Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Description of Business Etsy, Inc. (the “Company” or “Etsy”) was incorporated in Delaware in February 2006. Etsy operates a marketplace where people around the world connect, both online and offline, to make, sell and buy unique goods. The Company generates revenue primarily from transaction and listing fees, Promoted Listings, Direct Checkout fees, and Shipping Label sales. Initial Public Offering On April 21, 2015, the Company completed an initial public offering (the "IPO") in which it issued and sold 13,333,333 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $16.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $194.4 million after deducting underwriting discounts of $13.9 million and other offering expenses of approximately $5.1 million . These expenses were recorded against the proceeds received from the IPO. Certain selling stockholders sold an additional 5,833,332 shares of common stock in the IPO. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares sold by the selling stockholders. Upon the closing of the IPO, all outstanding shares of preferred stock of the Company converted into 53,448,243 shares of common stock. In addition, all outstanding warrants for preferred stock converted into warrants for 203,030 shares of common stock. Basis of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Etsy and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Reclassifications Certain items in the prior years’ consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation reflected in these interim financial statements. Specifically, the Company reclassified $4.6 million previously included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets for 2014 to conform to the current period presentation. Unaudited Interim Financial Information The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2015 , the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015 , the consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015 , and the consolidated statement of changes in convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 are unaudited. The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to state fairly the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2015 , results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015 , and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015 . The financial data and the other information disclosed in these notes to the consolidated financial statements related to these three and nine -month periods are unaudited. These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2015 (the "Prospectus"). There have been no material changes in the Company's significant accounting policies from those that were disclosed in the Prospectus. Reverse Stock Split The Company effected a 1-for-2 reverse split of its common stock on March 25, 2015. The reverse split combined each two shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock into one share of common stock and correspondingly adjusted the conversion prices of its convertible preferred stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse split, and any fractional shares resulting from the reverse split were rounded down to the nearest whole share. All share, per share and related information presented in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been retroactively adjusted, where applicable, to reflect the reverse stock split. Use of Estimates The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The accounting estimates that require management’s most difficult and subjective judgments include revenue recognition, income taxes, website development costs and internal-use software, purchase price allocations for business combinations, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets and stock-based compensation. The Company evaluates its estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis and revises them when necessary. Actual results may differ from the original or revised estimates. Income Taxes The Company's income tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of its annual effective tax rate adjusted for discrete items, if any, for relevant interim periods. The Company updates its estimate of the annual effective tax rate each quarter and makes cumulative adjustments if its estimated annual tax rate changes. The Company's quarterly tax provision and quarterly estimate of its annual effective tax rate are subject to significant variations due to several factors, including variability in predicting its pretax and taxable income and the mix of jurisdictions to which those relate, changes of expenses or losses for which tax benefits are not recognized, and changes in the laws, regulations and administrative practices of the jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Business Combinations On April 29, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of Jarvis Labs, Inc., owners of the “Grand St.” online technology marketplace. Total consideration for the acquisition was approximately $3.2 million , consisting of $1.0 million in cash and 212,552 shares of the Company’s common stock with a fair value of $2.2 million on the acquisition date. Additionally, the Company issued 328,580 shares of common stock, with a fair value of $3.4 million on the acquisition date, which are tied to continuous service with the Company as an employee or consultant and are being accounted for as post-acquisition stock-based compensation expense over the three -year vesting period. Because the Company was not publicly traded at the time of the acquisition, the Company utilized equity valuations based on comparable publicly-traded companies, discounted cash flows, an analysis of the Company’s enterprise value and any other factors deemed relevant in estimating the fair value of its common stock for purposes of calculating the fair value of the purchase price. On June 18, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of Incubart SAS, a societe par actions simplifiee organized under the laws of France, which operates the online marketplace A Little Market (“ALM”). Total consideration for the acquisition was $30.8 million , consisting of $5.3 million in cash, of which $4.2 million was paid on the closing date, $0.3 million was paid on March 31, 2015 and $0.8 million is due to be paid on February 16, 2016, and 2,439,847 shares of the Company’s common stock with a fair value of $25.5 million on the acquisition date. Because the Company was not publicly traded at the time of the acquisition, the Company utilized equity valuations based on comparable publicly-traded companies, discounted cash flows, an analysis of the Company’s enterprise value and any other factors deemed relevant in estimating the fair value of its common stock for purposes of calculating the fair value of the purchase price. The terms of the purchase agreement provide for the sale of put options to certain of the former shareholders of ALM. The put options enable the holders of the options to sell up to all of their shares back to the Company, subject to certain vesting and restrictions, at fair value, but not to exceed $8.26 per share and not less than $4.00 per share. The put right terminates with respect to a share on the earlier of one year from when such share is vested or the liquidation date, as defined in the agreement containing the put option. The holders of the options paid an aggregate of $0.1 million cash to the Company at the date of acquisition and the Company recorded a $0.1 million liability for the fair value of the put options at that time. Additionally, the Company issued 599,497 shares of common stock, with a fair value of $6.3 million on the acquisition date, which are tied to continuous service with the Company as an employee or consultant and are being accounted for as post-acquisition stock-based compensation expense over the three -year vesting period. Since the put options relate in part to these shares, these restricted shares will be recorded as liability-classified stock awards as earned. The following pro forma financial information presents the combined operating results of the Company, Grand St. and ALM as if each acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2014. The pro forma financial information includes the accounting effects of the business combinations, including adjustments to the amortization of intangible assets and professional fees associated with the acquisition. The unaudited pro forma information does not necessarily reflect the actual results that would have been achieved, nor is it necessarily indicative of our future consolidated results. The pro forma financial information is presented in the table below for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 (in thousands except per share amounts): Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 Revenue $ 132,483 Net loss $ (10,887 ) Basic and diluted net loss per share $ (0.27 ) During the second quarter of 2015, the Company recognized changes to assets and liabilities impacting the associated purchase price allocations of ALM and Grand St. at their respective dates of acquisition. These adjustments resulted in a decrease to the initial purchase price allocation of goodwill for ALM and Grand St. of $0.4 million and $0.2 million , respectively. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued an accounting standards update that replaces existing revenue recognition guidance. The new guidance is effective for the annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Among other things, the updated guidance requires companies to recognize revenue in a way that depicts 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 Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements. In August 2014, the FASB issued an accounting standard update under which management will be required to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and provide related disclosures in certain circumstances. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or disclosures. In April 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard under which customers will apply the same criteria as vendors to determine whether a cloud computing arrangement contains a software license or is solely a service contract. The new standard is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements. In August 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard update to address the presentation and subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements. The guidance affirms the Company's treatment of such costs, which is to defer and present the debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortize the costs over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or disclosures. In September 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard update that eliminates the requirement that an acquirer in a business combination account for measurement-period adjustments retrospectively. Instead, an acquirer will recognize a measurement-period adjustment during the period in which it determines the amount of the adjustment. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or disclosures. |