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SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Supplemental Consolidated Balance Sheet & Statement of Operations Information [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Income (Expense) | The following table summarizes other income (expense), net for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Interest income | $ | 1,268 |  |  | $ | 1,959 |  |  | $ | 5,254 |  |  | $ | 5,810 |
Interest expense | (9,408) |  |  | (6,029) |  |  | (24,375) |  |  | (17,162) |
Changes in fair value of investments | — |  |  | 14 |  |  | (1,405) |  |  | (68,971) |
Foreign currency gains (losses), net | 7,273 |  |  | (13,197) |  |  | 5,661 |  |  | (12,279) |
Impairment of investment | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6,684) |  |  | — |
Other income (expense), net | $ | (867) |  |  | $ | (17,253) |  |  | $ | (21,549) |  |  | $ | (92,602) |
Schedule of Prepaid and Other Current Assets | The following table summarizes prepaid expenses and other current assets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):
| September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Merchandise inventories | $ | 4,944 |  |  | $ | 25,426 |
Prepaid expenses | 16,069 |  |  | 27,077 |
Income taxes receivable | 13,585 |  |  | 4,791 |
Other | 17,360 |  |  | 24,779 |
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | 51,958 |  |  | $ | 82,073 |
Schedule of Other Non-Current Assets | The following table summarizes other non-current assets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):
| September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Deferred income tax | $ | 4,932 |  |  | $ | 4,829 |
Debt issue costs, net | 2,342 |  |  | 2,156 |
Deferred commissions expense | 4,856 |  |  | 10,133 |
Deferred cloud implementation costs | 10,175 |  |  | 7,372 |
Other | 3,756 |  |  | 4,115 |
Total other non-current assets | $ | 26,061 |  |  | $ | 28,605 |
Schedule of Accrued Merchant and Supplier Payables | The following table summarizes accrued merchant and supplier payables as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):
| September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Accrued merchant payables | $ | 297,018 |  |  | $ | 366,573 |
Accrued supplier payables (1) | 84,838 |  |  | 174,367 |
Total accrued merchant and supplier payables | $ | 381,856 |  |  | $ | 540,940 |
(1)Amounts include payables to suppliers of inventories and providers of shipping and fulfillment services.
Schedule of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities | The following table summarizes accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):
| September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Refund reserve | $ | 29,566 |  |  | $ | 22,002 |
Compensation and benefits | 37,711 |  |  | 49,009 |
Accrued marketing | 10,256 |  |  | 41,110 |
Restructuring-related liabilities | 19,753 |  |  | — |
Customer credits | 50,830 |  |  | 13,764 |
Income taxes payable | 1,221 |  |  | 5,044 |
Deferred revenue | 10,635 |  |  | 17,951 |
Operating and finance lease obligations | 38,055 |  |  | 40,768 |
Deferred cloud computing contract incentive | 3,000 |  |  | — |
Other | 56,271 |  |  | 70,544 |
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 257,298 |  |  | $ | 260,192 |
Schedule of Other Non-current Liabilities | The following table summarizes other non-current liabilities as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):
| September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Contingent income tax liabilities | $ | 28,725 |  |  | $ | 30,121 |
Finance lease obligations | 1,126 |  |  | 5,831 |
Restructuring-related liabilities | 714 |  |  | — |
Deferred income taxes | 3,832 |  |  | 3,903 |
Deferred payroll taxes (1) | 5,024 |  |  | — |
Deferred cloud computing contract incentive | 5,000 |  |  | — |
Other | 5,675 |  |  | 5,132 |
Total other non-current liabilities | $ | 50,096 |  |  | $ | 44,987 |
(1)We have elected to defer certain payroll taxes under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act. These amounts are due beginning December 31, 2021.

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