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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
ORGANIZATION | ORGANIZATION IAC is a leading media and Internet company. The Company is organized into four segments: The Match Group, which consists of dating, education and fitness businesses with brands such as Match, OkCupid, Tinder, The Princeton Review and DailyBurn; Search & Applications, which includes brands such as About.com, Ask.com, Dictionary.com and Investopedia; Media, which includes businesses such as Vimeo, Electus, The Daily Beast and CollegeHumor; and eCommerce, which includes HomeAdvisor and ShoeBuy. IAC's brands and products are among the most recognized in the world, reaching users in over 200 countries. All references to "IAC," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us" in this report are to IAC/InterActiveCorp. Search & Applications Our Search & Applications segment consists of: Websites, including Ask.com, About.com, CityGrid, Dictionary.com, Investopedia, PriceRunner and Ask.fm, through which we provide search services, content and other services; and Applications, including our direct-to-consumer downloadable applications operations ("B2C"), our partnership operations ("B2B"), SlimWare and Apalon. The Match Group The Match Group segment consists of our North America dating businesses (which include Match, Chemistry, People Media, OkCupid, Tinder and other dating businesses operating within the United States and Canada), our International dating businesses (which include Meetic, Tinder and all other dating businesses operating outside of the United States and Canada) and our non-dating businesses, The Princeton Review, Tutor.com and DailyBurn. Through the brands and businesses within our dating businesses, we are a leading provider of subscription-based and ad-supported online personals services in North America, Europe, Latin America, Australia and Asia. We provide these services through websites and applications that we own and operate. The Match Group's non-dating businesses consist of The Princeton Review and Tutor.com, which together provide a variety of educational services including in-person and online test preparation and tutoring, as well as DailyBurn, a health and fitness property that provides streaming fitness and workout videos across a variety of platforms, including iOS, Android, Xbox and Internet-enabled television platforms. Media Our Media segment consists primarily of Vimeo, Electus and The Daily Beast. Vimeo operates a global video sharing platform for creators and their audiences. Vimeo offers video creators simple, professional-grade tools to share, distribute and monetize content online, and provides viewers with a clutter-free environment to watch content across a variety of Internet-enabled devices. Electus is an integrated multimedia entertainment studio that unites producers, creators, advertisers and distributors to produce video content for distribution across a variety of platforms in the United States and various jurisdictions abroad. Electus also operates Electus Digital, which consists of the following websites and properties: CollegeHumor.com, Dorkly.com and WatchLOUD.com; YouTube channels WatchLOUD, Nuevon and Hungry; and Big Breakfast (a production company). The Daily Beast is a website dedicated to news, commentary, culture and entertainment that curates and publishes existing and original online content from its own roster of contributors in the United States. eCommerce Our eCommerce segment consists principally of HomeAdvisor and ShoeBuy. HomeAdvisor is a leading online marketplace for matching consumers with home services professionals in the United States, as well as in France and the Netherlands under various brands. ShoeBuy is a leading Internet retailer of footwear and related apparel and accessories.

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