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Revenue (Notes) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Revenue Recognition [Abstract] |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Table Text Block] | Revenues The Company generates revenues in the U.S.; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); China; and certain other countries, including Canada, Australia, and Japan. The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by geography, based on the billing addresses of our customers:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
| (In thousands)
U.S. | $ | 193,392 |  |  | $ | 190,980 |  |  | $ | 577,395 |  |  | $ | 563,981 |
EMEA | 51,480 |  |  | 53,047 |  |  | 155,221 |  |  | 159,831 |
China | 30,647 |  |  | 27,094 |  |  | 88,337 |  |  | 79,502 |
Other | 32,902 |  |  | 34,656 |  |  | 100,165 |  |  | 104,203 |
Total revenues | $ | 308,421 |  |  | $ | 305,777 |  |  | $ | 921,118 |  |  | $ | 907,517 |
Revenues for the Company’s Registry Services business are attributed to the country of domicile and the respective regions in which registrars are located; however, this may differ from the regions where the registrars operate or where registrants are located. Revenues for each region may be impacted by registrars reincorporating, relocating, or from acquisitions or changes in affiliations of resellers. Revenues for each region may also be impacted by registrars domiciled in one region, registering domain names in another region. Revenues in the U.S. and EMEA regions in particular, were impacted by the decrease in revenues from the Company’s Security Services business as customers terminated or consented to the assignment of their contracts to Neustar. Deferred Revenues As payment for domain name registrations and renewals are due in advance of our performance, we record these amounts as deferred revenues. The increase in the deferred revenues balance for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily driven by amounts billed in nine months ended September 30, 2019 for domain name registrations and renewals to be recognized as revenues in future periods, offset by refunds for domain name renewals deleted during the 45-day grace period, and $624.9 million of revenues recognized that were included in the deferred revenues balance at the beginning of the period. The balance of deferred revenues as of September 30, 2019 represents our aggregate remaining performance obligations. Amounts included in current deferred revenues are all expected to be recognized in revenues within 12 months, except for a portion of deferred revenues that relates to domain name renewals that are deleted in the 45-day grace period following the transaction. The long-term deferred revenues amounts will be recognized in revenues over several years and in some cases up to 10 years. Historically, we have experienced a higher volume of domain name transactions, particularly renewals, in the first quarter of the year compared to other quarters. Our quarterly revenues do not reflect these seasonal patterns because the preponderance of our revenues for each quarterly period is provided by the ratable recognition of our deferred revenues balance. The effect of this seasonality has historically resulted in the largest amount of growth in our deferred revenues balance occurring during the first quarter of the year compared to the other quarters.

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- Definition The entire disclosure of revenue from contract with customer to transfer good or service and to transfer nonfinancial asset. Includes, but is not limited to, disaggregation of revenue, credit loss recognized from contract with customer, judgment and change in judgment related to contract with customer, and asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. Excludes insurance and lease contracts. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=49130388 + Details
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