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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest The redeemable noncontrolling interest represents the interests in BuzzFeed Japan which were held by Yahoo Japan, which were puttable to the Company in certain conditions, none of which were previously met, including material breach of the JVA by the Company or the bankruptcy or liquidation of the Company. The redeemable noncontrolling interest was presented outside of the permanent equity on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, as the put right was outside of the Company’s control. Pursuant to the terms of the original JVA, Yahoo Japan held a 49% interest in BuzzFeed Japan. On May 1, 2021, The HuffingtonPost Japan, Limited, a consolidated subsidiary, merged into BuzzFeed Japan. As a result of the merger, Yahoo Japan’s interest in the combined entity was diluted to 24.5%. On May 17, 2022, Yahoo Japan transferred its interests in BuzzFeed Japan to other third parties. The agreements with the third parties do not contain any put rights. As such, on May 17, 2022, the Company reclassified the former redeemable noncontrolling interest to nonredeemable noncontrolling interest that is presented within permanent equity on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, with no adjustment to the prior periods presented. The table below presents the reconciliation of changes in redeemable noncontrolling interest:
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Balance as of January 1, | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,294 |  |  | $ | 848 |
Merger of BuzzFeed Japan and HuffPost Japan | — |  |  | — |  |  | 510 |
Allocation of net income | — |  |  | 164 |  |  | 936 |
Reclassification into permanent equity | — |  |  | (2,458) |  |  | — |
Balance as of December 31, | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,294 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries, which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net Income or Loss of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Topic 810 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//810/tableOfContent + Details
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