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OTHER CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS (CURRENT)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
OTHER CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS (CURRENT) OTHER CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS (CURRENT)
Other Current Assets
The following table presents the detail of other current assets (in thousands):
    
  September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses (i)$79,482 $— 
Inventory, net73,413 61,129 
Restricted cash14,420 30,279 
Processing costs receivable215,886 148,606 
Prepaid expenses70,591 34,279 
Accounts receivable, net78,401 41,960 
Other77,340 66,814 
Total$609,533 $383,067 
(i) In April 2021, the Company began originating loans in the U.S. through its wholly-owned subsidiary bank, Square Financial Services, Inc., and discontinued a prior arrangement with an industrial bank partner. Refer to Note 6, Loans Held for Investment for further details.
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
The following table presents the detail of accrued expenses and other current liabilities (in thousands):    
  September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Accrued expenses$231,853 $126,710 
Square Payroll payable (i)68,959 16,990 
Accrued royalties51,747 — 
Accrued transaction losses (ii)47,737 70,557 
Accounts payable94,215 47,089 
Customer deposits40,092 — 
Deferred revenue, current51,655 44,908 
Current portion of long-term debt4,637 — 
Other63,600 54,596 
Total$654,495 $360,850 

(i) Square Payroll payable represents amounts received from Square Payroll product customers that will be utilized to settle the customers' employee payroll and related obligations.
(ii) The Company is exposed to potential credit losses related to transactions processed by sellers that are subsequently subject to chargebacks when the Company is unable to collect from the sellers primarily due to insolvency. Generally, the Company estimates the potential loss rates based on historical experience that is continuously adjusted for new information and incorporates, where applicable, reasonable and supportable forecasts about future expectations.
The following table summarizes the activities of the Company’s reserve for transaction losses (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2021202020212020
Accrued transaction losses, beginning of the period$48,480 $109,061 $70,557 $34,771 
Provision for transaction losses17,364 (4,549)38,406 107,524 
Charge-offs to accrued transaction losses(18,107)(17,577)(61,226)(55,360)
Accrued transaction losses, end of the period$47,737 $86,935 $47,737 $86,935 

In addition to amounts reflected in the table above, the Company recognized additional provision for transaction losses that were realized and written-off within the same period. The Company recorded $89.8 million and $252.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to $103.9 million and $200.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, for such losses.
OTHER CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS (NON-CURRENT)
Other Non-Current Assets

The following table presents the detail of other non-current assets (in thousands):
  September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Investment in non-marketable equity securities (i)$82,181 $32,510 
Investment in marketable equity security (ii)— 376,258 
Investment in bitcoin, net (iii)148,910 50,000 
Restricted cash73,420 13,526 
Other79,997 26,956 
Total$384,508 $499,250 

(i) Investment in non-marketable equity securities includes the Company's investments in equity instruments of non-public entities. These investments are measured using the measurement alternative and are therefore carried at cost, less impairment, adjusted for observable price changes. Additionally, the Company holds a non-marketable common stock warrant in a public entity. The warrant is carried at fair value, with changes in fair value being recorded within other expense (income), net on the condensed consolidated statement of operations. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded a net loss of $6.8 million, arising from the revaluation of the non-marketable investments.

(ii) In December 2020, upon completion of the initial public offering of DoorDash Inc. ("DoorDash"), the shares of preferred stock held by the Company converted into Class A common stock of DoorDash. The investment was carried at fair value, with changes in fair value being recorded within other income or expense on the condensed consolidated statement of operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded a net gain of $44.4 million, arising from the revaluation of the investment. In June 2021, the Company completed the sale of its remaining investment in DoorDash, which will have no further impact on the Company's results in future periods.

    
(iii) The Company invested $50.0 million and $170.0 million in bitcoin in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, respectively. Bitcoin is accounted for as an indefinite lived intangible asset, and thus, is subject to impairment losses if the fair value of bitcoin decreases below the carrying value during the assessed period. Impairment losses cannot be recovered for any subsequent increase in fair value until the sale of the asset.
The Company recorded impairment charges of $6.0 million and $71.1 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 due to the observed market price of bitcoin decreasing below the carrying value during the period. As of September 30, 2021, the fair value of the investment in bitcoin was $351.7 million based on observable market prices which is $202.8 million in excess of the Company's carrying value of $148.9 million.
In the second quarter of 2021, the Company began lending a portion of its bitcoin investments to third parties. As of September 30, 2021, $6.0 million of the Company's investments in bitcoin had been loaned to third party borrowers. Bitcoin is an indefinite-lived intangible asset and under the terms of the lending arrangement it must be returned to the Company. As such, the bitcoin lent will not be derecognized and will continue to be carried at cost less impairment losses.
Other Non-Current Liabilities
The following table presents the detail of other non-current liabilities (in thousands):
  September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Statutory liabilities (i)$135,568 $75,370 
Other (ii)91,480 9,921 
Total$227,048 $85,291 

(i) Statutory liabilities represent loss contingencies that may arise from the Company's interpretation and application of certain guidelines and rules issued by various federal, state, local, and foreign regulatory authorities.

(ii) Other non-current liabilities includes deferred purchase consideration associated with the acquisition of TIDAL.