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BUSINESS ACQUISITION (Details - Acquisitions) |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jan. 10, 2019 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) payment | Jun. 11, 2018 USD ($) payment | Sep. 19, 2017 USD ($) payment | Jun. 14, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) segment | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | $ 419,984,000 |  | $ 419,984,000 |  | $ 348,347,000
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net repayment of revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,000,000) | $ 0 |
Current contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 29,548,000 |  | 29,548,000 |  | 11,080,000
Non-current contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 20,671,000 |  | 20,671,000 |  | $ 27,757,000
Severance expense |  |  |  |  |  | 403,000 | $ 3,000 | $ 457,000 | 3,000 |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Acquisition related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600,000 |  |
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 2,790,000 | $ (167,000) | 17,382,000 | (908,000) |
ValuePenguin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net working capital |  |  |  |  |  | 2,796,000 |  | 2,796,000 |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | 31,600,000 |  | 31,600,000 |  |
Goodwill | $ 71,400,000 |  |  |  |  | 71,444,000 |  | 71,444,000 |  |
Fixed assets |  |  |  |  |  | 68,000 |  | 68,000 |  |
Total preliminary purchase price | 106,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106,232,000 |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Fair Value | $ 31,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life | 3 years 1 month 6 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial cash consideration to acquire business | $ 106,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated increase to working capital | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets |  |  |  |  |  | 324,000 |  | 324,000 |  |
QuoteWizard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net working capital |  |  |  |  |  | 8,381,000 |  | 8,381,000 |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | 120,400,000 |  | 120,400,000 |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 183,000,000.0 |  |  |  | 183,036,000 |  | 183,036,000 |  |
Fixed assets |  |  |  |  |  | 1,509,000 |  | 1,509,000 |  |
Total preliminary purchase price |  | 313,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 313,355,000 |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Fair Value |  | $ 120,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  | 7 years 10 months 24 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial cash consideration to acquire business |  | $ 299,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Cash On Hand |  | 174,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | 13,900,000 |  |  |  | 37,600,000 |  | 37,600,000 |  |
Current contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 22,400,000 |  | 22,400,000 |  |
Non-current contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 15,200,000 |  | 15,200,000 |  |
Estimated increase to working capital |  | $ 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of payments | payment |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 2,500,000 |  | 16,900,000 |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets |  |  |  |  |  | 29,000 |  | 29,000 |  |
Ovation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net working capital |  |  |  |  |  | 303,000 |  | 303,000 |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | 8,900,000 |  | 8,900,000 |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 11,300,000 |  |  | 11,280,000 |  | 11,280,000 |  |
Net deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | (2,688,000) |  | (2,688,000) |  |
Fixed assets |  |  |  |  |  | 76,000 |  | 76,000 |  |
Total preliminary purchase price |  |  | 17,900,000 |  |  |  |  | 17,871,000 |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Fair Value |  |  | $ 8,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  | 5 years 4 months 24 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial cash consideration to acquire business |  |  | $ 12,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  |  | 5,800,000 |  |  | 7,400,000 |  | 7,400,000 |  |
Current contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 4,300,000 |  | 4,300,000 |  |
Non-current contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 3,100,000 |  | 3,100,000 |  |
Estimated increase to working capital |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of payments | payment |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 600,000 |  |  |  |
DepositAccounts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial cash consideration to acquire business |  |  |  |  | $ 24,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Contingent consideration range, maximum |  |  |  |  | $ 9,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | (200,000) |  | (1,000,000.0) |  |
SnapCap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial cash consideration to acquire business |  |  |  | $ 11,900,000 |  |  |  | 0 | $ 10,000 |
Contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 5,200,000 |  | 5,200,000 |  |
Current contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 2,900,000 |  | 2,900,000 |  |
Non-current contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 2,300,000 |  | 2,300,000 |  |
Number of payments | payment |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | $ (100,000) |  | $ 1,500,000 |  |
Technology | ValuePenguin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Fair Value | $ 4,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology | QuoteWizard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Fair Value |  | $ 68,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology | Ovation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Fair Value |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer lists | QuoteWizard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Fair Value |  | $ 42,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  | 14 years 8 months 12 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer lists | Ovation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Fair Value |  |  | $ 1,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Website content | ValuePenguin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Fair Value | $ 26,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Website content | QuoteWizard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Fair Value |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and tradenames | ValuePenguin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Fair Value | $ 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and tradenames | QuoteWizard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Fair Value |  | $ 7,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and tradenames | Ovation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Fair Value |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent earnout | QuoteWizard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration range, minimum |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration range, maximum |  | 23,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent earnout | Ovation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration range, minimum |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration range, maximum |  |  | $ 4,375,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent earnout | SnapCap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration range, minimum |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration range, maximum |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | ValuePenguin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net repayment of revolving credit facility | $ 90,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | QuoteWizard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net repayment of revolving credit facility |  | $ 125,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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