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RECEIVABLES, CONTRACT ASSETS, AND DEFERRED REVENUE | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Receivables [Abstract] |
RECEIVABLES, CONTRACT ASSETS, AND DEFERRED REVENUE | RECEIVABLES, CONTRACT ASSETS, AND DEFERRED REVENUE Receivables
(in thousands) | June 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Accounts receivable | $ | 134,965 |  |  | $ | 180,872 |
Unbilled receivables | 169,554 |  |  | 172,656 |
Long-term unbilled receivables | 117,889 |  |  | 151,237 |
| $ | 422,408 |  |  | $ | 504,765 |
Unbilled receivables are client committed amounts for which revenue recognition precedes billing, and billing is solely subject to the passage of time. Unbilled receivables are expected to be billed in the future as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) | June 30, 2019
1 year or less | $ | 169,554 |  | 59 | %
1-2 years | 79,128 |  | 28 | %
2-5 years | 38,761 |  | 13 | %
| $ | 287,443 |  | 100 | %
Contract assets and deferred revenue
(in thousands) | June 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Contract assets (1) | $ | 3,770 |  |  | $ | 3,711 |
Long-term contract assets (2) | 2,190 |  |  | 2,543 |
| $ | 5,960 |  |  | $ | 6,254 |
(1) Included in other current assets. (2) Included in other long-term assets.
(in thousands) | June 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Deferred revenue | $ | 169,009 |  |  | $ | 185,145 |
Long-term deferred revenue (1) | 4,342 |  |  | 5,344 |
| $ | 173,351 |  |  | $ | 190,489 |
(1) Included in other long-term liabilities. Contract assets are amounts under client contracts where revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the client and the right to payment is subject to conditions other than the passage of time, such as the completion of a related performance obligation. Deferred revenue consists of billings and payments received in advance of revenue recognition. Contract assets and deferred revenue are netted at the contract level for each reporting period. The change in deferred revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2019 was primarily due to $135.8 million of revenue recognized, excluding the impact of netting contract assets and deferred revenue at the contract level, during the period that was included in deferred revenue at December 31, 2018, partially offset by new billings in advance of revenue recognition.

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