CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue	$ 2,983,277	$ 2,391,269	$ 2,051,258
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)	839,308	635,833	527,184
Selling and marketing expense	566,459	479,907	427,440
General and administrative expense	414,821	311,207	256,138
Product development expense	241,049	169,811	151,960
Depreciation	41,402	41,271	34,355
Amortization of intangibles	28,559	7,525	8,727
Total operating costs and expenses	2,131,598	1,645,554	1,405,804
Operating income	851,679	745,715	645,454
Interest expense	(130,493)	(130,624)	(111,008)
Other (expense) income, net	(465,038)	15,861	(2,026)
Earnings from continuing operations, before tax	256,148	630,952	532,420
Income tax benefit (provision)	19,897	(43,273)	(15,080)
Net earnings from continuing operations	276,045	587,679	517,340
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	509	(366,070)	49,187
Net earnings	276,554	221,609	566,527
Net loss (earnings) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,169	(59,280)	(112,689)
Net earnings attributable to Match Group, Inc. shareholders	$ 277,723	$ 162,329	$ 453,838
Net earnings per share from continuing operations:
Basic (USD per share)	$ 1.01	$ 2.36	$ 2.28
Diluted (USD per share)	0.93	2.09	1.95
Net earnings per share attributable to Match Group, Inc. shareholders:
Basic (USD per share)	1.01	0.73	2.50
Diluted (USD per share)	$ 0.93	$ 0.66	$ 2.15
Stock-based compensation expense by function:
Total stock-based compensation expense	$ 146,816	$ 102,268	$ 89,724
Cost of revenue
Stock-based compensation expense by function:
Total stock-based compensation expense	5,554	4,201	3,693
Selling and marketing expense
Stock-based compensation expense by function:
Total stock-based compensation expense	7,941	5,141	5,112
General and administrative expense
Stock-based compensation expense by function:
Total stock-based compensation expense	81,420	59,174	42,863
Product development expense
Stock-based compensation expense by function:
Total stock-based compensation expense	$ 51,901	$ 33,752	$ 38,056