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Background and Basis of Presentation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Background and Basis of Presentation Background and Basis of Presentation

Company and Background

Chegg, Inc. (Chegg, the Company, we, us, or our), headquartered in Santa Clara, California, was incorporated as a Delaware corporation in July 2005. Chegg is a Smarter Way to Student. As the leading direct-to-student learning platform, we strive to improve educational outcomes by putting the student first in all our decisions. We support students on their journey from high school to college and into their career with tools designed to help them pass their test, pass their class, and save money on required materials. Our services are available online, anytime and anywhere, so we can reach students when they need us most.

Basis of Presentation

Our fiscal year ends on December 31 and in this report we refer to the year ended December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017 as 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.

We have changed the captions on our consolidated statements of cash flows from “purchases of marketable securities” to “purchases of investments” and from “maturities of marketable securities” to “maturities of investments.” This change does not impact any current or previously reported results.