), (2)	—	1,369,426
Balance at December 31, 2019	163,602,067	74,444,288
Issuances under stock plans	—	(820,065)
Purchases for treasury (1), (2)	—	1,135,762
Balance at December 31, 2020	163,602,067	74,759,985

(1)The Company used a total of $176.3 million, $199.0 million and $260.8 million in cash for share repurchases during 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(2)The number of shares repurchased in all periods presented above included those that were settled in January of the following year due to timing.

Share repurchase authorization. In 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to repurchase up to $1.2 billion of its common stock, of which $0.6 billion remained available as of December 31, 2020. The Company may repurchase its common stock from time-to-time in amounts, at prices and in the manner that the Company deems appropriate, subject to the availability of stock, prevailing market conditions, the trading price of the stock, the Company’s financial performance and other conditions. Repurchases may be made through open market purchases (which may include repurchase plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), accelerated share repurchases, private transactions or other transactions and will be funded by cash on hand and borrowings. See Note 19 — Subsequent Events for a discussion regarding an increase in the Company’s share repurchase authorization.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net (“AOCI/L”)

The tables below provide information about the changes in AOCI/L by component and the related amounts reclassified out of AOCI/L to income during the years indicated (net of tax, in thousands) (1).

Year Ended December 31, 2020


	Interest Rate Swaps		Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments		Total
Balance - December 31, 2019	$	(47,164)	$	(8,584)	$	(22,190)	$	(77,938)
Other comprehensive income (loss) activity during the year:
Change in AOCI/L before reclassifications to income	(56,862)		(1,057)		10,375		(47,544)
Reclassifications from AOCI/L to income (2), (3)	25,922		332		—		26,254
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year	(30,940)		(725)		10,375		(21,290)
Balance - December 31, 2020	$	(78,104)	$	(9,309)	$	(11,815)	$	(99,228)

Year Ended December 31, 2019


	Interest Rate Swaps		Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments		Total
Balance - December 31, 2018	$	(7,770)	$	(5,738)	$	(26,359)	$	(39,867)
Other comprehensive income (loss) activity during the year:
Change in AOCI/L before reclassifications to income	(36,949)		(3,011)		4,169		(35,791)
Reclassifications from AOCI/L to income (2), (3)	(2,445)		165		—		(2,280)
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year	(39,394)		(2,846)		4,169		(38,071)
Balance - December 31, 2019	$	(47,164)	$	(8,584)	$	(22,190)	$	(77,938)

(1) Amounts in parentheses represent debits (deferred losses).

(2) $24.9 million and $(3.4) million of the reclassifications related to interest rate swaps (cash flow hedges) were recorded in Interest expense, net, for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. $10.3 million of the reclassifications related to interest rate swaps (cash flow hedges) were recorded in Other (expense) income, net for the year ended December 31, 2020. See Note 6 — Debt and Note 13 — Derivatives and Hedging for information regarding the cash flow hedges.

(3) The reclassifications related to defined benefit pension plans were primarily recorded in Selling, general and administrative expense, net of tax effect. See Note 15 — Employee Benefits for information regarding the Company’s defined benefit pension plans.

The estimated net amount of the existing losses on the Company’s interest rate swaps that are reported in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net at December 31, 2020 that is expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months is $29.1 million.