DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION, ACCOUNTING POLICIES, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS | 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION, ACCOUNTING POLICIES, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS Description of Business United Online, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, "United Online" or the "Company"), through its operating subsidiaries, provides consumer subscription services and products, consisting of internet access services and devices, including dial-up, mobile broadband, DSL, e-mail, internet security, web hosting, and voice services, under the NetZero and Juno brands. In March 2016, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement for the sale of its StayFriends GmbH, Trombi Acquisition SARL, Klassträffen Sweden AB, and Klassenfreunde.ch GmbH entities (collectively, the "Social Media Business") to Ströer Content Group GmbH. The purchase price for the Social Media Business is approximately 16 million Euros in cash, which includes cash of 6.5 million Euros on the Social Media Business balance sheet, subject to a post-signing purchase price adjustment. The Share Purchase Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants of each party, some of which survive the closing of the transaction for a period of time. The sale is expected to close in May 2016. The results of operations, the financial condition and the cash flows of the Social Media Business have been presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented. In April 2016, the Company consummated the sale of its MyPoints business unit to Prodege, LLC. The purchase price received for the MyPoints business unit was approximately $13 million in cash, subject to a post-closing working capital adjustment. The Stock Purchase Agreement for the sale included customary representations, warranties and covenants of each party, some of which survive the closing of the transaction for a period of time. The results of operations, the financial condition and the cash flows of the MyPoints business unit have been presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Basis of Presentation The Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"), including those for interim financial information, and with the instructions for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Accordingly, such financial statements do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods shown. The results of operations for such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for any future periods. The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2015 was derived from the Company's audited consolidated financial statements, filed on March 3, 2016, with the SEC in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, but does not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP. The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2015 was revised for the purposes of discontinued operations presentation. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2015 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. The most significant areas of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements that require management judgment include the Company's revenue recognition, goodwill, other long-lived assets, income taxes, and legal contingencies. The Company believes that its existing cash and cash equivalents and cash generated from operations will be sufficient to fund its working capital requirements, capital expenditures and other obligations through at least the next 12 months. Accounting Policies Refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 for a discussion of the Company's significant accounting policies. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers . The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments in this ASU will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is not permitted. The amendments should be applied retrospectively. In July 2015, the FASB approved a one-year deferral of the effective date with early adoption permitted. The Company intends to adopt the standard effective January 1, 2018 and is currently assessing the impact of this update on its consolidated financial statements. In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, Compensation—Stock Compensation: Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period . The core principle of the guidance requires that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period should be treated as a performance condition. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. Entities may apply the amendments in ASU No. 2014-12 either: (a) prospectively to all awards granted or modified after the effective date; or (b) retrospectively to all awards with performance targets that are outstanding as of the beginning of the earliest annual period presented in the financial statements and to all new or modified awards thereafter. The Company adopted the standard for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 with no impact on its consolidated financial statements. In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern . The update provides GAAP guidance on management's responsibility in evaluating whether there is substantial doubt about a company's ability to continue as a going concern and about related footnote disclosures. The amendments in this update are effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect this update to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-05, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer's Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement . The update provides GAAP guidance on evaluating the accounting for fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement. The amendments in this update also provide a basis for evaluating whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. The amendments in this update are effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the standard for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 with no impact on its consolidated financial statements. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory . The amendments in this update more closely align the measurement of inventory in GAAP with the measurement of inventory in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively with earlier application permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this update on its consolidated financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) . The amendments in this update require that a lessee recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments in this update should be applied at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this update on its consolidated financial statements. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net). The amendments in this update do not change the core principle of the guidance as noted above at ASU No. 2014-09. The amendments clarify the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. The effective date and transition requirements for the amendments in this update are the same as the effective date and transition requirements of ASU No. 2014-09. The Company intends to adopt the standard effective January 1, 2018 and is currently assessing the impact of this update on its consolidated financial statements. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting . The amendments in this update involve simplification in several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments in this update require both prospective and retrospective application with earlier application permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this update on its consolidated financial statements. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing. The amendments in this Update do not change the core principle of the guidance as noted above at ASU No. 2014-09. The core principle of the update is to clarify the following two aspects of Topic 606: identifying performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance, while retaining the related principles for those areas. The Company intends to adopt the standard effective January 1, 2018 and is currently assessing the impact of this update on its consolidated financial statements. |