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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Useful Lives For Property And Equipment | Property and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation and content amortization. Depreciation and content amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives of the assets:
Classification |  | Useful Life
Computers and equipment |  | 3 years
Internal-use software and website development |  | 3 years
Furniture and fixtures |  | 5 years
Leasehold improvements |  | Shorter of the remaining lease term or the estimated useful life of 5 years
Content |  | Shorter of the licensed content term or the estimated useful life of 5 years
Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share | The following table sets forth the computation of historical basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |
Net loss | $ | (9,605 | ) |  | $ | (14,888 | ) |  | $ | (20,283 | )
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted | 119,204 |  |  | 113,251 |  |  | 100,022 |
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.08 | ) |  | $ | (0.13 | ) |  | $ | (0.20 | )
Common Shares Outstanding Excluded from Computation of Diluted Net Loss Per Share | The following potential weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share because including them would have been anti-dilutive (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Options to purchase common stock | 2,395 |  |  | 4,045 |  |  | 3,045 |
RSUs and PSUs | 4,699 |  |  | 7,946 |  |  | 153 |
Shares related to convertible senior notes | 3,526 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Employee stock purchase plan | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Total common stock equivalents | 10,620 |  |  | 11,991 |  |  | 3,203 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would increase EPS amounts or decrease loss per share amounts for the period presented, by antidilutive securities. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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