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THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Match Group, Inc., through its portfolio companies, is a leading provider of digital technologies designed to help people make meaningful connections. Our global portfolio of brands includes Tinder®, Match®, Meetic®, OkCupid®, Hinge®, Pairs™, PlentyOfFish®, OurTime®, Azar®, Hakuna Live™, and more, each built to increase our users’ likelihood of connecting with others. Through our trusted brands, we provide tailored services to meet the varying preferences of our users. Our services are available in over 40 languages to our users all over the world. Match Group has one operating segment, Connections, which is managed as a portfolio of brands.
As used herein, “Match Group,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us,” and similar terms refer to Match Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
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.
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, in management’s opinion, all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of our consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations and consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 included in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2021.
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 fair values of cash equivalents, the carrying value of accounts receivable, including the determination of the allowance for credit losses; the determination of revenue reserves; the carrying value of right-of-use assets; the useful lives and recoverability of definite-lived intangible assets and property and equipment; the recoverability of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets; the fair value of equity securities without readily determinable fair values; contingencies; 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.
Accounting for Investments and Equity Securities
Investments in equity securities, other than those of our consolidated subsidiaries, are accounted for at fair value or under the measurement alternative of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, with any changes to fair value 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 identical or a similar investment of the same issuer; value is generally determined based on a
market approach as of the transaction date. A security will be considered identical or similar if it has identical or similar rights to the equity securities held by the Company. The Company reviews its equity securities without readily determinable fair values for impairment each reporting period when there are qualitative factors or events that indicate possible impairment. Factors we consider in making this determination include negative change in industry and market conditions, financial performance, business prospects, and other relevant events and factors. When indicators of impairment exist, the Company prepares quantitative assessments of the fair value of our investments in equity securities, which require judgment and the use of estimates. When our assessment indicates that the fair value of the investment is below the carrying value, the Company writes down the security to its fair value and records the corresponding charge within other income (expense), net.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized when control of the promised services are transferred to our customers, and in the amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services.
Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue consists of advance payments that are received or are contractually due in advance of the Company's performance. The Company’s deferred revenue is reported on a contract by contract basis at the end of each reporting period. The Company 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 current deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2020 was $239.1 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recognized $237.7 million of revenue that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2020. The current deferred revenue balance at September 30, 2021 is $267.1 million. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was no non-current portion of deferred revenue.
Practical Expedients and Exemptions
As permitted under the practical expedient available under ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, 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.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table presents disaggregated revenue:
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (In thousands)
Direct Revenue:
Americas$393,613 $336,792 $1,112,263 $916,730 
Europe217,680 181,627 603,281 492,167 
APAC and Other174,432 109,847 419,684 300,934 
Total Direct Revenue785,725 628,266 2,135,228 1,709,831 
Indirect Revenue (principally advertising revenue)
16,110 11,504 41,979 30,031 
Total Revenue$801,835 $639,770 $2,177,207 $1,739,862 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting pronouncements adopted by the Company
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, which simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity. Among other changes, ASU 2020-06 removes from U.S. GAAP the liability and equity separation model for convertible instruments with a cash conversion feature, and as a result, after adoption, entities will no longer separately present in equity an embedded conversion feature for such debt. Similarly, the discount resulting from the embedded conversion feature will no longer be amortized into income as interest expense over the life of the instrument. Instead, entities will account for a convertible debt instrument wholly as debt unless (1) a convertible instrument contains features that require bifurcation as a derivative under ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or (2) a convertible debt instrument was issued at a substantial premium. ASU 2020-06 requires the application of the if-converted method to calculate the impact of convertible instruments on diluted earnings per share, which results in increased dilutive securities as the assumption of cash settlement of the notes is not available for the purpose of calculating earnings per share. The provisions of ASU 2020-06 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and can be adopted on either a fully retrospective or modified retrospective basis.
The Company early adopted ASU No. 2020-06 as of January 1, 2021 on a fully retrospective basis. The impact of adopting ASU No. 2020-06 is as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Prior to the adoption of ASU No. 2020-06After adoption of ASU No. 2020-06Effect of adoption of ASU No. 2020-06Prior to the adoption of ASU No. 2020-06After adoption of ASU No. 2020-06Effect of adoption of ASU No. 2020-06
(In thousands, except per share data)
Statement of operations impacts
Interest expense$43,189 $32,009 $(11,180)$131,485 $98,654 $(32,831)
Income tax provision$(23,568)$(26,122)$(2,554)$(7,257)$(14,776)$(7,519)
Net earnings from continuing operations$131,487 $140,113 $8,626 $413,732 $439,044 $25,312 
Net earnings per share from continuing operations:
Basic$0.51 $0.54 $0.03 $1.69 $1.81 $0.12 
Diluted$0.45 $0.47 $0.02 $1.53 $1.59 $0.06 
Weighted average dilutive shares outstanding
289,950 305,696 15,746 225,399 239,398 13,999 
Prior to the adoption of ASU No. 2020-06After adoption of ASU No. 2020-06Effect of adoption of ASU No. 2020-06
(In thousands)
Balance sheet impacts at December 31, 2020:
Non-current deferred tax asset$224,013 $293,487 $69,474 
Long-term debt, net$3,534,706 $3,840,930 $306,224 
Additional paid-in capital$7,394,646 $7,089,007 $(305,639)
Retained deficit$(8,491,126)$(8,422,237)$68,889 
The impact of the adoption of ASU No. 2020-06 at December 31, 2019 resulted in an increase to retained earnings of $35.1 million and a decrease in additional paid-in capital of $305.6 million.
As the adoption of ASU No. 2020-06 did not impact cash, the operating cash flows from continuing operations were not impacted. Certain reconciliation line items to net earnings from continuing operations were adjusted to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASU No. 2020-06.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.