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Revenue and Related Contract Costs and Contract Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract] |
Revenue and Related Contract Costs and Contract Liabilities | Note 2. Revenue and Related Contract Costs and Contract Liabilities GES’ performance obligations consist of services or product(s) outlined in a contract. While we often sign multi-year contracts for recurring events, the obligations for each occurrence are well defined and conclude upon the occurrence of each event. The obligations are typically the provision of services and/or sale of a product in connection with an exhibition, conference, or other event. Revenue for goods and services provided for which we do not have control of the goods or services before that good or service is transferred to a customer is recorded on a net basis to reflect only the fees received for arranging these services. We recognize revenue for services generally at the close of the exhibition, conference, or corporate event. We recognize revenue for products either upon delivery to the customer’s location, upon delivery to an event that we are serving, or when we have the right to invoice. In circumstances where a customer cancels a contract, we generally have the right to bill the customer for costs incurred to date. Payment terms are generally within 30-60 days and contain no significant financing components. Pursuit’s performance obligations are short-term in nature. They include the provision of a hotel room, an attraction admission, a chartered or ticketed bus or van ride, the fulfillment of travel planning itineraries, and/or the sale of food, beverage, or retail products. Revenue is recognized when the service has been provided or the product has been delivered. When credit is extended, payment terms are generally within 30 days and contain no significant financing components. Contract Liabilities GES and Pursuit typically receive customer deposits prior to transferring the related product or service to the customer. We record these deposits as a contract liability, which are recognized as revenue upon satisfaction of the related contract performance obligation(s). GES also provides customer rebates and volume discounts to certain event organizers that we recognize as a reduction of revenue. We include these amounts in the Consolidated Balance Sheets under the captions “Contract liabilities” and “Other deferred items and liabilities.” The decrease in contract liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2020 was primarily due to the reduction of planned shows in the first half of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes to contract liabilities are as follows:
(in thousands) |  |  |  |
Balance at January 1, 2019 |  | $ | 35,600 |
Cash additions |  |  | 210,871 |
Revenue recognized |  |  | (196,158 | )
Foreign exchange translation adjustment |  |  | 483 |
Balance at December 31, 2019 |  |  | 50,796 |
Cash additions |  |  | 154,057 |
Revenue recognized |  |  | (186,518 | )
Foreign exchange translation adjustment |  |  | 283 |
Balance at December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 18,618 |
Contract Costs GES capitalizes certain incremental costs incurred in obtaining and fulfilling contracts. Capitalized costs principally relate to direct costs of materials and services incurred in fulfilling services of future exhibitions, conferences, and events, and also include up-front incentives and commissions incurred upon contract signing. We expense costs associated with preliminary contract activities (i.e. proposal activities) as incurred. Capitalized contract costs are expensed upon the transfer of the related goods or services and are included in cost of services or cost of products, as applicable. We include the deferred incremental costs of obtaining and fulfilling contracts in the Consolidated Balance Sheets under the captions “Current contract costs” and “Other investments and assets.” Changes to contract costs are as follows:
(in thousands) |  |  |  |
Balance at January 1, 2019 |  | $ | 21,478 |
Additions |  |  | 74,274 |
Expenses |  |  | (67,425 | )
Cancelled |  |  | (68 | )
Foreign exchange translation adjustment |  |  | 237 |
Balance at December 31, 2019 |  |  | 28,496 |
Additions |  |  | 19,517 |
Expenses |  |  | (25,381 | )
Cancelled |  |  | (11,482 | )
Foreign exchange translation adjustment |  |  | (315 | )
Balance at December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 10,835 |
As of December 31, 2020, capitalized contract costs consisted of $0.9 million to obtain contracts and $9.9 million to fulfill contracts. We did not recognize an impairment loss with respect to capitalized contract costs during the years ended December 31, 2020 or 2019. Disaggregation of Revenue The following tables disaggregate GES and Pursuit revenue by major product line, timing of revenue recognition, and markets served: GES
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2020 |
(in thousands) |  | GES North America |  |  | GES EMEA |  |  | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  | Total |
Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Core services |  | $ | 231,666 |  |  | $ | 33,556 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 265,222 |
Audio-visual |  |  | 20,148 |  |  |  | 4,126 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24,274 |
Event technology |  |  | 9,150 |  |  |  | 3,979 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13,129 |
Intersegment eliminations |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,680 | ) |  |  | (3,680 | )
Total services |  |  | 260,964 |  |  |  | 41,661 |  |  |  | (3,680 | ) |  |  | 298,945 |
Products: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Core products |  |  | 27,957 |  |  |  | 11,723 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 39,680 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 288,921 |  |  | $ | 53,384 |  |  | $ | (3,680 | ) |  | $ | 338,625 |
Timing of revenue recognition: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Services transferred over time |  | $ | 260,964 |  |  | $ | 41,661 |  |  | $ | (3,680 | ) |  | $ | 298,945 |
Products transferred over time(1) |  |  | 13,068 |  |  |  | 2,449 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,517 |
Products transferred at a point in time |  |  | 14,889 |  |  |  | 9,274 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24,163 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 288,921 |  |  | $ | 53,384 |  |  | $ | (3,680 | ) |  | $ | 338,625 |
Markets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exhibitions |  | $ | 211,953 |  |  | $ | 40,077 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 252,030 |
Conferences |  |  | 41,371 |  |  |  | 7,789 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 49,160 |
Corporate events |  |  | 24,521 |  |  |  | 5,353 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 29,874 |
Consumer events |  |  | 11,076 |  |  |  | 165 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11,241 |
Intersegment eliminations |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,680 | ) |  |  | (3,680 | )
Total revenue |  | $ | 288,921 |  |  | $ | 53,384 |  |  | $ | (3,680 | ) |  | $ | 338,625 |
(1) | GES’ graphics product revenue is earned over time over the duration of an event as it is considered a part of the single performance obligation satisfied over time.
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
(in thousands) |  | GES North America |  |  | GES EMEA |  |  | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  | Total |
Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Core services |  | $ | 701,721 |  |  | $ | 113,900 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 815,621 |
Audio-visual |  |  | 78,178 |  |  |  | 24,197 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 102,375 |
Event technology |  |  | 29,600 |  |  |  | 9,749 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 39,349 |
Intersegment eliminations |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (20,741 | ) |  |  | (20,741 | )
Total services |  |  | 809,499 |  |  |  | 147,846 |  |  |  | (20,741 | ) |  |  | 936,604 |
Products: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Core products |  |  | 74,606 |  |  |  | 68,713 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 143,319 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 884,105 |  |  | $ | 216,559 |  |  | $ | (20,741 | ) |  | $ | 1,079,923 |
Timing of revenue recognition: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Services transferred over time |  | $ | 809,499 |  |  | $ | 147,846 |  |  | $ | (20,741 | ) |  | $ | 936,604 |
Products transferred over time(1) |  |  | 45,597 |  |  |  | 16,071 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 61,668 |
Products transferred at a point in time |  |  | 29,009 |  |  |  | 52,642 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 81,651 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 884,105 |  |  | $ | 216,559 |  |  | $ | (20,741 | ) |  | $ | 1,079,923 |
Markets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exhibitions |  | $ | 463,653 |  |  | $ | 159,397 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 623,050 |
Conferences |  |  | 253,511 |  |  |  | 24,499 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 278,010 |
Corporate events |  |  | 139,935 |  |  |  | 31,627 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 171,562 |
Consumer events |  |  | 27,006 |  |  |  | 1,036 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 28,042 |
Intersegment eliminations |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (20,741 | ) |  |  | (20,741 | )
Total revenue |  | $ | 884,105 |  |  | $ | 216,559 |  |  | $ | (20,741 | ) |  | $ | 1,079,923 |
(1) | GES’ graphics product revenue is earned over time over the duration of an event as it is considered a part of the single performance obligation satisfied over time.
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
(in thousands) |  | GES North America |  |  | GES EMEA |  |  | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  | Total |
Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Core services |  | $ | 689,804 |  |  | $ | 105,114 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 794,918 |
Audio-visual |  |  | 73,331 |  |  |  | 22,011 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 95,342 |
Event technology |  |  | 30,208 |  |  |  | 10,658 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 40,866 |
Intersegment eliminations |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (17,140 | ) |  |  | (17,140 | )
Total services |  |  | 793,343 |  |  |  | 137,783 |  |  |  | (17,140 | ) |  |  | 913,986 |
Products: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Core products |  |  | 72,844 |  |  |  | 65,207 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 138,051 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 866,187 |  |  | $ | 202,990 |  |  | $ | (17,140 | ) |  | $ | 1,052,037 |
Timing of revenue recognition: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Services transferred over time |  | $ | 793,343 |  |  | $ | 137,783 |  |  | $ | (17,140 | ) |  | $ | 913,986 |
Products transferred over time(1) |  |  | 44,109 |  |  |  | 16,084 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 60,193 |
Products transferred at a point in time |  |  | 28,735 |  |  |  | 49,123 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 77,858 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 866,187 |  |  | $ | 202,990 |  |  | $ | (17,140 | ) |  | $ | 1,052,037 |
Markets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exhibitions |  | $ | 486,400 |  |  | $ | 149,338 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 635,738 |
Conferences |  |  | 223,096 |  |  |  | 24,209 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 247,305 |
Corporate events |  |  | 126,084 |  |  |  | 27,413 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 153,497 |
Consumer events |  |  | 30,607 |  |  |  | 2,030 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 32,637 |
Intersegment eliminations |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (17,140 | ) |  |  | (17,140 | )
Total revenue |  | $ | 866,187 |  |  | $ | 202,990 |  |  | $ | (17,140 | ) |  | $ | 1,052,037 |
(1) | GES’ graphics product revenue is earned over time over the duration of an event as it is considered a part of the single performance obligation satisfied over time.
Pursuit
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Admissions |  | $ | 19,939 |  |  | $ | 85,371 |  |  | $ | 83,000 |
Accommodations |  |  | 29,800 |  |  |  | 60,672 |  |  |  | 37,470 |
Transportation |  |  | 2,694 |  |  |  | 14,594 |  |  |  | 13,956 |
Travel planning |  |  | 467 |  |  |  | 5,979 |  |  |  | 4,529 |
Intersegment eliminations |  |  | (317 | ) |  |  | (1,686 | ) |  |  | (1,551 | )
Total services revenue |  |  | 52,583 |  |  |  | 164,930 |  |  |  | 137,404 |
Products: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Food and beverage |  |  | 10,295 |  |  |  | 31,838 |  |  |  | 25,962 |
Retail operations |  |  | 13,932 |  |  |  | 26,045 |  |  |  | 21,921 |
Total products revenue |  |  | 24,227 |  |  |  | 57,883 |  |  |  | 47,883 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 76,810 |  |  | $ | 222,813 |  |  | $ | 185,287 |
Timing of revenue recognition: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Services transferred over time |  | $ | 52,583 |  |  | $ | 164,930 |  |  | $ | 137,404 |
Products transferred at a point in time |  |  | 24,227 |  |  |  | 57,883 |  |  |  | 47,883 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 76,810 |  |  | $ | 222,813 |  |  | $ | 185,287 |
Markets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Banff Jasper Collection |  | $ | 46,913 |  |  | $ | 133,229 |  |  | $ | 106,106 |
Alaska Collection |  |  | 6,282 |  |  |  | 39,406 |  |  |  | 36,451 |
Glacier Park Collection |  |  | 17,596 |  |  |  | 37,121 |  |  |  | 31,465 |
FlyOver |  |  | 6,019 |  |  |  | 13,057 |  |  |  | 11,265 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 76,810 |  |  | $ | 222,813 |  |  | $ | 185,287 |

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