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Other Balance Sheet Items
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]  
Other Balance Sheet Items
Other Balance Sheet Items
Other Current Assets
Other current assets consist of the following: 
 
As of December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
Prepaid registry fees
$
20,696

 
$

Prepaid expenses
14,109

 
15,787

Accounts receivable, net
6,029

 
5,111

Income taxes receivable
4,451

 
6,347

Other
2,080

 
4,157

Total other current assets
$
47,365

 
$
31,402


Property and Equipment, Net
The following table presents the detail of property and equipment, net:
 
As of December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
Land
$
31,141

 
$
31,141

Buildings and building improvements
247,870

 
246,654

Computer equipment and software
461,829

 
462,469

Capital work in progress
2,013

 
4,024

Office equipment and furniture
6,912

 
6,472

Leasehold improvements
1,403

 
1,403

Total cost
751,168

 
752,163

Less: accumulated depreciation
(497,263
)
 
(488,650
)
Total property and equipment, net
$
253,905

 
$
263,513



Substantially all of the Company’s property and equipment were held in the U.S. for both periods presented.

Goodwill
The following table presents the detail of goodwill:
 
As of December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
Goodwill, gross
$
1,537,843

 
$
1,537,843

Accumulated goodwill impairment
(1,485,316
)
 
(1,485,316
)
Total goodwill
$
52,527

 
$
52,527



There was no impairment of goodwill or other long-lived assets recognized in any of the periods presented.

Deposits to Acquire Intangible Assets
As of December 31, 2018, the Company has recorded $145.0 million for the future assignment to the Company of contractual rights to the .web gTLD, pending resolution of objections by other applicants, regulatory review, and approval from ICANN.  Upon assignment of the contractual rights, the Company will record the total investment as an indefinite-lived intangible asset.
 
Other Long-Term Assets
Other long-term assets consist of the following: 
 
As of December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
Contingent consideration receivable
$
14,721

 
$

Long-term prepaid registry fees
7,779

 

Restricted cash
9,338

 
9,288

Other tax receivable
5,673

 
5,673

Other
3,535

 
3,642

Total other long-term assets
$
41,046

 
$
18,603


The contingent consideration receivable in the table above relates to the estimated contingent consideration expected to be collected from Neustar after the first anniversary of closing as part of the sale of customer contracts of the Security Services business. The prepaid registry fees in the tables above relate to the fees the Company pays to ICANN for each annual increment of .com domain name registrations and renewals which are deferred and amortized over the domain name registration term, upon adoption of ASU 2014-09 as discussed in Note 1, “Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”. The amount of prepaid registry fees as of December 31, 2018 reflects amortization of $32.9 million during 2018 which was recorded in Cost of Revenues.
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following: 
 
As of December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
Accounts payable
$
10,445

 
$
10,519

Accrued employee compensation
54,746

 
51,481

Customer deposits, net
57,025

 
63,617

Interest Payable
24,318

 
47,357

Accrued registry fees
11,029

 
10,404

Payables to buyer
9,875

 

Taxes payable and other tax liabilities
18,961

 
13,477

Other accrued liabilities
28,809

 
22,748

Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
215,208

 
$
219,603


Payables to buyer in the table above relate to amounts due to Neustar for estimated collections from Security Services customers of any billings after the closing date and until the customer contracts are assigned to Neustar.