| Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation As used in this report, the terms “we,” “the Company,” “us” or “our” refer to RetailMeNot, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, and Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, requirements for interim financial statements. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and those items discussed in these notes, necessary for a fair presentation. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the notes to the annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted from these interim condensed consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 , which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 . The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017 or for any other period. Significant Estimates and Judgments The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of net revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. These estimates and assumptions could have a material effect on our future results of operations and financial position. Significant items subject to our estimates and assumptions include stock-based compensation, income taxes, valuation of acquired goodwill and intangible assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, revenue returns reserve, the best estimate of selling prices associated with our multiple element revenue arrangements, unrecognized tax benefits, acquisition-related contingent liabilities, the useful lives of property and equipment and intangible assets, deferred compensation arrangements and the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities. As a result, actual amounts could differ from those presented herein. Business Segment To align with a change in how our chief operating decision maker, or CODM, who is our Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, evaluates business performance, we added Gift Card as a separate reportable segment during the second quarter of 2016. The change in segment evaluation and disclosure was made concurrent with the purchase of GiftcardZen Inc, a secondary marketplace for gift cards, on April 5, 2016. As a result, we now have two operating and reporting segments. Our Gift Card segment consists of our marketplace for gift cards, and our Core segment consists of all other products and services that are related to our marketplace for digital offers. Our CEO allocates resources and assesses performance of the business and other activities at the reportable segment level. Cash and Cash Equivalents All highly-liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents. Accounts Receivable, Net Accounts receivable, net primarily represent amounts due from paid merchants, generally through various performance marketing networks, for commissions earned on consumer purchases and amounts due for advertising. We record an allowance for doubtful accounts in an amount equal to the estimated probable losses net of recoveries, which are based on an analysis of historical bad debt, current receivables aging and expected future write-offs of uncollectible accounts, as well as an assessment of specific identifiable accounts considered at risk or uncollectible. Accounts receivable are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts when it is determined that the receivable is uncollectible. Inventory, Net Inventory, net consists of the costs to acquire gift cards from consumers and businesses for listing on our secondary marketplace, and is valued using the specific identification method, net of reserves for slow moving inventory and inventory shrinkage due to book-to-physical adjustments. Property and Equipment, Net Property and equipment, net includes assets such as furniture and fixtures, leasehold improvements, computer hardware, office and telephone equipment and certain capitalized internally developed software and website development costs. We record property and equipment at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization, using the straight-line method. Ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to expense, while expenditures that extend the physical or economic life of the assets are capitalized. Property and equipment are depreciated over their estimated economic lives, which range from three to ten years , using the straight-line method. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the improvements or the lease term. We perform reviews for the impairment of property and equipment when management believes events or circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Capitalized Internally Developed Software and Website Development Costs We incur costs related to software and website development, including purchased software and internally developed software. We expense costs in the planning and evaluation stage of internally developed software and website development, as incurred. We capitalize costs to develop software when preliminary development efforts are successfully completed, management has authorized and committed project funding, and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used as intended. We cease capitalizing and begin depreciating costs when the project is substantially complete and/or the software is ready for use. Capitalized internally developed software and website development costs are included within property and equipment, net in our consolidated balance sheets and depreciated over their estimated useful lives, which range from two to three years . During the first quarter of 2017 and 2016, we noted circumstances that indicated the carrying amount of internally developed software and website development costs related to certain projects might not be recoverable. As a result, we performed a review for impairment of the costs associated with these projects, and have recognized $0.9 million and $0.8 million of impairment expense within other operating expenses in our consolidated statement of operations during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill arises from business combinations and is measured as the excess of the cost of the business acquired over the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired, less any liabilities assumed. We evaluate goodwill for impairment annually on October 1, during the fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently when an event occurs or circumstances change that indicates the carrying value may not be recoverable. Events or circumstances that could trigger an impairment test include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in the business climate or in legal factors, an adverse action or assessment by a regulator, a loss of key personnel, significant changes in our use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business, significant negative industry or economic trends, significant underperformance relative to operating performance indicators, a significant decline in market capitalization and significant changes in competition. We evaluate the recoverability of goodwill using a two-step impairment process tested at the reporting unit level. In the first step, the fair value for the reporting unit is compared to our book value including goodwill. If the fair value is less than the book value, a second step is performed that compares the implied fair value of goodwill to the book value of the goodwill. The fair value for the implied goodwill is determined based on the difference between the fair value of the reporting segment and the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities excluding goodwill. If the implied fair value of the goodwill is less than the book value, the difference is recognized as an impairment charge in the consolidated statements of operations. We did not record any goodwill impairment charges during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016 . Identifiable intangible assets consist of acquired customer intangible assets, marketing-related intangible assets, contract-based intangible assets, and technology-based intangible assets. Intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis. See Note 4, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”. The method of amortization applied represents our best estimate of the distribution of the economic value of the identifiable intangible assets. The factors we consider in determining the useful lives of identifiable intangible assets included the extent to which expected future cash flows would be affected by our intent and ability to retain use of these assets. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of intangible assets may not be recoverable. Conditions that would necessitate an impairment assessment include a significant decline in the observable market value of an asset, a significant change in the extent or manner in which an asset is used, or any other significant adverse change that would indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable. When such events occur, we compare the carrying amounts of the assets to their undiscounted cash flows. If this comparison indicates that there is impairment, the amount of the impairment is calculated as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value. Revenue Recognition With respect to our Core segment, which consists of our marketplace for digital offers (excluding gift cards), we recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been rendered, the fee to the paid merchant, defined as a merchant with which we have a contract, is fixed or determinable and collectability of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. For commission revenues, which represent the substantial majority of our Core segment net revenues, revenue recognition generally occurs when a consumer, having visited one of our websites and clicked on a digital offer for a paid merchant makes a purchase with such paid merchant, and completion of the order is reported to us by such paid merchant, either directly or through a performance marketing network. The reporting by the paid merchant includes the amount of commissions the paid merchant has calculated as owing to us. Certain paid merchants do not provide reporting until a commission payment is made. In those cases, which have historically not been significant, we record commission revenues on a cash basis. For advertising revenues, revenue recognition occurs when we display a paid merchant’s advertisements on our websites or mobile applications. Rates for advertising are typically negotiated with individual paid merchants. Payments for advertising may be made directly by paid merchants or through performance marketing networks. We also generate revenues in our Gift Card segment, the substantial majority of which are derived from the sale of previously owned gift cards and the remainder of which are derived from the sale of gift cards obtained from merchants. We generally purchase gift cards at a discount to face value and resell them to consumers and businesses through our online marketplace at a markup to our cost, while still at a discount to face value. For gift card revenues, revenue recognition occurs when the cards are sent to the purchaser. Multiple Element Arrangements . When we enter into revenue arrangements with certain paid merchants that are comprised of multiple deliverables, inclusive of the promotion of digital offers and advertising, we allocate consideration to all deliverables based on the relative selling price method in accordance with the selling price hierarchy. The objective of the hierarchy is to determine the price at which we would transact a sale if the service were sold on a stand-alone basis and requires the use of: (1) vendor-specific objective evidence, or VSOE, if available; (2) third-party evidence, or TPE, if VSOE is not available; and (3) a best estimate of the selling price, or BESP, if neither VSOE nor TPE is available. VSOE . We determine VSOE based on our historical pricing and discounting practices for the specific service when sold separately. In determining VSOE, we require that a substantial majority of the stand-alone selling prices for these services fall within a reasonably narrow pricing range. We have not historically sold our services within a reasonably narrow pricing range. As a result, we have not been able to establish VSOE. TPE . When VSOE cannot be established for deliverables in multiple element arrangements, we apply judgment with respect to whether we can establish a selling price based on TPE. TPE is determined based on competitor prices for similar deliverables when sold separately. Generally, our go-to-market strategy differs from that of our peers and our offerings contain a significant level of differentiation such that the comparable pricing of services cannot be obtained. Furthermore, we are unable to reliably determine what similar competitor services’ selling prices are on a stand-alone basis. As a result, we have not been able to establish selling price based on TPE. BESP . When we are unable to establish selling price using VSOE or TPE, we use BESP in our allocation of arrangement consideration. The objective of BESP is to determine the price at which we would transact a sale if the service were sold on a stand-alone basis. BESP is generally used to allocate the selling price to deliverables in our multiple element arrangements. We determine BESP for deliverables by considering multiple factors including, but not limited to, prices we charge for similar offerings, market conditions, competitive landscape and pricing practices. We limit the amount of allocable arrangement consideration to amounts that are fixed or determinable and that are not contingent on future performance or future deliverables. If the facts and circumstances underlying the factors we considered change or should future facts and circumstances lead us to consider additional factors, both our determination of our relative selling price under the hierarchy and our BESPs could change in future periods. We estimate and record a reserve for commission revenues based upon actual, historical return rates as reported to us by paid merchants to provide for end-user cancellations or product returns, which may not be reported by the paid retailer or performance marketing network until a subsequent date. As such, we report commission revenues net of the estimated returns reserve. Net revenues are reported net of sales taxes, where applicable. Our payment arrangements with paid merchants are both direct and through performance marketing networks, which act as intermediaries between the paid merchants and us. No paid merchant individually accounted for more than 10% of net revenues or accounts receivable as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 . Cost of Net Revenues Cost of net revenues is composed of direct and indirect costs incurred to generate revenue. For our Gift Card segment, these costs consist of the costs to acquire gift cards, including shipping costs. For our Core segment, these costs consist primarily of the personnel costs of our salaried operations and technology support employees and fees paid to third-party contractors engaged in the operation and maintenance of our existing websites and mobile applications. Such technology costs also include website hosting and Internet service costs. Other costs include allocated facility and general information technology costs. Sales and Marketing Expense Our sales and marketing expense consists primarily of personnel costs for our sales, marketing, search engine optimization, search engine marketing and business analytics employees, as well as online, brand and other marketing expenses. Our online, brand and other marketing costs include search engine fees, advertising on social networks, television and radio advertising, promotions, display advertisements, creative development fees, public relations, email campaigns, trade shows and other general marketing costs. Other costs include allocated facility and general information technology costs. Product Development Our product development expense consists primarily of personnel costs of our product management and software engineering teams, as well as fees paid to third-party contractors and consultants engaged in the design, development, testing and improvement of the functionality, offer content and user experience of our websites and mobile applications. General and Administrative Expense Our general and administrative expense represents personnel costs for employees involved in general corporate functions, including executive, finance, accounting, legal and human resources, among others. Additional costs included in general and administrative expense include professional fees for legal, audit and other consulting services, the provision for doubtful accounts receivable, travel and entertainment, charitable contributions, recruiting, allocated facility and general information technology costs and other general corporate overhead expenses. Stock-Based Compensation Expense Stock-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date based on the estimated fair value of the award, net of estimated forfeitures. We recognize these compensation costs on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. Forfeiture rates are estimated at grant date based on historical experience and adjusted in subsequent periods for differences in actual forfeitures from those estimates. We include stock-based compensation expense in cost of net revenues and operating expenses in our consolidated statements of operations, consistent with the respective employees’ cash compensation. We determine the fair value of stock options on the grant date using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model or a Monte Carlo simulation model for certain performance stock options and performance restricted stock units granted to certain executives in 2017 and 2016. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The carrying amounts of our financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and notes payable, approximate fair value due to the instruments’ short-term maturities or, in the case of the long-term notes payable, based on the variable interest rate feature. We record derivative assets and liabilities at fair value. Income Taxes The provision for income taxes is determined using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated based upon the temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases using the enacted tax rates that are applicable in a given year. The deferred tax assets are recorded net of a valuation allowance when, based on the available supporting evidence, we believe it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the recorded deferred tax assets will not be realized in future periods. The Company may be subject to income tax audits by the respective tax authorities in any or all of the jurisdictions in which the Company operates or has operated within a relevant period, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Significant judgment is required in determining uncertain tax positions. We utilize a two-step approach to recognize and measure uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. We consider many factors when evaluating and estimating our tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments and which may not accurately forecast actual outcomes. We adjust these reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the closing of an audit or the refinement of an estimate. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. We include interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in the provision for income taxes in our consolidated statements of operations. Foreign Currency Our operations outside of the U.S. generally use the local currency as their functional currency. Assets and liabilities for these operations are translated at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Income and expense accounts are translated at average exchange rates for the period. Foreign currency translation adjustments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Gains and losses from foreign currency denominated transactions are recorded in other income (expense), net in our consolidated statements of operations. Non-Marketable Investments and Other-Than-Temporary Impairment During 2015, we invested $4.0 million in a non-controlling minority ownership stake in a privately-held marketing technology company in the United States. The minority interest is included at cost in other assets, net, in our consolidated balance sheets. We own less than 5% of the voting equity of the investee. We regularly evaluate the carrying value of our cost-method investment for impairment and whether any events or circumstances are identified that would significantly harm the fair value of the investment. The primary indicators we utilize to identify these events and circumstances are the investee’s ability to remain in business, such as the investee’s liquidity and rate of cash use, and the investee’s ability to secure additional funding and the value of that additional funding. In the event a decline in fair value is judged to be other-than-temporary, we will record an other-than-temporary impairment charge in other operating expenses, net in our consolidated statements of operations. As the inputs utilized for our periodic impairment assessment are not based on observable market data, potential impairment charges related to our cost-method investment would be classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. To determine the fair value of this investment, we use all available financial information related to the entity, including information based on recent or pending third-party equity investments in the entity. In certain instances, a cost-method investment’s fair value is not estimated as there are no identified events or changes in the circumstances that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment and to do so would be impractical. Derivative Financial Instruments Our operations outside of the U.S. expose us to various market risks that may affect our consolidated results of operations, cash flows and financial position. These market risks include, but are not limited to, fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Our primary foreign currency exposures are in Euros and British Pound Sterling. As a result, we face exposure to adverse movements in currency exchange rates as the financial results of our operations are translated from local currency into U.S. dollars upon consolidation. We have entered into derivative instruments to hedge certain exposures to foreign currency risk on non-functional currency denominated intercompany loans and the re-measurement of certain assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies in our foreign subsidiaries. We may enter into further such instruments in the future. We have not elected to apply hedge accounting or hedge accounting does not apply. Gains and losses resulting from a change in fair value for these derivatives are reflected in the period in which the change occurs and are recorded in other income (expense), net in our consolidated statement of operations. We did not have any foreign exchange derivative instruments outstanding as of, or for the three months ended, March 31, 2017 . During the three months ended March 31, 2016 , we recorded a loss of $0.3 million related to our foreign exchange derivative instruments. We do not use financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Derivative instruments are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value and are short-term in duration. We are exposed to the risk that counterparties to derivative contracts may fail to meet their contractual obligations. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Recently Adopted In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued new guidance that amends several aspects of the existing accounting standards for employee share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification of related amounts within the statement of cash flows. We adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2017. Under this guidance, entities are permitted to make an accounting policy election to either estimate forfeitures on share-based payment awards, as previously required, or to recognize forfeitures as they occur. We have elected to continue to estimate forfeitures. Additionally, this guidance requires that all income tax effects related to settlements of share-based payment awards be reported in earnings as an increase or decrease to income tax expense (benefit), net. Previously, income tax benefits at settlement of an award were reported as an increase (or decrease) to additional paid-in capital to the extent that those benefits were greater than (or less than) the income tax benefits reported in earnings during the award's vesting period. We have adopted this guidance prospectively. The impact of the adoption resulted in us recording income tax expense of $1.5 million as a component of income taxes, rather than additional paid-in capital, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 related to the excess tax deficiency on share-based payment awards that settled during the quarter. This guidance also requires that all income tax-related cash flows resulting from share-based payments be reported as operating activities in the statement of cash flows. Previously, income tax benefits at settlement of an award were reported as a reduction to operating cash flows and an increase to financing cash flows to the extent that those benefits exceeded the income tax benefits reported in earnings during the award's vesting period. We are electing to adopt this retrospectively effective January 1, 2017. The adoption of this guidance resulted in our operating cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 increasing by $18 thousand . The remaining provisions of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In October 2016, the FASB issued new guidance that requires immediate recognition of the income tax consequences of intercompany asset transfers other than inventory. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, using a modified retrospective application method through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. We elected to early adopt this guidance effective January 1, 2017. The adoption of this guidance resulted in a $1.8 million cumulative-effect adjustment that decreased retained earnings as of January 1, 2017. In July 2015, the FASB issued new guidance that simplifies the measurement of inventory. The guidance requires companies to recognize inventory within scope of the standard at the lower of cost or net realizable value, thereby simplifying the current guidance under which companies must measure inventory at the lower of cost or market. We adopted this new accounting standard prospectively effective January 1, 2017. This new accounting standard did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements. Recent Accounting Pronouncements - To Be Adopted In May 2014, the FASB issued new guidance that superseded previously existing revenue recognition requirements. The guidance provides a five-step process to recognize revenue that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration expected in exchange for those goods and services. The guidance requires disclosures enabling users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. Additionally, qualitative and quantitative disclosures are required about contracts with customers, significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from the costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. On July 9, 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date by one year to December 15, 2017 for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after that date, using either a full or modified retrospective application method. Early adoption of the standard is permitted, but not before the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after the original effective date of December 15, 2016. We have made progress toward completing our evaluation of the impact that potential changes from adopting the new standard will have on our net revenues and our consolidated financial statements. We expect to have our preliminary evaluation, including the selection of an adoption method, completed by the end of the first half of 2017. In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance that amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting. The guidance requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities on their balance sheets for all leases with terms of more than twelve months. Additionally, the guidance requires new qualitative and quantitative disclosures about leasing activities. The guidance requires a modified retrospective application approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements. In June 2016, the FASB issued new guidance that modifies the method of accounting for expected credit losses on certain financial instruments, including trade and other receivables, which generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, using a modified retrospective application method through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. We are currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements. In August 2016, the FASB |
