Significant Accounting Policies | Significant Accounting Policies Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (ASU 2019-12). This standard simplifies accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles and amending existing guidance to improve consistent application. The Company adopted this new standard effective January 1, 2020. Its adoption had no material impact on the Company's financial reporting or results of operations. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) : Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (ASU 2018-13). The amendments modify the disclosure requirements in Topic 820 to add disclosures regarding changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty. Certain disclosure requirements in Topic 820 are also removed or modified. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this new standard effective January 1, 2020. Its adoption had no material impact on the Company's financial reporting or results of operations. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (ASU 2017-04), which eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge. The Company adopted this new standard effective January 1, 2020. Its adoption had no material impact on the Company's financial reporting or results of operations. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13), which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost, including trade receivables. ASU 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss model that requires the use of forward-looking information to calculate credit loss estimates. The Company adopted this new standard effective January 1, 2020 and has considered forward-looking information in its measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for its accounts receivables, creator signing fees, creator advances and advanced payouts, including consideration of the financial statement effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Refer to Note 3, Note 4 and Note 5 for further information. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Topic 470) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Topic 815) , which eliminates the beneficial conversion and cash conversion accounting models for convertible instruments. It also amends the accounting for certain contracts in an entity’s own equity that are currently accounted for as derivatives because of specific settlement provisions. In addition, the new guidance modifies how particular convertible instruments and certain contracts that may be settled in cash or shares impact the diluted earnings per share computation. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company is evaluating the accounting, transition and disclosure requirements of this standard. Revenue Recognition The Company adopted and began applying ASC 606 on January 1, 2019 in accordance with ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and Other Assets and Deferred Costs—Contracts with Customers (Subtopic 340-40) using a modified retrospective approach to contracts which were not completed as of the adoption date. The adoption of ASC 606 had no material impact to the Company's net revenues recorded in the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment to opening accumulated deficit as of January 1, 2019 of $0.6 million and a corresponding increase to contract liabilities, included within other accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company recognized this $0.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2019 and had a contract liability of $0.8 million recorded as of December 31, 2019. The Company derives its revenues primarily from service fees and payment processing fees charged at the time a ticket for an event is sold. The Company also derives revenues from providing certain creators with account management services and customer support. The Company's customers are event creators who use the Company's platform to sell tickets to attendees. Revenue is recognized when or as control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company allocates the transaction price by estimating a standalone selling price for each performance obligation using an expected cost plus a margin approach. For service fees and payment processing fees, revenue is recognized when the ticket is sold. For account management services and customer support, revenue is recognized over the period from the date of the sale of the ticket to the date of the event. The event creator has the choice of whether to use Eventbrite Payment Processing (EPP) or to use a third-party payment processor, referred to as Facilitated Payment Processing (FPP). Under the EPP option, the Company is the merchant of record and is responsible for processing the transaction and collecting the face value of the ticket and all associated fees at the time the ticket is sold. The Company is also responsible for remitting these amounts collected, less the Company's fees, to the event creator. Under the FPP option, Eventbrite is not responsible for processing the transaction or collecting the face value of the ticket and associated fees. In this case, the Company invoices the creator for all of the Company's fees. The Company evaluates whether it is appropriate to recognize revenue on a gross or net basis based upon its evaluation of whether the Company obtains control of the specified goods or services by considering if it is primarily responsible for fulfillment of the promise, has inventory risk, and has the latitude in establishing pricing and selecting suppliers, among other factors. The Company determined the event creator is the party responsible for fulfilling the promise to the attendee, as the creator is responsible for providing the event for which a ticket is sold, determines the price of the ticket and is responsible for providing a refund if the event is canceled. The Company's service provides a platform for the creator and event attendee to transact and the Company's performance obligation is to facilitate and process that transaction and issue the ticket. The amount that the Company earns for its services is fixed. For the payment processing service, the Company determined that it is the principal in providing the service as the Company is responsible for fulfilling the promise to process the payment and has discretion and latitude in establishing the price of its service. Based on management's assessment, the Company records revenue on a net basis related to its ticketing service and on a gross basis related to its payment processing service. As a result, costs incurred for processing the transactions are included in cost of net revenues in the consolidated statements of operations. Revenue is presented net of indirect taxes, value-added taxes, creator royalties and reserves for customer refunds, payment chargebacks and estimated uncollectible amounts. If an event is cancelled by a creator, then any obligations to provide refunds to event attendees are the responsibility of that creator. If a creator is unwilling or unable to fulfill their refund obligations, the Company may, at its discretion, provide attendee refunds. Revenue is also presented net of the amortization of creator signing fees. The benefit the Company receives by securing exclusive ticketing and payment processing rights with certain creators from creator signing fees is inseparable from the customer relationship with the creator and accordingly these fees are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. Cost of Net Revenue Cost of net revenue consists primarily of payment processing fees, platform and website hosting fees and operational costs, amortization of acquired developed technology costs, amortization of capitalized internal-use software development costs, field operations costs and allocated customer support costs. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash Cash and cash equivalents includes bank deposits and money market funds held with financial institutions. Cash and cash equivalents balances include the face value of tickets sold on behalf of creators and their share of service charges, which amounts are to be remitted to the creators. Such balances were $181.1 million and $257.3 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Although creator cash is legally unrestricted, the Company does not utilize creator cash for its own financing or investing activities as the amounts are payable to creators on a regular basis. These amounts due to creators are included in accounts payable, creators on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company considers all highly liquid investments, including money market funds with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase, to be cash equivalents. The Company has issued letters of credit under lease agreements and other agreements which have been collateralized with cash. This cash is classified as noncurrent restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands): December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Cash and cash equivalents $ 505,756 $ 420,712 $ 437,892 Restricted cash 2,674 2,228 1,508 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 508,430 $ 422,940 $ 439,400 Funds Receivable Funds receivable represents cash-in-transit from third-party payment processors that is received by the Company within approximately five business days from the date of the underlying ticketing transaction. The funds receivable balances include the face value of tickets sold on behalf of creators and their share of service charges, which amounts are to be remitted to the creators. Such amounts were $10.0 million and $51.1 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Accounts Receivable, Net Accounts receivable, net is primarily comprised of invoiced amounts to creators who use a third-party facilitated payment processor (FPP). For customer accounts receivable balances related to FPP, the Company records accounts receivable at the invoiced amount, net of a reserve to provide for potentially uncollectible amounts. In evaluating the Company’s ability to collect outstanding receivable balances, the Company considers various factors including the age of the balance, the creditworthiness of the customer and the customer’s current financial condition. Accounts receivable deemed uncollectible are charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts when identified. Property and Equipment, Net Property and equipment, including assets acquired through finance leases, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of assets. Maintenance and repair costs are charged to expense as incurred. The estimated useful lives of the Company’s property and equipment are as follows: Estimated Useful Life Building and improvements 30 years Furniture and fixtures 3-5 years Computers and computer equipment 1-2 years Capitalized internal-use software development costs 2 years Leasehold improvements Shorter of estimated useful life or remaining lease term Leases The Company adopted and began applying ASC 842 on January 1, 2019 in accordance with ASU No. 2018-11, Targeted Improvements to ASC 842 using a modified retrospective approach. The most significant impact of adopting ASC 842 was the derecognition of the Company's build-to-suit asset and improvements, including lessor-owned improvements, with a carrying amount of $26.7 million, and the related lease financing obligation of $28.9 million, related to the Company's San Francisco office lease. As of January 1, 2019, the Company ceased to allocate its lease payments to interest expense and the build-to-suit liability. Under ASC 842, the Company classified this lease as an operating lease and will recognize lease expense in the consolidated statement of operations and lease payments will be recorded as a reduction of the operating lease liability, similar to all of the Company's other real estate leases. The Company recorded additional lease operating expense of $3.7 million, decreased depreciation expense of $0.5 million and decreased interest expense of $3.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 related to its San Francisco office lease as a result of adopting ASC 842. The adoption of ASC 842 resulted in the recognition of $25.7 million of operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities of $29.7 million on the consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2019. The Company reclassified $1.7 million of previously recognized deferred rent obligations and lease incentives to operating lease right-of-use assets upon adoption of ASC 842. The Company also recorded finance lease right-of-use assets of $0.4 million and total finance lease liabilities of $0.5 million as of January 1, 2019. The adoption of ASC Topic 842 had no income tax impact to the financial statements. The Company wrote-off its deferred tax asset related to its built-to-suit lease and grossed up its deferred taxes consistent with the new ASC 842 classifications: right-of-use asset and lease liability, recording as a $2.5 million deferred tax liability related to the recognition of right-of-use assets and a $3.0 million deferred tax asset related to the recognition of lease liability upon adoption. The deferred taxes recognized upon the adoption of ASC 842 were offset by a valuation allowance, resulting in no income tax impact to the consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, in conjunction with the adoption entry, the Company adjusted its deferred rent deferred tax asset, fixed asset deferred tax liability and prepaid expenses deferred tax liability through retained earnings, which was offset by a valuation allowance. The Company elected the package of practical expedients, which allows the Company to not reassess whether any expired or existing contracts contain leases, the lease classification for any expired or existing leases and treatment of initial direct costs for any existing leases. Additionally, the Company elected to combine lease and non-lease components and to exclude leases with a term of 12 months or less on its consolidated balance sheets. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. In calculating the present value of the lease payments, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate, as the rates implicit in the leases were not readily determinable. The incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments, and in economic environments where the leased asset is located. Our lease terms include periods under options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Generally, the operating lease right-of-use asset and associated lease liability do not consider the option to extend the term, as the Company is not reasonably certain of exercising the extension option. Internal-Use Software Development Costs The Company capitalizes certain costs associated with website and application development and software developed or obtained for internal use. Costs incurred in the preliminary stages of development are expensed as incurred. Once software has reached the end of the preliminary project stage, internal and external costs, if direct and incremental, are capitalized until the software is substantially complete and ready for its intended use, including stock-based compensation and other employee benefit costs. Capitalization ceases upon completion of all substantial testing. The Company also capitalizes costs related to specific upgrades and enhancements when it is probable the expenditures will result in additional functionality. Capitalized costs are included in property and equipment, net in the consolidated balance sheet. Capitalized internal-use software and website development costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life, which is two years. Amortization expense is recorded in cost of revenue within the consolidated statements of operations. Maintenance and training costs are charged to expense as incurred and included in operating expenses. Fair Value Measurements The Company measures its financial assets and liabilities at fair value at each reporting date using a fair value hierarchy that requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A financial instrument’s classification within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Three levels of inputs may be used to measure fair value: Level 1 – Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. Level 2 – Other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace. Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity. The Company’s money market funds, funds receivable, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other current liabilities approximate their fair value. All of these financial assets and liabilities are Level 1, except for debt. Refer to Note 10 “Debt” for details regarding the fair value of our term loans and convertible senior notes. Business Combinations, Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets, Net The Company accounts for business acquisitions using the purchase method of accounting, in accordance with which assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their respective fair values at the acquisition date. The Company allocates the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values. Such valuations require the Company to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets include, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows from acquired users, acquired technology and trade names from a market participant perspective, useful lives and discount rates. Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates. Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate fair value of the consideration transferred in a business combination over the fair value of the assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed. Goodwill is not amortized but the Company evaluates goodwill impairment of its single reporting unit annually in the fourth quarter, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the goodwill may be impaired. On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2017-04, which eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge. The Company determined that the conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the decline in the market value of our common stock warranted an assessment of its goodwill carrying amount. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company performed an analysis by comparing our estimated fair value to our carrying amount, including goodwill. Our analysis indicated that its estimated fair value, using the market price of our common stock, exceeded its carrying amount and therefore goodwill was not impaired and no additional steps were necessary. Acquired intangible assets, net consists of identifiable intangible assets such as developed technology, customer relationships, and trade names resulting from our acquisitions. Acquired intangible assets are recorded at fair value on the date of acquisition and amortized over their estimated economic lives following the pattern in which the economic benefits of the assets will be consumed, which is straight-line. Acquired intangible assets are presented net of accumulated amortization in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company evaluates the recoverability of their acquired intangible assets for potential impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amounts to the future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If such review indicates that the carrying amount of intangible assets is not recoverable, the carrying amount of such assets is reduced to the fair value. We determined that the conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic warranted an assessment of intangible assets carrying amount. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we performed an analysis by comparing the undiscounted future cash flows to the carrying amount and concluded no impairment of the carrying value was required. Impairment of Long-lived Assets The carrying amounts of long-lived assets, including property and equipment, capitalized internal-use software, acquired intangible assets and right-of-use operating lease assets are periodically reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable or that the useful life is shorter than originally estimated. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows the asset is expected to generate over its remaining life. If the asset is considered to be impaired, the amount of any impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the impaired asset. If the useful life is shorter than originally estimated, the Company amortizes the remaining carrying value over the revised shorter useful life. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company determined that conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic warranted an ongoing assessment of its long-lived assets balance. The Company performed a recoverability test and concluded no impairment of the carrying value was required. Creator Signing Fees, Net Creator signing fees, net represent contractual amounts paid to creators pursuant to event ticketing and payment processing agreements. Creator signing fees are additional incentives paid by the Company to secure exclusive ticketing and payment processing rights with certain creators. These payments are amortized over the life of the contract to which they relate on a straight-line basis. Creator signing fees are presented net of reserves on the consolidated balance sheets. Reserves are recorded based on the Company's assessment of various factors, including a creator's payment history, the frequency and size of historical and planned future events, and macro-economic conditions and current events that may impact a creator's ability to generate future ticket sales. Amortization of creator signing fees is recorded as a reduction of revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. Creator Advances, Net Creator advances, net represent contractual amounts paid to creators pursuant to event ticketing and payment processing agreements. Creator advances provide the creator with funds in advance of the event and are subsequently recovered by withholding amounts due to the Company from the sale of tickets until the creator advance has been fully recovered. Creator advances are presented net of reserves for potentially unrecoverable amounts on the consolidated balance sheets. Reserves are recorded based on the Company's assessment of various factors, including a creator's payment history, the rate and timing of recovery for outstanding advances, the frequency and size of historical and planned future events, and macro-economic conditions and current events that may impact a creator's ability to generate future ticket sales. Accounts Payable, Creators Accounts payable, creators consists of unremitted ticket sale proceeds, net of Eventbrite service fees and applicable taxes. Amounts are remitted to creators within five Chargebacks and Refunds Reserve The terms of the Company's standard merchant agreement obligate creators to reimburse attendees who are entitled to refunds. When the Company provides advance payouts, it assumes risk that the event may be cancelled, fraudulent, or materially not as described, resulting in significant chargebacks and refund requests. If the creator is insolvent or has spent the proceeds of the ticket sales for event-related costs, the Company may not be able to recover its losses from these events, and such unrecoverable amounts could equal the value of the transaction or transactions settled to the creator prior to the event that is disputed, plus any associated chargeback fees not assumed by the creator. The Company records estimates for refunds and chargebacks of its fees as contra-revenue. The Company records estimates for losses related to chargebacks and refunds of the face value of tickets as an operating expense classified within sales, marketing and support. Reserves are recorded based on the Company's assessment of various factors, including the amounts paid and outstanding to creators in conjunction with the advance payout program, the size and nature of future events, the status of and remaining time to event date, macro-economic conditions and actual chargeback and refund activity during the current year. The chargebacks and refunds reserve was $33.2 million and $2.7 million as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The increase in the reserve balance during the year ended December 31, 2020 was the result of estimated losses from the advance payout program and estimated future refunds of its fees, relating largely to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to March 31, 2020, the Company included its chargebacks and refunds reserve in other accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, and has reclassified the balance as of December 31, 2019 on the condensed consolidated balance sheets included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be consistent with the presentation as of December 31, 2020. Advertising Advertising costs are charged to expense as incurred. The costs of developing advertising creative and trade show expenses are initially deferred and charged to expense in the period in which the advertising is displayed or the period the trade show occurs. Advertising expenses were $1.1 million, $4.6 million and $1.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Stock-Based Compensation Expense Stock-based compensation expense is measured based on the grant-date fair value of the awards and recognized in the consolidated statements of operations over the period during which the award recipient is required to perform services in exchange for the award (the vesting period of the award). The Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company measures the fair value of RSUs based on the fair value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. Compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period of the applicable award using the straight-line method. The Company estimates forfeitures in order to calculate the stock-based compensation expense. Deferred Offering Costs Deferred offering costs, which consist of direct incremental legal, consulting, banking and accounting fees relating to anticipated equity offerings, are capitalized and offset against proceeds upon the consummation of the offerings within stockholders’ equity. The Company incurred $5.5 million of offering costs in connection with its IPO, which are recorded within stockholders' equity as a reduction of the IPO proceeds. Income Taxes The Company records income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income for the years in which those tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. Valuation allowances are provided when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company recognizes tax benefits from uncertain tax positions if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the position. Although the Company believes it has adequately provided for its uncertain tax positions, the Company can provide no assurance that the final tax outcome of these matters will not be materially different. The Company adjusts these allowances when facts and circumstances change, such as the closing of a tax audit or the refinement of an estimate. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such differences will affect the provision for income taxes in the period in which such determination is made and could have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Foreign Currency Remeasurement The functional currency of the Company’s international subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar. Accordingly, monetary balance sheet accounts are remeasured using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet dates and non-monetary items are stated at historical exchange rates. Revenue and expenses are remeasured at the average exchange rates for the period. Foreign currency remeasurement and transaction gains and losses are included in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company recorded foreign currency rate remeasurement losses of $2.6 million, gains of $1.1 million and losses of $7.4 million during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Warrants The Company had issued freestanding warrants to purchase shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock. These warrants were recorded at fair value upon issuance and remeasured to fair value at each reporting period through the consolidated statements of operations up until completion of the Company's IPO in September 2018. All of the Company's outstanding warrants were automatically exercised into shares of the Company’s Class B common stock. Concentrations of Risk Financial instruments potentially exposing the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, funds receivable, accounts receivable, payments to creators and creator advance payouts. The Company holds its cash with high-credit-quality financial institutions; however, the Company maintains balances in excess of the FDIC insurance limits. The Company does not require its customers to provide collateral to support accounts receivable and maintains an allowance for accounts receivable balances that are doubtful of collection. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no customers that represented 10% or more of the Company’s accounts receivable balance, a |