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REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company provides information, analytics and online marketplaces to the commercial real estate industry and related professionals. The revenues by operating segment and type of service consist of the following (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019												2018
	North America				International				Total				North America				International				Total
Information and analytics
CoStar Suite	$	590,222			$	27,576			$	617,798			$	519,661			$	25,534			$	545,195
Information services	76,950				11,496				88,446				58,708				8,916				67,624
Online marketplaces
Multifamily	490,631				—				490,631				405,795				—				405,795
Commercial property and land	202,264				580				202,844				173,137				81				173,218
Total revenues	$	1,360,067			$	39,652			$	1,399,719			$	1,157,301			$	34,531			$	1,191,832

Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability

Changes in deferred revenue for the period were as follows (in thousands):

Balance at December 31, 2018	$	51,459
Revenue recognized in the current period from the amounts in the beginning balance	(49,937		)
New deferrals, net of amounts recognized in the current period	68,814
Effects of foreign currency	284
Balance at December 31, 2019 (1)	$	70,620
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⁽¹⁾ Deferred revenue was comprised of $67 million of current liabilities and $3 million of noncurrent liabilities classified within lease and other long-term liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019. The balance includes $11 million of net new deferrals recognized in connection with business acquisitions made in 2019. See Note 4 for details.

Schedule of Commissions Expense

Commissions expense activity as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019				2018
Commissions incurred	$	87,043			$	72,899
Commissions capitalized in the current period	(66,688		)		(53,497		)
Amortization of deferred commissions costs	53,421				48,313
Total commissions expense	$	73,776			$	67,715

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