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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue | The following table presents disaggregated revenue:
| For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
| (In thousands)
Direct Revenue: |  |  |  |  |
North America | $ | 1,185,307 |  |  | $ | 1,024,161 |  |  | $ | 902,478 |
International | 1,159,417 |  |  | 983,013 |  |  | 774,693 |
Total Direct Revenue | 2,344,724 |  |  | 2,007,174 |  |  | 1,677,171 |
Indirect Revenue (principally advertising revenue) | 46,545 |  |  | 44,084 |  |  | 52,679 |
Total Revenue | $ | 2,391,269 |  |  | $ | 2,051,258 |  |  | $ | 1,729,850 |
Direct Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Tinder | $ | 1,355,400 |  |  | $ | 1,152,045 |  |  | $ | 805,316 |
Other brands | 989,324 |  |  | 855,129 |  |  | 871,855 |
Total Direct Revenue | $ | 2,344,724 |  |  | $ | 2,007,174 |  |  | $ | 1,677,171 |
Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives |
Asset Category | Estimated Useful Lives
Buildings and building improvements | 10 to 39 years
Computer equipment and capitalized software | 2 to 3 years
Furniture and other equipment | 5 years
Leasehold improvements | 6 to 10 years
Schedule of Impact of Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncement | The Company early adopted ASU No. 2020-06 as of January 1, 2021 on a fully retrospective basis. The impact of adopting ASU No. 2020-06 is as follows:
| Prior to the adoption of ASU No. 2020-06 |  | After adoption of ASU No. 2020-06 |  | Effect of adoption of ASU No. 2020-06
| (In thousands)
Statement of operations impacts for the year ended December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense | $ | 174,791 |  |  | $ | 130,624 |  |  | $ | (44,167) |
Income tax provision | $ | 32,874 |  |  | $ | 43,273 |  |  | $ | 10,399 |
Net earnings from continuing operations | $ | 553,911 |  |  | $ | 587,679 |  |  | $ | 33,768 |
Net earnings per share from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | 2.21 |  |  | $ | 2.36 |  |  | $ | 0.15 |
Diluted | $ | 2.00 |  |  | $ | 2.09 |  |  | $ | 0.09 |
Weighted average dilutive shares outstanding | 242,464 |  |  | 256,020 |  |  | 13,556 |
Statement of operations impacts for the year ended December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense | $ | 140,570 |  |  | $ | 111,008 |  |  | $ | (29,562) |
Income tax provision | $ | 8,225 |  |  | $ | 15,080 |  |  | $ | 6,855 |
Net earnings from continuing operations | $ | 494,633 |  |  | $ | 517,340 |  |  | $ | 22,707 |
Net earnings per share from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | 2.15 |  |  | $ | 2.28 |  |  | $ | 0.13 |
Diluted | $ | 1.88 |  |  | $ | 1.95 |  |  | $ | 0.07 |
Weighted average dilutive shares outstanding | 194,349 |  |  | 201,782 |  |  | 7,433 |
Statement of operations impacts for the year ended December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense | $ | 94,568 |  |  | $ | 81,454 |  |  | $ | (13,114) |
Income tax provision | $ | 11,307 |  |  | $ | 14,472 |  |  | $ | 3,165 |
Net earnings from continuing operations | $ | 451,104 |  |  | $ | 461,053 |  |  | $ | 9,949 |
Net earnings per share from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | 2.03 |  |  | $ | 2.09 |  |  | $ | 0.06 |
Diluted | $ | 1.73 |  |  | $ | 1.74 |  |  | $ | 0.01 |
Weighted average dilutive shares outstanding | 197,110 |  |  | 203,774 |  |  | 6,664 |
| Prior to the adoption of ASU No. 2020-06 |  | After adoption of ASU No. 2020-06 |  | Effect of adoption of ASU No. 2020-06
| (In thousands)
Balance sheet impacts at December 31, 2020: |  |  |  |  |
Non-current deferred tax asset | $ | 224,013 |  |  | $ | 293,487 |  |  | $ | 69,474 |
Long-term debt, net | $ | 3,534,706 |  |  | $ | 3,840,930 |  |  | $ | 306,224 |
Additional paid-in capital | $ | 7,394,646 |  |  | $ | 7,089,007 |  |  | $ | (305,639) |
Retained deficit | $ | (8,491,126) |  |  | $ | (8,422,237) |  |  | $ | 68,889 |
Balance sheet impacts at December 31, 2019: |  |  |  |  |
Non-current deferred tax asset | $ | 192,496 |  |  | $ | 272,368 |  |  | $ | 79,872 |
Long-term debt, net | $ | 2,889,626 |  |  | $ | 3,240,016 |  |  | $ | 350,390 |
Additional paid-in capital | $ | 11,683,799 |  |  | $ | 11,378,160 |  |  | $ | (305,639) |
Retained deficit | $ | 1,689,925 |  |  | $ | 1,725,046 |  |  | $ | 35,121 |

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