Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Description of Business The Meet Group, Inc. (“Company,” or “The Meet Group”) is a leading provider of interactive live-streaming solutions. The Company leverages a powerful live video platform (“Live”), empowering its global community to forge meaningful connections. The Company’s primary applications (“apps”) are MeetMe®, Skout®, Tagged®, LOVOO® and Growlr®. The Company operates location-based social networks for meeting new people — primarily on mobile platforms, including on iPhone, Android, iPad and other tablets — that facilitate interactions among users and encourage users to connect, communicate and engage with each other. The Company also offers online marketing capabilities, which enable marketers to display their advertisements on its apps. Basis of Presentation The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all subsidiaries and affiliates in which the Company holds a controlling financial interest as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of The Meet Group and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Unaudited Interim Financial Information The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company and reflect all normal, recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial information. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter or for the year ending December 31, 2020 . Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted under the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included therein in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 , which was filed with the SEC on March 12, 2020 . Merger Agreement On March 5, 2020, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE’s and General Atlantic Coöperatief U.A.’s joint company, NCG – NUCOM GROUP SE, a European stock corporation (“NuCom”), through eHarmony Holding, Inc., a subsidiary of NuCom’s platform company Parship Group GmbH (“Buyer”). Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Buyer, Holly Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer (“Merger Sub”), and NuCom, solely for the purpose of guaranteeing Buyer’s obligations under the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company (“Merger”). As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger (“Surviving Corporation”) and the Surviving Corporation shall become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer. The Company recorded $3.1 million of acquisition, restructuring and other expenses related to the Merger Agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2020 . The Company expects the Merger to close in the second half of 2020, subject to the satisfaction of all closing conditions. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions are required in the determination of business combinations and contingent consideration arrangements, income taxes, the valuation of long-lived assets, including property and equipment, definite-lived intangible assets and goodwill and accounting for contingencies. Some of these judgments can be subjective and complex, and, consequently, actual results may differ from these estimates. The Company’s estimates are often based on complex judgments, probabilities and assumptions that it believes are reasonable but are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. For any given individual estimate or assumption made by the Company, there may also be other estimates or assumptions that are reasonable. The Company regularly evaluates its estimates and assumptions using historical experience and other factors, including the economic environment. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, the Company’s estimates and assumptions may prove to be incomplete or inaccurate, or unanticipated events and circumstances may occur that might cause it to change those estimates and assumptions. Market conditions, such as illiquid credit markets, volatile equity markets, dramatic fluctuations in foreign currency rates and economic downturn, can increase the uncertainty already inherent in its estimates and assumptions. The Company adjusts its estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances indicate the need for change. Those changes generally will be reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements on a prospective basis unless they are required to be treated retrospectively under the relevant accounting standard. It is possible that other professionals, applying reasonable judgment to the same facts and circumstances, could develop and support a range of alternative estimated amounts. The Company is also subject to other risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ from estimated amounts, such as changes in competition, litigation, legislation and regulations. Recently-issued Accounting Standards Recently-adopted Accounting Standards In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU No. 2016-13”), which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for certain financial assets, including trade accounts receivable. ASU No. 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss model that requires the use of relevant information, including an entity’s historical experience, current conditions and other reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectability over the life of a financial asset. The amendments in ASU No. 2016-13 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption was permitted. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-13 on January 1, 2020, which resulted in an increase of $0.2 million to its allowance for credit losses that was recognized as a cumulative effect adjustment to its accumulated deficit under a modified retrospective transition method. The new standard did not materially impact the Company’s results of operations or cash flows. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU No. 2018-13”). This standard removes, modifies and makes certain additions to the disclosure requirements for fair value measurement. The amendments in ASU No. 2018-13 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption was permitted. The Company adopted ASU No. 2018-13 on January 1, 2020, and it did not have a material impact to its consolidated financial statement disclosures. Accounting Standards Issued and Not Yet Adopted In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU No. 2019-12”). This standard simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, Income Taxes , and clarifies and amends certain existing guidance. The amendments in ASU No. 2019-12 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this new standard will have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Impact of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus The Company is closely monitoring the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) on all aspects of its business. COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020 and the U.S. President declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. While the COVID-19 pandemic has had minimal impact on the Company’s operations and financial results to date, the future impacts of the pandemic and any resulting economic impact are largely unknown and rapidly evolving. It is possible that the COVID-19 pandemic, the measures taken by the governments of countries affected and the resulting economic impact may negatively impact the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial position as well as its vendors, advertising partners and users. |