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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] | Revenue and profit or loss information by reportable segment reconciled to consolidated net loss for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were as follows (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
North America |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue(1) |  | $ | 1,824,461 |  |  | $ | 1,521,358 |  |  | $ | 1,165,700 |
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses(2) |  | 1,755,113 |  |  | 1,380,746 |  |  | 1,025,974 |
Segment operating income(2) |  | 69,348 |  |  | 140,612 |  |  | 139,726 |
EMEA |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue(1) |  | 961,130 |  |  | 742,915 |  |  | 805,476 |
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses(2) |  | 857,062 |  |  | 631,409 |  |  | 699,470 |
Segment operating income(2) |  | 104,068 |  |  | 111,506 |  |  | 106,006 |
Rest of World |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 406,097 |  |  | 309,382 |  |  | 363,296 |
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses(2) |  | 471,067 |  |  | 364,295 |  |  | 405,313 |
Segment operating loss(2) |  | (64,970 | ) |  | (54,913 | ) |  | (42,017 | )
Consolidated |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 3,191,688 |  |  | 2,573,655 |  |  | 2,334,472 |
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses(2) |  | 3,083,242 |  |  | 2,376,450 |  |  | 2,130,757 |
Segment operating income(2) |  | 108,446 |  |  | 197,205 |  |  | 203,715 |
Stock-based compensation |  | 122,019 |  |  | 121,462 |  |  | 104,117 |
Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net |  | 1,269 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 897 |
(Loss) income from operations |  | (14,842 | ) |  | 75,754 |  |  | 98,701 |
Other expense, net |  | (33,353 | ) |  | (94,663 | ) |  | (3,759 | )
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes |  | (48,195 | ) |  | (18,909 | ) |  | 94,942 |
Provision for income taxes |  | 15,724 |  |  | 70,037 |  |  | 145,973 |
Net loss |  | $ | (63,919 | ) |  | $ | (88,946 | ) |  | $ | (51,031 | )
(1) | North America includes revenue from the United States of $1,784.6 million, $1,471.9 million and $1,108.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 respectively. Beginning in September 2013, direct revenue transactions in the EMEA Goods category have been transacted through a Switzerland-based subsidiary. As a result, EMEA includes revenue from Switzerland of $468.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. There were no other individual countries that represented more than 10% of consolidated total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 or 2012.
(2) | Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses and segment operating income (loss) exclude stock-based compensation and acquisition-related (benefit) expense, net. This presentation corresponds to the measure of segment profit or loss that the Company's chief operating decision-maker uses in assessing segment performance and making resource allocation decisions. The following table summarizes the Company's stock-based compensation expense and acquisition-related expense (benefit), net by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012. (in thousands):
Stock Based Compensation and Acquisition Related by Segment [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the Company's stock-based compensation expense and acquisition-related expense (benefit), net by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012. (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | Stock-based compensation |  | Acquisition-related |  | Stock-based compensation |  | Acquisition-related |  | Stock-based compensation |  | Acquisition-related
North America |  | $ | 99,939 |  |  | $ | 1,125 |  |  | $ | 90,877 |  |  | $ | 1,285 |  |  | $ | 65,127 |  |  | $ | (2,780 | )
EMEA |  | 9,927 |  |  | 144 |  |  | 16,263 |  |  | (1,296 | ) |  | 15,123 |  |  | 3,677 |
Rest of World |  | 12,153 |  |  | — |  |  | 14,322 |  |  | — |  |  | 23,867 |  |  | — |
Consolidated |  | $ | 122,019 |  |  | $ | 1,269 |  |  | $ | 121,462 |  |  | $ | (11 | ) |  | $ | 104,117 |  |  | $ | 897 |
Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net for the North America segment includes external transaction costs and gains and losses relating to contingent consideration obligations incurred by U.S. legal entities relating to purchases of businesses that became part of the EMEA and Rest of World segments, which is consistent with the attribution used for internal reporting purposes.
Schedule of Segment Assets [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the Company's total assets by reportable segment as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
North America (1) | $ | 1,150,417 |  |  | $ | 1,267,158 |
EMEA | 552,486 |  |  | 616,126 |
Rest of World (1) | 524,694 |  |  | 158,726 |
Consolidated total assets | $ | 2,227,597 |  |  | $ | 2,042,010 |
(1) | North America contains assets from the United States of $1,120.4 million and $1,231.3 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Rest of World contains assets from the Republic of Korea, including those assets acquired as a part of our acquisition of Ticket Monster described in Note 3 "Business Combinations," of $388.0 million as of December 31, 2014. There were no other individual countries that represented more than 10% of consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Schedule of Long-lived Assets by Segment[Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the Company's tangible property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, by reportable segment as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
North America (1) | $ | 63,915 |  |  | $ | 43,126 |
EMEA (2) | 28,721 |  |  | 23,413 |
Rest of World | 11,167 |  |  | 9,100 |
Consolidated total | $ | 103,803 |  |  | $ | 75,639 |
(1) | Substantially all tangible property and equipment within North America is located in the United States.
(2) | Tangible property and equipment, net located within Ireland represented approximately 12% of the Company's consolidated tangible property and equipment, net as of December 31, 2014. Tangible property and equipment, net located within Switzerland represented approximately 11% of the Company's consolidated tangible property and equipment, net as of December 31, 2013. There were no other individual countries located outside of the United States that represented more than 10% of consolidated tangible property and equipment, net as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.
Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Asset Depreciation and Amortization [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and software and intangible assets by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
North America | $ | 83,106 |  |  | $ | 57,700 |  |  | $ | 30,580 |
EMEA | 24,849 |  |  | 24,157 |  |  | 17,546 |
Rest of World | 36,966 |  |  | 7,592 |  |  | 7,675 |
Consolidated total | $ | 144,921 |  |  | $ | 89,449 |  |  | $ | 55,801 |
Schedule of capital expenditures [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the Company's expenditures for additions to tangible long-lived assets by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
North America | $ | 6,775 |  |  | $ | 14,728 |  |  | $ | 38,543 |
EMEA | 12,945 |  |  | 6,719 |  |  | 26,909 |
Rest of World | 11,616 |  |  | 7,469 |  |  | 3,875 |
Consolidated total | $ | 31,336 |  |  | $ | 28,916 |  |  | $ | 69,327 |
Revenue by Segment and Category [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the Company's third party and other and direct revenue by category for its three reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
| North America |  | EMEA |  | Rest of World |  | Consolidated
| Year Ended December 31, |  | Year Ended December 31, |  | Year Ended December 31, |  | Year Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Local (1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other | $ | 674,605 |  |  | $ | 671,846 |  |  | $ | 665,587 |  |  | $ | 391,179 |  |  | $ | 430,020 |  |  | $ | 501,782 |  |  | $ | 167,552 |  |  | $ | 182,010 |  |  | $ | 221,859 |  |  | $ | 1,233,336 |  |  | $ | 1,283,876 |  |  | $ | 1,389,228 |
Direct | — |  |  | 1,772 |  |  | 12,037 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,772 |  |  | 12,037 |
Total | 674,605 |  |  | 673,618 |  |  | 677,624 |  |  | 391,179 |  |  | 430,020 |  |  | 501,782 |  |  | 167,552 |  |  | 182,010 |  |  | 221,859 |  |  | 1,233,336 |  |  | 1,285,648 |  |  | 1,401,265 |
Goods: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party | 5,966 |  |  | 17,409 |  |  | 60,269 |  |  | 63,650 |  |  | 133,117 |  |  | 186,495 |  |  | 146,984 |  |  | 69,344 |  |  | 87,746 |  |  | 216,600 |  |  | 219,870 |  |  | 334,510 |
Direct | 1,074,913 |  |  | 774,023 |  |  | 391,239 |  |  | 442,344 |  |  | 115,881 |  |  | 36,393 |  |  | 46,892 |  |  | 27,325 |  |  | 10,821 |  |  | 1,564,149 |  |  | 917,229 |  |  | 438,453 |
Total | 1,080,879 |  |  | 791,432 |  |  | 451,508 |  |  | 505,994 |  |  | 248,998 |  |  | 222,888 |  |  | 193,876 |  |  | 96,669 |  |  | 98,567 |  |  | 1,780,749 |  |  | 1,137,099 |  |  | 772,963 |
Travel: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party | 68,977 |  |  | 56,308 |  |  | 36,568 |  |  | 63,957 |  |  | 63,897 |  |  | 76,553 |  |  | 44,669 |  |  | 30,703 |  |  | 42,870 |  |  | 177,603 |  |  | 150,908 |  |  | 155,991 |
Direct | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,253 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,253 |
Total | 68,977 |  |  | 56,308 |  |  | 36,568 |  |  | 63,957 |  |  | 63,897 |  |  | 80,806 |  |  | 44,669 |  |  | 30,703 |  |  | 42,870 |  |  | 177,603 |  |  | 150,908 |  |  | 160,244 |
Total revenue | $ | 1,824,461 |  |  | $ | 1,521,358 |  |  | $ | 1,165,700 |  |  | $ | 961,130 |  |  | $ | 742,915 |  |  | $ | 805,476 |  |  | $ | 406,097 |  |  | $ | 309,382 |  |  | $ | 363,296 |  |  | $ | 3,191,688 |  |  | $ | 2,573,655 |  |  | $ | 2,334,472 |
(1) | Includes revenue from deals with local and national merchants and through local events.
Gross Profit by Segment and Category [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the Company's gross profit by category for its three reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
| North America |  | EMEA |  | Rest of World |  | Consolidated
| Year Ended December 31, |  | Year Ended December 31, |  | Year Ended December 31, |  | Year Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Local (1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other | $ | 581,067 |  |  | $ | 582,723 |  |  | $ | 541,716 |  |  | $ | 364,545 |  |  | $ | 383,725 |  |  | $ | 453,970 |  |  | $ | 138,527 |  |  | $ | 153,406 |  |  | $ | 173,735 |  |  | $ | 1,084,139 |  |  | $ | 1,119,854 |  |  | $ | 1,169,421 |
Direct | — |  |  | (782 | ) |  | 1,909 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (782 | ) |  | 1,909 |
Total | 581,067 |  |  | 581,941 |  |  | 543,625 |  |  | 364,545 |  |  | 383,725 |  |  | 453,970 |  |  | 138,527 |  |  | 153,406 |  |  | 173,735 |  |  | 1,084,139 |  |  | 1,119,072 |  |  | 1,171,330 |
Goods: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party | 5,112 |  |  | 15,319 |  |  | 48,288 |  |  | 55,434 |  |  | 116,357 |  |  | 168,429 |  |  | 91,486 |  |  | 39,699 |  |  | 66,271 |  |  | 152,032 |  |  | 171,375 |  |  | 282,988 |
Direct | 88,810 |  |  | 66,753 |  |  | 36,188 |  |  | 77,706 |  |  | 13,194 |  |  | (2,521 | ) |  | (2,984 | ) |  | (224 | ) |  | (2,563 | ) |  | 163,532 |  |  | 79,723 |  |  | 31,104 |
Total | 93,922 |  |  | 82,072 |  |  | 84,476 |  |  | 133,140 |  |  | 129,551 |  |  | 165,908 |  |  | 88,502 |  |  | 39,475 |  |  | 63,708 |  |  | 315,564 |  |  | 251,098 |  |  | 314,092 |
Travel: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party | 56,994 |  |  | 48,824 |  |  | 27,208 |  |  | 59,229 |  |  | 56,850 |  |  | 68,777 |  |  | 33,260 |  |  | 25,689 |  |  | 33,596 |  |  | 149,483 |  |  | 131,363 |  |  | 129,581 |
Direct | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 529 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 529 |
Total | 56,994 |  |  | 48,824 |  |  | 27,208 |  |  | 59,229 |  |  | 56,850 |  |  | 69,306 |  |  | 33,260 |  |  | 25,689 |  |  | 33,596 |  |  | 149,483 |  |  | 131,363 |  |  | 130,110 |
Total gross profit | $ | 731,983 |  |  | $ | 712,837 |  |  | $ | 655,309 |  |  | $ | 556,914 |  |  | $ | 570,126 |  |  | $ | 689,184 |  |  | $ | 260,289 |  |  | $ | 218,570 |  |  | $ | 271,039 |  |  | $ | 1,549,186 |  |  | $ | 1,501,533 |  |  | $ | 1,615,532 |
(1) | Includes gross profit from deals with local and national merchants and through local events.

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