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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information
The following table presents revenue by reportable segment:
 Year Ended December 31,
 202420232022
 (In thousands)
Revenue   
Dotdash Meredith
Digital$1,004,417 $892,426 $931,482 
Print794,045 823,456 1,026,128 
Intersegment eliminations(a)
(21,233)(20,989)(22,911)
Total Dotdash Meredith1,777,229 1,694,893 1,934,699 
Care.com369,620 375,039 362,570 
Search387,699 629,038 731,431 
Emerging & Other89,028 229,461 323,386 
Intersegment eliminations(b)
(1,455)(9,028)(8,265)
Total$2,622,121 $2,919,403 $3,343,821 
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(a)    Intersegment eliminations primarily relate to Dotdash Meredith Digital performance marketing commissions earned for the placement of magazine subscriptions for Dotdash Meredith Print.
(b)    Intersegment eliminations primarily relate to advertising sold by Dotdash Meredith to other IAC owned businesses.
The following table presents the revenue of the Company’s segments disaggregated by type of service:
Year Ended December 31,
 202420232022
 (In thousands)
Dotdash Meredith
Digital:
Advertising revenue$643,725 $560,786 $621,714 
Performance marketing revenue243,895 231,087 198,441 
Licensing and other revenue116,797 100,553 111,327 
Total Digital revenue1,004,417 892,426 931,482 
Print:
Subscription revenue327,079 329,357 422,700 
Advertising revenue174,889 203,210 260,282 
Project and other revenue155,090 128,354 154,807 
Newsstand revenue102,096 117,316 132,855 
Performance marketing revenue34,891 45,219 55,484 
Total Print revenue794,045 823,456 1,026,128 
Intersegment eliminations(a)
(21,233)(20,989)(22,911)
 Total Dotdash Meredith revenue$1,777,229 $1,694,893 $1,934,699 
Care.com
Consumer revenue$191,274 $210,455 $217,691 
Enterprise revenue178,346 164,584 144,879 
Total Care.com revenue$369,620 369620000$375,039 $362,570 
Search
Advertising revenue:
Google advertising revenue$376,970 $582,481 $525,987 
Non-Google advertising revenue9,280 44,068 200,435 
Total advertising revenue386,250 626,549 726,422 
Other revenue1,449 2,489 5,009 
Total Search revenue$387,699 $629,038 $731,431 
Emerging & Other
Subscription revenue$52,207 $180,940 $196,965 
Marketplace revenue11,509 14,172 70,180 
Media production and distribution revenue7,819 15,847 31,555 
Advertising revenue:
Non-Google advertising revenue7,367 12,568 16,057 
Google advertising revenue955 946 2,192 
Total advertising revenue8,322 13,514 18,249 
Service and other revenue9,171 4,988 6,437 
 Total Emerging & Other revenue$89,028 $229,461 $323,386 
The following table presents the significant expenses included in the Company’s segment reporting performance measure, Segment Adjusted EBITDA, that are regularly provided to the CODM by the Company’s reportable segments:
 Year Ended December 31,
 202420232022
 (In thousands)
Segment Expenses:   
Dotdash Meredith
Digital:
Cost of revenue$272,225 $240,985 $309,100 
Selling and marketing expense221,862 192,204 196,696 
General and administrative expense97,932 102,751 127,671 
Product development expense123,005 113,517 111,319 
Total Digital expenses715,024 649,457 744,786 
Print:
Cost of revenue389,089 415,354 527,858 
Selling and marketing expense290,709 280,302 402,564 
General and administrative expense49,898 52,335 54,082 
Product development expense10,556 11,239 10,489 
Total Print expenses740,252 759,230 994,993 
Other:
Other(c)
47,766 84,438 65,682 
Intersegment eliminations(21,233)(20,989)(22,911)
Total Dotdash Meredith expenses(d)
$1,481,809 $1,472,136 $1,782,550 
Care.com
Cost of revenue$79,167 $91,494 $88,806 
Selling and marketing expense99,612 108,320 108,840 
General and administrative expense91,146 60,826 57,788 
Product development expense54,514 58,194 60,237 
Total Care.com expenses$324,439 $318,834 $315,671 
Search
Traffic acquisition costs and online marketing(e)
$328,573 $536,099 $596,080 
Other segment items(f)
41,616 48,656 51,865 
Total Search expenses$370,189 $584,755 $647,945 
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(c)    Other comprises unallocated corporate expenses.
(d)    Includes certain lease impairment and restructuring charges for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. See “Segment Reporting Performance Measure and Reconciliations” below for additional information.
(e)    Traffic acquisition costs include (i) payments made to partners who direct traffic to our Ask Media Group websites and who distribute our business-to-business customized browser-based applications and (ii) the amortization of fees paid to Apple and Google related to the distribution of apps and the facilitation of in-app purchases and online marketing includes fees paid to search engines and other online marketing platforms.
(f)    Search other segment items include compensation expense, excluding stock-based compensation, and other operating expenses.
Schedule of Adjusted EBITDA The following table presents a summary of Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
 Year Ended December 31,
 202420232022
 (In thousands)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA:   
Dotdash Meredith
Digital$289,393 $242,969 $186,696 
Print53,793 64,226 31,135 
Other(c)
(47,766)(84,438)(65,682)
Total Dotdash Meredith(g)(h)
295,420 222,757 152,149 
Care.com45,181 56,205 46,899 
Search17,510 44,283 83,486 
Emerging & Other(35,995)(11,469)(48,542)
Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA$322,116 $311,776 $233,992 
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(g)    The year ended December 31, 2023 includes impairment charges of $44.7 million related to unoccupied leased office space at Dotdash Meredith Other. See “Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for additional information.
(h)    The year ended December 31, 2022 includes $32.2 million, $33.4 million and $7.6 million of restructuring charges and $1.1 million, $1.4 million and $4.7 million of transaction-related expenses in connection with the 2021 acquisition of Meredith at Dotdash Meredith Digital, Print and Other, respectively. See “Note 17—Dotdash Meredith Restructuring Charges, Transaction-Related Expenses and Change-in-Control Payments” for additional information.
Schedule of Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Operating Income (Loss)
The following table reconciles total Segment Adjusted EBITDA to (loss) earnings from continuing operations before income taxes:
 Year Ended December 31,
 202420232022
 (In thousands)
Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA$322,116 $311,776 $233,992 
Corporate Adjusted EBITDA loss(90,305)(98,048)(86,191)
Stock-based compensation expense(77,745)(73,562)(70,808)
Depreciation (40,838)(80,937)(52,716)
Amortization of intangibles(141,906)(288,012)(293,277)
Acquisition-related contingent consideration fair value adjustments— — 612 
Goodwill impairment— (9,000)(86,748)
Interest expense(135,719)(137,495)(90,058)
Unrealized (loss) gain on investment in MGM Resorts International(649,178)721,668 (723,515)
Other income (expense), net98,536 46,639 (218,963)
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations before income taxes$(715,039)$393,029 $(1,387,672)
Schedule of Revenue and Long-lived Assets by Geographical Area
Geographic information about revenue and long-lived assets is presented below. Revenue by geography is based on where the customer is located.
 Year Ended December 31,
 202420232022
 (In thousands)
Revenue:
United States$2,318,885 $2,469,053 $2,933,027 
All other countries303,236 450,350 410,794 
Total$2,622,121 $2,919,403 $3,343,821 
 December 31,
 20242023
 (In thousands)
Long-lived assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets):
United States$535,608 $598,828 
All other countries2,348 1,176 
Total$537,956 $600,004 
Schedule of Capital Expenditures by Segment
The following table presents capital expenditures as viewed by the CODM:
 Year Ended December 31,
 202420232022
 (In thousands)
Capital expenditures:   
Dotdash Meredith$14,293 $10,370 $12,885 
Care.com510 2,039 9,911 
Search— — 17 
Emerging & Other— 198 
Corporate211 81,168 390 
Total$15,014 $93,584 $23,401