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Operating Segment and Enterprise Wide Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Information about Reportable Segments, Disaggregation of Revenue by Product | The following tables present information about reportable segments, including the Company’s disaggregation of revenue by product (in thousands):
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Sirius |  |  |  |  |
|  | Products |  |  | Research |  |  | Decisions |  |  | Consolidated |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research services revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 161,487 |  |  | $ | 57,702 |  |  | $ | 219,189 |
Connect |  |  | 54,350 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,874 |  |  |  | 56,224 |
Analytics |  |  | 23,322 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 23,322 |
Total research services revenues |  |  | 77,672 |  |  |  | 161,487 |  |  |  | 59,576 |  |  |  | 298,735 |
Advisory services and events revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consulting |  |  | 76,567 |  |  |  | 53,258 |  |  |  | 6,127 |  |  |  | 135,952 |
Events |  |  | 12,985 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14,025 |  |  |  | 27,010 |
Total advisory services and events revenues |  |  | 89,552 |  |  |  | 53,258 |  |  |  | 20,152 |  |  |  | 162,962 |
Total segment revenues |  |  | 167,224 |  |  |  | 214,745 |  |  |  | 79,728 |  |  |  | 461,697 |
Segment expenses |  |  | 81,520 |  |  |  | 55,330 |  |  |  | 45,734 |  |  |  | 182,584 |
Contribution margin |  |  | 85,704 |  |  |  | 159,415 |  |  |  | 33,994 |  |  |  | 279,113 |
Selling, marketing, administrative and other expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (248,621 | )
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (22,619 | )
Acquisition and integration costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,948 | )
Interest expense, other income (expense) and gains (losses) on investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,524 | )
Loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (9,599 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Sirius |  |  |  |  |
|  | Product |  |  | Research |  |  | Decisions |  |  | Consolidated |
Year Ended December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research services revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 157,112 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 157,112 |
Connect |  |  | 51,377 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 51,377 |
Analytics |  |  | 19,910 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,910 |
Total research services revenues |  |  | 71,287 |  |  |  | 157,112 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 228,399 |
Advisory services and events revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consulting |  |  | 64,309 |  |  |  | 51,396 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 115,705 |
Events |  |  | 13,471 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13,471 |
Total advisory services and events revenues |  |  | 77,780 |  |  |  | 51,396 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 129,176 |
Total segment revenues |  |  | 149,067 |  |  |  | 208,508 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 357,575 |
Segment expenses |  |  | 75,039 |  |  |  | 53,326 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 128,365 |
Contribution margin |  |  | 74,028 |  |  |  | 155,182 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 229,210 |
Selling, marketing, administrative and other expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (201,836 | )
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,162 | )
Acquisition and integration costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,787 | )
Other income (expense) and gains (losses) on investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100 |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 23,525 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Sirius |  |  |  |  |
|  | Product |  |  | Research |  |  | Decisions |  |  | Consolidated |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research services revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 148,935 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 148,935 |
Connect |  |  | 48,798 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 48,798 |
Analytics |  |  | 18,738 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18,738 |
Total research services revenues |  |  | 67,536 |  |  |  | 148,935 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 216,471 |
Advisory services and events revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consulting |  |  | 64,083 |  |  |  | 45,364 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 109,447 |
Events |  |  | 11,755 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11,755 |
Total advisory services and events revenues |  |  | 75,838 |  |  |  | 45,364 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 121,202 |
Total segment revenues |  |  | 143,374 |  |  |  | 194,299 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 337,673 |
Segment expenses |  |  | 67,739 |  |  |  | 50,972 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 118,711 |
Contribution margin |  |  | 75,635 |  |  |  | 143,327 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 218,962 |
Selling, marketing, administrative and other expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (190,632 | )
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (781 | )
Acquisition and integration costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Other income (expense) and gains (losses) on investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (178 | )
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 27,371 |
Schedule of Net Long-lived Tangible Assets by Location | Net long-lived tangible assets by location as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows (in thousands):
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
United States |  | $ | 26,709 |  |  | $ | 20,880 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 578 |  |  |  | 522 |
Europe (excluding United Kingdom) |  |  | 97 |  |  |  | 83 |
Asia Pacific |  |  | 2,553 |  |  |  | 517 |
Other |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |
Total |  | $ | 29,937 |  |  | $ | 22,005 |
Schedule of Revenues by Geographic Destination, Based on Location Products and Services and as a Percentage of Total Revenues | Revenues by geographic destination, based on the location products and services are consumed, and as a percentage of total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
United States |  |  | 79 | % |  |  | 77 | % |  |  | 77 | %
Europe (excluding United Kingdom) |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 9 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |
Canada |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |
Asia Pacific |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 4 |
Other |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |
Total |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
United States |  | $ | 362,867 |  |  | $ | 274,151 |  |  | $ | 260,077 |
Europe (excluding United Kingdom) |  |  | 32,585 |  |  |  | 29,741 |  |  |  | 28,525 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 21,316 |  |  |  | 15,273 |  |  |  | 13,651 |
Canada |  |  | 17,246 |  |  |  | 15,569 |  |  |  | 14,523 |
Asia Pacific |  |  | 22,842 |  |  |  | 17,839 |  |  |  | 15,952 |
Other |  |  | 4,841 |  |  |  | 5,002 |  |  |  | 4,945 |
Total |  | $ | 461,697 |  |  | $ | 357,575 |  |  | $ | 337,673 |

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