THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

IAC is a leading media and Internet company composed of widely known consumer brands, such as Tinder, Match, PlentyOfFish and OkCupid, which are part of Match Group's online dating portfolio, and HomeAdvisor and Angie's List, which are operated by ANGI Homeservices, as well as Vimeo, Dotdash, Dictionary.com, The Daily Beast and Investopedia.

All references to "IAC," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us" in this report are to IAC/InterActiveCorp.

Basis of Presentation

The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, all entities that are wholly-owned by the Company and all entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. Intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.

Investments in the common stock or in-substance common stock of entities in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial matters of the investee, but does not have a controlling financial interest, are accounted for using the equity method and are included in "Long-term investments" in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

Investments in equity securities, other than those of our consolidated subsidiaries and those accounted for under the equity method, are accounted for at fair value or under the measurement alternative upon the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, on January 1, 2018, with changes recognized within other income (expense), net each reporting period. Under the measurement alternative, equity investments without readily determinable fair values are carried at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. Under the measurement alternative, the value of our equity securities without determinable fair values is generally determined based on a market approach as of the transaction date. An investment will be considered identical or similar if it has identical or similar rights to the equity investments held by the Company. The Company reviews impairment of our equity securities each reporting period when there are qualitative indicators that may indicate impairment. Once the qualitative indicators are identified and the fair value of the security is less than its carrying value, the Company will write down the security to its fair value and record the corresponding charge within other income (expense), net. See "Accounting Pronouncements adopted by the Company" below for further information.

In management's opinion, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements and reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Accounting for Investments

The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").

Accounting Estimates

Management of the Company is required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions during the preparation of its consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These estimates, judgments and assumptions impact the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates and judgments including those related to: the recoverability of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets; the useful lives and recoverability of definite-lived intangible assets and property and equipment; the fair values of marketable debt securities and equity securities without readily determinable fair values; the carrying value of accounts receivable, including the determination of the allowance for doubtful accounts; the determination of revenue reserves; the fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration arrangements; unrecognized tax benefits; the valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets; and the fair value of and forfeiture rates for stock-based awards, among others. The Company bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience, its forecasts and budgets and other factors that the Company considers relevant.

Certain Risks and Concentrations

A meaningful portion of the Company's revenue is derived from online advertising, the market for which is highly competitive and rapidly changing. Significant changes in this industry or changes in advertising spending behavior or in customer buying behavior could adversely affect our operating results. Most of the Company's online advertising revenue is attributable to a services agreement with Google Inc. ("Google").

The services agreement became effective on April 1, 2016, following the expiration of the previous services agreement, and expires on March 31, 2020; however, the Company may choose to terminate the agreement effective March 31, 2019. The services agreement requires that the Company comply with certain guidelines promulgated by Google. Google may generally unilaterally update its policies and guidelines without advance notice, which could in turn require modifications to, or prohibit and/or render obsolete certain of our products, services and/or business practices, which could be costly to address or otherwise have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Google recently announced policy changes related to its Chrome browser, effective in September 2018, which could hurt the distribution of our desktop products through the Chrome Web Store and could impact revenue and profits of some of the businesses within our Applications segment.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Pronouncements adopted by the Company

In May 2014, the FASB ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU No. 2014-09 supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The Company adopted ASU No. 2014-09 effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective transition method for open contracts as of the date of initial application. The cumulative impact to the Company's retained earnings at January 1, 2018 was $40.2 million, of which $3.4 million was related to the Company's noncontrolling interest in ANGI; the adjustment to retained earnings was principally related to the Company’s ANGI Homeservices and Applications segments.

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Within ANGI, the effect of the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 is that commissions paid to employees pursuant to certain sales incentive programs, which represent the incremental direct costs of obtaining a service professional contract, are now capitalized and amortized over the estimated life of a service professional (also referred to as the estimated customer relationship period). These costs were expensed as incurred prior to January 1, 2018. The cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 was the establishment of a current and non-current asset for capitalized sales commissions of $29.7 million and $4.2 million, respectively, and a related deferred tax liability of $8.0 million, resulting in a net increase to retained earnings of $25.9 million on January 1, 2018.

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Within Applications, the primary effect of the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 is to accelerate the recognition of the portion of the revenue of certain desktop applications sold by SlimWare that qualifies as functional intellectual property ("functional IP") under ASU No. 2014-09. This revenue was previously deferred and recognized over the applicable subscription term. The cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 for SlimWare was a reduction in deferred revenue of $20.3 million and the establishment of a deferred tax liability of $4.9 million, resulting in a net increase to retained earnings of $15.5 million on January 1, 2018.

The adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 will not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations for the year ending December 31, 2018. See "Note 2—Revenue Recognition" for additional information on the impact to the Company.

The Company's disaggregated revenue disclosures are presented in "Note 10—Segment information."

The following tables present the impact of the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 by segment under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as reported, and ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018									Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Under ASC 606 (as reported)			Under ASC 605			Effect of adoption of ASU No. 2014-09			Under ASC 606 (as reported)			Under ASC 605			Effect of adoption of ASU No. 2014-09
	(In thousands)
Revenue by segment:
Match Group	$	421,196		$	421,196		$	—		$	828,563		$	828,563		$	—
ANGI Homeservices	294,822			294,822			—			550,133			550,133			—
Video	62,757			63,018			(261		)	128,919			129,609			(690		)
Applications	143,074			144,842			(1,768		)	275,061			276,359			(1,298		)
Publishing	137,355			137,355			—			271,677			271,677			—
Inter-segment eliminations	(82		)	(82		)	—			(156		)	(156		)	—
Total	$	1,059,122		$	1,061,151		$	(2,029	)	$	2,054,197		$	2,056,185		$	(1,988	)



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018							Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Under ASC 606 (as reported)		Under ASC 605		Effect of adoption of ASU No. 2014-09			Under ASC 606 (as reported)		Under ASC 605		Effect of adoption of ASU No. 2014-09
	(In thousands)
Operating costs and expenses by segment:
Match Group	$	271,031	$	271,031	$	—		$	566,165	$	566,165	$	—
ANGI Homeservices	271,560		273,678		(2,118		)	537,627		545,838		(8,211		)
Video	77,739		77,739		—			159,776		160,003		(227		)
Applications	109,997		109,291		706			216,523		215,298		1,225
Publishing	124,548		124,548		—			243,059		243,059		—
Corporate	35,810		35,810		—			72,660		72,660		—
Total	$	890,685	$	892,097	$	(1,412	)	$	1,795,810	$	1,803,023	$	(7,213	)



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018									Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Under ASC 606 (as reported)			Under ASC 605			Effect of adoption of ASU No. 2014-09			Under ASC 606 (as reported)			Under ASC 605			Effect of adoption of ASU No. 2014-09
	(In thousands)
Operating income (loss) by segment:
Match Group	$	150,165		$	150,165		$	—		$	262,398		$	262,398		$	—
ANGI Homeservices	23,262			21,144			2,118			12,506			4,295			8,211
Video	(14,982		)	(14,721		)	(261		)	(30,857		)	(30,394		)	(463		)
Applications	33,077			35,551			(2,474		)	58,538			61,061			(2,523		)
Publishing	12,807			12,807			—			28,618			28,618			—
Corporate	(35,892		)	(35,892		)	—			(72,816		)	(72,816		)	—
Total	$	168,437		$	169,054		$	(617	)	$	258,387		$	253,162		$	5,225



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018							Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Under ASC 606 (as reported)		Under ASC 605		Effect of adoption of ASU No. 2014-09			Under ASC 606 (as reported)		Under ASC 605		Effect of adoption of ASU No. 2014-09
	(In thousands)
Net earnings	$	280,854	$	281,269	$	(415	)	$	368,693	$	364,786	$	3,907

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, which updates certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. Under ASU No. 2016-01, equity securities, other than those of our consolidated subsidiaries and those accounted for under the equity method, will be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations each reporting period. ASU No. 2016-01 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. There was no cumulative impact to the Company's consolidated financial statements upon adoption of ASU No. 2016-01 on January 1, 2018. The adoption of ASU No. 2016-01 increases the volatility of the Company's other income (expense), net as a result of the remeasurement of these instruments. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, other income, net includes net unrealized gains related to certain equity securities that were adjusted to fair value in accordance with ASU No. 2016-01 of $126.4 million and $126.6 million, respectively. See "Note 6—Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments" for additional information.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Restricted Cash, which requires companies to explain the changes in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents are combined with unrestricted cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning and end of period balances on the statement of cash flows. ASU No. 2016-18 also requires companies to disclose the nature of their restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents balances. Additionally, when cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents are presented within different captions on the balance sheet, a reconciliation of the totals in the statement of cash flows to the related captions in the balance sheet is required. ASU No. 2016-18 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company's adoption of ASU No. 2016-18 effective January 1, 2018, on a retrospective basis, did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheet to the total amounts shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows:



	June 30, 2018		December 31, 2017		June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,644,829	$	1,630,809	$	1,522,300	$	1,329,187
Restricted cash included in other current assets	347		2,873		331		20,464
Restricted cash included in other assets	—		—		—		10,548
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as shown on the consolidated statement of cash flows	$	1,645,176	$	1,633,682	$	1,522,631	$	1,360,199

Restricted cash at December 31, 2017 primarily supports a letter of credit to a supplier, which was released to the Company in the second quarter of 2018.

Restricted cash at December 31, 2016 primarily included funds held in escrow for the redemption and repurchase of IAC Senior Notes and the MyHammer tender offer. In the first quarter of 2017, the Senior Notes were redeemed and repurchased and the funds held in escrow for the MyHammer tender offer were returned to the Company.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which largely aligns the measurement and classification guidance for share-based payments granted to non-employees with the guidance for share-based payments granted to employees. The new guidance supersedes Subtopic 505-50, Equity - Equity-Based payments to Nonemployees. ASU No. 2018-07 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU No. 2018-07 effective April 1, 2018 and its adoption did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements. The effect of the adoption of ASU No. 2018-07 will be to minimize the volatility of expense related to stock-based awards to non-employees in the future.

Accounting Pronouncement not yet adopted by the Company

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes existing guidance on accounting for leases in "Leases (Topic 840)" and generally requires all leases to be recognized in the statement of financial position. The provisions of ASU No. 2016-02 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018; early adoption is permitted. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, which provides the option of an additional transition method that allows entities to initially apply the new lease guidance at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The Company expects to implement the transition method option provided by ASU No. 2018-11. The Company will adopt the new lease guidance effective January 1, 2019.

The Company is not a lessor, has no capitalized leases and does not expect to enter into any capitalized leases prior to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02. Accordingly, the Company does not expect the amount or classification of rent expense in its statement of operations to be affected by the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02. The primary effect of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 will be the recognition of a right of use asset and related liability to reflect the Company's rights and obligations under its operating leases. The Company will also be required to provide the additional disclosures stipulated in ASU No. 2016-02.

The adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 will not have an impact on the leverage calculation set forth in any of the agreements governing the outstanding debt of the Company or its MTCH and ANGI subsidiaries, or our credit agreement or the credit agreement of MTCH because, in each circumstance, the leverage calculations are not affected by the liability that will be recorded upon adoption of the new standard.

While the Company's evaluation of the impact of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements continues, outlined below is a summary of the status of the Company's progress:


•	the Company has selected a software package to assist in the determination of the right of use asset and related liability as of January 1, 2019 and to provide the required information following the adoption;


•	the Company has prepared summaries of its leases for input into the software package;


•	the Company is assessing the other inputs required in connection with the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02; and


•	the Company is developing its accounting policy, procedures and controls related to the new standard.

The Company does not expect to have a preliminary estimate of the right of use asset and related liability as of the adoption date until the fourth quarter of 2018.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

General Revenue Recognition

The Company accounts for a contract when it has approval and commitment from all parties, the rights of the parties and payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. Revenue is recognized when control of the promised services or goods is transferred to our customers, and in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company is contractually due in exchange for those services or goods.

Match Group

Match Group’s revenue is primarily derived directly from users in the form of recurring subscriptions. Subscription revenue is presented net of credits and credit card chargebacks. Subscribers pay in advance, primarily by credit card or through mobile app stores, and, subject to certain conditions identified in our terms and conditions, generally all purchases are final and nonrefundable. Revenue is initially deferred and is recognized using the straight-line method over the term of the applicable subscription period, which primarily range from one to six months. Revenue is also earned from online advertising, the purchase of à la carte features and offline events. Online advertising revenue is recognized when an advertisement is displayed. Revenue from the purchase of à la carte features is recognized based on usage. Revenue associated with offline events is recognized when each event occurs.

ANGI Homeservices

ANGI revenue is primarily derived from (i) consumer connection revenue, which comprises fees paid by service professionals for consumer matches (regardless of whether the professional ultimately provides the requested service), and (ii) membership subscription fees paid by service professionals. Consumer connection revenue varies based upon several factors, including the service requested, type of match and geographic location of service. The Company’s consumer connection revenue is generated and recognized when an in-network service professional is delivered a consumer match. Membership subscription revenue from service professionals is initially deferred and is recognized using the straight-line method over the applicable subscription period, which is typically one year. Consumer connection revenue is generally billed one week following a consumer match; with payment due upon receipt of invoice.

ANGI revenue is also derived from Angie's List (i) sales of time-based website, mobile and call center advertising to service professionals and (ii) membership subscription fees from consumers. Angie's List service professionals generally pay for advertisements in advance on a monthly or annual basis at the option of the service professional, with the average advertising contract term being approximately one year. Angie's List website, mobile and call center advertising revenue is recognized ratably over the contract term. Revenue from the sale of advertising in the Angie’s List Magazine is recognized in the period in which the publication is distributed. Angie's List prepaid consumer membership subscription fees are recognized as revenue using the straight-line method over the term of the applicable subscription period, which is typically one year.

Video

Revenue of businesses in this segment is generated primarily through subscriptions, media production and distribution, and advertising. Subscription fee revenue is recognized over the terms of the applicable subscription period, which are one month or one year, production revenue is recognized when control is transferred to the customer to broadcast or exhibit, and advertising revenue is recognized when an advertisement is displayed or over the advertising period.

Applications

Applications' revenue largely consists of advertising revenue generated principally through the display of paid listings in response to search queries. The substantial majority of the paid listings displayed by our Applications businesses are supplied to us by Google pursuant to our services agreement with Google.

Pursuant to this agreement, those of our Applications businesses that provide search services transmit search queries to Google, which in turn transmits a set of relevant and responsive paid listings back to these businesses for display in search results. This ad-serving process occurs independently of, but concurrently with, the generation of algorithmic search results for the same search queries. Google paid listings are displayed separately from algorithmic search results and are identified as sponsored listings on search results pages. Paid listings are priced on a price per click basis and when a user submits a search query through one of our Applications businesses and then clicks on a Google paid listing displayed in response to the query, Google bills the advertiser that purchased the paid listing directly and shares a portion of the fee charged to the advertiser with us. The Company recognizes paid listing revenue from Google when it delivers the user's click. In cases where the user’s click is generated due to the efforts of a third-party distributor, we recognize the amount due from Google as revenue and record a revenue share or other payment obligation to the third-party distributor as traffic acquisition costs.

To a significantly lesser extent, Applications' revenue also consists of fees related to subscription downloadable desktop and mobile applications as well as display advertisements. Fees related to subscription downloadable desktop and paid mobile applications are generally recognized at the time of the sale when the software license is delivered. To the extent updates or maintenance is required or expected, revenue is recognized over the term of the applicable subscription period, which is primarily one or two years. Fees related to display advertisements are recognized when an advertisement is displayed.

Publishing

Publishing's revenue consists principally of advertising revenue, which is generated primarily through the display of paid listings in response to search queries and display advertisements (sold directly and through programmatic ad sales). The majority of the paid listings that our Publishing businesses display are supplied to us by Google in the manner, and pursuant to the services agreement with Google, described above under "Applications."

Transaction Price

The objective of determining the transaction price is to estimate the amount of consideration the Company is due in exchange for its services or goods, including amounts that are variable. The Company determines the total transaction price, including an estimate of any variable consideration, at contract inception and reassesses this estimate each reporting period.

The Company excludes from the measurement of transaction price all taxes assessed by governmental authorities that are both (i) imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and (ii) collected from customers. Accordingly, such tax amounts are not included as a component of revenue or cost of revenue.

For contracts that have an original duration of one year or less, the Company uses the practical expedient available under ASU No. 2014-09 applicable to such contracts and does not consider the time value of money.

Accounts Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts and revenue reserves

Accounts receivable include amounts billed and currently due from customers. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts to provide for the estimated amount of accounts receivables that will not be collected. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based upon a number of factors, including the length of time accounts receivable are past due, the Company’s previous loss history and the specific customer’s ability to pay its obligation. The time between the Company issuance of an invoice and payments due date is not significant; customer payments that are not collected in advance of the transfer of promised services or goods are generally due no later than 30 days from invoice date. The Company also maintains allowances to reserve for potential credits issued to consumers or other revenue adjustments. The amounts of these reserves are based primarily upon historical experience.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue consists of advance payments that are received or due in advance of the Company's performance. The Company’s liabilities are reported on a contract by contract basis at the end of each reporting period. The Company generally classifies deferred revenue as current when the term of the applicable subscription period or expected completion of our performance obligation is one year or less. The deferred revenue balance as of January 1, 2018 is $332.2 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recognized $224.0 million of revenue that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of April 1, 2018. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recognized $278.8 million of revenue that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of January 1, 2018. The current and non-current deferred revenue balances at June 30, 2018 are $375.1 million and $2.0 million, respectively. Non-current deferred revenue is included in “Other long-term liabilities” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

Arrangements with Multiple Performance Obligations

The Company’s contracts with customers may include multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements, the Company allocates revenue to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price. The Company generally determines standalone selling prices based on the prices charged to customers, which are directly observable or based on an estimate if not directly observable. For our multiple performance obligation arrangements that include functional intellectual property ("IP"), which comprise the downloadable apps and software of the Applications segment, the Company uses a residual approach to determine standalone selling prices for the functional IP.

Assets Recognized from the Costs to Obtain a Contract with a Customer

The Company has determined that certain costs, primarily commissions paid to employees pursuant to certain sales incentive programs and mobile app store fees, meet the requirements to be capitalized as a cost of obtaining a contract. Commissions paid to employees pursuant to certain sales incentive programs are amortized over the estimated customer relationship period. The Company calculates the estimated customer relationship period as the average customer life, which is based on historical data. When customer renewals are expected and the renewal commission is not commensurate with the initial commission, the average customer life includes renewal periods. For sales incentive programs where the customer relationship period is one year or less, the Company has elected the practical expedient to expense the costs as incurred. The Company generally capitalizes and amortizes mobile app store fees over the term of the applicable subscription.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recognized expense of $84.7 million and $159.8 million, respectively, related to the amortization of these costs. The contract asset balance at June 30, 2018 is $72.8 million.

Performance Obligations

As permitted under the practical expedient available under ASU No. 2014-09, the Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less, (ii) contracts with variable consideration that is allocated entirely to unsatisfied performance obligations or to a wholly unsatisfied promise accounted for under the series guidance, and (iii) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount which we have the right to invoice for services performed.