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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
Marketwise, LLC |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures | Supplemental cash flow disclosures are as follows:
|  | Six Months Ended June 30,
|  |  |  |  |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating cash flows from operating leases |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (875) |  |  | $ | (1,694) |
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations from acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  | (398) |  |  | — |
|  |  |  |  |  | As of June 30,
|  |  |  |  |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 241,532 |  |  | $ | 119,479 |
Restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  | 500 |  |  | 504 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 242,032 |  |  | $ | 119,983 |
Supplemental cash flow disclosures are as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, |  |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  |  |  |
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for interest | $ | 339 |  |  | $ | 366 |  |  | $ | 1,165 |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating cash flows from operating leases | (2,767) |  |  | (3,106) |  |  | (2,880) |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | (409) |  |  | (5,051) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment included in accounts payable | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,010 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 114,422 |  |  | $ | 170,520 |  |  | $ | 132,237 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash | 505 |  |  | 1,564 |  |  | 633 |  |  |  |  |
Total | $ | 114,927 |  |  | $ | 172,084 |  |  | $ | 132,870 |  |  |  |  |

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