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IAC Inc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 29, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Feb 29, 2024

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION

Company overview

IAC today is comprised of category leading businesses, including Dotdash Meredith, Angi Inc. and Care.com, as well as others ranging from early stage to established businesses.

As used herein, “IAC,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” and other similar terms refer to IAC Inc. and its subsidiaries (unless the context requires otherwise).

On December 1, 2021, Dotdash Media Inc. (referred to herein as "Dotdash"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IAC, completed the acquisition of Meredith Holdings Corporation ("Meredith"), the former subsidiary of Meredith Corporation, comprising its digital and magazine businesses and its corporate operations. The parent of the combined entity is Dotdash Meredith, Inc. ("Dotdash Meredith"). See "Note 4—Business Combination" for a description of the acquisition of Meredith.

Dotdash Meredith is one of the largest digital and print publishers in America. Nearly 200 million people trust us to help them make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith's over 40 iconic brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, and Southern Living.

Dotdash Meredith hastwo operating segments: (i) Digital, which includes its digital, mobile and licensing operations; and (ii) Print, which includes its magazine subscription and newsstand operations.

Angi Inc. is a publicly traded company that connects quality home service professionals with consumers across more than 500 different categories, from repairing and remodeling homes to cleaning and landscaping. Approximately 196,000 transacting service professionals actively sought consumer matches, completed jobs or advertised work through Angi Inc. platforms during the three months ended December 31, 2023. Additionally, consumers turned to at least one Angi Inc. business to find a service professional for approximately 23 million projects during the year ended December 31, 2023. At December 31, 2023, IAC’s economic interest and voting interest in Angi Inc. were 84.2% and 98.1%, respectively.

On November 1, 2023, Angi Inc. completed the sale of 100% of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Total Home Roofing, LLC ("Roofing"), and has reflected it as a discontinued operation in its standalone financial statements. Roofing does not meet the threshold to be reflected as a discontinued operation at the IAC level. During the fourth quarter of 2023, IAC moved Roofing to Emerging & Other and prior period financial information has been recast to conform to the current year presentation. Following IAC's move of Roofing to Emerging & Other, Angi Inc. hasthree operating segments: (i) Ads and Leads, (ii) Services and (iii) International (includes Europe and Canada), and operates under multiple brands including Angi, HomeAdvisor and Handy. Ads and Leads provides service professionals the capability to engage with potential customers, including quoting and invoicing services, and provides consumers with tools and resources to help them find local, pre-screened and customer-rated service professionals nationwide for home repair, maintenance and improvement projects. Services consumers can request household services directly through the Angi Inc. platform and Angi Inc. fulfills the request through the use of independently established home services providers engaged in a trade, occupation and/or business that customarily provides such services. The matching and pre-priced booking services and related tools and directories are provided to consumers free of charge.

Search

The Search segment consists of Ask Media Group and the Desktop business. Ask Media Group is a collection of websites providing general search services and information. The Desktop business includes our direct-to-consumer downloadable desktop applications and our business-to-business partnership operations. Ask Media Group’s websites include, among others: Ask.com, a search site with a variety of fresh and contemporary content (celebrities, culture, entertainment, travel and general knowledge); Reference.com, a search and general knowledge content site that provides content across select vertical categories (history, business and finance and geography, among other verticals); Consumersearch.com, a search and content website that provides content designed to simplify the product research process; and Shopping.net, a vertical shopping search site, each of which contains a mix of search services and/or content targeted to various user or segment demographics.

Emerging & Other primarily includes:

Care.com, a leading online destination for families to connect with caregivers for their children, aging parents, pets and homes and for caregivers to connect with families seeking care services. Care.com's brands include Care For Business, Care.com offerings to enterprises and HomePay;

Mosaic Group, a leading developer and provider of global subscription mobile applications. Mosaic Group has a portfolio of some of the largest and most popular applications in the following verticals: Communications (RoboKiller, TapeACall, Trapcall), Language (iTranslate, Speak & Translate), Weather (Clime: NOAA Weather Radar Live, Weather Live), Business (PDF Hero, Scan Hero) and Lifestyle (Blossom, Pixomatic);

Roofing (previously included within the Angi Inc. segment), a provider of roof replacement and repair services, which was sold on November 1, 2023;

Vivian Health, a platform to efficiently connect healthcare professionals with job opportunities;

IAC Films, a provider of producer services for feature films, primarily for initial sale and distribution through theatrical releases and video-on-demand services in the United States ("U.S.") and internationally;

The Daily Beast, a website dedicated to news, commentary, culture and entertainment that publishes original reporting and opinion from its roster of full-time journalists and contributors; and

Bluecrew, a technology driven staffing platform exclusively for flexible W-2 work, for periods prior to its sale on November 9, 2022.

Vimeo Spin-off:

On May 25, 2021, IAC completed the spin-off of its full stake in Vimeo, Inc. (formerly Vimeo Holdings, Inc. ("Vimeo")) to IAC shareholders (which we refer to as the “Spin-off”). Following the Spin-off, Vimeo became an independent, separately traded public company. Therefore, Vimeo is presented as a discontinued operation within the Company's financial statements for 2021. See "Note 18—Discontinued Operations'" for additional details.

NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements (referred to herein as "financial statements") in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").

The financial statements include the accounts of the Company, all entities that are wholly-owned by the Company and all entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. All intercompany transactions and balances between and among the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated.

COVID-19 Update

The COVID-19 pandemic and the various responses to it created significant volatility, uncertainty and economic disruption. Recently there has been a return to normal societal interactions, including the way the Company operates its businesses.

As previously disclosed, the impact of COVID-19 initially resulted in a decline in demand for service requests, driven primarily by decreases in demand in certain categories of jobs (particularly discretionary indoor projects). While Angi Inc. experienced a rebound in service requests in early 2021, service requests started to decline in May 2021 and continued to decline during 2022 due, in part, to COVID-19 measures that were more widely in place in prior periods. Angi Inc.'s ability to monetize service requests rebounded modestly in the second half of 2021 and the first half of 2022; however, that improved monetization plateaued in the third quarter of 2022 returning to monetization rates similar to those experienced pre-COVID-19.

Digital advertising and performance marketing revenue at Dotdash, excluding Meredith, declined in 2022, compared to 2021 due in part to lower traffic to its sites compared to prior year COVID-19 traffic highs. Post-acquisition, Meredith has experienced a similar impact to its digital advertising revenue primarily from lower programmatic revenue as a result of traffic declines in the first quarter of 2023 due to COVID-19 supported traffic levels in early 2022.

Outlook

The extent to which developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic and measures designed to curb its spread continue to impact the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on future developments, all of which are highly uncertain and many of which are beyond the Company’s control, including the severity of resurgences of COVID-19 caused by variant strains of the virus, the effectiveness of vaccines and attitudes toward receiving them, materials and supply chain constraints, labor shortages, the scope of governmental and other restrictions on travel, discretionary services and other activity, and public reactions to these developments.

Accounting Estimates

Management of the Company is required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions during the preparation of its financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These estimates, judgments and assumptions impact the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and the related disclosure of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, judgments and assumptions, including those related to: the fair values of cash equivalents and marketable debt and equity securities; the carrying value of accounts receivable, including the determination of the allowance for credit losses; the determination of the customer relationship period for certain costs to obtain a contract with a customer; the recoverability of right-of-use assets ("ROU assets"); the useful lives and recoverability of capitalized software, equipment, buildings and leasehold improvements and definite-lived intangible assets; the recoverability of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets; the fair value of equity securities without readily determinable fair values; the fair value of interest rate swaps; contingencies; the fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration arrangements; unrecognized tax benefits; the liability for potential refunds and customer credits; the valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets; pension and postretirement benefit expenses, including actuarial assumptions regarding discount rates, expected returns on plan assets, inflation and healthcare costs; and the fair value of and forfeiture rates for stock-based awards, among others. The Company bases its estimates, judgments and assumptions on historical experience, its forecasts and budgets and other factors that the Company considers relevant.

Interest Rate Swaps

In March 2023, Dotdash Meredith entered into interest rate swaps for a total notional amount of $350 million, which synthetically converted a portion of the Dotdash Meredith Term Loan B from a variable rate to a fixed rate to manage interest rate risk exposure beginning on April 3, 2023. Dotdash Meredith designated the interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges and applies hedge accounting to these contracts in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging. As cash flow hedges, the interest rate swaps are recognized at fair value on the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities, with the changes in fair value recorded in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" in the balance sheet and reclassified into “Interest expense” in the statement of operations in the periods in which the interest rate swaps affect earnings. Dotdash Meredith assessed hedge effectiveness at the time of entering into these agreements and determined these interest rate swaps are expected to be highly effective. Dotdash Meredith evaluates the hedge effectiveness of the interest rate swaps quarterly, or more frequently, if necessary, by verifying (i) that the critical terms of the interest rate swaps continue to match the critical terms of the hedged interest payments and (ii) that it is probable the counterparties will not default. If the two requirements are met, the interest rate swaps are determined to be effective and all changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are recorded in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss." The cash flows related to interest settlements of the hedged monthly interest payments are classified as operating activities in the statement of cash flows, consistent with the interest expense on the related Dotdash Meredith Term Loan B. See "Note 7—Long-term Debt" for additional information.

General Revenue Recognition

The Company accounts for a contract with a customer when it has approval and commitment from all authorized parties, the rights of the parties and payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. Revenue is recognized when control of the promised services or goods is transferred to the Company’s customers and in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services or goods.

The Company's disaggregated revenue disclosures are presented in "Note 10—Segment Information."

Transaction Price

The objective of determining the transaction price is to estimate the amount of consideration the Company is due in exchange for its services or goods, including amounts that are variable. Contracts may include sales incentives, such as volume discounts or rebates, which are accounted for as variable consideration when estimating the transaction price. The Company also maintains a liability for potential future refunds and customer credits, which is recorded as a reduction of revenue. All estimates of variable consideration are based upon historical experience and customer trends. The Company determines the total transaction price, including an estimate of any variable consideration, at contract inception and reassesses this estimate each reporting period.

The Company excludes from the measurement of transaction price all taxes assessed by governmental authorities that are both (i) imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and (ii) collected from customers. Accordingly, such tax amounts are not included as a component of revenue or cost of revenue.

Arrangements with Multiple Performance Obligations

The Company’s contracts with customers may include multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements, the Company allocates revenue to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price. The Company generally determines standalone selling prices based on the prices charged to customers, which are directly observable or an estimate if not directly observable.

Practical Expedients and Exemptions

For contracts that have an original duration of one year or less, the Company uses the practical expedient available under ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606"), applicable to such contracts and does not consider the time value of money.

In addition, as permitted under the practical expedient available under ASC 606, the Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less, (ii) contracts with variable consideration that is tied to sales-based or usage-based royalties, allocated entirely to unsatisfied performance obligations, or to a wholly unsatisfied promise accounted for under the series guidance, and (iii) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount which it has the right to invoice for services performed.

The Company also applies the practical expedient for sales commissions where the anticipated customer relationship period is one year or less as noted below.

Costs to Obtain a Contract with a Customer

The Company uses a portfolio approach to assess the accounting treatment of the incremental costs to obtain a contract with a customer. The Company recognizes an asset if we expect to recover those costs. To the extent that these costs are capitalized, the resultant asset is amortized on a systematic basis consistent with the pattern of the transfer of the services to which the asset relates. The Company has determined that certain costs, primarily commissions paid to employees pursuant to certain sales incentive programs and mobile app store fees, meet the requirements to be capitalized as a cost of obtaining a contract.

Commissions Paid to Employees Pursuant to Sales Incentive Programs

The Company has determined that commissions paid to employees pursuant to certain sales incentive programs meet the requirements to be capitalized as the incremental costs to obtain a contract with a customer. When customer renewals are expected and the renewal commission is not commensurate with the initial commission, the average customer life includes renewal periods. Capitalized commissions paid to employees pursuant to these sales incentive programs are amortized over the estimated customer relationship period and are included in "Selling and marketing expense" in the statement of operations. The Company calculates the anticipated customer relationship period as the average customer life, which is based on historical data.

For sales incentive programs where the anticipated customer relationship period is one year or less, the Company has elected the practical expedient to expense the commissions as incurred. Beginning October 1, 2022, commissions earned on certain transactions within the Angi Inc. Ads and Leads segment were expensed as incurred after determining the related customer relationship was less than one year.

App Store Fees

The Company pays fees to the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store for the distribution of our paid mobile apps. The Company capitalizes and amortizes mobile app store fees related to subscriptions over the term of the applicable subscription. The amortization of mobile app store fees is included in "Cost of revenue" in the statement of operations.

The following table presents the capitalized costs to obtain a contract with a customer for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

Years Ended December 31,
20232022
Sales CommissionsApp Store FeesTotalSales CommissionsApp Store FeesTotal
(In thousands)
Current$36,589$7,835$44,424$39,590$8,266$47,856
Non-current6,058—6,0585,667—5,667
Total$42,647$7,835$50,482$45,257$8,266$53,523

During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized expense of $97.4 million, $95.5 million and $125.9 million, respectively, related to the amortization of capitalized costs to obtain a contract with a customer.

The current and non-current capitalized costs to obtain a contract with a customer are included in "Other current assets" and "Other non-current assets," respectively, in the balance sheet.

Commissions Paid to Third-Party Agent Sales of Magazine Subscriptions

Dotdash Meredith uses third-party agents to obtain certain subscribers. The agents are paid a commission, which can be as much as the subscription price charged to the subscriber. Dotdash Meredith subscriptions do not have substantive termination penalties; therefore, the contract term is determined on an issue-by-issue basis. Accordingly, these commissions do not qualify for capitalization because there is no contract with a customer until a copy is prepared for shipment, at which point these costs are expensed. Dotdash Meredith recognizes a liability to the extent the commission is refundable to the third-party agent. Dotdash Meredith expenses additional amounts paid to agents (such as per subscriber bounties) to acquire subscribers as incurred. Expenses related to third-party agent sales of magazine subscriptions are included in "Selling and marketing expense" in the statement of operations.

Dotdash Meredith revenue consists of digital and print revenue. Digital revenue consists principally of advertising, performance marketing and licensing and other revenue. Print revenue consists principally of subscription, advertising, project and other, newsstand and performance marketing revenue.

Digital

Advertising

Advertising revenue is generated primarily through digital advertisements sold by Dotdash Meredith's sales team directly to advertisers or through advertising agencies and programmatic advertising networks. Performance obligations consist of delivering advertisements with a promised number of actions related to the advertisements, such as impressions or clicks, displaying advertisements for an agreed upon amount of time or providing available advertising space. The price is determined by an agreed-upon pricing model such as CPM (cost-per-1,000 impressions), CPC (cost-per-click) or flat fees.

The Company recognizes revenue over time as performance obligations are satisfied. Revenue is recognized using an output method based on actions delivered or time elapsed depending on the nature of the performance obligation. The Company considers the right to receive consideration from a customer to correspond directly with the value to the customer of our performance completed to date. The customer is invoiced in the month following the month that the advertisements are delivered.

Performance Marketing

Performance marketing revenue includes commissions generated through affiliate commerce, affinity marketing and performance marketing channels. Affiliate commerce and performance marketing commission revenue is generated when Dotdash Meredith brands refer consumers to commerce partner websites resulting in a purchase or transaction. Performance marketing and affiliate commerce partners are invoiced monthly.

Affinity marketing programs are arrangements where Dotdash Meredith acts as an agent for both Dotdash Meredith and third-party publishers to market and place magazine subscriptions online. Commissions are earned when a subscriber name has been provided to the publisher. Dotdash Meredith net settles with the third-party publishers monthly.

Licensing and Other Revenue

Licensing revenue includes symbolic licenses, which include direct-to-retail product partnerships based on Dotdash Meredith's brands, and functional licenses, which consist of certain content licensing agreements. Revenues from symbolic licenses are in the form of a royalty based on the sale or usage of the branded product, which is recognized over time when the sale or use occurs. Generally, revenues are accrued based on estimated sales and adjusted as actual sales are reported by partners. These adjustments are typically recorded within three months of the initial estimates and have not been material. Minimum guarantees, if applicable, are generally recognized as revenue over the term of the applicable contract.

Revenue from functional licenses is recognized as Dotdash Meredith's content is delivered or access to the content is granted. Revenue from functional licenses is recognized at a point-in-time when access to the completed content is granted to the partner.

Print

Subscription Revenue

Subscription revenue relates to the sale of Dotdash Meredith magazines. Subscriptions do not have substantive termination penalties; therefore, the contract term is determined on an issue-by-issue basis. Most of Dotdash Meredith’s subscription sales are prepaid at the time of order and may be canceled at any time for a refund of the pro rata portion of the initial subscription. Accordingly, amounts received from prepaid subscriptions are recorded as a customer deposit liability rather than as deferred revenue. The delivery of each issue is determined to be a distinct performance obligation that is satisfied; revenue is recognized when the publication is sent to the customer.

Advertising

Advertising revenue relates to the sale of advertising in magazines directly to advertisers or through advertising agencies. Revenue is recognized on the magazine issue’s on-sale date, which is the date the magazine is published. The customer is invoiced, net of agency commissions, once the advertisements are published under normal industry trade terms.

Project and Other Revenue

Project and other revenue relates to other revenue streams that are primarily project based and may relate to any one or combination of the following activities: audience targeted advertising, custom publishing, content strategy and development, email marketing, social media, database marketing and search engine optimization. Depending on the contractual arrangement, revenue is recognized either as the purchased advertising is run on third-party platforms, or over the contractual period as the products do not have an alternate use to the Company or its other clients. Payment terms vary based on the nature of the contract.

Newsstand Revenue

Newsstand revenue is related to single copy magazines or bundles of single copy magazines sold to wholesalers for resale on newsstands. Publications sold to magazine wholesalers are sold with the right to receive credit from Dotdash Meredith for magazines returned to the wholesaler by retailers. Revenue is recognized on the issue's on-sale date as the date aligns most closely with the date that control is transferred to the customer. Wholesalers are invoiced a percentage of estimated final sales the month after the issue’s initial on-sale date. Generally, the previously estimated revenue is adjusted based upon the final sales, which occur when the final amounts are settled under normal industry terms.

Performance Marketing

Performance marketing revenue principally consists of affinity marketing revenue through which Dotdash Meredith places magazine subscriptions for third-party publishers. Commissions are earned when a subscriber name has been provided to the publisher and any free trial period is completed. Dotdash Meredith net settles with these third parties monthly.

Ads and Leads Revenue

Ads and Leads revenue includes consumer connection revenue which comprises fees paid by service professionals for consumer matches (regardless of whether the service professional ultimately provides the requested service), revenue from service professionals under contract for advertising, membership subscription revenue from service professionals and consumers and revenue from other services. Consumer connection revenue varies based upon several factors, including the service requested, product experience offered, and geographic location of service. Consumer connection revenue is generally billed one week following a consumer match, with payment due upon receipt of invoice. Angi Inc. maintains a liability for potential credits issued to services providers. Angi Inc. service professionals generally pay for advertisements in advance on a monthly or annual basis at the option of the service professional, with the average advertising contract term being approximately one year. Angi website, mobile and call center advertising revenue is recognized ratably over the contract term. Revenue from the sale of advertising in the Angie’s List Magazine is recognized in the period in which the publication is distributed. Service professional membership subscription revenue is initially deferred upon receipt of payment and is recognized using the straight-line method over the applicable subscription period, which is typicallyone year. Angi Inc. prepaid consumer membership subscription fees are recognized as revenue using the straight-line method over the term of the applicable subscription period, which is typicallyone year.

Services Revenue

Services revenue primarily reflects domestic revenue from pre-priced offerings by which the consumer requests services through an Angi Inc. platform and Angi Inc. engages a service professional to perform the service. Consumers are billed when a job is scheduled through the Services platform. Billing practices are governed by the contract terms of each project as negotiated with the consumer. Billings do not necessarily correlate with revenue recognized over time as this is based on the timing of when the consumer receives the promised services.

From January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022, Services recorded revenue on a gross basis. Effective January 1, 2023, Angi Inc. modified the Services terms and conditions so that the service professional, rather than Angi Inc., has the contractual relationship with the consumer to deliver the service and Angi Inc.'s performance obligation to the consumer is to connect them with the service professional. This change in contractual terms requires revenue to be reported as the net amount of what is received from the consumer after deducting the amounts owed to the service professional providing the service effective for all arrangements entered into after December 31, 2022. There is no impact to operating loss or Adjusted EBITDA from this change in revenue recognition. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, if Services revenue were recorded on a net basis, revenue would have been reduced by $242.6 million and $180.7 million, respectively.

International Revenue

International revenue primarily comprises consumer connection revenue for consumer matches and membership subscription revenue from service professionals and consumers.

Search

Ask Media Group revenue consists primarily of advertising revenue generated principally through the display of paid listings in response to search queries, as well as from display advertisements appearing alongside content on its various websites and, to a lesser extent, affiliate commerce commission revenue. Paid listings are advertisements displayed on search results pages that generally contain a link to advertiser websites. The majority of the paid listings displayed by Ask Media Group is supplied to us by Google Inc. (“Google”) pursuant to our services agreement with Google. Pursuant to this agreement, Ask Media Group businesses transmit search queries to Google, which in turn transmits a set of relevant and responsive paid listings back to these businesses for display in search results. This ad-serving process occurs independently of, but concurrently with, the generation of algorithmic search results for the same search queries. Google paid listings are displayed separately from algorithmic search results and are identified as sponsored listings on search results pages. Paid listings are priced on a price-per-click basis and when a user submits a search query through an Ask Media Group business and then clicks on a Google paid listing displayed in response to the query, Google bills the advertiser that purchased the paid listing and shares a portion of the fee charged to the advertiser with the Ask Media Group business. The Company recognizes paid listing revenue from Google when it delivers the user’s click. In cases where the user’s click is generated due to the efforts of a third-party distributor, we recognize the amount due from Google as revenue and record a revenue share or other payment obligation to the third-party distributor as traffic acquisition costs.

Revenue from display advertising is generated through advertisements sold through programmatic advertising networks. Affiliate commerce commission revenue is generated when an Ask Media Group property refers users to commerce partner websites resulting in a purchase or transaction.

Desktop revenue largely consists of advertising revenue generated principally through the display of paid listings in response to search queries. The majority of the paid listings displayed are supplied to us by Google in the manner, and pursuant to the services agreement with Google, described above. Fees related to display advertisements are recognized when an advertisement is displayed. To a lesser extent, Desktop revenue also includes fees paid by subscribers for downloadable desktop applications as well as display advertisements. Fees for subscription downloadable desktop applications are generally recognized over the term of the applicable subscription period, which is primarily monthly.

Care.com generates revenue primarily through subscription fees from families and caregivers for its suite of products and services, as well as through annual contracts with employers who provide access to Care.com’s suite of products and services as an employee benefit and through contracts with businesses that recruit employees through its platform. Subscription fees from families and caregivers are deferred and recognized over the term of the applicable subscription period, which is typically up to one year. Fees from annual contracts with employers and businesses include subscription revenue, which is deferred and recognized over the applicable subscription period, and backup care services for employees, which is recognized upon delivery of the service.

Mosaic Group revenue consists primarily of fees paid by subscribers for downloadable mobile applications distributed through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store and fees received directly from consumers, as well as display advertisements. Fees related to subscription downloadable mobile applications are initially deferred and generally recognized either over the term of the subscription period, which is up to one year, for those applications that must be connected to our servers to function, or at the time of the sale when the software license is delivered. Fees related to display advertisements are recognized when an advertisement is displayed.

Roofing revenue for periods prior to its sale on November 1, 2023, primarily consisted of revenue from the roof replacement business offering by which the consumer purchased services directly from the Roofing business and Roofing then engaged a service professional to perform the service. Consumers typically paid when a job was completed and revenue was recognized based on the Company's progress in satisfying the roofing service.

Vivian Health revenue consists of subscription and usage revenue, which is generated through recruiting agencies and other employers that seek access to qualified healthcare professionals. Subscription revenue is recognized at the earlier of the full delivery of the promised services or over the length of the subscription period. There is usage revenue when the usage is in excess of the allotted amount included in the subscription, and is recognized in the period in which services were delivered.

The Daily Beast revenue consists of advertising revenue, which is generated primarily through display advertisements (sold directly and through programmatic advertising networks), and to a lesser extent, subscription revenue and affiliate commerce commission revenue. The performance obligations, timing of customer payments, and methods of revenue recognition are generally consistent with action-based advertising and time-based advertising revenue, as described above.

Revenue of IAC Films is generated primarily through media production and distribution. Production revenue is recognized when control is transferred to the customer to broadcast or exhibit.

Bluecrew revenue for periods prior to its sale on November 9, 2022 consisted of service revenue, which was generated through staffing workers and recognized as control of the promised services was transferred to our customers.

Accounts Receivable, Net of the Allowance for Credit Losses

Accounts receivable include amounts billed and currently due from customers. The allowance for credit losses is based upon a number of factors, including the length of time accounts receivable are past due, the Company’s previous loss history, the specific customer’s ability to pay its obligation and any other forward-looking data regarding customers' ability to pay that is available. Customer payments that are not collected in advance of the transfer of promised services or goods are generally due no later than 30 days from invoice date, with the exception of invoices at Dotdash Meredith, which vary by revenue stream as described above.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue consists of payments that are received or are contractually due in advance of the Company’s performance obligation. The Company’s deferred revenue is reported on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. The Company classifies deferred revenue as current when the remaining term or expected completion of its performance obligation is one year or less. The current and non-current deferred revenue balances were $143.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively, at December 31, 2023, and $157.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, at December 31, 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized $152.7 million of revenue that was included in the deferred revenue balance at December 31, 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recognized $152.0 million of revenue that was included in the deferred revenue balance at December 31, 2021. In addition to the revenue recognized, $7.3 million of the December 31, 2021 deferred revenue balance was reclassified to other balance sheet accounts and $1.1 million related to a business that was sold in 2022. The current and non-current deferred revenue balances were $165.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively, at December 31, 2021. Non-current deferred revenue is included in “Other long-term liabilities” in the balance sheet.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash and short-term investments, with maturities of less than 91 days from the date of purchase. Domestically, cash equivalents primarily consist of AAA rated government money market funds and treasury discount notes. Internationally, cash equivalents primarily consist of AAA rated government money market funds and time deposits.

Accounting for Investments in Debt Securities

At times the Company invests in marketable debt securities with active secondary or resale markets to ensure portfolio liquidity to fund current operations or satisfy other cash requirements as needed. Marketable debt securities are adjusted to fair value each quarter, and the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, are included in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. The specific-identification method is used to determine the cost of debt securities sold and the amount of unrealized gains and losses reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income into earnings. The Company also invests in non-marketable debt securities as part of its investment strategy. We review our debt securities for impairment each reporting period. The Company recognizes an unrealized loss on debt securities in net earnings when the impairment is determined to be other-than-temporary. Factors we consider in making such determination include the duration, severity and reason for the decline in value and the potential recovery and our intent to sell the debt security. We also consider whether we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis and whether the amortized cost basis cannot be recovered because of credit losses. If an impairment is considered to be other-than-temporary, the debt security will be written down to its fair value and the loss will be recognized within "Other (expense) income, net" in the statement of operations. At December 31, 2023 and 2022 marketable debt securities consist of treasury discount notes of $149.0 million and $235.1 million, respectively.

Certain Risks and Concentrations

Services Agreement with Google (the "Services Agreement")

The Company and Google are parties to an amended Services Agreement, which automatically renewed effective March 31, 2023 and now expires on March 31, 2025. The Company earns certain other advertising revenue from Google that is not attributable to the Services Agreement. A meaningful portion of the Company’s net cash from operating activities that it can freely access is attributable to revenue earned pursuant to the Services Agreement and other revenue earned from Google.

For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, total revenue earned from Google was $715.0 million, $701.5 million and $755.1 million, respectively, representing 16%,13% and 20%, respectively, of the Company's revenue. The revenue earned from the Services Agreement for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, was $574.3 million, $514.8 million and $661.3 million, respectively, representing 13%,10% and 18%, respectively, of the Company's total revenue. The related accounts receivable totaled $52.2 million and $74.1 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

The revenue attributable to the Services Agreement is earned by Ask Media Group and the Desktop business, which comprise the Search segment. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, revenue earned from the Services Agreement was $501.5 million, $424.3 million and $542.1 million, respectively, within Ask Media Group, and $72.8 million, $90.5 million and $119.1 million, respectively, within the Desktop business.

The Services Agreement requires that the Company comply with certain guidelines promulgated by Google. Google may generally unilaterally update its policies and guidelines without advance notice. These updates may be specific to the Services Agreement or could be more general and thereby impact the Company as well as other companies. These policy and guideline updates have in the past and could in the future require modifications to, or prohibit and/or render obsolete certain of our products, services and/or business practices, which have been and could be costly to address or negatively impact revenue and have had and in the future could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. As described below, Google has made changes to the policies under the Services Agreement and has also made industry-wide changes that have negatively impacted the Desktop business-to-consumer (“B2C”) business. Google may make changes in the future that could impact the revenue earned from Google, including under the Services Agreement.

As a result of certain industry-wide policy changes combined with increased enforcement by Google of policies under the Services Agreement in prior periods, the Company discontinued the introduction of new products in 2021. Therefore, the current B2C revenue stream relates solely to the then existing installed base of products. As a result, the revenue and profits of the B2C business have declined significantly and the Company expects that trend to continue.

Credit Risk

The Company has counterparty credit risk exposure to the private limited life insurance company, which issued the annuity contracts held by the IPC Pension Scheme ("IPC Plan"), as well as certain financial institutions that are counterparties to the interest rate swaps. In addition, cash and cash equivalents are maintained with financial institutions and are in excess of any applicable third-party insurance limits, such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

Interest Rate Risk

At December 31, 2023, the principal amount of the Company's outstanding debt totals $1.5 billion, which bears interest at a variable rate. In March 2023, the Company entered into interest rate swaps on the Dotdash Meredith Term Loan B for a total notional amount of $350 million. See “Interest Rate Swaps” above for additional information. During the year ended December 31, 2023, adjusted term secured overnight financing rate ("Adjusted Term SOFR") increased an average of approximately 133 basis points relative to December 31, 2022. As a result of the increase in the Adjusted Term SOFR during the year ended December 31, 2023, the interest expense, net of $3.7 million realized gains related to the $350 million in notional amount of interest rate swaps, was $13.1 million higher as compared to what interest expense would have been if the Adjusted Term SOFR had been unchanged during 2023. At December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of $1.2 billion related to the Dotdash Meredith Term Loan B bore interest at Adjusted SOFR, subject to a minimum of 0.50%, plus 4.00%, or 9.44%, and the outstanding balance of $315.0 million related to the Dotdash Meredith Term Loan A bore interest at Adjusted Term SOFR plus 2.25%, or 7.69%. If Adjusted Term SOFR were to increase or decrease by 100 basis points, the annual interest expense on the Dotdash Meredith Term Loan A and Dotdash Meredith Term Loan B, net of the impact related to the $350 million in notional amount of interest rate swaps, would increase or decrease by $11.9 million.

Other Risks

The Company is subject to certain risks and concentrations including dependence on third-party technology providers and exposure to risks associated with online commerce security.

Capitalized Software, Equipment, Buildings, Land and Leasehold Improvements

Capitalized software, equipment, buildings, land and leasehold improvements are recorded at cost or at fair value to the extent acquired in a business combination. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Amortization of leasehold improvements, which is included in "Depreciation" in the statement of operations, and depreciation are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, or, in the case of leasehold improvements, the lease term, if shorter.

Asset CategoryEstimatedUseful Lives
Capitalized software and computer equipment2 to 3 Years
Furniture and other equipment3 to 12 Years
Buildings and leasehold improvements3 to 39 Years

The Company capitalizes certain internal use software costs including external direct costs utilized in developing or obtaining the software and compensation for personnel directly associated with the development of the software. Capitalization of such costs begins when the preliminary project stage is complete and ceases when the project is substantially complete and ready for its intended purpose. The net book value of capitalized internal use software is $109.7 million and $155.7 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Business Combinations and Contingent Consideration Arrangements

The purchase price of each acquisition is attributed to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values at the date of acquisition, including identifiable intangible assets that either arise from a contractual or legal right or are separable from goodwill. The Company usually obtains the assistance of outside valuation experts to assist in the allocation of purchase price to the identifiable intangible assets acquired. While outside valuation experts may be used, management has ultimate responsibility for the valuation methods, models and inputs used and the resulting purchase price allocation. The excess purchase price over the value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired is recorded as goodwill and is assigned to the reporting unit(s) that is expected to benefit from the business combination as of the acquisition date. The acquisition of Meredith closed on December 1, 2021 and the allocation of purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the determination of the reporting units and the allocation of goodwill to the reporting units were finalized during the fourth quarter of 2022. See "Note 4—Business Combination" for additional information

In connection with certain business combinations, the Company has entered into contingent consideration arrangements that are determined to be part of the purchase price. Each of these arrangements is initially recorded at its fair value at the time of the acquisition and reflected at current fair value for each subsequent reporting period thereafter until settled. Generally, our contingent consideration arrangements are based upon financial performance and/or operating metric targets. The Company generally determines the fair value of the contingent consideration arrangements by using probability-weighted analyses to determine the amounts of the gross liability, and, if the arrangement is long-term in nature, applying a discount rate that appropriately captures the risk associated with the obligation to determine the net amount reflected in the financial statements. Significant changes in the specified forecasted financial or operating metrics can result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. The changes in the remeasured fair value of the contingent consideration arrangements during each reporting period, including the accretion of the discount, if applicable, are recognized in "General and administrative expense" in the statement of operations. See "Note 3—Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements" for a discussion of contingent consideration arrangements.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Dotdash Meredith's operating segments and reporting units are Digital and Print. Angi Inc.'s Ads and Leads, Services and International are separate operating segments and reporting units. Search is an operating segment and a reporting unit. Within Emerging & Other, Mosaic Group, Care.com, Roofing, prior to its sale on November 1, 2023, Vivian Health, The Daily Beast, IAC Films, Newco (an IAC incubator) and Bluecrew, prior to its sale on November 9, 2022, are separate operating segments and reporting units. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. See "Note 10—Segment Information" for additional information regarding the Company's method of determining operating and reportable segments.

The Company assesses goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, which are certain trade names and trademarks, for impairment annually at October 1 or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit or the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset below its carrying value.

When the Company elects to perform a qualitative assessment and concludes it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, no further assessment of that reporting unit's goodwill is necessary; otherwise, a quantitative assessment is performed and the fair value of the reporting unit is determined. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, a goodwill impairment equal to the excess is recorded.

During the third quarter of 2023 and second quarter of 2022, the Company reassessed the fair value of the Mosaic Group reporting unit (included within Emerging & Other) and recorded goodwill impairments of $9.0 million and $86.7 million, respectively, as a result of the projected reduction in future revenue and profits from the business and lower trading multiples of a selected peer group of companies.

For the Company's annual goodwill test at October 1, 2023, a qualitative assessment of the Angi Inc. Ads and Leads, Services and International reporting units and the Vivian Health reporting unit goodwill was performed because the Company concluded it was more likely than not that the fair value of these reporting units was in excess of their respective carrying values. The primary factors that the Company considered in its qualitative assessment for each of these reporting units are described below:

The Company considered the strong forecasted operating performance, in addition to actual operating results in the current year, of the Angi Inc. Ads and Leads and Services reporting units and, based on the Company's latest valuation prepared as of October 1, 2022, the excess of the estimated fair value of each reporting unit compared to their respective carrying values.

The Company prepared valuations of the Angi Inc. International and Vivian Health reporting units primarily in connection with the issuance and/or settlement of equity awards that are denominated in the equity of these businesses during the year ended December 31, 2023. The valuations were prepared time proximate to, however, not as of, October 1, 2023. The fair value of each of these businesses was in excess of its October 1, 2023 carrying value.

For the Company's annual goodwill test at October 1, 2023, the Company quantitatively tested the Dotdash Meredith Digital, Mosaic Group and Care.com reporting units. The Company's quantitative tests resulted in no impairments. The Company's remaining reporting units, Dotdash Meredith Print, Search, Roofing, The Daily Beast, IAC Films and Newco, have no goodwill as of October 1, 2023.

In the fourth quarter of 2022, a quantitative assessment was performed on the Roofing reporting unit; this test resulted in an impairment of $26.0 million due to Roofing exiting certain markets and a projected reduction in future profits from the business, which reduced its fair value.

The aggregate carrying value of goodwill for which the most recent estimate of the excess of fair value over carrying value is less than 20% is $1.6 billion.

The fair value of the Company's reporting units is determined using both an income approach based on discounted cash flows ("DCF") and a market approach when it tests goodwill for impairment, either on an interim basis or annual basis as of October 1 each year. The Company uses the same approach in determining the fair value of its businesses in connection with its non-public subsidiary denominated stock-based compensation plans, which can be a significant factor in the decision to apply the qualitative assessment rather than a quantitative test. Determining fair value using a DCF analysis requires the exercise of significant judgment with respect to several items, including the amount and timing of expected future cash flows and appropriate discount rates. The expected cash flows used in the DCF analyses are based on the Company's most recent forecast and budget and, for years beyond the budget, the Company's estimates, which are based, in part, on forecasted growth rates. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses are intended to reflect the risks inherent in the expected future cash flows of the respective reporting units. Assumptions used in the DCF analyses, including the discount rate, are assessed based on each reporting unit's current results and forecasted future performance, as well as macroeconomic and industry specific factors. The discount rates used in the quantitative tests for 2023 for determining the fair values of the Company's Dotdash Meredith Digital, Care.com and Mosaic Group reporting units were 15.5%,16% and 16%, respectively, and were intended to reflect the risks inherent in the expected future cash flows of the respective reporting units. The discount rates used in the quantitative tests for 2022 for determining the fair values of the Company's Mosaic Group and Roofing reporting units were both 16%. Determining fair value using a market approach considers multiples of financial metrics based onboth acquisitions and trading multiples of a selected peer group of companies. From the comparable companies, a representative market multiple is determined, which is applied to financial metrics to estimate the fair value of a reporting unit. To determine a peer group of companies for our respective reporting units, we considered companies relevant in terms of consumer use, monetization model, margin and growth characteristics, and brand strength operating in their respective sectors.

While the Company has the option to qualitatively assess whether it is more likely than not that the fair values of its indefinite-lived intangible assets are less than their carrying values, the Company's policy is to determine the fair value of each of its indefinite-lived intangible assets annually as of October 1, in part, because the level of effort required to perform the quantitative and qualitative assessments is essentially equivalent. The Company determines the fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets using an avoided royalty DCF valuation analysis. Significant judgments inherent in this analysis include the selection of appropriate royalty and discount rates and estimating the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses are intended to reflect the risks inherent in the expected future cash flows generated by the respective intangible assets. The royalty rates used in the DCF analyses are based upon an estimate of the royalty rates that a market participant would pay to license the Company's trade names and trademarks. The future cash flows are based on the Company's most recent forecast and budget and, for years beyond the budget, the Company's estimates, which are based, in part, on forecasted growth rates. Assumptions used in the avoided royalty DCF analyses, including the discount rate and royalty rate, are assessed annually based on the actual and projected cash flows related to the asset, as well as macroeconomic and industry specific factors. The discount rates used in the Company's annual indefinite-lived impairment assessment ranged from 15% to 17% in 2023 and 12% to 18.5% in 2022, and the royalty rates used ranged from 2% to 8% in 2023 and 1% to 8% in 2022.

During the third quarter of 2023, the Company determined that a projected reduction in future revenue related to a certain indefinite-lived trade name intangible asset in the Dotdash Meredith Digital segment was an indicator of possible impairment. Following the identification of the indicator, the Company updated its calculation of the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset and recorded an impairment of $7.6 million. The discount rate used to value the trade name was 16% and the royalty rate was 8%. A quantitative assessment of this indefinite-lived trade name intangible was prepared as of October 1, 2023; this test resulted in no additional impairment as its carrying value approximates its fair value.

The October 1, 2023 annual quantitative assessment of indefinite-lived intangible assets identified an impairment of $79.9 million related to certain other indefinite-lived trade name intangible assets in the Dotdash Meredith Digital segment. The discount rate used to value these trade names was 15.5% and the royalty rate was 6%.

If the carrying value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its estimated fair value, an impairment equal to the excess is recorded. The aggregate carrying value ofindefinite-lived intangible assetsfor which the excess of fair value over carrying value is less than 20% is $303.7 million.

Impairment charges recorded on indefinite-lived intangible assets are included in “Amortization of intangibles” in the statement of operations.

The October 1, 2023 and 2022 annual assessments of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets did not identify any further impairments. The October 1, 2021 annual assessment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets did not identify any impairments.

Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets, other than goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. If the carrying value is deemed not to be recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded equal to the amount by which the carrying value of the long-lived asset exceeds its fair value.

During the first quarter of 2023, Dotdash Meredith recorded impairment charges of $70.0 million related to certain unoccupied leased office space due to the continued decline in the commercial real estate market consisting of impairments of $44.7 million and $25.3 million of an ROU asset and related leasehold improvements, furniture and equipment, respectively.

During the third quarter of 2022, Dotdash Meredith recorded impairment charges of $21.3 million related to the consolidation of certain leased spaces following the Meredith acquisition consisting of impairments of $14.3 million and $7.0 million of an ROU asset and related leasehold improvements, furniture and equipment, respectively. See "Note 11—Dotdash Meredith Restructuring Charges, Transaction-Related Expenses and Change-in-Control Payments" for additional information.

The impairment charges related to ROU assets are included in "General and administrative expense" and the impairment charges related to leasehold improvements, furniture and equipment are included in "Depreciation" in the statement of operations. The impairment charges represent the amount by which the carrying value of the asset group exceeded its estimated fair value, calculated using a DCF approach using sublease market assumptions of the expected cash flows and discount rate. The impairment charges were allocated between the ROU assets and related leasehold improvements, furniture and equipment of the asset group based on their relative carrying values.

Accounting for Investments in Equity Securities

The Company's equity securities, other than those of its consolidated subsidiaries and those accounted for under the equity method, are accounted for at fair value or under the measurement alternative in accordance with ASC Subtopic 321, Investments - Equity Securities, with any changes to fair value recognized in "Other income (expense), net" in the statement of operations each reporting period. Under the measurement alternative, equity investments without readily determinable fair values are carried at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar securities of the same issuer; fair value is generally determined based on a market approach as of the transaction date. A security will be considered identical or similar if it has identical or similar rights to the equity securities held by the Company. The Company reviews its investments in equity securities without readily determinable fair values for impairment each reporting period when there are qualitative factors or events that indicate possible impairment. Factors the Company considers in making this determination include negative changes in industry and market conditions, financial performance, business prospects, and other relevant events and factors. When indicators of impairment exist, the Company prepares quantitative assessments of the fair value of its investments in equity securities, which require judgment and the use of estimates. When the Company's assessment indicates that the fair value of the investment is below its carrying value, the Company writes down the investment to its fair value and records the corresponding charge in "Other income (expense), net" in the statement of operations.

During the fourth quarter of 2023, due to MGM Resorts International's ("MGM") ongoing share repurchase program, which increased the Company's ownership interest passively, the Company determined that the equity method of accounting applies and has elected to account for its investment in MGM pursuant to the fair value option.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company categorizes its financial instruments measured at fair value into a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

Level 1: Observable inputs obtained from independent sources, such as quoted market prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.

Level 2: Other inputs, which are observable directly or indirectly, such as quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted market prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. The fair values of the Company’s Level 2 financial assets are primarily obtained from observable market prices for identical underlying securities that may not be actively traded. Certain of these securities may have different market prices from multiple market data sources, in which case an average market price is used.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data and require the Company to develop its own assumptions, based on the best information available in the circumstances, about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities. See "Note 3—Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements" for a discussion of fair value measurements made using Level 3 inputs.

Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

The Company's non-financial assets, such as goodwill, intangible assets, ROU assets, capitalized software, equipment, buildings and leasehold improvements are adjusted to fair value only when an impairment is recognized. The Company's financial assets, comprising equity securities without readily determinable fair values, are adjusted to fair value when observable price changes are identified or an impairment is recognized. Such fair value measurements are based predominantly on Level 3 inputs. Refer to "Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets" and "Long-Lived Assets" above for a description of impairment charges.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed in the period incurred (when the advertisement first runs for production costs that are initially capitalized) and represent online marketing, including fees paid to search engines, social media sites and third parties that distribute our B2C downloadable applications, which ceased beginning in March 2021, offline marketing, which is primarily television advertising, partner-related payments to those who direct traffic to the brands within our Angi Inc. segment, and direct-mail costs for magazine subscription acquisition efforts within our Dotdash Meredith segment. Advertising expense is $858.1 million, $1.0 billion and $877.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Legal Costs

Legal costs, other than certain costs incurred to obtain financing, are expensed as incurred.

Original Issue Discount, Debt Issuance Costs and Deferred Financing Costs

Costs incurred to obtain financing are deferred and amortized to "Interest expense" in the statement of operations over the related financing period using the effective interest method. The Company records debt issuance costs as a direct reduction of the carrying value of the related debt. Financing costs related to the undrawn revolving credit facility are included in "Other non-current assets" in the balance sheet.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method, and deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying values of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is provided if it is determined that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company records interest, net of any applicable related income tax benefit, for uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. The Company elects to recognize the tax on Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income as a period expense in the period the tax is incurred.

The Company evaluates and accounts for uncertain tax positions using a two-step approach. Recognition (step one) occurs when the Company concludes that a tax position, based solely on its technical merits, is more likely than not to be sustainable upon examination. Measurement (step two) determines the amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. De-recognition of a tax position that was previously recognized would occur when the Company subsequently determines that a tax position no longer meets the more-likely-than-not threshold of being sustained.

Pensions and Postretirement Benefits

In connection with the acquisition of Meredith, the Company assumed the obligations under its pension plans. Pension benefits for the domestic plans are generally based on formulas that reflect pay credits allocated to participants’ accounts based on years of benefit service and annual pensionable earnings. The domestic plans are frozen with respect to new participants and the qualified plan was terminated effective December 31, 2022, and therefore, has no service costs. There are no active participants in the international plans so there are no service costs.

The Company utilizes a mark-to-market approach to account for pension and postretirement benefits. Under this approach, the Company recognizes changes in the fair value of plan assets and actuarial gains or losses in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year or whenever a plan is required to be remeasured. Events requiring a plan remeasurement are recognized in the quarter in which the remeasurement event occurs. The remaining components of pension and other postretirement plan net periodic benefit cost (credit) are recorded on a quarterly basis.

The discount rates utilized for the domestic plans and unqualified (unfunded) United Kingdom ("U.K.") plan were based on the investment yields of high-quality corporate bonds available in the marketplace with maturities equal to projected cash flows of future benefit payments as of the measurement date. The discount rate for the IPC Plan is an effective insurance settlement rate, using the estimated discount rates inherent in the annuity contracts at each measurement date. The annuity contracts are further described in "Note 13—Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans."

The Company does not expect future contributions to be made into these plans as a result of the annuity contract entered into with a private limited life insurance company related to the IPC Plan and the determination to freeze and terminate the qualified domestic pension plan. The Company's non-qualified plans are funded as payments, which can include the purchase of annuity contracts, are made. In addition, the Company provides health care and life insurance benefits for certain employees upon their retirement, the expected costs of which are accrued over the periods that the employees render services and are funded as claims are paid. See "Note 13—Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans" for additional information.

Earnings Per Share

Basic net earnings (loss) per share ("EPS") is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) attributable to holders of IAC common stock and Class B common stock by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock and Class B common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock options and other commitments to issue common stock were exercised or equity awards vested resulting in the issuance of common stock that could share in the earnings of the Company. Undistributed earnings allocated to the participating security is subtracted from earnings in determining earnings attributable to holders of IAC common stock and Class B common stock for EPS. See "Note 15—Earnings (Loss) Per Share" for additional information on dilutive securities.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transaction Gains and Losses

The financial position and operating results of foreign entities whose primary economic environment is based on their local currency are consolidated using the local currency as the functional currency. These local currency assets and liabilities are translated at the rates of exchange as of the balance sheet date, and local currency revenue and expenses of these operations are translated at average rates of exchange during the period. Translation gains and losses are included in "Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income" as a component of shareholders' equity. Transaction gains and losses resulting from assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the statement of operations as a component of "Other income (expense), net." See "Note 16—Financial Statement Details" for additional information regarding foreign currency exchange gains and losses.

Translation gains and losses relating to foreign entities that are liquidated or substantially liquidated are reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income into earnings. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, losses of less than $0.1 million and $10.0 million, respectively, were reclassified into earnings and included in "Other income (expense), net" in the statement of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2023, no gains or losses were reclassified into earnings.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is generally expensed over the requisite service period. See "Note 12—Stock-Based Compensation" for a discussion of the Company's stock-based compensation plans.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests in the subsidiaries of the Company are ordinarily reported on the balance sheet within shareholders' equity, separately from the Company's equity. However, securities that are redeemable at the option of the holder and not solely within the control of the issuer must be classified outside of shareholders' equity. Accordingly, all noncontrolling interests that are redeemable at the option of the holder are presented outside of shareholders' equity in the balance sheet.

In connection with the acquisition of certain subsidiaries, management of these businesses has retained an ownership interest. The Company is party to fair value put and call arrangements with respect to these interests. These put and call arrangements allow management of these businesses to require the Company to purchase their interests or allow the Company to acquire such interests at fair value, respectively. The put arrangements do not meet the definition of a derivative instrument as the put agreements do not provide for net settlement. These put and call arrangements become exercisable by the Company and the counterparty at various dates in the future. There were no arrangements exercised during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. Two of these arrangements were exercised during the year ended December 31, 2021. These put arrangements are exercisable by the counterparty outside the control of the Company. Accordingly, to the extent that the redemption amount of these interests exceeds the value determined by normal noncontrolling interest accounting, the value of such interests is adjusted to the redemption amount with a corresponding adjustment to additional paid-in capital. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded adjustments of $7.6 million, $24.2 million and $777.7 million, respectively (of which $777.3 million was related to Vimeo during 2021), to increase these interests to their redemption amounts. Adjustments to these interests require high levels of judgment and are based on various valuation techniques, including market comparables and discounted cash flow projections.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted by the Company

There were no recently issued accounting pronouncements adopted by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted by the Company

ASU 2023-07—Segment Reporting (Topic 280)—Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures

In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2023-07, which is intended to provide users of financial statements with more decision-useful information about reportable segments of a public business entity, primarily through enhanced disclosures of significant segment expenses. This ASU requires annual and interim disclosures of significant expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker ("CODM") and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss and an amount and description of its composition of other segment items. The provisions of this ASU also require entities to include all annual disclosures required by Topic 280 in the interim periods and permits entities to include multiple measures of a segment's profit or loss if such measures are used by the CODM to assess segment performance and determine allocation of resources, provided that at least one of those measures is determined in a way that is consistent with the measurement principles under GAAP. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 apply retrospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not plan to early adopt and is currently assessing the impact of adopting the updated guidance on the financial statements.

ASU 2023-09—Income Taxes (Topic 740)—Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, which establishes required categories and a quantitative threshold to the annual tabular rate reconciliation disclosure and disaggregated jurisdictional disclosures of income taxes paid. The guidance's annual requirements are effective for the Company beginning with the December 31, 2025 reporting period. Early adoption is permitted and prospective disclosure should be applied, however, retrospective disclosure is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the pronouncement and its impact on its income tax disclosures, but it does not impact the Company'sresults of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

NOTE 3—FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Marketable Securities

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the fair value of marketable securities are as follows:

December 31,
20232022
(In thousands)
Marketable equity securities$—$4,317
Available for sale marketable debt securities148,998235,056
Total marketable securities$148,998$239,373

Marketable securities are carried at fair value. The Company hasno investments in marketable equity securities, following the change in classification of its investment in MGM to an equity method investment in the fourth quarter of 2023, described below. At December 31, 2022, the Company hadtwo investments in marketable equity securities, other than its investment in MGM, including one investment that was fully impaired in the first quarter of 2023 due to the investee declaring bankruptcy and another investment that was sold in the third quarter of 2023. The Company recorded net unrealized pre-tax losses of $0.3 million and $20.3 million for these investments during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The unrealized pre-tax losses related to these investments are included in "Other income (expense), net" in the statement of operations.

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, current available-for-sale marketable debt securities are as follows:

December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
AmortizedCostGrossUnrealizedGainsGrossUnrealizedLossesFair ValueAmortizedCostGrossUnrealizedGainsGrossUnrealizedLossesFair Value
(In thousands)
Treasury discount notes$148,971$27$—$148,998$234,987$75$(6)$235,056
Total available-for-sale marketable debt securities$148,971$27$—$148,998$234,987$75$(6)$235,056

The contractual maturities of debt securities classified as current available-for-sale at December 31, 2023 and 2022 were within one year. There wereno investments in available-for-sale marketable debt securities that had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for longer than twelve months at December 31, 2023 and 2022.

Investment in MGM Resorts International

December 31,
20232022
(In thousands)
Investment in MGM Resorts International$2,891,850$2,170,182

At December 31, 2023, the Company owns 64.7 million common shares of MGM, including a total of 5.7 million common shares purchased in the first and third quarters of 2022 for $244.3 million. Based on the number of MGM common shares outstanding at December 31, 2023, the Company owns 19.8% of MGM. During the fourth quarter of 2023, due to MGM's ongoing share repurchase program, which increased the Company's ownership interest passively, the Company determined that the equity method of accounting applies and has elected to account for its investment in MGM pursuant to the fair value option. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company's investment in MGM was accounted for as an equity security with a readily determinable fair value, with changes in fair value recognized through income each period. Since the Company has always marked its investment in MGM to fair value through income each period the election of the fair value option will result in no change to the historical accounting for this investment. The fair value of the investment in MGM is remeasured each reporting period based upon MGM's closing stock price on the New York Stock Exchange on the last trading day in the reporting period and any unrealized pre-tax gains or losses are included in the statement of operations. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized unrealized pre-tax gains (losses) of $721.7 million, $(723.5) million and $789.3 million, respectively on its investment in MGM. The cumulative unrealized net pre-tax gain through December 31, 2023 is $1.6 billion. A $2.00 increase or decrease in the share price of MGM would result in an unrealized gain or loss, respectively, of $129.4 million. At February 9, 2024, the fair value of the Company's investment in MGM was $3.0 billion.

The following tables present MGM's summarized financial information as of December 31, 2023 and for the period October 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, which is the period during which the Company determined that the equity method of accounting applies. As noted above, the Company has elected the fair value measurement alternative for its investment in MGM. As a result, the value of our investment and the financial impacts in any given period are not necessarily correlated with the balance sheet and income statement information presented below.

December 31, 2023
(In thousands)
Current assets$4,910,593
Non-current assets$37,457,955
Current liabilities$3,126,068
Non-current liabilities$34,874,979
Redeemable noncontrolling interests$33,356
Noncontrolling interests$522,975
October 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023
(In thousands)
Revenues$4,375,563
Expenses$3,962,796
Net income$379,612
Net income attributable to MGM$313,460

Long-term Investments

Long-term investments consist of:

December 31,
20232022
(In thousands)
Equity securities without readily determinable fair values$404,848$323,530
Other6,3682,191
Total long-term investments$411,216$325,721

In April 2023, the Company purchased additional preferred shares of Turo Inc. ("Turo"), a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace, for $103.6 million, which is accounted for as an equity security without a readily determinable fair value, as the preferred shares are not common stock equivalents.

Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Values

The following table presents a summary of unrealized pre-tax gains and losses recorded in "Other income (expense), net" in the statement of operations as adjustments to the carrying value of equity securities without readily determinable fair values held at December 31, 2023 and 2022.

Years Ended December 31,
20232022
(In thousands)
Upward adjustments (gross unrealized pre-tax gains)$2,227$8,245
Downward adjustments including impairments (gross unrealized pre-tax losses)(22,463)(97,382)
Total$(20,236)$(89,137)

The cumulative upward and downward adjustments (including impairments) to the carrying value of equity securities without readily determinable fair values held at December 31, 2023 were $37.8 million and $(126.1) million, respectively.

Realized and unrealized pre-tax gains and losses for the Company's investments without readily determinable fair values for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
Realized pre-tax gains, net, for equity securities sold$89$12,434$5,773
Unrealized pre-tax (losses) gains, net, on equity securities held(20,236)(89,137)8,892
Total pre-tax (losses) gains, net recognized$(20,147)$(76,703)$14,665

All pre-tax gains and losses on equity securities without readily determinable fair values, realized and unrealized, are recognized in "Other income (expense), net" in the statement of operations.

Fair Value Measurements

The following tables present the Company's financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

December 31, 2023
Quoted Market Prices for Identical Assets in Active Markets(Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs(Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs(Level 3)TotalFair ValueMeasurements
(In thousands)
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$910,849$—$—$910,849
Treasury discount notes—87,251—87,251
Time deposits—19,497—19,497
Marketable securities:
Treasury discount notes—148,998—148,998
Investment in MGM2,891,851——2,891,851
Other non-current assets:
Warrant——49,63149,631
Total$3,802,700$255,746$49,631$4,108,077
Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps(a)$—$(907)$—$(907)

(a) Interest rate swaps relate to the $350 million notional amount entered into to hedge Dotdash Meredith's Term Loan B and are included in "Other long-term liabilities" in the balance sheet. See “Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and "Note 7—Long-term Debt" for additional information. The fair value of interest rate swaps was determined using discounted cash flows derived from observable market prices, including swap curves, which are Level 2 inputs.

December 31, 2022
Quoted Market Prices for Identical Assets in Active Markets(Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs(Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs(Level 3)TotalFair ValueMeasurements
(In thousands)
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$862,829$—$—$862,829
Treasury discount notes—137,219—137,219
Time deposits—16,018—16,018
Marketable securities:
Marketable equity securities4,317——4,317
Treasury discount notes—235,056—235,056
Investment in MGM2,170,182——2,170,182
Other non-current assets:
Warrant——46,79946,799
Total$3,037,328$388,293$46,799$3,472,420

The following table presents the changes in the Company's financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

Years Ended December 31,
2023 · 2022
WarrantWarrantContingentConsiderationArrangements
(In thousands)
Balance at January 1$46,799$109,294$(612)
Total net gains (losses):
Fair value adjustments included in earnings2,832(62,495)612
Balance at December 31$49,631$46,799$—

Warrant

As part of the Company's original investment in Turo preferred shares, the Company received a warrant that is recorded at fair value each reporting period using a Monte Carlo simulation model with any change included in "Other income (expense), net" in the statement of operations. The warrant is measured using significant unobservable inputs and is classified in the fair value hierarchy table as Level 3. The warrant is included in "Other non-current assets" in the balance sheet.

Contingent Consideration Arrangements

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company has no contingent consideration arrangements outstanding. In connection with the Meredith acquisition on December 1, 2021, the Company assumed a contingent consideration arrangement liability of $0.6 million, which was written off during the first quarter of 2022 due to a change in estimate of the liability related to this arrangement. During the third quarter of 2021, the Company recorded a $15.0 million loss related to one contingent consideration arrangement, which was subsequently paid during the fourth quarter of 2021.

Financial instruments measured at fair value only for disclosure purposes

The total fair value of the outstanding long-term debt, including the current portion, is estimated using observable market prices or indices for similar liabilities, which are Level 2 inputs, and was approximately $2.0 billion and $1.7 billion at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

NOTE 4—BUSINESS COMBINATION

On December 1, 2021, Dotdash acquired Meredith under the terms of an agreement (the "Merger Agreement") dated as of October 6, 2021, for a total purchase price of $2.7 billion, which includes cash consideration to settle all outstanding vested equity awards and deferred compensation. At the effective time of the merger, each outstanding share of common stock of Meredith (other than certain excluded shares) was converted into the right to receive $42.18 in cash. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Meredith equity awards were cancelled, and in exchange each holder received such holder’s portion of the merger consideration as set forth in the Merger Agreement, less the per share exercise price in the case of stock options. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. The purchase accounting for the Meredith acquisition was completed during the fourth quarter of 2022.

Unaudited pro forma financial information

The unaudited pro forma financial information in the table below presents the results of the Company and Meredith, as if this acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2020. The unaudited pro forma financial information includes adjustments required under the acquisition method of accounting and is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been achieved had this acquisition occurred on January 1, 2020. For the year ended December 31, 2021, pro forma adjustments include an increase in amortization expense of $135.9 million, related to intangible asset adjustments in purchase accounting. To present transaction-related costs in the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented, pro forma adjustments include a reduction in transaction-related costs of $130.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Year Ended December 31,
2021
(In thousands, except per share data)
Revenue$5,599,334
Net earnings from continuing operations$650,189
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations$7.39
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations$6.95
Net earnings attributable to IAC shareholders$656,920
Basic earnings per share attributable to IAC shareholders$7.36
Diluted earnings per share attributable to IAC shareholders$6.93

NOTE 5—GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill and intangible assets, net are as follows:

December 31,
20232022
(In thousands)
Goodwill$3,024,266$3,030,168
Intangible assets with indefinite lives544,228631,097
Intangible assets with definite lives, net of accumulated amortization330,477538,944
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net$3,898,971$4,200,209

The following table presents the balance of goodwill by reportable segment, including the changes in the carrying value of goodwill and accumulated impairment losses, for the year ended December 31, 2023:

Balance at December 31, 2022ImpairmentForeign Exchange TranslationBalance at December 31, 2023Accumulated Impairment Losses at December 31, 2023
(In thousands)
Dotdash Meredith
Digital$1,497,642$—$—$1,497,642$(198,329)
Total Dotdash Meredith1,497,642——1,497,642(198,329)
Angi Inc.
Ads and Leads761,571——761,571—
Services51,095——51,095—
International70,619—3,09873,717—
Total Angi Inc.883,285—3,098886,383—
Emerging & Other649,241(9,000)—640,241(95,748)
Search————(981,308)
Total$3,030,168$(9,000)$3,098$3,024,266$(1,275,385)

During the third quarter of 2023, the Company reassessed the fair value of the Mosaic Group reporting unit (included within Emerging & Other) and recorded a goodwill impairment of $9.0 million. The accumulated impairment losses at December 31, 2023 within Emerging & Other is attributable to Mosaic Group. See “Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for further discussion of the Company’s assessments of impairment of goodwill. As a result of impairments previously recorded, the Search reportable segment hasno goodwill.

The following table presents the balance of goodwill by reportable segment, including the changes in the carrying value of goodwill and accumulated impairment losses, for the year ended December 31, 2022:

Balance at December 31, 2021DeductionsReporting Unit Allocation AdjustmentImpairmentForeign Exchange TranslationBalance at December 31, 2022Accumulated Impairment Losses at December 31, 2022
(In thousands)
Dotdash Meredith
Digital$1,567,843$(70,201)$—$—$—$1,497,642$(198,329)
Total Dotdash Meredith1,567,843(70,201)———1,497,642(198,329)
Angi Inc.
Angi Inc.916,375(816)(903,469)—(12,090)——
Ads and Leads——761,571——761,571—
Services——51,095——51,095—
International——64,798—5,82170,619—
Total Angi Inc.916,375(816)(26,005)—(6,269)883,285—
Emerging & Other742,392(6,403)26,005(112,753)—649,241(112,753)
Search——————(981,308)
Total$3,226,610$(77,420)$—$(112,753)$(6,269)$3,030,168$(1,292,390)

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Angi Inc. segment presentation was changed to reflect its then four operating segments, which included (i) Ads and Leads, (ii) Services, (iii) Roofing and (iv) International (includes Europe and Canada). Goodwill was allocated to reflect the new segment presentation. The allocation of goodwill to Roofing and Canada reflected their respective historical carrying values because of the lack of operational integration with Angi North America; the allocation of the remaining goodwill to Ads and Leads and Services was based upon their relative fair values as of October 1, 2022. Roofing was sold on November 1, 2023 and prior periods have been recast to reflect Roofing within Emerging & Other, as described in “Note 1—Organization.”

Deductions at Dotdash Meredith are primarily due to adjustments to the fair values of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed related to Meredith, acquired by Dotdash on December 1, 2021, and the sale of a business at Dotdash Meredith. Deductions at Emerging & Other are due to the sales of Bluecrew and the Daily Burn business at Mosaic Group, as well as working capital adjustments recorded in the second quarter of 2022 related to Total Home Roofing, which comprises the Roofing reporting unit included within Emerging & Other, acquired on July 1, 2021. During 2022, the Company reassessed the fair values of the Mosaic Group and Roofing reporting units and recorded goodwill impairments of $86.7 million and $26.0 million, respectively, which comprise the accumulated impairment losses at December 31, 2022 within Emerging & Other. As a result of impairments previously recorded, the Search reportable segment hasno goodwill.

See “Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for further discussion of the Company’s assessments of impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets.

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, intangible assets with definite lives are as follows:

December 31, 2023
GrossCarryingAmountAccumulatedAmortizationNetWeighted-AverageUseful Life
(In thousands) · (Years)
Advertiser relationships$297,000$(154,819)$142,1815.0
Technology198,344(196,816)1,5283.5
Licensee relationships171,000(85,496)85,5044.9
Trade names120,759(55,541)65,2189.2
Content104,939(88,845)16,0942.9
Customer lists and user base68,661(48,721)19,9406.4
Service professional relationships6,419(6,407)122.7
Total$967,122$(636,645)$330,4775.1
December 31, 2022
GrossCarryingAmountAccumulatedAmortizationNetWeighted-AverageUseful Life
(In thousands) · (Years)
Advertiser relationships$297,000$(87,199)$209,8015.0
Technology198,224(171,660)26,5643.5
Licensee relationships171,000(45,152)125,8484.9
Trade names120,711(37,677)83,0349.2
Content106,639(61,407)45,2322.9
Customer lists and user base68,575(41,868)26,7076.4
Service professional relationships97,658(97,537)1213.0
Subscriber relationships61,200(39,563)21,6371.9
Total$1,121,007$(582,063)$538,9444.7

The decreases in the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of intangibles assets from December 31, 2022 were due primarily to the retirement of certain fully amortized service professional relationships at Angi Ads and Leads and subscriber relationships at Dotdash Meredith Print of $90.5 million and $61.2 million, respectively, as these assets are no longer in use.

At December 31, 2023, amortization of intangible assets with definite lives for each of the next five years and thereafter is estimated to be as follows:

Years Ending December 31,(In thousands)
2024$133,662
202584,475
202669,057
202715,142
20285,519
Thereafter22,622
Total$330,477

NOTE 6—LEASES

The Company primarily leases office space used in connection with its operations under various operating leases, the majority of which contain escalation clauses.

ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use the underlying assets for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the present value of the Company’s obligation to make payments arising from these leases. ROU assets and related lease liabilities are based on the present value of fixed lease payments over the lease term using the Company's and certain of its subsidiaries' respective incremental borrowing rates on the lease commencement date, the date of acquisition for any leases acquired in connection with a business combination or January 1, 2019, the date ASC Topic 842, Leases ("ASC 842") was adopted, for leases that commenced prior to that date. The Company combines the lease and non-lease components of lease payments in determining ROU assets and related lease liabilities. If the lease includes one or more options to extend the term of the lease, the renewal option is considered in the lease term if it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise the option(s). Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. As permitted by ASC 842, leases with an initial term of twelve months or less ("short-term leases") are not recorded on the balance sheet.

Variable lease payments consist primarily of common area maintenance, utilities and taxes, which are not included in the recognition of ROU assets and related lease liabilities. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

The following table presents the balances of ROU assets and lease liabilities within the balance sheet:

December 31,
LeasesBalance Sheet Classification20232022
(In thousands)
Assets:
ROU assetsOther non-current assets$299,597$428,160
Liabilities:
Current lease liabilitiesAccrued expenses and other current liabilities$68,126$67,192
Long-term lease liabilitiesOther long-term liabilities401,118518,851
Total lease liabilities$469,244$586,043

The following table presents the net lease expense within the statement of operations:

Years Ended December 31,
Lease ExpenseStatement of Operations Classification202320222021
(In thousands)
Fixed lease expenseCost of revenue$708$1,283$1,707
Fixed lease expenseSelling and marketing expense2,3626,2299,443
Fixed lease expenseGeneral and administrative expense110,17761,88631,165
Fixed lease expenseProduct development expense6589991,756
Total fixed lease expense(a)113,90570,39744,071
Variable lease expenseSelling and marketing expense791991,087
Variable lease expenseGeneral and administrative expense19,61016,4068,176
Variable lease expenseProduct development expense15789639
Total variable lease expense19,84616,6949,902
Net lease expense$133,751$87,091$53,973

(a) Includes (i) lease impairment charges of $48.9 million, $2.3 million and $10.5 million, (ii) short-term lease expense of $1.6 million, $4.0 million and $1.4 million, (iii) sublease income of $15.2 million, $17.1 million and $6.7 million and (iv) (losses) gains on termination of leases of $(0.2) million, $3.3 million and $(0.1) million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Impairment charges related to ROU assets are included in "General and administrative expense" in the statement of operations. Impairment charges during the year ended December 31, 2023 include $44.7 million related to certain unoccupied leased office space at Dotdash Meredith due to the continued decline in the commercial real estate market. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company also recorded $14.3 million of impairment charges related to the consolidation of certain leased spaces following the Meredith acquisition, which is included in "General and administration expense" in the statement of operations as a restructuring charge. See "Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" and "Note 11—Dotdash Meredith Restructuring Charges, Transaction-Related Expenses and Change-in-Control Payments" for additional information on impairment and restructuring charges, respectively.

Maturities of lease liabilities at December 31, 2023(b) are summarized below:

Years Ending December 31,(In thousands)
2024$89,626
202581,500
202676,461
202763,097
202859,013
Thereafter194,120
Total563,817
Less: Interest94,573
Present value of lease liabilities$469,244

(b) At December 31, 2023 there were no legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but not yet commenced.

The following are the weighted average assumptions used for lease term and discount rate:

December 31,
20232022
Remaining lease term7.5 years11.4 years
Discount rate5.07%5.22%

The following is the supplemental cash flow information:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities (c)$7,545$9,608$421,153
Derecognition of ROU assets due to termination or modification$(34,809)$(4,612)$(1,854)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities$100,328$93,864$44,659

(c) December 31, 2021 includes $416.6 million of ROU assets acquired related to Meredith as of the date of acquisition. The related lease liabilities acquired were $437.7 million.

In addition, purchase accounting adjustments related to the acquisition of Meredith were completed during the year ended December 31, 2022 and ROU assets were adjusted downward by $4.3 million and lease liabilities were adjusted upward by $7.1 million.

NOTE 7—LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of:

December 31,
20232022
(In thousands)
Dotdash Meredith Debt
Dotdash Meredith Term Loan A ("Dotdash Meredith Term Loan A") due December 1, 2026$315,000$332,500
Dotdash Meredith Term Loan B ("Dotdash Meredith Term Loan B") due December 1, 20281,225,0001,237,500
Total Dotdash Meredith long-term debt1,540,0001,570,000
Less: current portion of Dotdash Meredith long-term debt30,00030,000
Less: original issue discount4,4705,310
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs8,42310,215
Total Dotdash Meredith long-term debt, net1,497,1071,524,475
ANGI Group Debt
3.875% ANGI Group Senior Notes due August 15, 2028 ("ANGI Group Senior Notes"); interest payable each February 15 and August 15500,000500,000
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs3,9534,716
Total ANGI Group long-term debt, net496,047495,284
Total long-term debt, net$1,993,154$2,019,759

Dotdash Meredith Term Loans and Dotdash Meredith Revolving Facility

On December 1, 2021, Dotdash Meredith entered into a credit agreement ("Dotdash Meredith Credit Agreement"), which provides for (i) thefive-year $350 million Dotdash Meredith Term Loan A, (ii) theseven-year $1.25 billion Dotdash Meredith Term Loan B (and together with the Dotdash Meredith Term Loan A, the "Dotdash Meredith Term Loans") and (iii) afive-year $150 million revolving credit facility ("Dotdash Meredith Revolving Facility"). The Dotdash Meredith Term Loan A bears interest at Adjusted Term SOFR as defined in the Dotdash Meredith Credit Agreement plus an applicable margin depending on Dotdash Meredith's most recently reported consolidated net leverage ratio, as defined in the Dotdash Meredith Credit Agreement. The adjustment to the secured overnight financing rate is fixed at 0.10% for the Dotdash Meredith Term Loan A. The Dotdash Meredith Term Loan B has a varying adjustment of 0.10%,0.15% or 0.25% based upon the duration of the borrowing period. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Dotdash Meredith Term Loan A bore interest at Adjusted Term SOFR plus 2.25%, or 7.69% and 5.91%, respectively, and the Dotdash Meredith Term Loan B bore interest at Adjusted Term SOFR, subject to a minimum of 0.50%, plus 4.00%, or 9.44% and 8.22%, respectively. Interest payments are due at least quarterly through the terms of the Dotdash Meredith Term Loans.

In March 2023, Dotdash Meredith entered into interest rate swaps on the Dotdash Meredith Term Loan B for a total notional amount of $350 million with a maturity date of April 1, 2027. The interest rate swaps synthetically converted $350 million of the Dotdash Meredith Term Loan B for the duration of the interest rate swaps from a variable rate to a fixed rate of approximately 7.92% ((i) the weighted average fixed interest rate of approximately 3.82% on the interest rate swaps plus (ii) the adjustment to the secured overnight financing rate of 0.10% plus (iii) the base rate of 4.00%), beginning on April 3, 2023.

The interest rate swaps are expected to be highly effective. See "Note 9—Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income" for the net unrealized gains before reclassifications in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" and realized gains reclassified into “Interest expense” for the year ended December 31, 2023. At December 31, 2023, approximately $3.0 million is expected to be reclassified into interest expense within the next twelve months as realized gains. The related liability of $0.9 million is included in “Other long-term liabilities” in the balance sheet at December 31, 2023.

The Dotdash Meredith Term Loan A requires quarterly principal payments of approximately $4.4 million through December 31, 2024, $8.8 million through December 31, 2025 and approximately $13.1 million thereafter through maturity. The Dotdash Meredith Term Loan B requires quarterly payments of $3.1 million through maturity. The Dotdash Meredith Term Loan B may require additional annual principal payments as part of an excess cash flow sweep provision, the amount of which, in part, is governed by the applicable net leverage ratio and further subject to the excess cash flow exceeding $80.0 million as defined in the Dotdash Meredith Credit Agreement. No such payment is currently expected related to the period ended December 31, 2023 and no such payment was required related to the period ended December 31, 2022.

There wereno outstanding borrowings under the Dotdash Meredith Revolving Facility at December 31, 2023 and 2022. The annual commitment fee on undrawn funds is based on Dotdash Meredith's consolidated net leverage ratio, as defined in the Dotdash Meredith Credit Agreement, most recently reported and was 40 basis points at both December 31, 2023 and 2022. Any borrowings under the Dotdash Meredith Revolving Facility would bear interest, at Dotdash Meredith's option, at either a base rate or Adjusted Term SOFR, plus an applicable margin, which is based on Dotdash Meredith's consolidated net leverage ratio.

As of the last day of any calendar quarter, if either (i) $1.00 or more of loans under the Dotdash Meredith Revolving Facility or Dotdash Meredith Term Loan A are outstanding, or (ii) the outstanding face amount of undrawn letters of credit, other than cash collateralized letters of credit at 102% of face value, exceeds $25 million, subject to certain increases for qualifying material acquisitions, then Dotdash Meredith will not permit the consolidated net leverage ratio, which permits netting of up to $250 million in cash and cash equivalents, as of the last day of such quarter to exceed 5.5 to 1.0. The Dotdash Meredith Credit Agreement also contains covenants that would limit Dotdash Meredith’s ability to pay dividends, incur incremental secured indebtedness, or make distributions or certain investments in the event a default has occurred or if Dotdash Meredith’s consolidated net leverage ratio exceeds 4.0 to 1.0, subject to certain available amounts as defined in the Dotdash Meredith Credit Agreement. This ratio was exceeded for both test periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. The Dotdash Meredith Credit Agreement also permits the Company to, among other things, contribute cash to Dotdash Meredith which will provide additional liquidity to ensure that Dotdash Meredith does not exceed certain consolidated net leverage ratios for any test period, as further defined in the Dotdash Meredith Credit Agreement. In connection with these capital contributions, Dotdash Meredith may make distributions to the Company in amounts not more than any such capital contributions, provided that no default has occurred and is continuing. Such capital contributions and subsequent distributions impact the consolidated net leverage ratios of Dotdash Meredith. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company contributed $510.0 million to Dotdash Meredith and Dotdash Meredith subsequently distributed back to the Company $405.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 and $105.0 million in January 2024.

The obligations under the Dotdash Meredith Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain of Dotdash Meredith's wholly-owned subsidiaries, and are secured by substantially all of the assets of Dotdash Meredith and certain of its subsidiaries.

ANGI Group Debt

ANGI Group, LLC ("ANGI Group") a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Angi Inc., issued the ANGI Group Senior Notes on August 20, 2020. These notes may be redeemed at the redemption prices set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on August 15 of the years indicated below:

YearPercentage
2023101.938%
2024100.969%
2025 and thereafter100.000%

The indenture governing the ANGI Group Senior Notes contains a covenant that would limit ANGI Group’s ability to incur liens for borrowed money in the event a default has occurred or ANGI Group’s secured leverage ratio exceeds 3.75 to 1.0 provided that ANGI Group is permitted to incur such liens under certain permitted credit facilities indebtedness notwithstanding the ratio, all as defined in the indenture. At December 31, 2023, there were no limitations pursuant thereto.

The $250 million ANGI Group Revolving Facility, which otherwise would have expired on November 5, 2023, was terminated effective August 3, 2021. No amounts were ever drawn under the ANGI Group Revolving Facility prior to its termination.

During 2021, ANGI Group prepaid the remaining balance of $220.0 million of the ANGI Group Term Loan principal, which otherwise would have matured on November 5, 2023.

Long-term Debt Maturities:

Long-term debt maturities at December 31, 2023 are summarized in the table below:

Years Ending December 31,(In thousands)
2024$30,000
202547,500
2026275,000
202712,500
20281,675,000
Total2,040,000
Less: current portion of long-term debt30,000
Less: unamortized original issue discount4,470
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs12,376
Total long-term debt, net$1,993,154

NOTE 8—SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Description of Common Stock and Class B Convertible Common Stock

Except as described herein, shares of IAC common stock and IAC Class B common stock are identical.

The holders of shares of IAC common stock and IAC Class B common stock vote together as a single class with respect to matters that may be submitted to a vote or for the consent of IAC's shareholders generally, including the election of directors. In connection with any such vote, each holder of IAC common stock is entitled toone vote for each share of IAC common stock held and each holder of IAC Class B common stock is entitled toten votes for each share of IAC Class B common stock held. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holders of shares of IAC common stock, acting as a single class, are entitled to elect 25% of the total number of IAC's directors, and, in the event that 25% of the total number of directors shall result in a fraction of a director, then the holders of shares of IAC common stock, acting as a single class, are entitled to elect the next higher whole number of IAC's directors. In addition, Delaware law requires that certain matters be approved by the holders of shares of IAC common stock or holders of IAC Class B common stock voting as a separate class.

Shares of IAC Class B common stock are convertible into shares of IAC common stock at the option of the holder thereof, at any time, on a share-for-share basis. Such conversion ratio will in all events be equitably preserved in the event of any recapitalization of IAC by means of a stock dividend on, or a stock split or combination of, outstanding shares of IAC common stock or IAC Class B common stock, or in the event of any merger, consolidation or other reorganization of IAC with another corporation. Upon the conversion of shares of IAC Class B common stock into shares of IAC common stock, those shares of IAC Class B common stock will be retired and will not be subject to reissue. Shares of IAC common stock are not convertible into shares of IAC Class B common stock.

The holders of shares of IAC common stock and the holders of shares of IAC Class B common stock are entitled to receive, share for share, such dividends as may be declared by IAC's Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding-up of IAC, the holders of shares of IAC common stock and the holders of shares of IAC Class B common stock are entitled to receive, share for share, all the assets of IAC available for distribution to its stockholders, after the rights of the holders of any IAC preferred stock have been satisfied.

Equity Transactions related to the Spin-Off

In connection with the Spin-Off, IAC amended its certificate of incorporation to provide for the following:

the reclassification of each share of IAC par value $0.001 common stock into (i) one share of IAC par value $0.0001 common stock and (ii) 1/100th of a share of IAC par value $0.01 Series 1 mandatorily exchangeable preferred stock that was automatically exchanged for 1.6235 shares of Vimeo common stock and then immediately retired; and

the reclassification of each share of IAC par value $0.001 Class B common stock into (i) one share of IAC par value $0.0001 Class B common stock and (ii) 1/100th of a share of IAC par value $0.01 Series 2 mandatorily exchangeable preferred stock that was automatically exchanged for 1.6235 shares of Vimeo Class B common stock and then immediately retired.

Common Stock Repurchases

On June 30, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized repurchases up to 8.0 million shares of common stock. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, IAC repurchased 3.2 million and 1.1 million shares of its common stock, on a trade date basis, at an average price of $51.00 and $77.44 per share, or $165.6 million and $85.3 million in aggregate, respectively. The Company did not repurchase any of its common stock during the year ended December 31, 2021. At December 31, 2023, the Company has 3.7 million shares remaining in its share repurchase authorization.

NOTE 9—ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

The following tables present the components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of income tax.

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Foreign Currency Translation AdjustmentUnrealized Losses On Interest Rate SwapsUnrealized Gains (Losses) On Available-For-Sale Marketable Debt SecuritiesAccumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
(In thousands)
Balance at January 1$(13,186)$—$53$(13,133)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications2,9152,958(33)5,840
Amounts reclassified to earnings—(3,654)—(3,654)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)2,915(696)(33)2,186
Accumulated other comprehensive loss allocated to noncontrolling interests during the period5——5
Balance at December 31$(10,266)$(696)$20$(10,942)
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Foreign Currency Translation AdjustmentUnrealized Gains On Available-For-Sale Marketable Debt SecuritiesAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In thousands)
Balance at January 1$4,397$—$4,397
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications(17,636)53(17,583)
Amounts reclassified to earnings42—42
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income(17,594)53(17,541)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss allocated to noncontrolling interests during the period11—11
Balance at December 31$(13,186)$53$(13,133)
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Foreign Currency Translation AdjustmentUnrealized Gains (Losses) On Available-For-Sale Marketable Debt SecuritiesAccumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
(In thousands)
Balance at January 1$(6,172)$2$(6,170)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications527(2)525
Amounts reclassified to earnings10,032—10,032
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)10,559(2)10,557
Accumulated other comprehensive loss allocated to noncontrolling interests during the period10—10
Balance at December 31$4,397$—$4,397

The amounts reclassified out of foreign currency translation adjustment into earnings for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 relate to the substantial liquidation of certain international subsidiaries.

At December 31, 2023, there was $0.2 million of deferred income tax benefit related to unrealized losses on interest rate swaps. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, there was less than $0.1 million of deferred income tax provision related to net unrealized gains on available-for-sale marketable debt securities. At December 31, 2021, there wasno income tax benefit or provision on the accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income.

NOTE 10—SEGMENT INFORMATION

The overall concept that the Company employs in determining its operating segments is to present the financial information in a manner consistent with the CODM's view of the businesses. In addition, we consider how the businesses are organized as to segment management and the focus of the businesses with regards to the types of services or products offered or the target market. Operating segments are combined for reporting purposes if they meet certain aggregation criteria, such as the Search segment, which principally relate to the similarity of their economic characteristics, or, in the case of Emerging & Other, do not meet the quantitative thresholds that require presentation as separate reportable segments.

The following table presents revenue by reportable segment:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
Revenue
Dotdash Meredith
Digital$892,426$931,482$367,134
Print823,4561,026,12892,002
Intersegment eliminations(a)(20,989)(22,911)(2,863)
Total Dotdash Meredith1,694,8931,934,699456,273
Angi Inc.
Domestic:
Ads and Leads1,124,9081,282,0611,227,074
Services118,033381,256289,948
Total Domestic1,242,9411,663,3171,517,022
International115,807101,038102,295
Total Angi Inc.1,358,7481,764,3551,619,317
Search629,038731,431873,346
Emerging & Other695,057823,465753,203
Intersegment eliminations(b)(12,501)(18,670)(2,512)
Total$4,365,235$5,235,280$3,699,627

(a) Intersegment eliminations primarily relates to Dotdash Meredith Digital performance marketing commissions earned for the placement of magazine subscriptions for Print.

(b) Intersegment eliminations primarily relates to advertising sold by Dotdash Meredith to other IAC owned businesses for periods following the acquisition of Meredith, and Ads and Leads revenue earned from sales to Roofing prior to its sale.

The following table presents the revenue of the Company's segments disaggregated by type of service:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
Dotdash Meredith
Digital:
Advertising revenue$560,786$621,714$236,660
Performance marketing revenue231,087198,441116,195
Licensing and other revenue100,553111,32714,279
Total Digital revenue892,426931,482367,134
Print:
Subscription revenue329,357422,70034,634
Advertising revenue203,210260,28213,678
Project and other revenue128,354154,80716,414
Newsstand revenue117,316132,85519,183
Performance marketing revenue45,21955,4848,093
Total Print revenue823,4561,026,12892,002
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
Intersegment eliminations(a)(20,989)(22,911)(2,863)
Total Dotdash Meredith revenue$1,694,893$1,934,699$456,273
Angi Inc.
Domestic:
Ads and Leads:
Consumer connection revenue$781,089$954,735$898,422
Advertising revenue290,799265,466252,206
Membership subscription revenue52,30560,41168,062
Other revenue7151,4498,384
Total Ads and Leads revenue1,124,9081,282,0611,227,074
Services revenue118,033381,256289,948
Total Domestic revenue1,242,9411,663,3171,517,022
International:
Consumer connection revenue92,63571,85168,686
Service professional membership subscription revenue22,54828,19232,367
Advertising and other revenue6249951,242
Total International revenue115,807101,038102,295
Total Angi Inc. revenue$1,358,748$1,764,355$1,619,317
Search
Advertising revenue:
Google advertising revenue$582,481$525,987$675,892
Non-Google advertising revenue44,068200,435183,427
Total advertising revenue626,549726,422859,319
Other revenue2,4895,00914,027
Total Search revenue$629,038$731,431$873,346
Emerging & Other
Subscription revenue$343,539$368,401$367,159
Marketplace revenue226,612261,314243,970
Roofing revenue90,557137,50968,028
Media production and distribution revenue15,84731,55544,517
Advertising revenue:
Non-Google advertising revenue12,56816,05719,047
Google advertising revenue9462,1922,981
Total advertising revenue13,51418,24922,028
Service and other revenue4,9886,4377,501
Total Emerging & Other revenue$695,057$823,465$753,203

Revenue by geography is based on where the customer is located. Geographic information about revenue and long-lived assets is presented below:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
Revenue:
United States$3,798,229$4,720,504$3,184,653
All other countries567,006514,776514,974
Total$4,365,235$5,235,280$3,699,627
December 31,
20232022
(In thousands)
Long-lived assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets):
United States$743,914$927,759
All other countries10,96411,015
Total$754,878$938,774

The following tables present operating (loss) income and Adjusted EBITDA by reportable segment:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
Operating (loss) income:
Dotdash Meredith
Digital(c)$(16,656)$(66,629)$73,980
Print(d)(3,500)(54,448)(6,527)
Other(e)(f)(g)(130,582)(67,014)(60,277)
Total Dotdash Meredith(150,738)(188,091)7,176
Angi Inc.
Ads and Leads50,04385,59365,485
Services(23,450)(95,166)(63,984)
Other(e)(61,377)(61,794)(56,196)
International8,286(4,253)(13,222)
Total Angi Inc.(26,498)(75,620)(67,917)
Search44,19883,398108,334
Emerging & Other18,763(156,839)(31,334)
Corporate(146,488)(137,619)(153,326)
Total$(260,763)$(474,771)$(137,067)

(c) Dotdash Meredith Digital operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2022 includes $39.2 million of restructuring charges, of which a $7.0 million impairment charge is presented in "Depreciation" in the statement of operations and, therefore, is excluded from Adjusted EBITDA. Restructuring charges included in Adjusted EBITDA are $32.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. Operating (loss) income for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 includes transaction-related expenses in connection with the acquisition of Meredith of $1.1 million and $25.2 million, respectively. See "Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" and "Note 11—Dotdash Meredith Restructuring Charges, Transaction-Related Expenses and Change-in-Control Payments" for additional information on impairment and restructuring charges, respectively.

(d) Dotdash Meredith Print operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2022 includes $33.4 million of restructuring charges and $1.4 million of transaction-related expenses in connection with the acquisition of Meredith. See "Note 11—Dotdash Meredith Restructuring Charges, Transaction-Related Expenses and Change-in-Control Payments" for additional information.

(e) Other comprises unallocated corporate expenses.

(f) Dotdash Meredith Other operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes impairment charges of $70.0 million related to unoccupied leased office space and the write-off of certain leasehold improvements and furniture and equipment of $4.2 million, of which $29.6 million is presented in "Depreciation" in the statement of operations and, therefore, is excluded from Adjusted EBITDA. Impairment charges included in Adjusted EBITDA are $44.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. See "Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" for additional information on the impairment charges.

(g) Dotdash Meredith Other operating loss for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 includes transaction-related expenses in connection with the acquisition of Meredith of $4.7 million and $53.3 million, respectively, and includes $7.6 million of restructuring charges for the year ended December 31, 2022. See "Note 11—Dotdash Meredith Restructuring Charges, Transaction-Related Expenses and Change-in-Control Payments" for additional information.

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
Adjusted EBITDA(h):
Dotdash Meredith
Digital(c)$242,969$186,696$91,179
Print(d)64,22631,1352,639
Other(e)(f)(g)(84,438)(65,682)(60,196)
Total Dotdash Meredith222,757152,14933,622
Angi Inc.
Ads and Leads147,357168,952136,260
Services8,123(52,126)(48,203)
Other(e)(50,076)(49,866)(46,066)
International13,074(481)(6,615)
Total Angi Inc.118,47866,47935,376
Search44,28383,486108,381
Emerging & Other41,839(23,043)25,872
Corporate(90,873)(79,521)(95,985)
Total$336,484$199,550$107,266

(h) The Company's primary financial and GAAP segment measure is Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as operating income: excluding: (1) stock-based compensation expense; (2) depreciation; and (3) acquisition-related items consisting of (i) amortization of intangible assets and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets, if applicable, and (ii) gains and losses recognized on changes in the fair value of contingent consideration arrangements.

We consider operating (loss) income to be the financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP that is most directly comparable to our segment reporting performance measure, Adjusted EBITDA. The following tables reconcile operating (loss) income for the Company's reportable segments and net earnings attributable to IAC shareholders to Adjusted EBITDA:

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Operating (Loss) IncomeStock-BasedCompensationExpenseDepreciationAmortizationof IntangiblesGoodwill ImpairmentAdjusted EBITDA(h)
(In thousands)
Dotdash Meredith
Digital$(16,656)$8,159$24,772$226,694$—$242,969
Print(3,500)1,38113,30253,043—64,226
Other(e)(f)(130,582)13,96132,183——(84,438)
Total Dotdash Meredith(150,738)23,50170,257279,737—222,757
Angi Inc.
Ads and Leads50,04323,14566,2117,958—147,357
Services(23,450)7,58623,987——8,123
Other(e)(61,377)11,301———(50,076)
International8,2861,3823,406——13,074
Total Angi Inc.(26,498)43,41493,6047,958—118,478
Search44,198—85——44,283
Emerging & Other18,7631,8053,9968,2759,00041,839
Corporate (i)(146,488)48,4617,154——(90,873)
Total(260,763)$117,181$175,096$295,970$9,000$336,484
Interest expense(157,632)
Unrealized gain on investment in MGM Resorts International721,668
Other income, net63,862
Earnings before income taxes367,135
Income tax provision(108,818)
Net earnings258,317
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests7,625
Net earnings attributable to IAC shareholders$265,942

(i) Includes stock-based compensation expense for stock-based awards granted to employees of Corporate, Search and all Emerging & Other businesses other than Vivian Health and Roofing.

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Operating(Loss) IncomeStock-BasedCompensationExpenseDepreciationAmortizationof IntangiblesAcquisition-related Contingent Consideration Fair Value ArrangementsGoodwill ImpairmentAdjusted EBITDA(h)
(In thousands)
Dotdash Meredith
Digital(c)$(66,629)$20,596$27,569$205,772$(612)$—$186,696
Print(d)(54,448)1,02312,62071,940——31,135
Other(e)(g)(67,014)1361,196———(65,682)
Total Dotdash Meredith(188,091)21,75541,385277,712(612)—152,149
Angi Inc.
Ads and Leads85,59319,97252,73710,650——168,952
Services(95,166)18,01221,9043,124——(52,126)
Other(e)(61,794)11,928————(49,866)
International(4,253)8902,882———(481)
Total Angi Inc.(75,620)50,80277,52313,774——66,479
Search83,398—88———83,486
Emerging & Other(156,839)2,3732,43816,232—112,753(23,043)
Corporate(i)(137,619)48,5469,552———(79,521)
Total(474,771)$123,476$130,986$307,718$(612)$112,753$199,550
Interest expense(110,165)
Unrealized loss on investment in MGM Resorts International(723,515)
Other expense, net(217,785)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes(1,526,236)
Income tax benefit331,087
Net loss from continuing operations(1,195,149)
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax2,694
Net loss(1,192,455)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests22,285
Net loss attributable to IAC shareholders$(1,170,170)
Year Ended December 31, 2021
OperatingIncome(Loss)Stock-BasedCompensationExpenseDepreciationAmortizationof IntangiblesAcquisition-related Contingent Consideration Fair Value AdjustmentsAdjusted EBITDA(h)
(In thousands)
Dotdash Meredith
Digital(c)$73,980$1,438$4,257$11,512$(8)$91,179
Print(6,527)—1,8277,339—2,639
Other(e)(g)(60,277)—81——(60,196)
Total Dotdash Meredith7,1761,4386,16518,851(8)33,622
Angi Inc.
Ads and Leads65,48512,72246,02512,028—136,260
Services(63,984)4,6727,0494,060—(48,203)
Other(e)(56,196)10,121—9—(46,066)
International(13,222)6565,951——(6,615)
Total Angi Inc.(67,917)28,17159,02516,097—35,376
Search108,334—47——108,381
Emerging & Other(31,334)6321,68339,89115,00025,872
Corporate(i)(153,326)49,2468,095——(95,985)
Total(137,067)$79,487$75,015$74,839$14,992$107,266
Interest expense(34,264)
Unrealized gain on investment in MGM Resorts International789,283
Other income, net111,854
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes729,806
Income tax provision(138,990)
Net earnings from continuing operations590,816
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax(1,831)
Net earnings588,985
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests8,562
Net earnings attributable to IAC shareholders$597,547

The following table presents capital expenditures by reportable segment:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
Capital expenditures:
Dotdash Meredith$10,370$12,885$4,823
Angi Inc.47,780115,47969,909
Search—17178
Emerging & Other2,04610,9821,200
Corporate81,16839014,100
Total$141,364$139,753$90,210

NOTE 11—DOTDASH MEREDITH RESTRUCTURING CHARGES, TRANSACTION-RELATED EXPENSES AND CHANGE-IN-CONTROL PAYMENTS

Restructuring Charges

During 2023, Dotdash Meredith continued to incur costs related to a voluntary retirement program announced in the first quarter of 2022 and recorded adjustments to previously accrued amounts related to a reduction in force plan, for which the related expenses were accrued primarily in the fourth quarter of 2022.

During 2022, Dotdash Meredith management committed to several actions to improve efficiencies and better align its cost structure following the acquisition of Meredith on December 1, 2021, which included: (i) the discontinuation of certain print publications and the shutdown of PeopleTV, for which the related expense was primarily reflected in the first quarter of 2022, (ii) the aforementioned voluntary retirement program, for which the related expense was primarily reflected in the first half of 2022, (iii) the consolidation of certain leased office space, for which the related expense was reflected in the third quarter of 2022 and (iv) the aforementioned reduction in force plan. These actions resulted in $80.2 million of restructuring charges incurred for the year ended December 31, 2022.

A summary of the costs incurred, payments and related accruals is presented below. As of December 31, 2023, there are no expected remaining costs associated with the 2022 restructuring events.

Accrued December 31, 2022Charges IncurredReversal of Initial CostPaymentsAccrued December 31, 2023Cumulative Charges Incurred
(In thousands)
Digital$10,950$1,371$(1,827)$(10,021)$473$38,769
Print12,0551,625(1,645)(10,916)1,11933,412
Other(a)4,389678(727)(4,042)2987,532
Total$27,394$3,674$(4,199)$(24,979)$1,890$79,713

(a) Other comprises unallocated corporate expenses, which are corporate overhead expenses not attributable to the Digital or Print segments.

Charges IncurredPaymentsNon-cash(b)Accrued December 31, 2022
(In thousands)
Digital$39,225$(6,966)$(21,309)$10,950
Print33,432(20,952)(425)12,055
Other(a)7,581(3,192)—4,389
Total$80,238$(31,110)$(21,734)$27,394

(b) Includes $21.3 million of impairment charges, consisting of impairments of $14.3 million and $7.0 million of an ROU asset and related leasehold improvements and furniture and equipment included in "General and administrative expense"and "Depreciation" in the statement of operations, respectively, and $0.4 million related to the write-off of inventory. See "Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" for additional information on the impairment charges.

The costs are allocated as follows in the statement of operations:

Years Ended December 31,
20232022
(In thousands)
Cost of revenue$744$24,527
Selling and marketing expense(1,300)17,174
General and administrative expense(282)28,096
Product development expense3133,435
Depreciation—7,006
Total$(525)$80,238

Transaction-Related Expenses

For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, Dotdash Meredith incu rred $7.1 million and $30.2 million, respectively, of transaction-related expenses related to the acquisition of Meredith, other than costs related to change-in-control payments.

Change-in-Control Payments

In December 2021, Dotdash Meredith recorded $60.1 million inchange-in-control payments, which were triggered by the acquisition and the terms of certain former executives' contracts. During 2022, Dotdash Meredith made the final$87.4 millionin change-in-control payments, which included amounts accrued in December 2021, as well as amounts previously accrued that became payable following the change-in-control.

NOTE 12—STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

IAC currently hasone active plan (the "Plan") under which stock-based awards denominated in shares of or stock-based awards settleable in IAC common stock have been and may be granted. The Plan has a stated term often years. The Plan does not specify grant dates or vesting schedules of awards as those determinations have been delegated to the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of IAC's Board of Directors (the "Committee"). Each grant agreement reflects the vesting schedule for that grant as determined by the Committee. There are also outstanding stock-based awards that were granted under older plans that have since expired or been discontinued. The Plan provides for grants of stock options to acquire shares of IAC common stock (the exercise price of stock options granted will not be less than the market price of the Company's common stock on the grant date), RSUs denominated in shares of IAC common stock, including those that may be linked to the achievement of the Company's stock price, known as market-based awards ("MSUs") and those that may be linked to the achievement of a performance target, known as performance-based awards ("PSUs"), restricted stock, as well as other equity awards, including those denominated or settleable in IAC shares. The Plan authorizes the Company to grant awards to its employees, officers, directors and consultants. At December 31, 2023, there are 31.0 million IAC common shares of stock reserved for future issuance under this plan.

IAC Denominated Stock-based Awards

IAC Restricted Common Stock

On November 5, 2020, the Company entered into aten-year employment agreement and a Restricted Stock Agreement ("RSA Agreement") with Joseph Levin, IAC's Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"). The RSA Agreement provides for a grant of 3,000,000 shares of IAC restricted common stock that cliff vest on theten-year anniversary of the grant date based on satisfaction of IAC's stock price targets and subject to Mr. Levin's continued employment through the vesting date.

Mr. Levin may request an extension of the measurement and vesting period from 10 to 12 years and IAC will consider the request in light of the circumstances.

Mr. Levin may elect to accelerate vesting of the IAC restricted shares, effective on the 6 th, 7 th, 8 th, or 9 th anniversary of the grant date, in which case performance will be measured through such date, and Mr. Levin will receive a pro-rated portion of the award (based on the years elapsed from the grant date) and any remaining shares will be forfeited. The applicable stock price goals are proportionately lower on the earlier vesting dates.

The value of the restricted common stock grant was estimated using a lattice model that incorporates a Monte Carlo simulation of IAC's stock price. The fair value of the restricted common stock grant on November 5, 2020 was $61.06 per share. The total grant date fair value of the award was$183.2 million.

In connection with the Spin-off, pursuant to the RSA Agreement, the stock price targets of the IAC restricted stock award were adjusted to reflect the effect of the Spin-off and Vimeo entered into a separate restricted stock agreement granting Mr. Levin shares of Vimeo common stock subject to the same terms and conditions of the RSA Agreement except for the stock price targets for each respective award. The total fair value of the modified IAC restricted stock award and the new Vimeo restricted stock award was $228.3 million, of which $141.1 million was allocated to the IAC restricted stock award and $87.3 million was allocated to the Vimeo restricted stock award. Both awards were estimated using a lattice model that incorporated a Monte Carlo simulation of IAC's and Vimeo's stock price on the modification date. In connection with the modified IAC restricted stock award, $10.1 million of expense had previously been recorded prior to the Spin-off and$131.0 million of expense is to be recognized over the remaining vesting period. At December 31, 2023, there is$94.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost that is left to be recognized related to this award.

IAC Restricted Stock Units

RSU awards currently outstanding generally cliff-vest after afive-year period or vest over afour-year period from the grant date. There areno MSU or PSU awards outstanding at December 31, 2023 and 2022.

RSUs are awards in the form of phantom shares or units denominated in a hypothetical equivalent number of shares of IAC common stock and with the value of each RSU equal to the fair value of IAC common stock at the date of grant. Each RSU grant is subject to service-based vesting, where a specific period of continued employment must pass before an award vests. The expense is measured at the grant date as the fair value of IAC common stock and expensed as stock-based compensation over the vesting term.

Unvested RSUs outstanding at December 31, 2023 and changes during the period ended December 31, 2023 are as follows:

RSUs
Numberof SharesWeightedAverageGrant DateFair Value
(Shares in thousands)
Unvested at January 11,458$93.29
Granted49953.41
Vested(88)94.72
Forfeited(47)94.55
Unvested at December 311,822$82.28

RSU awards are settled on a net basis, with the award holder entitled to receive IAC shares equal to the number of RSUs vesting less a number of shares with a value equal to the required cash tax withholding payment, which will be paid by the Company. The number of IAC common shares that would be required to net settle RSUs outstanding at February 9, 2024 is 0.9 million shares. In addition, withholding taxes, which will be paid by the Company on behalf of the employees upon vesting, would have been $43.5 million at February 9, 2024, assuming a 50% withholding rate.

The weighted average fair value of RSUs granted for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, based on market prices of IAC's common stock on the grant date, was $53.41, $114.27 and $171.53, respectively.

The total fair value of RSUs that vested for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 was $8.3 million, $12.7 million and $15.9 million, respectively.

IAC Stock Options

All outstanding stock options are fully vested.

Stock options outstanding at December 31, 2023 and changes during the period ended December 31, 2023 are as follows:

December 31, 2023
SharesWeightedAverageExercisePriceWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm in YearsAggregateIntrinsicValue
(Shares and intrinsic value in thousands)
Options Outstanding at January 12,822$14.05
Granted——
Exercised(252)(12.23)
Forfeited——
Expired——
Options Outstanding at December 312,570$14.231.9$98,053
Options exercisable2,570$14.231.9$98,053

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the difference between IAC's closing stock price on the last trading day of 2023 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options that would have been exercised had all option holders exercised their options on December 31, 2023. The total intrinsic value of IAC stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 was $11.3 million, $3.4 million and $135.1 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes the information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2023:

Options Outstanding · Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise PricesOutstanding at December 31, 2023Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life in YearsWeighted- Average Exercise PriceExercisable at December 31, 2023Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life in YearsWeighted- Average Exercise Price
(Shares in thousands)
Less than $10.004262.2$8.614262.2$8.61
$10.01 to $15.006661.213.666661.213.66
$15.01 to $20.001,4742.016.091,4742.016.09
Greater than $20.0143.621.1743.621.17
2,5701.9$14.232,5701.9$14.23

The fair value of stock option awards, with the exception of market-based awards, is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option pricing model incorporates various assumptions, including expected volatility, risk-free interest rate and expected term.

The Company has the discretion to settle IAC stock options net of withholding tax and exercise price or require the award holder to pay its share of the withholding tax, which he or she may do so by selling IAC common shares. The aggregate intrinsic value of IAC's stock options outstanding as of February 9, 2024, is $99.3 million. Assuming all stock options outstanding on February 9, 2024 were net settled on that date, the Company would have issued 0.9 million common shares and would have remitted $49.6 million in cash for withholding taxes (assuming a 50% withholding rate). Assuming all stock options outstanding on February 9, 2024 were settled through the issuance of a number of IAC common shares equal to the number of stock options exercised, the Company would have issued 2.6 million common shares and would have received $36.5 million in cash proceeds.

Stock-based Awards Denominated in the Shares of Certain Subsidiaries

Non-publicly traded Subsidiaries

The following description excludes awards denominated in Angi Inc. shares.

The Company has granted stock settled stock appreciation rights to employees and management that are denominated in the equity of certain non-publicly traded subsidiaries of the Company. These equity awards vest over a period of years or upon the occurrence of certain prescribed events. The value of the stock settled stock appreciation rights is tied to the value of the common stock of these subsidiaries. Accordingly, these interests only have value to the extent the relevant business appreciates in value above the initial value utilized to determine the exercise price. These interests can have significant value in the event of significant appreciation. The fair value of these interest is generally determined by the Board of Directors of the applicable subsidiary, which will occur at various dates through 2029. These equity awards are settled on a net basis, with the award holder entitled to receive a payment in IAC common shares equal to the intrinsic value of the award at exercise less an amount equal to the required cash tax withholding payment, which will be paid by the Company. The number of IAC common shares ultimately needed to settle these awards may vary significantly from the estimated number below as a result of both movements in our stock price and a determination of fair value of the relevant subsidiary that is different than our estimate. The expense associated with these equity awards is initially measured at fair value at the grant date and is expensed as stock-based compensation over the vesting term. The number of IAC common shares that would be required to settle these interests at current estimated fair values, including vested and unvested interests, at February 9, 2024 is 0.2 million shares. Withholding taxes, which will be paid by the Company on behalf of the employees upon exercise, would have been $10.4 million at February 9, 2024, assuming a 50% withholding rate.

Angi Inc. currently settles all of its equity awards on a net basis. Certain Angi Inc. stock appreciation rights issued prior to the transaction resulting in formation of Angi Inc. in 2017 (the "Combination") are settleable in either shares of Angi Inc. common stock or shares of IAC common stock at IAC's option. If settled in IAC common stock, Angi Inc. reimburses IAC in shares of its common stock. At February 9, 2024 these awards are out of the money and have no intrinsic value. Certain equity awards denominated in shares of Angi Inc.'s subsidiaries may be settled in either shares of Angi Inc. common stock or IAC common stock at IAC's option. To the extent shares of IAC common stock are issued in settlement of these awards, Angi Inc. is obligated to reimburse IAC for the cost of those shares by issuing shares of Angi Inc. common stock. The aggregate intrinsic value of all other Angi Inc. equity awards, including stock options, RSUs and subsidiary denominated equity at February 9, 2024 is $67.4 million; assuming these awards were net settled on that date, the withholding taxes that would be payable by Angi Inc. on behalf of the employees are$32.5 million, assuming a 50% withholding rate, and Angi Inc. would have issued 14.1 million shares of its common stock.

Forfeitures and Unrecognized Compensation Cost

The amount of stock-based compensation expense recognized in the statement of operations is net of estimated forfeitures. The forfeiture rate is estimated at the grant date based on historical experience and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from the estimated rate. The expense ultimately recorded is for the awards that vest. At December 31, 2023, there is $269.6 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to all equity-based awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3.9 years.

Tax Benefits

The total income tax benefit recognized in the statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 related to all stock-based compensation expense is $17.2 million, $20.0 million and $101.8 million, respectively.

The aggregate income tax benefit recognized related to the exercise of stock options for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, is $4.0 million, $1.7 million, and $81.0 million, respectively. There may be some delay in the timing of the realization of the cash benefit of the income tax deductions related to stock-based compensation because it will be dependent upon the amount and timing of future taxable income and the timing of estimated income tax payments.

NOTE 13—PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

Pension and Postretirement Plans

In connection with the acquisition of Meredith, the Company assumed the obligations under Meredith’s various pension plans. The plans include U.S. noncontributory pension plans that cover substantially all employees who were employed by Meredith prior to January 1, 2018. There are two international pension plans in the U.K., including the IPC Plan. The international plans have no active participants. The two U.S. and two U.K. plans consist of a qualified (funded) plan and a nonqualified (unfunded) plan in each country. These plans provide participants with retirement benefits in accordance with benefit provision formulas. The nonqualified pension plans provide retirement benefits to certain highly compensated employees. The Company also assumed Meredith's defined healthcare and life insurance plans that provide benefits to eligible employees upon their retirement.

On July 28, 2022, following approval by the trustees of the IPC Plan, the IPC Plan entered into an annuity contract with a private limited life insurance company covering all IPC Plan participants who were not covered by an annuity contract entered into in May 2020. The annuity contracts are designed to provide payments equal to all future designated contractual benefit payments to covered participants until the annuity contracts are settled. The value of the annuity contracts and the liabilities with respect to participants are expected to match (i.e., the full benefits have been annuitized). The Company remains responsible for paying pension benefits to the IPC Plan participants. While the Company currently does not expect to be required to make additional contributions to the IPC Plan, this may change based upon future events or as additional information becomes available.

On September 13, 2022, the board of directors of Meredith voted unanimously to freeze and terminate the U.S. funded pension plan effective December 31, 2022. All participants in this plan on the termination date continue as participants in the plan with respect to their accrued benefits until their accrued benefits are distributed to them or their beneficiaries. In addition, the participant's covered compensation was frozen effective December 31, 2022. Participants no longer receive a benefit credit under the plan, but participants continue to receive interest credits pursuant to the terms of the plan. The Company does not expect to have to make any contributions to the plan in the future due to its termination and over funded status.

Obligations and Funded Status

Change in Net Assets/Liabilities

The following tables present changes in, and components of, the Company's net assets/liabilities for pension and other postretirement benefits:

Year Ended December 31, 2023 · Year Ended December 31, 2022
Pension · Post-Retirement · Pension · Post-Retirement
DomesticInternationalDomesticDomesticInternationalDomestic
(In thousands)
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation, beginning of year$72,988$467,829$4,473$166,800$790,663$10,808
Acquisition and related fair value adjustments(a)———23,345——
Service cost211—43,562—7
Interest cost3,14019,6102314,37215,014262
Net actuarial gain(49)(6,420)(496)(7,262)(210,284)(3,717)
Benefits paid (including lump sums)(19,568)(17,796)36(9,105)(15,521)150
Settlements———(96,100)(34,374)(3,037)
Curtailment gain———(3,060)——
Plan transfer(b)———(9,564)——
Foreign currency exchange rate impact—25,046——(77,669)—
Benefit obligation, end of year$56,722$488,269$4,248$72,988$467,829$4,473
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year$78,199$467,891$—$132,326$1,015,274$—
Acquisition and related fair value adjustments(a)———18,596——
Actual return on plan assets2,76513,728—(12,657)(397,417)—
Employer contributions612163—44,221122—
Benefits paid (including lump sums)(19,568)(17,796)—(9,105)(15,521)—
Settlements———(95,182)(34,374)—
Foreign currency exchange rate impact—24,715——(100,193)—
Fair value of plan assets, end of year$62,008$488,701$—$78,199$467,891$—
Over (under) funded status, end of year$5,286$432$(4,248)$5,211$62$(4,473)

(a) All pension and postretirement plans were acquired with the acquisition of Meredith on December 1, 2021. The purchase accounting for the acquisition of Meredith was completed in the fourth quarter of 2022.

(b) Obligations associated with certain former Meredith Corporation employees were transferred during 2022 to the third-party that purchased the entity on December 1, 2021.

Benefits paid directly from Dotdash Meredith assets are included both in employer contributions and benefits paid.

Domestic Plans

The Company froze and terminated the domestic funded plan as of December 31, 2022. The termination process requires certain customary regulatory approvals, which are forthcoming. The decision to freeze and terminate the plan shifted the investment strategy to preserve the over funded status of the plan until the eventual distribution to the plan participants. This strategy preserved the net over funded status of the domestic plans as of December 31, 2023.

The over funded status as of December 31, 2022 was the result of a series of changes to the domestic plans during 2022. The acquisition of Meredith in 2021 triggered settlement of the entire benefit obligation of one of the two unfunded plans during 2022. This plan was paid out in its entirety as was a substantial portion of the benefit obligations of the other unfunded plan. These payments are included in the $96.1 million of settlements in the table above. See "Note 11—Dotdash Meredith Restructuring Charges, Transaction-Related Expenses and Change-in-Control Payments" for additional information on the change-in-control payments. For the funded plan, higher interest rates and losses on equity securities led to a decrease in plan assets; and the higher interest rates reduced plan obligations. The gains realized on the plan's obligation did not offset the loss on assets, resulting in an overall loss for the year ended December 31, 2022. Additionally, during 2022, the funded plan realized a curtailment gain as a result of the benefit freeze of the plan discussed above, but this gain was nearly offset by a loss realized for the measurement of the plan on a termination basis. The net actuarial gain included in the change in benefit obligation for the domestic postretirement plans for the year ended December 31, 2022 is the result of demographic shifts in the covered participants.

International Plans

The international pension plans primarily consist of the IPC Plan. All IPC Plan participants are covered by the annuity contracts referenced above, which are held with a private limited life insurance company. As described above, the full benefits under the plan have been annuitized, which resulted in the limited change in the funded status of the international plans during the year ended December 31, 2023. The overall loss for the year ended December 31, 2022 was due to the impact of higher interest rates with the decline in the value of assets exceeding the benefit of the reduction in the plan obligation.

Balance Sheet Classification

The following amounts are recognized in the December 31, 2023 and 2022 balance sheet, respectively:

Year Ended December 31, 2023 · Year Ended December 31, 2022
Pension · Postretirement · Pension · Postretirement
DomesticInternationalDomesticDomesticInternationalDomestic
(In thousands)
Other current assets
Prepaid benefit cost$—$4,850$—$—$—$—
Other non-current assets
Prepaid benefit cost10,225——9,5614,358—
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Accrued benefit liability(1,430)(4,418)(433)(698)(127)(475)
Other long-term liabilities
Accrued benefit liability(3,509)—(3,815)(3,652)(4,169)(3,998)
Net amount recognized$5,286$432$(4,248)$5,211$62$(4,473)

The accumulated benefit obligation for the domestic defined benefit pension plans was $56.1 million and $72.5 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The accumulated benefit obligation for the international defined benefit pension plans was $488.3 million and $467.8 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Accumulated and Projected Benefit Obligations

The following table provides information about pension plans with projected benefit obligations and accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:

Year Ended December 31, 2023Year Ended December 31, 2022
DomesticInternationalDomesticInternational
(In thousands)
Projected benefit obligation$4,939$4,419$4,350$4,296
Accumulated benefit obligation$4,290$4,419$3,831$4,296
Fair value of plan assets$—$—$—$—

Costs

The components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) recognized in the statement of operations were as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2023 · Year Ended December 31, 2022 · Year Ended December 31, 2021
Pension · Post-Retirement · Pension · Post-Retirement · Pension · Post-Retirement
DomesticInternationalDomesticDomesticInternationalDomesticDomesticInternationalDomestic
(In thousands)
Service cost$211$—$4$3,562$—$7$368$—$1
Interest cost3,14019,6102314,37215,01426222498122
Expected return on plan assets(1,881)(19,586)—(2,748)(16,857)—(564)(1,640)—
Actuarial (gain) loss recognition(932)(225)(496)8,154208,957(3,717)(2,480)9,724(132)
Settlement———(918)—(3,037)———
Contractual termination benefits——————11,785——
Curtailment gain———(3,060)—————
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)$538$(201)$(261)$9,362$207,114$(6,485)$9,333$9,065$(109)

For the international plans, the actuarial loss for the year ended December 31, 2022 is the result of the decrease in the net asset position due to higher interest rates described above. For the domestic pension and postretirement plans, the curtailment and settlement gains during the year ended December 31, 2022 were triggered by the freeze and termination events described above.

The contractual termination benefit charges for the domestic plans for the year ended December 31, 2021 were related to change-in-control agreements for six executives. The change-in-control payments were triggered by IAC's acquisition of Meredith. The employment agreements for the covered executives provided for immediate vesting in any unvested benefits, as well as an additional three years of continued service, age and pay credit in each of the pension plans in which they were participants. These payments are further discussed in "Note 11—Dotdash Meredith Restructuring Charges, Transaction-Related Expenses and Change-in-Control Payments."

The components of net periodic benefit cost (credit), other than the service cost component, are included in "Other income (expense), net" in the statement of operations.

Assumptions

Benefit obligations were determined using the following weighted average assumptions:

Year Ended December 31, 2023 · Year Ended December 31, 2022
Pension · Postretirement · Pension · Postretirement
DomesticInternationalDomesticDomesticInternationalDomestic
Discount rate5.19%4.06%5.11%5.41%4.13%5.46%
Rate of compensation increase2.90%N/A3.50%2.99%N/A3.50%
Cash balance interest credit rate2.39%N/AN/A2.39%N/AN/A

Net periodic benefit cost (credit) were determined using the following weighted average assumptions:

Year Ended December 31, 2023 · Year Ended December 31, 2022 · Year Ended December 31, 2021
Pension · Post-Retirement · Pension · Post-Retirement · Pension · Post-Retirement
DomesticInternationalDomesticDomesticInternationalDomesticDomesticInternationalDomestic
Discount rate5.48%4.13%5.46%3.28%1.67%2.61%2.02%1.40%2.52%
Expected return on plan assets4.48%4.12%N/A2.80%1.90%N/A6.00%1.90%N/A
Rate of compensation increase2.99%N/A3.50%2.95%N/A3.50%2.90%N/A3.50%
Cash balance interest credit rate2.39%N/AN/A3.65%N/AN/A2.04%N/AN/A

The assumed healthcare trend rates used to measure the expected cost of benefits were as follows:

Postretirement
202320222021
Initial level6.00%6.25%6.50%
Ultimate level5.00%5.00%5.00%
Years to ultimate level456

Since the Company utilizes the mark-to-market approach to account for pension and postretirement benefits, the expected long-term rate of return on assets has no effect on the overall amount of net periodic benefit cost (credit) recorded for the year. For 2024, the expectation for the U.K. annuity contracts represents the implied yields for those contracts, while for the domestic plan it represents the expected yield on the short-term fixed income securities held.

The value (market-related value) of plan assets is multiplied by the expected long-term rate of return on assets to compute the expected return on plan assets, a component of net periodic benefit cost (credit). The market-related value of plan assets is fair value.

Plan Assets

The targeted and actual asset allocation for investments held by the Company’s pension plans are solely attributable to securities other than equity or fixed income securities. The investments held by the Company’s pension plans as of December 31, 2023 primarily include insurance annuity contracts and cash and cash equivalents. The investments held by the Company’s pension plans as of December 31, 2022 primarily include insurance annuity contracts, U.S. Treasury securities and cash and cash equivalents.

Due to the decision to freeze and terminate the U.S. funded pension plan in 2022, the plan fiduciaries shifted the investment strategy to seek to preserve capital to protect the strong funded status, manage liquidity to align with potential benefit commencements and optimize yield to take advantage of the rising interest rate environment. The plan initially adopted a fixed income ladder investment strategy through which most of the plan assets were invested in U.S. Treasury securities of various maturities and a money market fund that invests mostly in U.S. Treasury securities. During 2023, principally all of the plan assets were reinvested in the money market fund as the U.S. Treasury securities matured in an effort to increase liquidity. These cash and cash equivalents that represent the investment balance in the U.S. represent Level 1 fair value measurements. Refer to "Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" for a discussion of the three levels in the hierarchy of fair values.

The investments of the IPC Plan as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 primarily include insurance annuity contracts and cash and cash equivalents. Refer to further discussion of the insurance annuity contracts above.

Fair value measurements for the international pension plan assets were as follows:

December 31, 2023
Quoted MarketPrices for Identical Assets in Active Markets(Level 1)SignificantOtherObservableInputs(Level 2)SignificantUnobservableInputs(Level 3)TotalFair ValueMeasurements
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents$8,199$—$—$8,199
Fixed income——399399
Insurance annuity contracts——480,103480,103
Total assets at fair value$8,199$—$480,502$488,701
December 31, 2022
Quoted MarketPrices for Identical Assets in Active Markets(Level 1)SignificantOtherObservableInputs(Level 2)SignificantUnobservableInputs(Level 3)TotalFair ValueMeasurements
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents$7,613$—$—$7,613
Insurance annuity contracts——460,278460,278
Total assets at fair value$7,613$—$460,278$467,891

The annuity contracts held by the IPC Plan are valued using significant unobservable inputs. Refer to "Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" for a discussion of the three levels in the hierarchy of fair values.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

December 31,
20232022
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of year$460,278$313,095
Purchases—440,606
Settlements(17,378)(13,206)
Change in fair value12,915(237,248)
Foreign currency translation24,253(42,969)
Other434—
Balance at end of year$480,502$460,278

There were no transfers in or out of Level 3 investments for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

Cash Flows

The Company does not have a minimum funding requirement for the qualified domestic pension plan in 2024 and does not expect to have to make any contributions to the plan in the future due to its termination.

While the Company currently does not expect to be required to make any additional contributions to the IPC Plan, the Company has deposited amounts into an escrow account for the benefit of the IPC Plan that total £5.6 million at December 31, 2023.

The following benefit payments, which will primarily be made from the funded plans, are expected to be paid:

Pension Benefits · Postretirement Benefits
Domestic · International · Domestic
Years Ending December 31, · (In thousands)
2024$54,578$15,981$444
202568816,785415
202638617,619389
202740118,548372
202861919,429360
Thereafter2,314111,1801,575
Net amount recognized, end of year$58,986$199,542$3,555

Defined Contribution Plans

IAC Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

IAC employees in the U.S. can elect to participate in a retirement savings program, the IAC Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (the "IAC Plan"), that qualifies under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the IAC Plan, participating employees may contribute up to 50% of their eligible compensation, but not more than statutory limits. The Company matches 100% of the first 10% of an employee's contribution, subject to IRS limits on the Company's matching contribution maximum, that a participant contributes to the IAC Plan, except for Dotdash Meredith and Angi Inc. Dotdash Meredith matches 100% of the first 5% of employee contributions for employees who were previously under the Meredith Savings and Investment Plan (the "Meredith Plan") described below and Angi Inc. matches fifty cents for each dollar a participant contributes in the IAC Plan, with a maximum contribution of 3% of a participant's eligible compensation. The IAC Plan limits Company matching contributions to $10,000 per participant on an annual basis. Matching contributions to the IAC Plan for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were $36.1 million, $25.6 million and $22.0 million, respectively. Matching contributions are invested in the same manner as each participant's voluntary contributions in the investment options provided under the IAC Plan. An investment option in the IAC Plan is IAC common stock, but neither participant nor matching contributions are required to be invested in IAC common stock. The increase in matching contributions in 2023 is the result of the Meredith Plan merger with additional employees covered by the IAC Plan. The increase in matching contributions in 2022 is due primarily to an increase in employee contributions.

IAC also has or participates in various benefit plans, principally defined contribution plans, for its international employees. IAC's contributions to these plans for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were $1.4 million, $1.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively.

Meredith Savings and Investment Plan

In connection with the acquisition of Meredith, the Company assumed the Meredith Plan, its U.S. defined contribution savings plan, which allowed eligible employees to contribute a percentage of their salary, commissions and bonuses in accordance with plan limitations and provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code and Dotdash Meredith made matching contributions to the Meredith plan subject to the plan limits. Prior to January 1, 2023, only Dotdash employees located in the U.S. could participate in the IAC Plan described above. Effective January 1, 2023, Dotdash Meredith, as permitted by the relevant IAC Plan documents, merged the Meredith Plan into the IAC Plan.

Under the Meredith Plan, the Company matched 100% of the first 4% and 50% of the next 1% of employee contributions for employees eligible for the Company’s pension benefits and 100% of the first 5% for employees ineligible for the Company’s pension benefits. Matching contributions to the Meredith Plan for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $10.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively.

NOTE 14—INCOME TAXES

U.S. and foreign earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests are as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
U.S.$353,188$(1,320,332)$758,538
Foreign13,947(205,904)(28,732)
Total$367,135$(1,526,236)$729,806

The components of the income tax provision (benefit) are as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
Current income tax provision (benefit):
Federal$1,474$777$(5,818)
State8,9984,7124,751
Foreign9,5541,1826,680
Current income tax provision (benefit)20,0266,6715,613
Deferred income tax provision (benefit):
Federal79,941(252,022)111,755
State9,153(44,335)18,063
Foreign(302)(41,401)3,559
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)88,792(337,758)133,377
Income tax provision (benefit)$108,818$(331,087)$138,990

The tax effects of cumulative temporary differences that give rise to significant deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below. The valuation allowance relates to deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that the tax benefit will not be realized.

December 31,
20232022
(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards$435,318$458,603
Long-term lease liabilities112,178137,869
Capitalized research & development expenditures91,55074,179
Tax credit carryforwards72,36964,903
Accrued expenses53,55158,697
Other101,356104,948
Total deferred tax assets866,322899,199
Less: valuation allowance(132,058)(124,012)
Net deferred tax assets734,264775,187
Deferred tax liabilities:
Investment in MGM Resorts International(383,170)(212,390)
Investment in subsidiaries(226,898)(225,375)
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization(174,933)(219,856)
Right-of-use assets(71,531)(100,643)
Capitalized software, equipment, buildings, land and leasehold improvements, net(13,639)(46,740)
Other(27,029)(44,922)
Total deferred tax liabilities(897,200)(849,926)
Net deferred tax liabilities$(162,936)$(74,739)

At December 31, 2023, the Company had U.S. federal and state net operating losses ("NOLs") of $1.4 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively, available to offset future income. Federal NOLs of $1.3 billion can be carried forward indefinitely and $0.1 billion, if not utilized, will expire at various times between 2031 and 2035. State NOLs of $0.1 billion can be carried forward indefinitely and $1.0 billion, if not utilized, will expire at various times between 2024 and 2043. Federal and state NOLs of $1.2 billion and $0.8 billion, respectively, can be used against future taxable income without restriction and the remaining NOLs will be subject to limitations under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, separate return limitations, and applicable law. At December 31, 2023, the Company had foreign NOLs of $439.0 million available to offset future income. Of these foreign NOLs, $425.7 million can be carried forward indefinitely and $13.3 million, if not utilized, will expire at various times between 2025 and 2043. During 2023, the Company recognized tax benefits related to NOLs of $1.5 million.

At December 31, 2023, the Company had tax credit carryforwards of $91.9 million. Of this amount, $80.8 million relates to credits for research activities, $9.2 million relates to credits for foreign taxes, and $1.9 million relates to various other credits. Of these credit carryforwards, $14.0 million can be carried forward indefinitely and $77.9 million, if not utilized, will expire between 2024 and 2043.

During 2023, the Company's valuation allowance increased by $8.0 million primarily due to a net increase in unbenefited capital losses and foreign NOLs, partially offset by expiring foreign tax credits. At December 31, 2023, the Company had a valuation allowance of $132.1 million related to the portion of tax loss carryforwards, tax credits and other items for which it is more likely than not that the tax benefit will not be realized.

A reconciliation of the income tax provision (benefit) to the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to earnings before income taxes is shown as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
Income tax provision (benefit) at the federal statutory rate of 21%$77,098$(320,510)$153,259
State income taxes, net of effect of federal tax benefit12,542(26,708)24,289
Research credit(11,973)(19,041)(5,094)
Non-deductible executive compensation10,38312,35922,358
Stock-based compensation2,357(2,155)(91,729)
Non-deductible goodwill impairment1,65915,764—
Deferred tax adjustment for enacted changes in tax laws and rates407(7,152)4,049
Change in judgement on beginning of the year valuation allowance(240)3,52320,248
Other, net16,58512,83311,610
Income tax provision (benefit)$108,818$(331,087)$138,990

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including penalties but excluding interest, is as follows:

December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
Balance at January 1$16,013$17,449$18,233
Additions for tax positions related to the current year5,1875,5572,855
Settlements(2,505)(7,100)(1,427)
Additions for tax positions of prior years1,0081,7153,420
Reductions for tax positions of prior years(701)(1,608)(1,116)
Expiration of applicable statutes of limitations——(4,516)
Balance at December 31$19,002$16,013$17,449

The Company's income taxes are routinely under audit by federal, state, local and foreign authorities as a result of previously filed separate company and consolidated tax returns for periods prior to the June 30, 2020 separation of IAC from Match Group and for its tax returns filed on a standalone basis following the MTCH Separation. These audits include questioning the timing and the amount of income and deductions and the allocation of income and deductions among various tax jurisdictions. On June 27, 2023, the Joint Committee of Taxation completed its review of the federal income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2013 through 2019, which includes the operations of the Company, and approved the audit settlement previously agreed to with the Internal Revenue Services ("IRS"). The statute of limitations for the years 2013 through 2019 expired on December 31, 2023. The resolution of this IRS examination resulted in a payment to Match Group of $2.5 million excluding interest, which was previously accrued. Returns filed in various other jurisdictions are open to examination for tax years beginning with 2013. Income taxes payable include unrecognized tax benefits considered sufficient to pay assessments that may result from the examination of prior year tax returns. The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and tax benefits, which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes and, therefore, may require periodic adjustment. Although management currently believes changes in unrecognized tax benefits from period to period and differences between amounts paid, if any, upon resolution of issues raised in audits and amounts previously provided will not have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and management’s view of these matters may change in the future.

The Company recognizes interest and, if applicable, penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the income tax provision. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, accruals for interest and penalties are not material.

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, were $19.6 million and $16.6 million, respectively. Unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, at December 31, 2023 increased by $3.0 million due primarily to research credits, partially offset by settlements. If unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2023 are subsequently recognized, $18.6 million, net of related deferred tax assets and interest, would reduce income tax expense. The comparable amount at December 31, 2022 was $15.4 million. The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that its unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by $0.4 million by December 31, 2024 due to expected settlements and statute expirations, all of which would reduce the income tax provision.

As a result of the Vimeo Spin-Off, the Company’s net deferred tax liability was adjusted for tax attributes from our federal and consolidated state income tax filings that were allocated between the Company and Vimeo. The allocation of tax attributes that was recorded as of December 31, 2021 was preliminary. Following the filing of income tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2021, the allocation was finalized and an adjustment of $2.7 million was recorded to net earnings from discontinued operations in the year ended December 31, 2022.

NOTE 15—EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

The Company treats its common stock and Class B common stock as one class of stock for EPS purposes as both classes of stock participate in earnings, dividends and other distributions on the same basis. The restricted stock award granted to our CEO on November 5, 2020 is a participating security and the Company calculates basic EPS using the two-class method since those restricted shares are unvested and have a non-forfeitable dividend right in the event the Company declares a cash dividend on common shares and participate in all other distributions of the Company in the same manner as all other IAC common shares. Diluted EPS is calculated, on the most dilutive basis, which excludes awards that would be anti-dilutive, including the restricted stock award granted to our CEO.

Undistributed earnings allocated to the participating security is subtracted from earnings in determining earnings attributable to holders of IAC common stock and Class B common stock for basic EPS. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) attributable to holders of IAC common stock and Class B common stock by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock and Class B common stock outstanding during the period.

For the calculation of diluted EPS, net earnings attributable to holders of IAC common stock and Class B common stock is adjusted for the impact from our public subsidiary's dilutive securities, if applicable, and the reallocation of undistributed earnings allocated to the participating security by the weighted-average number of common stock and Class B common stock outstanding plus dilutive securities during the period.

The numerator and denominator of basic and diluted EPS computations for the Company’s common stock and Class B common stock are calculated as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands, except per share data)
Basic EPS:
Numerator:
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations$258,317$(1,195,149)$590,816
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of continuing operations7,62522,2858,748
Net earnings attributed to unvested participating security(9,216)—(20,160)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to IAC common stock and Class B common stock shareholders256,726(1,172,864)579,404
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes—2,694(1,831)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests of discontinued operations——(186)
Net loss attributed to unvested participating security——68
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to IAC common stock and Class B common stock shareholders—2,694(1,949)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to IAC common stock and Class B common stock shareholders$256,726$(1,170,170)$577,455
Denominator:
Weighted average basic IAC common stock and Class B common stock shares outstanding (a)83,56986,35086,222
Earnings (loss) per share:
Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to IAC common stock and Class B common stock shareholders$3.07$(13.58)$6.72
Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations, net of tax, attributable to IAC common stock and Class B common stock shareholders—0.03(0.02)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to IAC common stock and Class B common stock shareholders$3.07$(13.55)$6.70
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands, except per share data)
Diluted EPS:
Numerator:
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations$258,317$(1,195,149)$590,816
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of continuing operations7,62522,2858,748
Net earnings attributed to unvested participating security(8,918)—(18,981)
Impact from public subsidiaries' dilutive securities (b)——406
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to IAC common stock and Class B common stock shareholders257,024(1,172,864)580,989
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes—2,694(1,831)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests of discontinued operations——(186)
Net loss attributed to unvested participating security——64
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to IAC common stock and Class B common stock shareholders—2,694(1,953)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to IAC common stock and Class B common stock shareholders$257,024$(1,170,170)$579,036
Denominator:
Weighted average basic IAC common stock and Class B common stock shares outstanding (a)83,56986,35086,222
Dilutive securities (b)(c)(d)(e)2,895—5,606
Denominator for earnings per share—weighted average shares (b)(c)(d)(e)86,46486,35091,828
Earnings (loss) per share:
Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to IAC common stock and Class B common stock shareholders$2.97$(13.58)$6.33
Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations, net of tax, attributable to IAC common stock and Class B common stock shareholders—0.03(0.02)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to IAC common stock and Class B common stock shareholders$2.97$(13.55)$6.31

(a) On November 5, 2020, IAC's CEO was granted a stock-based award in the form of 3.0 million shares of restricted common stock. The number of shares that ultimately vests is subject to the satisfaction of growth targets in IAC's stock price over the 10-year service condition of the award. These restricted shares have a non-forfeitable dividend right in the event the Company declares a cash dividend on its common shares and participate in all other distributions of the Company in the same manner as all other IAC common shares. Accordingly, the two-class method of calculating EPS is used. While the restricted shares are presented as outstanding shares in the balance sheet, these shares are excluded from the weighted average shares outstanding in calculating basic EPS and the allocable portion of net earnings are also excluded. Fully diluted EPS reflects the impact on earnings and fully diluted shares in the manner that is most dilutive.

(b) IAC has the option to settle certain Angi Inc. stock-based awards in its shares. The impact on net earnings relates to the settlement of Angi Inc.'s dilutive securities in IAC common shares. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, these Angi Inc. equity awards were anti-dilutive. For the year ended December 31, 2021 it was more dilutive for IAC to settle these Angi Inc. equity awards.

(c) If the effect is dilutive, weighted average common shares outstanding include the incremental shares that would be issued upon the assumed exercise of stock options and subsidiary denominated equity and vesting of restricted common stock, restricted stock units ("RSUs") and market-based awards ("MSUs"). For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2021,3.6 million and 3.0 million, respectively, of potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

(d) For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company had a loss from continuing operations and, as a result, approximately 7.9 million potentially dilutive securities were excluded from computing diluted EPS because the impact would have been anti-dilutive. Accordingly, the weighted average basic shares outstanding were used to compute the EPS amounts for the year ended December 31, 2022.

(e) See "Note 12—Stock-Based Compensation" for additional information on the grant of IAC restricted common stock to its CEO and equity instruments denominated in the shares of certain subsidiaries.

NOTE 16—FINANCIAL STATEMENT DETAILS

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the balance sheet to the total amounts shown in the statement of cash flows:

December 31, 2023December 31, 2022December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents$1,297,445$1,417,390$2,118,730$3,366,176
Restricted cash included in other current assets8,5391,1651,941448
Restricted cash included in other non-current assets2577,5141,193449
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash included in current assets of discontinued operations———110,037
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash as shown on the statement of cash flows$1,306,241$1,426,069$2,121,864$3,477,110

Restricted cash included in "Other current assets" in the balance sheet at December 31, 2023 primarily consists of cash held in escrow related to the funded pension plan in the U.K. and cash held related to insurance programs at Care.com. Restricted cash included in "Other non-current assets" in the balance sheet at December 31, 2023 consists of deposits related to leases.

Restricted cash included in "Other current assets" in the balance sheet at December 31, 2022 primarily consists of cash held related to insurance programs at Care.com. Restricted cash included in "Other non-current assets" in the balance sheet at December 31, 2022 primarily consists of cash held in escrow related to the funded pension plan in the U.K. as well as a check endorsement guarantee at Roofing within Emerging & Other and deposits related to leases.

Restricted cash included in "Other current assets" in the balance sheet at December 31, 2021 primarily consists of cash held in escrow related to the funded pension plan in the U.K. Restricted cash included in "Other non-current assets" in the balance sheet at December 31, 2021 consists of deposits related to leases and a check endorsement guarantee at Roofing within Emerging & Other.

Restricted cash included in "Other current assets" in the balance sheet at December 31, 2020 primarily consists of funds collected from service providers for payments in dispute, which were not settled as of the period end, and cash reserved to fund insurance claims at Angi Inc. Restricted cash included in "Other non-current assets" in the balance sheet at December 31, 2020 consists of deposits related to leases.

At December 31, 2023, all of the Company's international cash can be repatriated without significant tax consequences.

Credit Losses

The following table presents the changes in the allowance for credit losses for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively:

20232022
(In thousands)
Balance at January 1$50,971$36,637
Current period provision for credit losses87,729116,553
Write-offs charged against the allowance(104,764)(107,188)
Recoveries collected5,2275,367
Sale of a business(6,958)—
Other174(398)
Balance at December 31$32,379$50,971

Other current assets

December 31,
20232022
(In thousands)
Prepaid expenses$91,118$80,039
Other166,381216,524
Other current assets$257,499$296,563

Capitalized software, equipment, buildings, land and leasehold improvements, net

December 31,
20232022
(In thousands)
Capitalized software and computer equipment$329,312$291,600
Buildings and leasehold improvements268,840305,304
Furniture and other equipment131,442137,570
Land86,03220,234
Projects in progress13,91130,379
Total gross carrying amount829,537785,087
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(374,256)(274,473)
Capitalized software, equipment, buildings, land and leasehold improvements, net$455,281$510,614

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

December 31,
20232022
(In thousands)
Accrued employee compensation and benefits$180,384$169,227
Customer deposit liability118,522125,441
Accrued advertising expense56,05578,601
Other316,566386,490
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities$671,527$759,759

Other income (expense), net

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
Interest income$71,114$24,916$1,351
Unrealized increase (decrease) in the estimated fair value of a warrant2,832(62,495)104,018
Foreign exchange gains (losses), net(a)1,528(8,503)(13,636)
Net periodic pension benefit credit (cost), other than the service cost component(b)139(206,422)(17,858)
Net (downward) upward adjustments to the carrying value of equity securities without readily determinable fair values and realized gains on sales of businesses and investments(c)(d)(19,201)59,29918,874
Unrealized (loss) gain related to marketable equity securities(145)(20,342)18,788
Realized gain on the sale of a marketable equity security——7,174
Loss on extinguishment of debt(e)——(1,110)
Other7,595(4,238)(5,747)
Other income (expense), net$63,862$(217,785)$111,854

(a) Includes$10.0 million in foreign exchange losses primarily related to the substantial liquidation of certain foreign subsidiaries in the year ended December 31, 2021.

(b) Includes pre-tax actuarial gains (losses) of $1.7 million, $(213.4) million and $(7.1) million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the pension plans in the U.S. and U.K. See "Note 13—Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans" for additional information.

(c) Includes downward and upward adjustments to the carrying value of equity securities without readily determinable fair values. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded net (downward) and upward adjustments of $(20.2) million, $(89.1) million and $8.9 million, respectively.

(d) Includes a gain of approximately $132.2 million on the sale of Bluecrew in the year ended December 31, 2022. On November 9, 2022, the Company completed the sale of Bluecrew, which was included within Emerging & Other, to EmployBridge, a provider of light industrial staffing solutions, for cash and stock with the Company becoming a minority shareholder in the combined company.

(e) Represents the write-off of deferred debt issuance costs related to the ANGI Group Term Loan, which was repaid in its entirety during the second quarter of 2021.

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(In thousands)
Cash (paid) received during the year for:
Interest, net(f)$(156,172)$(98,150)$(21,702)
Income tax payments$(18,782)$(16,407)$(9,880)
Income tax refunds$1,667$3,004$1,762

(f) Includes receipts of $3.2 million related to the interest rate swaps for the year ended December 31, 2023. See "Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" and "Note 7—Long-term Debt" for additional information.

NOTE 17—CONTINGENCIES

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is a party to various lawsuits. The Company establishes accruals for specific legal matters when it determines that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable and the loss is reasonably estimable. Management has also identified certain other legal matters where it believes an unfavorable outcome is not probable and, therefore, no accrual is established. Although management currently believes that resolving claims against the Company, including claims where an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible and for which the Company cannot estimate a loss or range of loss, will not have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and management's view of these matters may change in the future. The Company also evaluates other contingent matters, including uncertain income tax positions and non-income tax contingencies, to assess the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome and estimated extent of potential loss. It is possible that an unfavorable outcome of one or more of these lawsuits or other contingencies could have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company. See "Note 14—Income Taxes" for information related to uncertain income tax positions.

NOTE 18—DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On May 25, 2021, IAC completed the Spin-off. Following the Spin-off, Vimeo became an independent, separately traded public company. Therefore, Vimeo is presented as a discontinued operation within the Company's financial statements for 2021. During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company allocated to Vimeo certain federal and state net operating losses based on the filing of its 2021 tax returns. The Company recorded a $2.7 million tax benefit through discontinued operations and deferred taxes to reflect this allocation.

The components of the loss from discontinued operations for the period January 1, 2021 through May 25, 2021 in the statement of operations consisted of the following:

January 1 through May 25, 2021
(In thousands)
Revenue$145,514
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)39,995
Selling and marketing expense54,774
General and administrative expense23,343
Product development expense35,651
Depreciation182
Amortization of intangibles2,983
Total operating costs and expenses156,928
Operating loss from discontinued operations(11,414)
Interest expense(140)
Other income, net10,172
Loss from discontinued operations before taxes(1,382)
Income tax provision(449)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes$(1,831)

NOTE 19—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

IAC and Angi Inc.

Allocation of CEO Compensation and Certain Expenses

Joseph Levin, CEO of IAC and Chairman of Angi Inc., was appointed CEO of Angi Inc. on October 10, 2022. As a result, for the year ended December 31, 2023 and for the period from October 10, 2022 to December 31, 2022, IAC allocated $9.4 million and $2.1 million, respectively, in costs to Angi Inc. (including salary, benefits, stock-based compensation and costs related to the CEO’s office). These costs were allocated from IAC based upon time spent on Angi Inc. by Mr. Levin. Management considers the allocation method to be reasonable. The allocated costs also include costs directly attributable to Angi Inc. that were initially paid for by IAC and billed by IAC to Angi Inc.

The Combination and Related Agreements

The Company and Angi Inc., in connection with the Combination, entered into a contribution agreement; an investor rights agreement; a services agreement; a tax sharing agreement; and an employee matters agreement, which collectively govern the relationship between IAC and Angi Inc.

During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, there have been no exercises and settlements of Angi Inc. stock appreciation rights, and no exercises or vestings of IAC equity awards held by Angi Inc. employees, that would require, pursuant to the employee matters agreement, reimbursement to IAC in Angi Inc. Class A and Class B common stock.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, pursuant to the employee matters agreement,2.6 million shares of Angi Inc. Class A common stock were issued to a subsidiary of the Company as reimbursement for IAC common stock issued in connection with the exercise and settlement of certain Angi Inc. stock appreciation rights and 0.2 million shares of Angi Inc. Class B common stock were issued to a subsidiary of the Company as reimbursement for shares of IAC common stock in connection with the exercise and vesting of IAC equity awards held by Angi Inc. employees.

IAC and Vimeo

In connection with the spin-off of Vimeo from IAC, the parties entered in several agreements to govern their relationship following the completion of the transaction, certain of which remain in effect and are as follows: a separation agreement; a tax matters agreement and an employee matters agreement. Following the completion of the transaction, Vimeo and IAC entered into certain commercial agreements, including lease agreements. The Company and Vimeo are related parties because Mr. Diller is the beneficial owner of more than 10% of the voting interests in both IAC and Vimeo.

The Company had an outstanding receivable of $0.8 million due from Vimeo pursuant to the separation agreement at December 31, 2022. This amount was included in "Other current assets" in the balance sheet and was paid in full in October 2023. At December 31, 2023, there wereno outstanding receivables or payables pursuant to the separation agreement.

The Company charged Vimeo rent pursuant to lease agreements of $3.5 million and $4.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $2.6 million for the period following the Spin-off of May 25, 2021 through December 31, 2021. At December 31, 2023, the Company has an outstanding receivable of $0.3 million due from Vimeo pursuant to the lease agreements. This amount is included in "Other non-current assets" in the balance sheet. At December 31, 2022, there wereno outstanding receivables due from Vimeo pursuant to the lease agreements.

IAC and Expedia

At December 31, 2023, the Company and Expedia each had a 50% ownership interest intwo aircraft that may be used by both companies. One of these aircraft was delivered in the third quarter of 2021; IAC and Expedia each made the payments to acquire their respective interest in this aircraft directly to third parties. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company and Expedia sold a corporate aircraft that was jointly owned for total proceeds of $19.0 million (sales price net of related costs), with each company receiving 50% of the proceeds. Members of the aircraft flight crews are employed by an entity in which the Company and Expedia each have a 50% ownership interest. The Company and Expedia have agreed to share costs relating to flight crew compensation and benefits pro-rata according to each company’s respective usage of the aircraft, for which they are separately billed by the entity described above. The Company and Expedia are related parties because Mr. Diller serves as Chairman and Senior Executive of both IAC and Expedia. For each of the years in the period ended December 31, 2023, the payments made to this entity by the Company were not material.

In addition, in December 2021, the Company and Expedia entered into an agreement pursuant to which Expedia may use certain aircraft owned 100% by a subsidiary of the Company on a cost basis. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the payments made by Expedia to the Company pursuant to this arrangement were not material.

NOTE 20—SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On February 15, 2024, IAC completed the sale of the assets of Mosaic Group (reported within Emerging & Other) for approximately $160.0 million.

The table below reflects Mosaic Group's revenue and a reconciliation of operating income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2023 and for each of the quarters in 2023:

Quarters Ended · Year Ended
March 31, 2023June 30, 2023September 30, 2023December 31, 2023December 31, 2023
(In thousands)
Revenue$40,501$39,014$38,672$37,498$155,685
Operating income (loss)$6,243$4,160$(5,427)$6,588$11,564
Add:
Amortization of intangibles14914914948495
Depreciation543315
Goodwill impairment——9,000—9,000
Adjusted EBITDA$6,397$4,313$3,725$6,639$21,074
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