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SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Supplemental Consolidated Balance Sheet & Statement of Operations Information [Abstract] |
SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION | SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION The following table summarizes other income (expense), net for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Interest income | $ | 6,351 |  |  | $ | 7,744 |  |  | $ | 6,420 |
Interest expense | (33,192) |  |  | (23,593) |  |  | (21,909) |
Changes in fair value of investments | (1,405) |  |  | (72,497) |  |  | (9,064) |
Foreign currency gains (losses), net | 17,919 |  |  | (5,960) |  |  | (20,325) |
Impairments of investments | (6,684) |  |  | (9,961) |  |  | (10,156) |
Upward adjustment for observable price change of investment | — |  |  | 51,397 |  |  | — |
Other | 43 |  |  | (459) |  |  | 2,026 |
Other income (expense), net | $ | (16,968) |  |  | $ | (53,329) |  |  | $ | (53,008) |
The following table summarizes prepaid expenses and other current assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
Merchandise inventories | $ | 1,280 |  |  | $ | 25,426 |
Prepaid expenses | 18,038 |  |  | 27,077 |
Income taxes receivable | 5,437 |  |  | 4,791 |
Other | 15,686 |  |  | 24,779 |
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | 40,441 |  |  | $ | 82,073 |
The following table summarizes other non-current assets as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
Deferred income tax | $ | 11,593 |  |  | $ | 4,829 |
Debt issue costs, net | 1,852 |  |  | 2,156 |
Deferred contract acquisition costs | 5,315 |  |  | 10,133 |
Deferred cloud implementation costs (1) | 10,402 |  |  | 7,372 |
Other | 5,165 |  |  | 4,115 |
Total other non-current assets | $ | 34,327 |  |  | $ | 28,605 |
(1)Following our review of long-lived assets for impairment in the first quarter of 2020, as described in Note 3, COVID-19 Pandemic, we recognized $0.9 million of long-lived asset impairments related to our EMEA operations, which is included in Other non-current assets. See Note 3, COVID-19 Pandemic, for more information. The following table summarizes accrued merchant and supplier payables as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
Accrued merchant payables | $ | 303,260 |  |  | $ | 366,573 |
Accrued supplier payables (1) | 107,703 |  |  | 174,367 |
Total accrued merchant and supplier payables | $ | 410,963 |  |  | $ | 540,940 |
(1)Amounts include payables to suppliers of inventories and providers of shipping and fulfillment services. The following table summarizes accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
Refund reserve | $ | 33,173 |  |  | $ | 22,002 |
Compensation and benefits | 54,958 |  |  | 49,009 |
Accrued marketing | 15,299 |  |  | 41,110 |
Restructuring-related liabilities | 13,746 |  |  | — |
Customer credits | 61,006 |  |  | 13,764 |
Income taxes payable | 7,862 |  |  | 5,044 |
Deferred revenue | 11,223 |  |  | 17,951 |
Deferred payroll taxes (1) | 2,922 |  |  | — |
Operating and finance lease obligations | 37,755 |  |  | 40,768 |
Deferred cloud computing contract incentive | 3,000 |  |  | — |
Other | 54,055 |  |  | 70,544 |
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 294,999 |  |  | $ | 260,192 |
(1)We have elected to defer certain payroll taxes under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security ("CARES") Act. These amounts are due by December 31, 2021. The following table summarizes other non-current liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
Contingent income tax liabilities | $ | 25,593 |  |  | $ | 30,121 |
Finance lease obligations | 730 |  |  | 5,831 |
Restructuring-related liabilities | 385 |  |  | — |
Deferred income taxes | 3,170 |  |  | 3,903 |
Deferred payroll taxes (1) | 2,922 |  |  | — |
Deferred cloud computing contract incentive | 4,250 |  |  | — |
Other | 7,378 |  |  | 5,132 |
Total other non-current liabilities | $ | 44,428 |  |  | $ | 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 by December 31, 2022. The following table summarizes the activity for accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):
| Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2017 | $ | 30,962 |  |  | $ | 882 |  |  | $ | 31,844 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments | 3,332 |  |  | (841) |  |  | 2,491 |
Reclassification adjustments included in net income (loss) | — |  |  | 106 |  |  | 106 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 3,332 |  |  | (735) |  |  | 2,597 |
Reclassification for impact of U.S. tax rate change | — |  |  | 161 |  |  | 161 |
Balance as of December 31, 2018 | 34,294 |  |  | 308 |  |  | 34,602 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments | 4,858 |  |  | (379) |  |  | 4,479 |
Reclassification adjustments included in net income (loss) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 4,858 |  |  | (379) |  |  | 4,479 |
Balance as of December 31, 2019 | 39,152 |  |  | (71) |  |  | 39,081 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments | (35,972) |  |  | — |  |  | (35,972) |
Reclassification adjustments included in net income (loss) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (35,972) |  |  | — |  |  | (35,972) |
Balance as of December 31, 2020 | $ | 3,180 |  |  | $ | (71) |  |  | $ | 3,109 |

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