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REVENUE
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
REVENUE  
REVENUE

2. REVENUE

The Company’s products and services are reported under two segments—AIR MILES Reward Program and BrandLoyalty, as shown below. The following tables present revenue disaggregated by major source, as well as geographic region based on the location of the subsidiary that generally correlates with the location of the customer:

    

AIR MILES

    

    

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

Reward Program

BrandLoyalty

Total

(in thousands)

Disaggregation of Revenue by Major Source:

Coalition loyalty program

$

68,580

$

$

68,580

Campaign-based loyalty solutions

 

 

95,799

 

95,799

Other

 

10

 

1,530

 

1,540

Revenue from contracts with customers

$

68,590

$

97,329

$

165,919

Investment income

 

3,338

 

3,338

Total

$

71,928

$

97,329

$

169,257

    

AIR MILES

    

    

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Reward Program

BrandLoyalty

Total

(in thousands)

Disaggregation of Revenue by Major Source:

Coalition loyalty program

$

62,938

$

$

62,938

Campaign-based loyalty solutions

 

 

117,435

 

117,435

Other

 

(17)

 

1,123

 

1,106

Revenue from contracts with customers

$

62,921

$

118,558

$

181,479

Investment income

 

3,277

 

 

3,277

Total

$

66,198

$

118,558

$

184,756

    

AIR MILES

    

    

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

Reward Program

BrandLoyalty

Total

(in thousands)

Disaggregation of Revenue by Major Source:

Coalition loyalty program

$

203,870

$

$

203,870

Campaign-based loyalty solutions

 

 

278,726

 

278,726

Other

 

12

 

3,867

 

3,879

Revenue from contracts with customers

$

203,882

$

282,593

$

486,475

Investment income

 

10,241

 

 

10,241

Total

$

214,123

$

282,593

$

496,716

    

AIR MILES

    

    

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

Reward Program

BrandLoyalty

Total

(in thousands)

Disaggregation of Revenue by Major Source:

Coalition loyalty program

$

195,870

$

$

195,870

Campaign-based loyalty solutions

 

 

322,504

 

322,504

Other

 

1,903

(1)

 

4,077

 

5,980

Revenue from contracts with customers

$

197,773

$

326,581

$

524,354

Investment income

 

9,578

 

 

9,578

Total

$

207,351

$

326,581

$

533,932

(1)Includes revenues from Precima®, a provider of retail strategy and customer data applications and analytics, which was sold by the Parent on January 10, 2020, which comprised $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. See Note 4, “Dispositions,” for more information.

    

AIR MILES

    

    

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

Reward Program

BrandLoyalty

Total

(in thousands)

Disaggregation of Revenue by Geographic Region:

United States

$

$

95

$

95

Canada

 

71,928

 

3,894

 

75,822

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

 

68,168

 

68,168

Asia Pacific

 

 

22,967

 

22,967

Other

 

 

2,205

 

2,205

Total

$

71,928

$

97,329

$

169,257

    

AIR MILES

    

    

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Reward Program

BrandLoyalty

Total

(in thousands)

Disaggregation of Revenue by Geographic Region:

United States

$

$

3,316

$

3,316

Canada

 

66,198

 

4,132

 

70,330

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

 

76,876

 

76,876

Asia Pacific

 

 

12,549

 

12,549

Other

 

 

21,685

 

21,685

Total

$

66,198

$

118,558

$

184,756

    

AIR MILES

    

    

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

Reward Program

BrandLoyalty

Total

(in thousands)

Disaggregation of Revenue by Geographic Region:

United States

$

$

2,637

$

2,637

Canada

 

214,123

 

15,163

 

229,286

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

 

200,022

 

200,022

Asia Pacific

 

 

57,690

 

57,690

Other

 

 

7,081

 

7,081

Total

$

214,123

$

282,593

$

496,716

    

AIR MILES

    

    

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

Reward Program

BrandLoyalty

Total

(in thousands)

Disaggregation of Revenue by Geographic Region:

United States

$

1,028

$

8,562

$

9,590

Canada

 

206,055

 

8,065

 

214,120

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

268

 

195,884

 

196,152

Asia Pacific

 

 

62,960

 

62,960

Other

 

 

51,110

 

51,110

Total

$

207,351

$

326,581

$

533,932

Contract Liabilities

The Company records a contract liability when cash payments are received in advance of its performance, which applies to the service and redemption of an AIR MILES reward mile and the reward products for its campaign-based loyalty solutions.

A reconciliation of contract liabilities for the AIR MILES Reward Program is as follows:

Deferred Revenue

    

Service

    

Redemption

    

Total

(in thousands)

Balance at January 1, 2021

$

247,186

$

756,833

$

1,004,019

Cash proceeds

 

128,988

206,715

 

335,703

Revenue recognized (1)

 

(148,373)

(175,696)

 

(324,069)

Other

 

1,182

 

1,182

Effects of foreign currency translation

 

1,290

2,775

 

4,065

Balance at September 30, 2021

$

229,091

$

791,809

$

1,020,900

Amounts recognized in the combined balance sheets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Deferred revenue (current)

$

132,486

$

791,809

$

924,295

Deferred revenue (non-current)

$

96,605

$

$

96,605

(1)Reported on a gross basis herein.

The deferred redemption obligation associated with the AIR MILES Reward Program is effectively due on demand from the collector base, thus the timing of revenue recognition is based on the redemption by the collector. Service revenue is amortized over the expected life of a mile, with the deferred revenue balance expected to be recognized into revenue in the amount of $44.5 million in 2021, $109.5 million in 2022, $57.6 million in 2023, and $17.5 million in 2024.

The contract liabilities for BrandLoyalty’s campaign-based loyalty solutions are recognized in other current liabilities in the Company’s unaudited condensed combined balance sheets. The beginning balance as of January 1, 2021 was $66.9 million and the closing balance as of September 30, 2021 was $107.2 million, with the change due to cash payments received in advance of program performance, offset in part by revenue recognized of approximately $226.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.