Background and Basis of Presentation | Background and Basis of Presentation Company and Background Chegg, Inc. (Chegg, the Company, we, us, or our), headquartered in Santa Clara, California, was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on July 29, 2005. Chegg is the leading student-first connected learning platform, empowering students to take control of their education to save time, save money, and get smarter. We help students study more effectively for college admissions exams, find the right college to accomplish their goals, get better grades and test scores while in school, and find internships that allow them to gain valuable skills to help them enter the workforce after college. Our connected learning platform offers products and services that help students transition from high school to college to career, with a view toward improving student outcomes and the overall return on investment in education. Basis of Presentation The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016 , the condensed consolidated statements of operations and the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , and the related footnote disclosures are unaudited. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly our financial position as of September 30, 2016 , our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 . Our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. We operate in a single segment. Our fiscal year ends on December 31 and in this report we refer to the year ended December 31, 2015 as 2015. The condensed consolidated financial statements and related financial information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the Annual Report on Form 10-K) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies as compared to the significant accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (U.S. GAAP) requires management to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities; the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements; and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates, assumptions, and judgments are used for, but not limited to: revenue recognition, recoverability of accounts receivable, determination of the useful lives and salvage value assigned to our textbook library, restructuring charges, share-based compensation expense including estimated forfeitures, accounting for income taxes, useful lives assigned to long-lived assets for depreciation and amortization, impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, and the valuation of acquired tangible and intangible assets. We base our estimates on historical experience, knowledge of current business conditions, and various other factors we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates are based on management’s knowledge about current events and expectations about actions we may undertake in the future. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and such differences could be material to our financial position and results of operations. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Except for the 2016 accounting pronouncements, which are described below, there have been no material changes to recent accounting pronouncements as compared to recent accounting pronouncements described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. In August 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-15 Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force) . ASU 2016-15 provides for specific guidance on eight cash flow issues where the previously U.S. GAAP was either unclear or did not include specific guidance. The guidance requires a retrospective application and is effective for annual periods after December 15, 2017, with earlier application permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. We have elected to early adopt this standard which did not result in any changes to the presentation of our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 . In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients . ASU 2016-12 provides for improvements and practical expedients for specific areas of Topic 606. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing . ASU 2016-10 provides for clarification of two aspects of Topic 606: identifying performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance. 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) . ASU No. 2016-08 requires an entity to determine whether the nature of its promise to provide goods or services to a customer is performed in a principal or agent capacity and to recognize revenue in a gross or net manner based on its principal/agent designation. ASUs 2016-12, 2016-10 and 2016-08 allow for companies to choose to apply the standard retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective application) or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings of the annual reporting period that includes the date of initial application (modified retrospective application). Each guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. We plan to adopt the guidance starting in the first quarter of 2018. We are currently in the process of evaluating these guidance updates and have not yet determined the impact on our condensed 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 . ASU 2016-09 provides for simplification involving 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. In addition to these simplifications, ASU 2016-09 also eliminates the guidance in Topic 718 that was indefinitely deferred shortly after the issuance of FASB Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment . Early adoption is permitted and the application of the guidance is different for each update included within ASU 2016-09. The guidance is effective for annual periods after December 15, 2016, and we are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) . ASU 2016-02 requires an entity to recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability for all leases with terms of more than 12 months. Recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses will depend on classification as a finance or operating lease. The amendments in this update also require certain quantitative and qualitative disclosures about leasing arrangements. Early adoption is permitted, and the guidance requires a modified retrospective adoption. The guidance is effective for annual periods after December 15, 2018, and we are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities . ASU 2016-01 requires all financial assets and liabilities not accounted for under the equity method to be measured at fair value with the changes in fair value recognized in net income. The amendments in this update also require an entity to separately present in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments. In addition, the amendments in this update supersede the requirement to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used in calculating the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet for public business entities. Early adoption is not permitted except for the comprehensive income presentation requirement, and the updated guidance requires a prospective application with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The guidance is effective for annual periods after December 15, 2017, and we are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance. |