REVENUE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue by major geographic area, and by significant product and service offerings

Sales and usage-based taxes are excluded from revenues. No sales to an individual customer or in a country other than the United States accounted for 10% or more of the sales for the periods listed in the following tables. Revenue, classified by the major geographic areas in which our customers are located, was as follows:

	2023		2022		2021
(in thousands)
United States	$	2,853,321	$	2,498,363	$	2,240,226
Other countries	219,957		197,460		184,074
Total Revenues	$	3,073,278	$	2,695,823	$	2,424,300

Revenue from external customers, classified by significant product and service offerings, was as follows:

(in thousands)	2023		2022		2021
Residential revenue	$	1,409,872	$	1,207,089	$	1,099,360
Commercial revenue	1,024,176		920,625		834,624
Termite completions, bait monitoring, renewals, & ancillary	605,533		535,494		464,043
Franchise revenues	16,475		15,590		15,532
Other revenues	17,222		17,025		10,741
Total Revenues	$	3,073,278	$	2,695,823	$	2,424,300

Changes in unearned revenue

Unearned revenues recognized for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $231.7 million and $205.3 million, respectively. Changes in unearned revenues were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2023		2022
(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	187,994	$	168,607
Deferral of unearned revenue	253,776		224,647
Recognition of unearned revenue	(231,711)		(205,260)
Ending balance	$	210,059	$	187,994