Ancestry.com Inactive 10-K19 Feb 152014 FY Annual reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 19, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Document Period End Date	31-Dec-14
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	CK0001575319
Entity Registrant Name	ANCESTRY.COM LLC
Entity Central Index Key	1575319
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-19
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0
Entity Public Float	$0

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$108,494	$86,554
Restricted cash	49,086	60,740
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $540 and $605 at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	11,241	11,382
Income tax receivable	458	3,285
Current deferred income taxes	5,277	20,350
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	12,143	11,530
Total current assets	186,699	193,841
Property and equipment, net	37,106	37,613
Content databases, net	282,815	272,758
Intangible assets, net	269,054	416,735
Goodwill	948,283	948,283
Other assets	28,514	35,512
Total assets	1,752,471	1,904,742
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	11,515	12,575
Accrued expenses	47,029	51,923
Acquisition-related liabilities	49,086	60,640
Deferred revenues	145,010	137,864
Current portion of long-term debt	47,495	36,760
Total current liabilities	300,135	299,762
Long-term debt, net	824,742	869,620
Deferred income taxes	115,461	185,553
Other long-term liabilities	16,406	9,110
Total liabilities	1,256,744	1,364,045
Commitments and contingencies
Member's interests
Member's interests	666,830	693,072
Accumulated deficit	-171,103	-152,375
Total member's interests	495,727	540,697
Total liabilities and member's interests	$1,752,471	$1,904,742

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 28, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 28, 2012
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowances	$540	$605	$661	$661

Consolidated_Statements_of_Ope

Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Revenues:
Subscription revenues	$3,194	$553,810	$499,557
Product and other revenues	264	65,734	40,834
Total revenues	3,458	619,544	540,391
Costs of revenues:
Cost of subscription revenues	639	95,899	86,889
Cost of product and other revenues	184	43,654	28,553
Total cost of revenues	823	139,553	115,442
Gross profit	2,635	479,991	424,949
Operating expenses:
Technology and development	642	94,221	85,723
Marketing and advertising	1,145	168,536	145,103
General and administrative	381	60,971	55,691
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	1,472	147,681	185,193
Transaction-related expenses	102,264
Total operating expenses	105,904	471,409	471,710
Income (loss) from operations	-103,269	8,582	-46,761
Interest expense, net	-730	-69,680	-97,837
Other income (expense), net		-368	-655
Income (loss) before income taxes	-103,999	-61,466	-145,253
Income tax benefit (expense)	31,324	42,738	65,553
Net income (loss)	-72,675	-18,728	-79,700
Predecessor [Member]
Revenues:
Subscription revenues				451,744
Product and other revenues				31,883
Total revenues				483,627
Costs of revenues:
Cost of subscription revenues				62,943
Cost of product and other revenues				22,960
Total cost of revenues				85,903
Gross profit				397,724
Operating expenses:
Technology and development				77,512
Marketing and advertising				138,073
General and administrative				45,995
Amortization of acquired intangible assets				16,551
Transaction-related expenses				7,104
Total operating expenses				285,235
Income (loss) from operations				112,489
Interest expense, net				-1,065
Other income (expense), net				742
Income (loss) before income taxes				112,166
Income tax benefit (expense)				-41,377
Net income (loss)				$70,789

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Net income (loss)	($72,675)	($18,728)	($79,700)
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income (loss)	-72,675	-18,728	-79,700
Predecessor [Member]
Net income (loss)				70,789
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation adjustments				381
Other comprehensive income				381
Total comprehensive income (loss)				$71,170

Consolidated_Statements_of_Mem

Consolidated Statements of Members Interests Stockholders' Equity (USD $)	Total	Predecessor [Member]	Members Interest [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings (Deficit) [Member]	Retained Earnings (Deficit) [Member]
In Thousands, except Share data	Total	Predecessor [Member]	Members Interest [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Predecessor [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Predecessor [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Predecessor [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Predecessor [Member]	Retained Earnings (Deficit) [Member]	Predecessor [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011		$310,509			$48		$374,948		($162,168)		$564		$97,117
Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2011					47,898				-5,105
Shares issued from the exercise and vesting of stock-based awards, net		8,675			2		8,673
Shares issued from the exercise and vesting of stock-based awards, net, Shares					1,837
Income tax benefit from stock awards		9,916					9,916
Stock-based compensation		15,509					15,509
Repurchase of common stock		-12,832							-12,832
Repurchase of common stock, Shares									-541
Foreign currency translation adjustment		381									381
Net income (loss)		70,789											70,789
Balance at Dec. 28, 2012		402,947			50		409,046		-175,000		945		167,906
Balance, Shares at Dec. 28, 2012					49,735				-5,646
Elimination of Predecessor equity structure	-402,947			-50		-409,046		175,000		-945		-167,906
Elimination of Predecessor equity structure, Shares				-49,735				5,646
Capital contribution in connection with the acquisition of Predecessor	619,756		619,756
Fair-value adjustment of rollover equity awards	45,275		45,275
Income tax benefit from stock awards	13,145		13,145
Stock-based compensation	3,845		3,845
Net income (loss)	-72,675											-72,675
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	609,346		682,021									-72,675
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012
Investor interests issued under stock plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	-138		-138
Income tax benefit from stock awards	292		292
Stock-based compensation	8,340		8,340
Proceeds from member's capital contributions	2,557		2,557
Net income (loss)	-79,700											-79,700
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	540,697		693,072									-152,375
Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2013
Income tax benefit from stock awards	3,333		3,333
Stock-based compensation	8,009		8,009
Proceeds from member's capital contributions	26		26
Return-of-capital distributions	-37,610		-37,610
Net income (loss)	-18,728											-18,728
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$495,727		$666,830									($171,103)

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	($72,675)	($18,728)	($79,700)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation		21,498	16,931
Amortization of content databases	216	29,074	26,781
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	1,472	147,681	185,193
Amortization of debt-related costs	64	9,350	26,898
Deferred income taxes	570	-55,019	-70,633
Stock-based compensation expense	3,845	8,004	8,324
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	-13,145	-4,063	-292
Non-cash adjustment to deferred revenues			21,115
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	-4,454	141	-293
Other assets	496	336	-1,878
Income taxes, net	-31,662	10,768	45,867
Accounts payable and other liabilities	27,684	-868	-15,130
Deferred revenues	2,254	7,146	-204
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	-85,335	155,320	162,979
Investing activities:
Capitalization of content databases		-37,566	-22,239
Purchases of property and equipment		-21,821	-26,714
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	-1,352,744		-9,000
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-1,352,744	-59,387	-57,953
Financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			457
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards			-595
Proceeds from debt	943,200
Principal payments on debt		-37,572	-47,896
Payment of deferred financing costs	-38,033		-8,938
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	13,145	4,063	292
Return-of-capital distributions		-37,610
Payment of contingent consideration		-2,900
Member's capital contributions	555,418	26	2,557
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,473,730	-73,993	-54,123
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	35,651	21,940	50,903
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		86,554	35,651
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	35,651	108,494	86,554
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest		60,450	70,311
Cash paid (received) for income taxes		1,334	-40,601
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Member's capital contribution from the rollover of Predecessor common stock & stock-based awards	109,613
Predecessor [Member]
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)				70,789
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation				14,699
Amortization of content databases				11,328
Amortization of acquired intangible assets				16,551
Amortization of debt-related costs				463
Deferred income taxes				-915
Stock-based compensation expense				15,421
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation				-10,500
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisitions:
Accounts receivable				879
Other assets				-3,723
Income taxes, net				14,360
Accounts payable and other liabilities				5,571
Deferred revenues				18,578
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities				153,501
Investing activities:
Capitalization of content databases				-23,538
Purchases of property and equipment				-20,776
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired				-114,506
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities				-158,820
Financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options				11,922
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards				-3,247
Proceeds from debt				70,000
Principal payments on debt				-80,000
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation				10,500
Repurchases of common stock				-12,832
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities				-3,657
Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents				29
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents				-8,947
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				48,998
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period				40,051
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest				1,368
Cash paid (received) for income taxes				$27,156

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Summ

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Ancestry.com LLC (the “Parent”) is a holding company and all operations are conducted by its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Ancestry.com LLC and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Successor”, “Ancestry.com” or the “Company.” Ancestry.com is an online family history resource that derives revenue primarily on a subscription basis from providing customers access to a proprietary technology platform and an extensive collection of billions of historical records that have been digitized, indexed and made available online.

Ancestry.com LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ancestry.com Holdings LLC (“Holdings LLC”), which is controlled by Permira funds and co-investors (the “Sponsors”). Holdings LLC is a holding company with no material operations and limited assets other than its ownership of the membership interests of Ancestry.com LLC. Holdings LLC is not individually responsible for any liabilities of Ancestry.com LLC or its subsidiaries solely for reason of being a member or participating in the management of Ancestry.com LLC.

On October 21, 2012, the Company’s predecessor, Ancestry.com Inc. (the “Predecessor” or “Issuer”), entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Global Generations Merger Sub Inc. (the “Merger Sub”) and its parent company, Ancestry US Holdings Inc. (“Holdings”), to acquire the Predecessor for $32.00 per share of common stock (the “Merger”). Holdings is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ancestry.com LLC, which is controlled by the Sponsors. On December 28, 2012, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Parent through its wholly-owned subsidiaries completed its acquisition of the Predecessor for approximately $1.5 billion. The Merger and all activity related to the Merger is referred to collectively as the “Transaction.” Other than the change of control, the Company’s primary business activities remain unchanged after the Transaction.

Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Ancestry.com LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries, and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Due to the Transaction, the Consolidated Financial Statements are presented for two periods for the year ended 2012: the Successor period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 and the Predecessor period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012, which relate to the periods succeeding and preceding the Transaction, respectively. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications did not have a significant impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

The Company regularly evaluates its estimates to determine their appropriateness, including testing goodwill for impairment, recoverability of long-lived assets, income taxes, determination of the fair value of stock options included in stock-based compensation expense, timing for recognition of AncestryDNA revenues and the determination of the fair value of acquired intangible assets and goodwill in a business combination, among others. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for the amounts recorded within the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue related to sales of subscriptions, products and services when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered to the customer, (iii) the fee is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.

Subscription revenues are derived by providing access to the Company’s technologies and content on its various websites. Subscription fees are collected primarily from credit cards through the Company’s websites at the beginning of the subscription period. Subscription revenues are recognized ratably over the subscription period, ranging from one month to one year, net of estimated cancellations.

Product and other revenues are generated from sales of AncestryDNA testing services, Family Tree Maker desktop software, genealogical research services, shipping revenue and other products and services. The Company recognizes revenue from sales of its DNA testing services when the DNA results are delivered to the customer or when the likelihood of the DNA kit being submitted by the customer for testing is remote, as determined based on historical return patterns. Sales of desktop software and other products sold directly from the Company’s website are recognized upon shipment, net of estimated returns, provided that collectability is reasonably assured and there are no significant performance obligations. Other service revenues, such as genealogical research services, are recognized upon completion of the service. Shipping fees billed to customers are included in product and other revenues, and related shipping costs are included in cost of product and other revenues.

Deferred revenues represent the amounts received from customers for which the performance obligation has not been fulfilled. Deferred revenues are expected to be recognized as revenue within one year based on subscription durations and expected fulfillment dates.The Company bundles its subscription services with other Ancestry products. For bundles containing multiple elements, revenue is allocated to the elements based on their relative selling price in accordance with the selling price hierarchy. Generally, the stand-alone selling price for each deliverable is determined by vendor specific objective evidence of fair value (“VSOE”), if such information is available. VSOE, generally, only exists when the Company sells the deliverable on a stand-alone basis and the majority of the selling prices fall within a reasonably narrow pricing range. In the absence of VSOE, third-party evidence of the selling price is used. Where neither VSOE nor third-party evidence exists for a given element, management’s best estimate of the selling price is used. Key factors that the Company considers in developing its best estimate of the selling price include historical sales prices, prices the Company charges for similar offerings, and the Company’s current pricing strategy. The subscription element is recognized over its estimated subscription period, and other product elements are recognized upon shipment of the product or completion of the service.

The Company also periodically enters into agreements with third-parties to facilitate sales of its products and services and records revenue on either a gross or net basis in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-45, “Revenue Recognition – Principal Agent Considerations.” In determining the appropriate treatment, the Company considers factors such as identification of the primary obligor, latitude in establishing price, determining product or service specifications and credit risk.

In certain sales transactions, the Company is required to collect and remit sales and value-added taxes. The Company accounts for these taxes on a net basis and such taxes are not included in revenues on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company maintains an allowance for future subscription cancellations and product returns based on historical trends and data specific to each reporting period. The historical cancellation and returns rates are applied to the current period’s revenues as a basis for estimating future returns. Actual customer subscription cancellations and product returns are charged against this allowance or against deferred revenue to the extent that revenue has not yet been recognized. This allowance has been reflected as a reduction of revenue and accounts receivable.

The following table summarizes the activity for the allowance for future subscription cancellations and product returns (in thousands):

Successor

Predecessor

Year Ended

Period from

December 31,

Dec. 29, 2012

Jan. 1, 2012

2014

2013

to Dec. 31, 2012

to Dec. 28, 2012

Balance at beginning of period

605

661

527

Amounts reserved against revenue

2,289

1,900

—

2,176

Actual returns

(2,354

)

(1,956

)

—

(2,042

)

Balance at end of period

540

605

661

Cost of Revenues

Cost of subscription revenues consists of amortization of content databases, web server operating costs, personnel-related costs of web support and customer service employees, credit card processing fees and outside service costs for customer services. Web server operating costs include depreciation, software licensing on web servers and related equipment and web hosting costs.

Cost of product and other revenue consists of AncestryDNA service costs, personnel-related costs of customer service and other product fulfillment employees, direct costs of products sold, shipping costs, and credit card processing fees.

Certain Risks and Concentrations

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist principally of cash equivalents and accounts receivable. Cash equivalents are comprised of money market funds. Accounts receivable are unsecured and include receivables from businesses and individual customers. No one customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenues for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 and the period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012. One customer accounted for 14% and 13% of accounts receivable at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The customer that accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable balances, which are not material as a percentage of revenues, is a business with extended payment terms that is responsible for the sale of various Company services.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consists of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists primarily of cash held on behalf of stockholders who exercised their appraisal rights in connection with the Transaction and related to acquisitions completed by the Predecessor. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had restricted cash of $49.1 million and $60.7 million, respectively, all of which is classified as current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and are non-interest-bearing. Accounts receivable consists of credit card charges processed by the Company’s credit card processors but not yet deposited into a Company bank account and receivables from businesses with extended payment terms responsible for the sale of various Company services and products. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts to reserve for potential uncollectible receivables. The allowance for doubtful accounts was immaterial as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Inventory

Inventory consists primarily of DNA testing and packaging materials, which are classified as raw materials, and DNA testing kits, which are classified as finished goods and are stated at lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. The Company maintains an allowance for excess and obsolete inventory based on historical product sales and current inventory levels. Inventory is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Net inventory was immaterial as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost and are stated net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Property and equipment acquired in business combinations are recorded at estimated fair value. Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives are three years for computer equipment, purchased software and furniture and fixtures. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally five years. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Major renewals and improvements that extend the useful lives of existing assets are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.

Content Databases

Content databases consists of historical family history records, including census records, birth records, marriage records, death records, immigration documents, photographs, maps, military records, newspapers and other collections that the Company has accumulated in its databases. These records have been digitized and indexed to allow subscribers to search and view the content online and include the costs to acquire or license the historical records, costs incurred by Company employees or by third parties to scan, key and index the content and the fair value allocated to content databases in business acquisitions. The Company also occasionally enters into non-monetary exchanges in order to obtain content records, which are accounted for under ASC 845 Nonmonetary Transactions. The Company generally amortizes content databases on a straight-line basis over ten years after the content is released for viewing on the Company’s websites. The amortization expense associated with content databases is included in cost of subscription revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Costs to renew or extend the term of licensed content databases are expensed over the life of the license.

Software Development Costs

The Company capitalizes certain internal-use software and website development costs during the application and development stage related to specific upgrades and enhancements when it is probable the expenditures will result in additional functionality. These costs are generally amortized on an accelerated basis over the estimated useful life of the asset. Costs associated with minor enhancements and maintenance for our websites are expensed as incurred.

Fair Value of Acquired Intangible Assets and Goodwill

The Company allocates the fair value of purchase consideration from acquisitions to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. The Company engages independent third-party appraisal firms to assist it in determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Such valuations require management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to acquired intangible assets. Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets include but are not limited to future expected cash flows, replacement cost of technology assets and discount rates.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price in a business combination over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but rather tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it may be impaired. The Company conducts its annual impairment test as of November 30th based on a single reporting unit. Impairment loss, if any, is recognized when the fair value of goodwill is less than its carrying value. No impairment losses related to goodwill were recognized for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 and the period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012.

Intangible Assets

The Company amortizes its finite lived intangible assets over their estimated useful lives, ranging from one to 10 years using methods which approximate the pattern in which the underlying economic benefits are consumed.

Recoverability of Long-Lived Assets

The Company reviews content databases, property and equipment and intangible assets with finite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset or asset group to future undiscounted cash flows that the asset or asset group is expected to generate. If assets are determined to be impaired, the impairment loss to be recognized equals the amount that the carrying value of the asset or group of assets exceeds its fair value. Impairment losses recognized for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 and from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012 were immaterial.

Debt Financing Costs

Costs related to debt financing are deferred and amortized to interest expense over the terms of the underlying debt instruments using the effective-interest method. See Note 7 for further discussion.

Income Taxes

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryovers. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to be in effect in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets may not be realized.

The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such positions are then measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement. The Company recognizes interest related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.

Foreign Currency

The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries whose functional currency is the U.S. dollar are remeasured into U.S. dollars using period-end or historical exchange rates for assets and liabilities and average exchange rates for the period for revenues and expenses. Net foreign currency remeasurement gains and losses are included in other income (expense), net in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. Foreign currency remeasurement gains and (losses), net were immaterial for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, for the period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 and for the period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012.

Net gains and (losses) related to foreign currency transactions are included in other income (expense), net in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. Net gains and (losses) from foreign currency transactions were immaterial for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 and the period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company’s stock-based compensation plan allows (and the Predecessor’s stock-based compensation allowed) for the issuance of stock-based awards, including stock options and restricted share units (“RSUs”) to employees, officers and directors. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, outstanding stock-based awards are in an indirect parent entity of the Company. Each award represents a contingent right to receive an equivalent investor interest upon exercise of the option or vesting of an RSU. The Predecessor’s awards represented a contingent right to one share of the Predecessor’s common stock.

Stock-based compensation expense is recorded by amortizing the fair value of each stock-based award expected to vest on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each separate vesting portion of the award. The fair value of each stock option award is calculated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes model requires various assumptions, including fair value of the underlying investor interest or stock, volatility, expected option life, risk-free interest rate and expected dividends. The fair value of the underlying investor interest is determined based on the fair value as of the grant date. The fair value of the Predecessor’s common stock was determined based on the closing price of the Predecessor’s common stock on the stock option grant date. The fair value of RSUs is based on the value of the investor interest or the closing price of the Predecessor’s common stock on the date of grant.

In addition, assumptions are made regarding the rate of forfeiture of stock-based awards prior to vesting. The Company estimates forfeiture rates based on historical forfeitures of its stock options and RSUs. To the extent the actual forfeiture rate is different from the estimate, stock-based compensation expense is adjusted accordingly. If any of the assumptions used in estimating the fair value of awards change significantly or the actual forfeiture rate is different than the estimate, stock-based compensation expense may differ materially in the future from that recorded in the current period.

Because the Company’s indirect parent entity is privately held and there is no public market for its equity, the fair value of an investor interest is determined by the Company’s Operating Committee, which considered numerous objective and subjective factors to determine the fair value of its investor interests at each meeting at which awards were approved. The factors included, but were not limited to: (i) estimates of fair value completed by third-party valuation firms; (ii) the Company’s actual operating and financial results; (iii) current business conditions and projections; and (iv) the lack of marketability.

Investor interests for RSUs are issued on their respective vesting dates, generally, net of the minimum statutory tax withholding requirements. As a result, the actual number of investor interests issued will generally be fewer than the actual number of RSUs outstanding.

Leases

Leases are categorized at their inception as either operating or capital leases. Lease costs, including any rent holidays or other incentives, are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

External Marketing and Advertising

External marketing and advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Total external marketing and advertising expenses were $143.8 million and $120.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, $1.0 million for the period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 and $116.6 million for the period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012.

Research and Development

All expenditures for research and development are charged to technology and development expense as incurred.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), that will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Further, the guidance requires improved disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized. This guidance is effective for public companies for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. For non-public companies, this guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is not permitted under U.S. GAAP. As an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), the Company has elected to delay adoption of new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies until such pronouncements are made applicable to private companies. Once effective, entities can choose to apply the standard using either a full retrospective approach or a modified retrospective approach. The Company has not yet selected a transition method and is currently assessing the potential impact that this standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash_and_Cash_Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents	12 Months Ended
Cash and Cash Equivalents	Dec. 31, 2014
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Cash and Cash Equivalents	2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

	Cash and cash equivalents consisted of the following (in thousands):



		December 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Cash	$	63,995	$	47,271
	Cash equivalents:
	Money market funds		44,499		39,283

	Total cash and cash equivalents	$	108,494	$	86,554

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is based on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In order to increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements, accounting guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels. These levels, in order of highest priority to lowest priority, are described below:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is available.

Cash equivalents are classified as Level 1 as they have readily available market prices in an active market. There were no movements between fair value measurement levels of the Company’s cash equivalents during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. The following table summarizes the financial instruments of the Company at fair value based on the valuation approach applied to each class of security as of December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using

Balance at

Quoted Prices

Significant

December 31,

in Active

Other

Unobservable

Markets for

Observable

Inputs

Identical

Inputs

Assets

2014

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

Assets:

Cash equivalents:

Money market funds

44,499

—

Total assets

44,499

—

The following table summarizes the financial instruments of the Company at fair value based on the valuation approach applied to each class of security as of December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using

Balance at

Quoted Prices

Significant

December 31,

in Active

Other

Unobservable

Markets for

Observable

Inputs

Identical

Inputs

Assets

2013

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

Assets:

Cash equivalents:

Money market funds

39,283

—

Total assets

39,283

—

The carrying amounts as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 for accounts receivable and accounts payable approximated their fair values due to the immediate or short-term maturities of these financial instruments. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the fair value of debt was $911.8 million and $974.7 million, respectively. The fair value of debt was considered a Level 2 measurement as the value was determined using observable market inputs, such as current interest rates, credit quality and prices observable from less active markets.

Property_and_Equipment

Property and Equipment	12 Months Ended
Property and Equipment	Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property and Equipment	4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

	Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):



		December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	Computer equipment	$	49,779		$	33,362
	Purchased software		7,148			6,572
	Furniture and fixtures		6,507			4,243
	Leasehold improvements		11,917			10,313

	Gross property and equipment		75,351			54,490
	Less: accumulated depreciation		(38,245	)		(16,877	)

	Net property and equipment	$	37,106		$	37,613

Content_Databases

Content Databases	12 Months Ended
Content Databases	Dec. 31, 2014
Text Block [Abstract]
Content Databases	5. CONTENT DATABASES

	Content databases consisted of the following (in thousands):



		December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	Content databases	$	298,737		$	279,837
	Content databases not yet placed in service		40,142			19,911

	Gross content databases		338,879			299,748
	Less: accumulated amortization		(56,064	)		(26,990	)

	Content databases, net	$	282,815		$	272,758




	As of December 31, 2014, future content database amortization expense is expected to be $29.9 million for each of the next five years.

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill

Intangible Assets and Goodwill	12 Months Ended
Intangible Assets and Goodwill	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Intangible Assets and Goodwill	6. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

	Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):



		December 31, 2014							December 31, 2013
		Gross							Gross
		Carrying		Accumulated					Carrying		Accumulated
		Amount		Amortization			Net		Amount		Amortization			Net
	Subscriber relationships and contracts	$	221,400	$	(155,112	)	$	66,288	$	221,400	$	(88,789	)	$	132,611
	Core technology		247,300		(147,713	)		99,587		247,300		(82,072	)		165,228
	Trademarks and trade names		118,170		(24,390	)		93,780		118,170		(12,240	)		105,930
	Other intangible assets		16,530		(7,131	)		9,399		16,530		(3,564	)		12,966

	Intangible assets	$	603,400	$	(334,346	)	$	269,054	$	603,400	$	(186,665	)	$	416,735


	The following schedule summarizes the future expected amortization expense of acquired intangible assets as of December 31, 2014 for the years indicated (in thousands):



	Years ended December 31,
	2015	$	109,317
	2016		71,015
	2017		30,588
	2018		11,814
	2019		11,701

	There were no changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill during the year ended December 31, 2014.

Debt

Debt	12 Months Ended
Debt	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	7. DEBT

	Credit Facility

	In December 2012, the Issuer entered into a credit facility, which as amended on May 15, 2013 and December 30, 2013 (the “Second Amended Credit Facility”) consists of a $457.1 million amended Term B-1 Loan (the “Amended Term B-1 Loan”) maturing in December 2018, a $165.0 million amended Term B-2 Loan (the “Amended Term B-2 Loan”) maturing in May 2018 and a $50.0 million revolving facility (the “Revolving Facility”) expiring in December 2017. As of December 31, 2014, no funds had been drawn against the Revolving Facility. Borrowings under the Revolving Facility may be used for the purpose of working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes. The Second Amended Credit Facility allows the Issuer to borrow additional amounts up to $150.0 million plus any amount up to a pro forma total net secured leverage ratio (“Total Net Secured Leverage Ratio”), as defined in the Second Amended Credit Facility, of 4.00 to 1.00 and subject to market availability. Additional amounts can be borrowed subject to covenants in the Second Amended Credit Facility.

	Amounts borrowed under the Amended Term B-1 Loan are required to be paid in equal quarterly installments totaling 1% of the amended principal amount of the Amended Term B-1 Loan annually, with the balance payable upon maturity. Amounts borrowed under the Amended Term B-2 Loan are payable in equal quarterly installments of $8.25 million, with the balance payable upon maturity. Additionally, subject to certain conditions, mandatory repayments are required to be made annually beginning in 2015 upon delivery of the 2014 audited financial statements. Mandatory repayments are required up to 50% of excess cash flow, based on the Company’s Total Net Secured Leverage Ratio and net cash proceeds of certain other transactions as calculated at the end of each fiscal year. The Issuer can elect to apply a mandatory repayment as a reduction to the next eight quarterly required payments on a pro-rata basis. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the excess cash flow mandatory repayment is $21.6 million, which is expected to be paid in March 2015. The Issuer anticipates electing to apply the mandatory repayment as a reduction to the next eight quarterly required payments on a pro-rata basis, as permitted under the terms of the Second Amended Credit Facility.

	The Amended Term B-1 Loan, Amended Term B-2 Loan and Revolving Facility bear interest on the outstanding unpaid principal amount at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at the Issuer’s option, either: (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (i) the Barclays Bank PLC prime rate at such time, (ii) 0.50% in excess of the overnight federal funds rate at such time and (iii) the LIBOR rate that is in effect for a LIBOR loan with an interest period of one month plus 1.00%, provided that the base rate for the Amended Term B-1 Loan and Amended Term B-2 Loan is not less than 2.00% per annum; or (b) a LIBOR rate, provided that the LIBOR rate for the Amended Term B-1 Loan and the Amended Term B-2 Loan is not less than 1.00% per annum. The applicable margin shall mean either: (a) in the case of a base rate Amended Term B-1 Loan, 2.50%, and in the case of a base rate Amended Term B-2 Loan, 2.00%, or (b) in the case of a LIBOR Amended Term B-1 Loan, 3.50%, and in the case of a LIBOR Amended Term B-2 Loan, 3.00%. As of December 31, 2014, the interest rates on the Amended Term B-1 Loan and Amended Term B-2 Loan were equal to a LIBOR floor of 1.00% plus applicable margins of 3.50% and 3.00%, respectively. The applicable margin for the Revolving Facility is subject to step-ups and step-downs based on the Company’s Total Net Secured Leverage Ratio. The Issuer is also required to pay a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on the unutilized commitments under the Revolving Facility, which fee decreases to 0.375% if the Total Net Secured Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00. The effective interest rates of both the Amended Term B-1 Loan and Amended Term B-2 Loan are approximately 5.9%.

	The Second Amended Credit Facility permits restricted payments, including dividends, out of available amounts, as defined in the Second Amended Credit Facility. The available amount formulation includes a starter amount of $25.0 million and is adjusted annually upon the delivery of the Company’s audited financial statements beginning with respect to the year ended December 31, 2014. Available amounts are adjusted based on the calculation of 50% of the Company’s annual retained excess cash flow. Separately, the Second Amended Credit Facility has a general basket for restricted payments of $40.0 million. As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Second Amended Credit Facility.

	The Second Amended Credit Facility also requires the Issuer to maintain an interest rate protection agreement for a period of not less than three years from the closing date such that not less than 50% of the outstanding debt of the Issuer and its restricted subsidiaries at the closing date is (i) subject to an interest rate protection agreement or (ii) fixed-rate borrowings. Accordingly, the Issuer has interest rate cap agreements with a $190.0 million total notional amount that cap the three-month LIBOR rate at 1.50% expiring March 31, 2016. This agreement, in conjunction with the fixed interest rate borrowings discussed below, met the stipulations prescribed by the Second Amended Credit Facility. The Issuer, at its discretion, has also entered into interest rate cap agreements with a $200.0 million total notional amount effective on March 31, 2016 that caps the three-month LIBOR rate at 2.00% expiring December 30, 2016. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate cap are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations during the period of the change. The fair value and the change in fair value of the interest rate caps as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were immaterial.

	As noted above, in May and December 2013, the Company completed repricings of its credit facility primarily to achieve more favorable interest rates. In accordance with ASC 470-50, Debt – Modifications and Extinguishments, the Company performed an analysis on a creditor-by-creditor basis resulting in the effects of the May 2013 and December 2013 repricings being accounted for as either a debt modification or an extinguishment. For the portion of the term loans that was considered to be modified, there was no acceleration of amortization of the associated original issue discount and deferred financing costs. For the portion of the term loans that was considered extinguished, the Company accelerated the amortization of the associated original issue discount and deferred financing costs. In total, the Company recognized $17.2 million of additional interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2013 due to the effects of both repricings.

	As of December 31, 2014, the original issue discounts associated with the Term B-1 Loan and the Term B-2 Loan of $0.9 million and $11.4 million were classified within current portion of long-term debt and long-term debt, net, respectively and deferred financing costs of $1.0 million and $13.1 million were classified within prepaid expense and other current assets and as other assets, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The original issue discount and deferred financing costs will be amortized over the remaining loan terms using the effective interest method. In 2014, interest expense included $9.4 million due to the amortization of original issue discount and deferred financing costs.

	Senior Notes

	The Issuer has outstanding $300.0 million of fixed-rate 11.0% notes (the “Notes”) due in December 2020. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The Issuer may redeem all or any portion of the Notes at any time prior to December 15, 2016 at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal plus an applicable premium, as defined in the indenture governing the Notes, and accrued interest. The Issuer may redeem any portion or all of the Notes on or after December 15, 2016 at redemption prices as set forth in the indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, the Issuer may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal of the Notes with an amount equal to the proceeds of certain equity offerings any time prior to December 15, 2015 at 111% plus accrued interest. Upon a change of control, the Issuer is required to make an offer to redeem all of the Notes from the holders at 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest. The Notes are guaranteed by Ancestry.com LLC and certain of its subsidiaries. The effective interest rate of the Notes is approximately 12.0%.

	The indenture governing the Notes generally permits restricted payments, as defined in the indenture, including dividends, out of a cumulative basket, which grows quarterly based on 50% of the Company’s cumulative consolidated net income, since October 1, 2012. In addition, as a condition to making such payments, the Company must be in compliance with a pro-forma fixed-charge coverage ratio greater than or equal to 2.0 to 1.0. Separately, the indenture has a general basket for such payments of the greater of $50.0 million or 2.5% of total assets.



	Outstanding long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):



		December 31, 2014									December 31, 2013
		Outstanding			Unamortized			Net Carrying			Outstanding			Unamortized			Net Carrying
		Principal			Discount			Amount			Principal			Discount			Amount
	Term B-1 Loan	$	452,533		$	(10,051	)	$	442,482		$	457,104		$	(12,285	)	$	444,819
	Term B-2 Loan		132,000			(2,245	)		129,755			165,000			(3,439	)		161,561
	Notes		300,000			—			300,000			300,000			—			300,000

	Total debt		884,533			(12,296	)		872,237			922,104			(15,724	)		906,380
	Less: Current portion		(48,348	)		853			(47,495	)		(37,571	)		811			(36,760	)

	Long-term debt	$	836,185		$	(11,443	)	$	824,742		$	884,533		$	(14,913	)	$	869,620


	The following is a schedule by year of future principal payments as of December 31, 2014 (in thousands):



	Years Ending December 31,	Term B-1 Loan			Term B-2 Loan			Notes			Total
	2015	$	5,882		$	42,466		$	—		$	48,348
	2016		3,260			23,534			—			26,794
	2017		4,571			33,000			—			37,571
	2018		438,820			33,000			—			471,820
	2019		—			—			—			—
	Thereafter		—			—			300,000			300,000

	Total future principal payments	$	452,533		$	132,000		$	300,000		$	884,533


	Ancestry.com Holdings LLC Senior Unsecured PIK Notes

	On September 17, 2013, the Company’s parent, Holdings LLC, closed a private offering of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured payment-in-kind toggle notes due October 15, 2018. On February 3, 2014, Holdings LLC closed an additional private follow-on offering of $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured payment-in-kind toggle notes, which have identical terms (other than issue date and issue price) and constitute part of the same series as the notes under the indenture dated as of September 17, 2013 (collectively, the “PIK Notes”). The follow-on offering was issued at 103%, resulting in an original issue premium of $3.0 million. Holdings LLC subsequently distributed the proceeds of the follow-on offering, net of related fees and expenses, to its indirect parent entity to fund a return-of-capital distribution to its indirect parent entity’s shareholders and stock-based award holders.

	Interest on the PIK Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 each year through maturity. The first and last interest payments on the PIK Notes are required to be entirely payable in cash. All other interest payments are required to be paid in cash, subject to cash availability and restricted payment capacity, as defined in the indenture. If interest payments are not required to be paid in cash, Holdings LLC will be entitled to pay all or a portion of the interest payment by increasing the principal amount of the PIK Notes or issuing new PIK Notes in an amount equal to the interest payment for the applicable interest period (“PIK Interest”). Cash interest on the PIK Notes will accrue at the rate of 9.625% per annum; PIK Interest will accrue at the rate of 10.375% per annum.

The PIK Notes are senior unsecured obligations of Holdings LLC and are structurally subordinated to all the Company’s existing and future indebtedness. Additionally, the Company did not guarantee the PIK Notes, nor were any of its assets pledged as collateral for the PIK Notes. As the Company is not an obligor or a guarantor on the PIK Notes, the debt is recorded only in the financial statements of Holdings LLC and is not reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements of Ancestry.com LLC. While not required, the Company paid its parent, Holdings LLC, distributions of $37.6 million in 2014 to pay accumulated interest on the PIK Notes. The Company intends to make future distributions to Holdings LLC related to the PIK Notes, provided that such distributions are permitted under the covenants of the Second Amended Credit Facility and the Notes.

StockBased_Awards

Stock-Based Awards	12 Months Ended
Stock-Based Awards	Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Stock-Based Awards	8. STOCK-BASED AWARDS

	Successor

	The Company’s indirect parent adopted the Ancelux Topco S.C.A. Equity Incentive Plan (the “Topco Plan”), which provides for employees, directors and consultants of the Company to be granted options and restricted share units (“RSUs”), which represent the option to purchase or rights to own investor interests in an indirect parent entity of the Company, respectively. Under the Topco Plan, an aggregate of 613,710 investor interests may be the subject of grants of options or restricted share units (subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan), of which 120,380 remain available for grant as of December 31, 2014. Additionally, in connection with the Transaction, the Company’s indirect parent adopted the Predecessor’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, the Generations Holding, Inc. Stock Purchase and Option Plan and the 2004 Stock Option Plan (the “Predecessor Plans”). The Company’s indirect parent does not anticipate issuing additional awards under the Predecessor’s plans. All awards granted and outstanding pursuant to these plans have a term not greater than ten years from the original date of grant.



	In February 2014 and September 2013, the Company’s indirect parent entity paid return-of-capital distributions to its shareholders and stock-based award holders. Under the terms of the Topco Plan and the Predecessor Plans, an equitable adjustment was required to be made to all stock-based awards outstanding upon a return-of-capital distribution such that no dilution or enlargement of benefits occurred. The stock-based awards outstanding as of the date of the distribution were modified as follows:


		•		Options outstanding were modified such that the exercise price of each option was reduced by the same percentage as the return-of-capital distribution percentage. Holders of in-the-money options also received a cash distribution or a further reduction in the exercise price of the options dependent upon the terms of the individual award and the equity plan under which the award was originally granted.


		•		The holders of RSUs outstanding either received an immediate cash distribution or will receive a cash distribution upon the vesting of the awards dependent upon the terms of the individual award and the equity plan under which the award was originally granted.

	In accordance with ASC 718, Stock Compensation, the changes to the awards were accounted for as a modification. As such, the fair value of each award immediately before and after the modification was compared and no incremental stock-based compensation cost was recognized.

	The disclosures below for awards issued by the indirect parent entity for the year ended December 31, 2014 have been updated to retroactively reflect the effects of the return-of-capital distributions for the weighted-average exercise price of the options and weighted-average grant date fair value of the RSUs granted under the Topco Plan. Additionally, due to the Transaction in December 2012, the disclosures for the Successor and Predecessor periods are not comparable due to changes in the equity structure.



	Stock Options

	Stock options granted are in an indirect parent entity of the Company.

	Each option in the indirect parent entity entitles the grantee to an investor interest in that entity upon exercise. Proceeds from option exercises are paid to the Company’s indirect parent entity, which issues the equity awards. The activity for stock options in the indirect parent entity of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:



											Weighted
											Average		Aggregate
							Weighted				Remaining		Intrinsic
			Number of				Average				Contractual		Value
			Units				Exercise				Term		Price
			(in thousands)				Price				(in years)		(in thousands)
	Outstanding at December 31, 2013			393			$	63.74
	Granted			143				79.03
	Exercised			(58	)			35.42
	Forfeited/Expired			(32	)			70.02

	Outstanding at December 31, 2014			446				71.86				8.7	$	5,411

	Exercisable at December 31, 2014			92				68.64				8.5		1,414
	Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014			414				71.53				8.7		5,167

	The Company estimates the fair value of each stock option on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires various assumptions, including fair value of the underlying investor interest or stock, volatility, expected option life, risk-free interest rate and expected dividends. The fair value of the underlying investor interest was based on the fair value on the grant date. The fair value of the Predecessor’s common stock was determined based on the closing price of the Predecessor’s common stock on the stock option grant date. The expected term was based on the remaining contractual term of the options and the expected exercise behavior of employees. Expected volatility was calculated based on the volatilities of a peer group of companies. The risk-free interest rate of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury rate for the expected term of the option. The following weighted-average assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes calculations for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012:



			Successor													Predecessor
			Year Ended								Period from					Period from
			December 31,				December 31,				Dec. 29, 2012					Jan. 1, 2012
			2014				2013				to Dec. 31, 2012(1)					to Dec. 28, 2012
	Expected Volatility			46	%			44.9	%			—					47.5	%
	Expected term (in years)			4.4				4.8				—					4.2
	Weighted-average risk-free interest rate			1.5	%			0.9	%			—					0.7	%
	Weighted-average fair value of the underlying common stock		$	79.03			$	144.26				—				$	23.33
	Expected dividends			—				—				—					—


	-1	No options were granted during the Successor period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012.

	Additional information regarding stock options was as follows (in thousands, except per share data):



		Successor													Predecessor
		Year Ended								Period from					Period from
		December 31,				December 31,				Dec. 29, 2012					Jan. 1, 2012
		2014				2013				to Dec. 31, 2012(1)					to Dec. 28, 2012
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted		$	30.84			$	56.44				—				$	8.86
Total intrinsic value of options exercised			3,441				26,692				—					34,266


-1	No options were granted or exercised during the Successor period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012.

Restricted Share Units

Each RSU entitles the grantee to an investor interest in an indirect parent entity of the Company, or, at the discretion of the indirect parent entity, cash equal to the fair market value of the award at the settlement date. RSUs granted during the year ended December 31, 2014 generally vest over one year.



RSU activity for the year ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:



						Weighted
		Number of				Average
		Units				Grant Date
		(in thousands)				Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2013			76			$	69.12
Granted			1				77.48
Vested			(38	)			69.23
Forfeited			(1	)			75.06

Outstanding at December 31, 2014			38				69.04


The total fair value of RSUs that vested for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012 were $3.3 million, $2.0 million and $10.4 million, respectively. No RSUs vested during the period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012.

Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation was included in the following captions within the Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands) for the following periods:



		Successor													Predecessor
		Year Ended								Period from					Period from
		December 31,				December 31,				Dec. 29, 2012					Jan. 1, 2012
		2014				2013				to Dec. 31, 2012					to Dec. 28, 2012
Cost of subscription revenues		$	113			$	190			$	—				$	896
Technology and development			3,206				4,080				—					7,758
Marketing and advertising			957				1,006				—					1,913
General and administrative			3,728				3,048				—					4,854
Transaction-related expenses			—				—				53,118					—

Total stock-based compensation		$	8,004			$	8,324			$	53,118				$	15,421


Upon consummation of the Transaction in 2012, the vesting of all outstanding options and RSUs of Predecessor, with the exception of certain stock-based awards that were rolled over from the Predecessor, was accelerated. All stock-based awards outstanding as of that date were converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the intrinsic value of the award based on a price of $32.00 per share. The total value of awards settled in cash was $95.6 million of which $49.3 million was recognized as compensation expense in the Successor period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012. In addition, the Company incurred $3.8 million of stock-based compensation expense in the Successor period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 due to the cancellation of an out-of the-money Predecessor equity award upon closing of the Transaction.

Unrecognized stock-based compensation for stock options and RSUs at December 31, 2014 was as follows (in thousands, except years):



		Unrecognized				Weighted
		Stock-Based				Average
		Compensation				Remaining
						Period
						of Recognition
Stock options		$	13,607				3.5
RSUs			4,648				1.5

Total unrecognized stock-based compensation at December 31, 2014		$	18,255

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	9. INCOME TAXES

	Income (loss) before income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):



			Successor														Predecessor
			Year Ended								Period from						Period from
			December 31,				December 31,				Dec. 29, 2012						Jan. 1, 2012
			2014				2013				to Dec. 31, 2012						to Dec. 28, 2012
	Income (loss) before income taxes
	United States		$	(148,683	)		$	(197,976	)		$	(103,999	)				$	101,592
	Foreign			87,217				52,723				—						10,574

	Total income (loss) before income taxes		$	(61,466	)		$	(145,253	)		$	(103,999	)				$	112,166




	The income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following (in thousands):



			Successor														Predecessor
			Year Ended								Period from						Period from
			December 31,				December 31,				Dec. 29, 2012						Jan. 1, 2012
			2014				2013				to Dec. 31, 2012						to Dec. 28, 2012
	Current income tax (benefit):
	Federal		$	9,443			$	2,769			$	(29,721	)				$	37,992
	State			2,456				1,040				(1,078	)					1,867
	Foreign			382				2,623				—						694

	Total			12,281				6,432				(30,799	)					40,553
	Deferred income tax (benefit):
	Federal			(54,314	)			(68,549	)			(506	)					1,508
	State			(3,747	)			(3,381	)			(19	)					(944	)
	Foreign			3,042				(55	)			—						260

	Total			(55,019	)			(71,985	)			(525	)					824

	Income tax expense (benefit)		$	(42,738	)		$	(65,553	)		$	(31,324	)				$	41,377


	Total income tax expense (benefit) differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 35% to income before income tax expense as a result of the following (in thousands):



			Successor														Predecessor
			Year Ended								Period from						Period from
			December 31,				December 31,				Dec. 29, 2012						Jan. 1, 2012
			2014				2013				to Dec. 31, 2012						to Dec. 28, 2012
	Computed expected tax expense (benefit)		$	(21,513	)		$	(50,839	)		$	(36,400	)				$	39,258
	State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit			(1,799	)			(2,141	)			(1,230	)					1,405
	Foreign taxes at rates other than 35%			(19,834	)			(6,464	)			—						(86	)
	Transaction-related expenses			—				—				5,526						759
	Shareholder appraisal litigation related to the Transaction			3,655				442				—						—
	Research and development tax credits			(2,384	)			(6,671	)			383						(350	)
	Other			(863	)			120				397						391

	Income tax expense (benefit)		$	(42,738	)		$	(65,553	)		$	(31,324	)				$	41,377


	Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in thousands):



		December 31,				December 31,
		2014				2013
Deferred tax assets:
Deferred compensation		$	3,550			$	4,791
Net operating loss carryforwards — U.S.			5,769				16,928
Net operating loss carryforwards —Foreign			914				1,364
Tax credits			9,127				11,549
Interest limitation			21,602				11,838
Other accruals and reserves			2,497				760
Valuation allowance			(2,023	)			(2,290	)

Total gross deferred tax assets			41,436				44,940
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets			(129,750	)			(184,452	)
Content in process			(8,635	)			(3,330	)
Depreciation differences			(4,432	)			(5,960	)
Foreign earnings			—				(4,884	)
Deferred financing costs			(8,803	)			(11,517	)
Total gross deferred tax liabilities			(151,620	)			(210,143	)

Net deferred tax liability		$	(110,184	)		$	(165,203	)

At December 31, 2014, the Company had $5.8 million in tax-effected federal and state net operating loss carryforwards that, if unused, begin expiring in 2017. Although a portion of these carryforwards are subject to the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 382, the Company does not believe these limitations will prevent the Company from fully utilizing these carryforwards. Additionally, the Company had $1.8 million in tax-effected foreign net operating loss carryforwards, which included $0.9 million of carryforwards related to excess tax benefits for stock-based compensation. These operating loss carryforwards, if unused, begin expiring in 2015. Finally, at December 31, 2014, the Company had $9.1 million in income tax credits, consisting primarily of federal and state research and development tax credits. These tax credits, if unused, begin expiring in 2018.



In assessing whether deferred tax assets would be realized, the Company considered whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets would not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. The Company considered the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, the Company believes it is more likely than not that it will realize the benefits of these deductible differences, net of the existing valuation allowance, as of December 31, 2014.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):



		Successor												Predecessor
		Year Ended								Period from				Period from
		December 31,				December 31,				Dec. 29, 2012 to				Jan. 1, 2012 to
		2014				2013				Dec. 31, 2012				Dec. 28, 2012
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of period		$	8,671			$	4,500			$	4,500			$	4,240
Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations			(1,443	)			(1,235	)			—				(121	)
Increases related to tax positions taken in prior years			1,346				3,521				—				—
Increases related to tax positions taken in current year			7,564				1,885				—				463
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities			—				—				—				(82	)

Balance at end of period		$	16,138			$	8,671			$	4,500			$	4,500


If recognized, the unrecognized tax benefit would reduce the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits was $0.3 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013. The Company has taken positions in certain taxing jurisdictions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefit may decrease within the next twelve months. The possible decrease could result from the expiration of various federal and state statutes of limitation, and relate primarily to various credits claimed in prior year tax returns. The estimated range of possible decreases in the unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months is $0.6 million to $1.0 million.

The Company files U.S. federal and various state and foreign income tax returns. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local or foreign income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2010.

Transaction

Transaction	12 Months Ended
Transaction	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Transaction	10. TRANSACTION

	In conjunction with the Transaction, shares of the Predecessor’s common stock for which appraisal rights were duly exercised under Delaware law were canceled and converted into the right to receive the fair value of such share in accordance with Delaware law. Following the Merger, the holders of such dissenting shares ceased to have any rights with respect to such shares, except for their rights to seek an appraisal under Delaware law. Ancestry.com LLC remained liable for payment for the dissenting shares. As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had restricted cash of $45.3 million for this purpose. The related liability is recorded in Acquisition-related liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. As of December 31, 2014 the Company had accrued $5.5 million for interest to be paid on restricted cash held pending resolution of this litigation. See Note 11 for further information regarding the litigation.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

	The Company has entered into non-cancelable operating leases for facilities and certain equipment. These leases are primarily for office space, which includes the Company’s corporate headquarters located in Provo, Utah and office space located in San Francisco, California. Rent expense for operating leases with escalating lease payment terms and rent holidays is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lives of the related leases. Rental expense was approximately $6.2 million and $5.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, was immaterial for the period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 and was approximately $4.9 million for the period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012.

	The following is a schedule by year of future minimum lease payments of non-cancelable operating leases at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):



	Years Ending December 31,
	2015	$	5,182
	2016		4,517
	2017		3,347
	2018		3,837
	2019		1,850
	Thereafter		1,453

	Total minimum lease payments	$	20,186




	The Company has also entered into a tiered-pricing contract with a third-party provider to perform certain services and to provide goods related to its Ancestry DNA service offering. Under the terms of the contract the Company is required to purchase a minimum of $1.8 million of DNA related services per quarter through April 30, 2016.

	In addition, the Company’s websites are hosted on hardware and software co-located at contracted space in a third-party facility. In addition, the Company utilizes a combination of third-party Internet-based or “cloud” computing services and off-site backup services in connection with its business operations and disaster recovery systems. The minimum purchase commitments associated with these contracts obligate the Company to pay approximately $7.4 million, all of which are expected to be paid in 2015.

	Litigation

	Appraisal Litigation (In re: Appraisal of Ancestry.com Inc.)

	On October 21, 2012, the Predecessor entered into a definitive merger agreement with Global Generations Merger Sub Inc. and its parent company, Ancestry US Holdings Inc. (“Holdings”), to acquire the Predecessor for $32.00 per share of common stock (the “Merger”).

	Following the consummation of the Merger, three former shareholders, who, combined, owned approximately 1.4 million shares of the Predecessor’s common stock, instituted two separate appraisal proceedings in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware pursuant to Del. C. § 262: Merion Capital, L.P. v. Ancestry.com, Inc. (C.A. No. 8173) and Merlin Partners LP et al. v. Ancestry.com Inc. (C.A. No. 8175). The two appraisal petitions allege that the $32 per share price paid to the Predecessor’s shareholders in the Transaction did not represent the fair value of the Company on the date the Transaction was consummated. On June 24, 2013, the Court consolidated the two pending appraisal proceedings as In re: Appraisal of Ancestry.com Inc. On February 9, 2015, the Court issued an order directing the Company to pay the fair value of $32 per share plus interest from the closing of the Merger through the date of payment. Therefore, on February 9, 2015, we paid a total of $51.1 million which included releasing $45.3 million of restricted cash for the fair value of $32 per share plus $5.8 million for accrued interest.

	General

	As part of the acquisition of Archives.com from Inflection LLC, completed in August 2012, a Marketing Agreement between Inflection LLC and Z-CORP dba OneGreatFamily.com (“OGF”) was assigned to Ancestry.com Operations Inc. On or about October 10, 2014, OGF initiated a proceeding in the Fourth Judicial District Court of the State of Utah against Ancestry.com Inc. and Ancestry.com Operations Inc., which is captioned Z-CORP et al. v. Ancestry.com Inc. et al. (Civil No. 140401466). In regards to the assigned Marketing Agreement, the complaint alleges breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, conversion and intentional interference with prospective economic relations with alleged damages totaling over $30 million and punitive damages. The Company believes that it has substantial defenses to the claims asserted by OGF, and on or about November 13, 2014 Ancestry.com filed a motion to dismiss the complaint in its entirety, for failing to state claims upon which relief may be granted. The motion has been fully briefed, and oral argument on the motion has been requested. The Court will hear oral arguments on the motion to dismiss on March 9, 2015. Based on the Company’s current knowledge, it does not believe that a loss, if any, arising from this matter should have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position.

	The Company has and may become party to various other legal proceedings and other claims that arise in the ordinary course of business or otherwise in the future. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. While the Company cannot assure the ultimate outcome of any legal proceeding or contingency in which it is or may become involved, the Company does not believe that any pending legal claim or proceeding arising in the ordinary course will be resolved in a manner that would have a material adverse effect on its business. Although the Company considers the likelihood of such an outcome to be remote, if one or more of these legal matters resulted in an adverse money judgment against the Company, such a judgment could have a material adverse effect on its operating results and financial conditions and may result in the Company being required to pay significant monetary damages.

Geographic_Information

Geographic Information	12 Months Ended
Geographic Information	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Geographic Information	12. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

	Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 and the period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012, the Company was organized as, and operated in, one reportable segment.



	The Company’s assets were primarily located in the United States and not allocated to any specific region. Total revenues were attributed by geographic location based on the location of the customer. The following presents total revenues by geographic region (in thousands):



		Successor						Predecessor
		Year Ended				Period from		Period from
		December 31,		December 31,		Dec. 29, 2012		Jan. 1, 2012
		2014		2013		to Dec. 31, 2012		to Dec. 28, 2012
	United States	$	485,488	$	417,221	$	2,630	$	367,793
	United Kingdom		67,800		59,447		408		57,076
	All other countries		66,256		63,723		420		58,758

	Total revenues	$	619,544	$	540,391	$	3,458	$	483,627

Related_Parties

Related Parties	12 Months Ended
Related Parties	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Parties	13. RELATED PARTIES

	As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company owed its indirect parent $0.4 million and $3.9 million, respectively, related to stock-based award activity. Additionally, the Company pays annual advisory fees to the Sponsors in the aggregate amount of $1.5 million and reimburses the Sponsors for all reasonable expenses that they incur in connection with providing management services to the Company. Advisory fees were approximately $1.6 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Subsequent_Events

Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Dec. 31, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

	In January 2015, the Company entered into a $37.6 million operating lease agreement for a new corporate headquarters, to be constructed in Lehi, Utah. The lease has an anticipated start date of mid-2016 with a ten-year initial term.

	In February 2015, the Company entered into a ten-year content digitization and publication agreement that requires the Company to make escalating minimum annual payments totaling $20.5 million over the life of the contract.

Guarantor_Condensed_Consolidat

Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	12 Months Ended
Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	Dec. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	15. GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

	The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by Ancestry.com LLC and by certain of its direct and indirect restricted subsidiaries (“Guarantor Subsidiaries”) in accordance with the indenture. All other subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Notes are “Non-Guarantors.” Each subsidiary is 100% owned directly or indirectly by the Parent, and there are no significant restrictions on the ability of the Parent or any of the Guarantor Subsidiaries to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan. The Parent conducts substantially all of its business through its subsidiaries. In servicing payments on the Notes and other indebtedness, the Issuer will rely on cash flows from these subsidiaries. The indenture governing the Notes provides for customary guarantee release provisions, specifically, that the guarantee of a Guarantor Subsidiary by its terms shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon:


		-1	(a) any sale, exchange or transfer (by merger or otherwise) of (i) the equity capital of such Guarantor Subsidiary, after which the applicable Guarantor Subsidiary is no longer a restricted subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) all or substantially all the assets of such Guarantor Subsidiary; provided that such sale, exchange or transfer of equity capital or assets is made in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture;

	(b) the release or discharge of the guarantee by such Guarantor Subsidiary of the indebtedness (other than a release or discharge by, or as a result of, payment under such other guarantee) or the repayment of the indebtedness, in each case, which resulted in the obligations to guarantee the Notes;

	(c) the proper designation of any restricted subsidiary that is a Guarantor Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary as defined in the Indenture; or

	(d) the Issuer exercising legal defeasance under the Indenture or the Issuer’s obligations under the Indenture being discharged in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; and

	(2) the Company delivering to the trustee under the Indenture an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.

	The Company is the indirect parent company of the Issuer and also guarantees the Notes. The Indenture does not provide for the automatic release of the Company’s guarantee of the Notes, and the Company is subject to the restrictive covenants under the Indenture, including the restrictions on a merger or sale or substantially all of the assets of the Company. See Note 7 for further information regarding the Notes.

	The Guarantor Subsidiaries are exempt from reporting under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), pursuant to Rule 12h-5 under the Exchange Act. As such, the Company is presenting the following condensed consolidating balance sheets, statements of comprehensive income (loss) and statements of cash flows as set forth below of the Parent, Issuer, Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor subsidiaries.



	Basis of Presentation

	The same accounting policies as described in the Consolidated Financial Statements are used by each entity in the condensed consolidating financial statements, except for the use of the equity method of accounting to reflect ownership interests in subsidiaries, which are eliminated upon consolidation. Consolidating entries and eliminations in the following condensed consolidating financial statements represent adjustments to (a) eliminate intercompany transactions between or among the Parent, the Issuer, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantors, (b) eliminate the investments in subsidiaries and (c) record consolidating entries.

	All direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries are included in Ancestry U.S. Holdings Inc.’s consolidated U.S. tax return. In the condensed consolidating financial statements, income tax benefit (expense) has been allocated based on each such domestic subsidiary’s relative pretax income to the consolidated pretax income (loss).

	Management believes that the allocations and adjustments noted above are reasonable. However, such allocations and adjustments may not be indicative of the actual amounts that would have been incurred had the Parent, Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantors operated independently.

	Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation of the financial statements. These reclassifications did not have a significant impact on the condensed consolidating financial statements. Further, the current structure was not in place prior to the Transaction and as a result the Successor periods may not be comparable to the Predecessor periods.



	ANCESTRY.COM LLC

	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

	(in thousands)

	December 31, 2014



			Parent			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Elimination				Total
									Subsidiaries			Guarantor
												Subsidiaries
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	297		$	153		$	104,690		$	3,354		$	—			$	108,494
	Restricted cash			—			45,280			3,806			—			—				49,086
	Accounts receivable, net of allowances			—			—			6,690			4,551			—				11,241
	Income tax receivable			—			—			458			—			—				458
	Current deferred income taxes			—			—			5,277			—			—				5,277
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets			—			958			10,833			352			—				12,143
	Intercompany receivables			46			—			2,895			811			(3,752	)			—

	Total current assets			343			46,391			134,649			9,068			(3,752	)			186,699
	Property and equipment, net			—			—			36,551			555			—				37,106
	Content databases, net			—			—			281,998			817			—				282,815
	Intangible assets, net			—			—			269,054			—			—				269,054
	Goodwill			—			—			947,563			720			—				948,283
	Investment in subsidiary			496,781			1,278,254			423,266			48			(2,198,349	)			—
	Other assets			—			25,657			2,617			240			—				28,514

Total assets		$	497,124		$	1,350,302		$	2,095,698		$	11,448		$	(2,202,101	)		$	1,752,471

LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S INTERESTS
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	—		$	60		$	11,026		$	429		$	—			$	11,515
Accrued expenses			—			7,051			35,747			4,231			—				47,029
Acquisition-related liabilities			—			45,280			3,806			—			—				49,086
Deferred revenues			—			—			144,969			41			—				145,010
Current portion of long-term debt			—			47,495			—			—			—				47,495
Intercompany payables			—			—			825			2,927			(3,752	)			—

Total current liabilities			—			99,886			196,373			7,628			(3,752	)			300,135
Long-term debt, net			—			824,742			—			—			—				824,742
Deferred income taxes			—			—			115,497			(36	)		—				115,461
Other long-term liabilities			—			—			16,406			—			—				16,406

Total liabilities			—			924,628			328,276			7,592			(3,752	)			1,256,744
Total member’s interests			497,124			425,674			1,767,422			3,856			(2,198,349	)			495,727

Total liabilities and member’s interests		$	497,124		$	1,350,302		$	2,095,698		$	11,448		$	(2,202,101	)		$	1,752,471




ANCESTRY.COM LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

December 31, 2013



		Parent			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Elimination				Total
								Subsidiaries			Guarantor
											Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	338		$	562		$	60,362		$	25,292		$	—			$	86,554
Restricted cash			—			45,280			15,460			—			—				60,740
Accounts receivable, net of allowances			—			—			7,872			3,510			—				11,382
Income tax receivable			—			—			3,285			—			—				3,285
Current deferred income taxes			—			—			20,350			—			—				20,350
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			—			911			10,267			352			—				11,530
Intercompany receivables			168			—			6,793			2,160			(9,121	)			—

Total current assets			506			46,753			124,389			31,314			(9,121	)			193,841
Property and equipment, net			—			—			37,155			458			—				37,613
Content databases, net			—			—			271,839			919			—				272,758
Intangible assets, net			—			—			416,735			—			—				416,735
Goodwill			—			—			947,482			801			—				948,283
Investment in subsidiary			540,191			1,400,522			524,792			—			(2,465,505	)			—
Other assets			—			31,757			3,546			209			—				35,512

Total assets		$	540,697		$	1,479,032		$	2,325,938		$	33,701		$	(2,474,626	)		$	1,904,742

LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S INTERESTS
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	—		$	106		$	11,854		$	615		$	—			$	12,575
Accrued expenses			—			1,735			44,887			5,301			—				51,923
Acquisition-related liabilities			—			45,280			15,360			—			—				60,640
Deferred revenues			—			—			137,597			267			—				137,864
Current portion of long-term debt			—			36,760			—			—			—				36,760
Intercompany payables			—			—			2,249			6,872			(9,121	)			—

Total current liabilities			—			83,881			211,947			13,055			(9,121	)			299,762
Long-term debt, net			—			869,620			—			—			—				869,620
Deferred income taxes			—			—			185,574			(21	)		—				185,553
Other long-term liabilities			—			—			9,110			—			—				9,110

Total liabilities			—			953,501			406,631			13,034			(9,121	)			1,364,045
Total member’s interests			540,697			525,531			1,919,307			20,667			(2,465,505	)			540,697

Total liabilities and member’s interests		$	540,697		$	1,479,032		$	2,325,938		$	33,701		$	(2,474,626	)		$	1,904,742




ANCESTRY.COM LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands)

Year Ended December 31, 2014 (Successor)



		Parent			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Elimination				Total
								Subsidiaries			Guarantor
											Subsidiaries
Total revenues		$	—		$	—		$	617,633		$	19,486		$	(17,575	)		$	619,544
Total cost of revenues			—			—			153,575			3,553			(17,575	)			139,553

Gross profit			—			—			464,058			15,933			—				479,991
Operating expenses:
Technology and development			—			—			92,318			1,903			—				94,221
Marketing and advertising			—			—			158,359			10,177			—				168,536
General and administrative			—			5,628			52,542			2,801			—				60,971
Amortization of acquired intangible assets			—			—			147,681			—			—				147,681

Total operating expenses			—			5,628			450,900			14,881			—				471,409

Income (loss) from operations			—			(5,628	)		13,158			1,052			—				8,582
Interest income (expense), net			—			(69,579	)		(105	)		4			—				(69,680	)
Other expense, net			—			(8	)		(150	)		(210	)		—				(368	)

Income (loss) before income taxes			—			(75,215	)		12,903			846			—				(61,466	)
Income tax benefit (expense)			—			25,446			17,465			(173	)		—				42,738

Income (loss) before loss from subsidiaries			—			(49,769	)		30,368			673			—				(18,728	)
Loss from subsidiaries			(18,728	)		(30,874	)		(79,970	)		—			129,572				—

Net income (loss)		$	(18,728	)	$	(80,643	)	$	(49,602	)	$	673		$	129,572			$	(18,728	)


Year Ended December 31, 2013 (Successor)
		Parent			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Elimination				Total
								Subsidiaries			Guarantor
											Subsidiaries
Total revenues		$	—		$	—		$	537,910		$	22,006		$	(19,525	)		$	540,391
Total cost of revenues			—			—			131,132			3,835			(19,525	)			115,442

Gross profit			—			—			406,778			18,171			—				424,949
Operating expenses:
Technology and development			—			—			83,957			1,766			—				85,723
Marketing and advertising			—			—			131,585			13,518			—				145,103
General and administrative			—			500			52,531			2,660			—				55,691
Amortization of acquired intangible assets			—			—			185,193			—			—				185,193

Total operating expenses			—			500			453,266			17,944			—				471,710

Income (loss) from operations			—			(500	)		(46,488	)		227			—				(46,761	)
Interest income (expense), net			—			(97,829	)		(512	)		504			—				(97,837	)
Other expense, net			—			—			(474	)		(181	)		—				(655	)

Income (loss) before income taxes			—			(98,329	)		(47,474	)		550			—				(145,253	)
Income tax benefit (expense)			—			35,890			29,798			(135	)		—				65,553

Income (loss) before loss from subsidiaries			—			(62,439	)		(17,676	)		415			—				(79,700	)
Loss from subsidiaries			(79,700	)		(71,902	)		(134,242	)		(331	)		286,175				—

Net income (loss)		$	(79,700	)	$	(134,341	)	$	(151,918	)	$	84		$	286,175			$	(79,700	)




ANCESTRY.COM LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands)

Period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 (Successor)



		Parent			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Elimination				Total
								Subsidiaries			Guarantor
											Subsidiaries
Total revenues		$	—		$	—		$	3,436		$	199		$	(177	)		$	3,458
Total cost of revenues			—			7			958			35			(177	)			823

Gross profit (loss)			—			(7	)		2,478			164			—				2,635
Operating expenses:
Technology and development			—			64			566			12			—				642
Marketing and advertising			—			16			1,015			114			—				1,145
General and administrative			—			48			303			30			—				381
Amortization of acquired intangible assets			—			—			1,466			6			—				1,472
Transaction-related expenses			—			55,024			47,023			217			—				102,264

Total operating expenses			—			55,152			50,373			379			—				105,904

Loss from operations			—			(55,159	)		(47,895	)		(215	)		—				(103,269	)
Interest expense, net			—			(730	)		—			—			—				(730	)

Loss before income taxes			—			(55,889	)		(47,895	)		(215	)		—				(103,999	)
Income tax (expense) benefit			—			20,399			10,958			(33	)		—				31,324

Loss before loss from subsidiaries			—			(35,490	)		(36,937	)		(248	)		—				(72,675	)
Loss from subsidiaries			(72,675	)		(37,185	)		(73,152	)		(230	)		183,242				—

Net loss		$	(72,675	)	$	(72,675	)	$	(110,089	)	$	(478	)	$	183,242			$	(72,675	)


Period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012 (Predecessor)
		Parent			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Elimination				Total
								Subsidiaries			Guarantor
											Subsidiaries
Total revenues		$	—		$	—		$	480,878		$	24,206		$	(21,457	)		$	483,627
Total cost of revenues			—			889			102,110			4,361			(21,457	)			85,903

Gross profit (loss)			—			(889	)		378,768			19,845			—				397,724
Operating expenses:
Technology and development			—			7,693			68,440			1,379			—				77,512
Marketing and advertising			—			1,897			122,474			13,702			—				138,073
General and administrative			—			5,819			36,320			3,856			—				45,995
Amortization of acquired intangible assets			—			—			15,897			654			—				16,551
Transaction-related expenses			—			—			7,104			—			—				7,104

Total operating expenses			—			15,409			250,235			19,591			—				285,235

Income (loss) from operations			—			(16,298	)		128,533			254			—				112,489
Interest income (expense), net			—			—			(1,095	)		30			—				(1,065	)
Other income (expense), net			—			(11	)		783			(30	)		—				742

Income (loss) before income taxes			—			(16,309	)		128,221			254			—				112,166
Income tax (expense) benefit			—			5,953			(47,312	)		(18	)		—				(41,377	)

Income (loss) before income from subsidiaries			—			(10,356	)		80,909			236			—				70,789
Income from subsidiaries			—			81,145			107,123			36,095			(224,363	)			—

Net income		$	—		$	70,789		$	188,032		$	36,331		$	(224,363	)		$	70,789




ANCESTRY.COM LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(in thousands)

Year Ended December 31, 2014 (Successor)



		Parent			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Elimination				Total
								Subsidiaries			Guarantor
											Subsidiaries
Net income (loss)		$	(18,728	)	$	(80,643	)	$	(49,602	)	$	673		$	129,572			$	(18,728	)
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments			—			—			—			—			—				—

Other comprehensive income (loss)			—			—			—			—			—				—

Total comprehensive income (loss)		$	(18,728	)	$	(80,643	)	$	(49,602	)	$	673		$	129,572			$	(18,728	)


Year Ended December 31, 2013 (Successor)
		Parent			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Elimination				Total
								Subsidiaries			Guarantor
											Subsidiaries
Net income (loss)		$	(79,700	)	$	(134,341	)	$	(151,918	)	$	84		$	286,175			$	(79,700	)
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments			—			—			—			—			—				—

Other comprehensive income (loss)			—			—			—			—			—				—

Total comprehensive income (loss)		$	(79,700	)	$	(134,341	)	$	(151,918	)	$	84		$	286,175			$	(79,700	)


Period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 (Successor)

		Parent			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Elimination				Total
								Subsidiaries			Guarantor
											Subsidiaries
Net loss		$	(72,675	)	$	(72,675	)	$	(110,089	)	$	(478	)	$	183,242			$	(72,675	)
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments			—			—			—			—			—				—

Other comprehensive income (loss)			—			—			—			—			—				—

Total comprehensive loss		$	(72,675	)	$	(72,675	)	$	(110,089	)	$	(478	)	$	183,242			$	(72,675	)


Period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012 (Predecessor)

		Parent			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-			Elimination				Total
								Subsidiaries			Guarantor
											Subsidiaries
Net income		$	—		$	70,789		$	188,032		$	36,331		$	(224,363	)		$	70,789
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments			—			—			—			381			—				381

Other comprehensive income			—			—			—			381			—				381

Total comprehensive income		$	—		$	70,789		$	188,032		$	36,712		$	(224,363	)		$	71,170




ANCESTRY.COM LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

Year Ended December 31, 2014 (Successor)



		Parent			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Elimination				Total
		Parent			Issuer			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Elimination				Total
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		$	37,543		$	129,471		$	211,511		$	(4,208	)	$	(218,997	)		$	155,320

Investing activities:
Capitalization of content databases			—			—			(37,566	)		—			—				(37,566	)
Purchases of property and equipment			—			—			(21,547	)		(274	)		—				(21,821	)
Investment in subsidiaries			—			(25,448	)		(60	)		(48	)		25,556				—
Return of capital from subsidiaries			—			—			66,860			—			(66,860	)			—

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			—			(25,448	)		7,687			(322	)		(41,304	)			(59,387	)
Financing activities:
Member’s capital contributions			26			—			—			—			—				26
Principal payments on debt			—			(37,572	)		—			—			—				(37,572	)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation			—			—			4,063			—			—				4,063
Return-of-capital distribution			(37,610	)		—			—			—			—				(37,610	)
Payment of contingent consideration			—			—			(2,900	)		—			—				(2,900	)
Capital contribution from parent			—			—			25,496			60			(25,556	)			—
Return of capital to parent			—			(66,860	)		—			—			66,860				—
Intercompany dividends paid			—			—			(201,529	)		(17,468	)		218,997				—

Net cash used in financing activities			(37,584	)		(104,432	)		(174,870	)		(17,408	)		260,301				(73,993	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(41	)		(409	)		44,328			(21,938	)		—				21,940
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			338			562			60,362			25,292			—				86,554

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	297		$	153		$	104,690		$	3,354		$	—			$	108,494


Year Ended December 31, 2013 (Successor)



		Parent			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Elimination				Total
		Parent			Issuer			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Elimination				Total
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		$	342		$	(25,037	)	$	199,246		$	(3,916	)	$	(7,656	)		$	162,979

Investing activities:
Capitalization of content databases			—			—			(22,164	)		(75	)		—				(22,239	)
Purchases of property and equipment			—			—			(26,597	)		(117	)		—				(26,714	)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired			—			—			(9,000	)		—			—				(9,000	)
Collection of intercompany loans			—			—			—			26,200			(26,200	)			—
Investment in subsidiaries			(2,853	)		(42,227	)		(864	)		—			45,944				—
Return of capital from subsidiaries			—			144,832			20,734			—			(165,566	)			—

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(2,853	)		102,605			37,891			26,008			(145,822	)			(57,953	)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			—			—			457			—			—				457
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards			—			—			(595	)		—			—				(595	)
Principal payments on debt			—			(47,896	)		—			—			—				(47,896	)
Payment of deferred financing costs			—			(8,938	)		—			—			—				(8,938	)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards activity			292			—			—			—			—				292
Member’s capital contributions			2,557			—			—			—			—				2,557
Repayment of intercompany loans			—			—			(26,200	)		—			26,200				—
Capital contribution from parent			—			499			45,080			365			(45,944	)			—
Return of capital to parent			—			(17,313	)		(144,832	)		(3,421	)		165,566				—
Intercompany dividends paid			—			(3,828	)		(3,828	)		—			7,656				—

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			2,849			(77,476	)		(129,918	)		(3,056	)		153,478				(54,123	)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			338			92			31,437			19,036			—				50,903
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			—			470			28,925			6,256			—				35,651

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	338		$	562		$	60,362		$	25,292		$	—			$	86,554


Period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 (Successor)



		Parent			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Elimination				Total
		Parent			Issuer			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Elimination				Total
Net cash used in operating activities		$	—		$	(30,851	)	$	(54,484	)	$	—		$	—			$	(85,335	)

Investing activities:
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired			—			(1,352,744	)		—			—			—				(1,352,744	)
Investment in subsidiaries			(555,418	)		(76,520	)		(6,256	)		—			638,194				—

Net cash used in investing activities			(555,418	)		(1,429,264	)		(6,256	)		—			638,194				(1,352,744	)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			—			943,200			—			—			—				943,200
Payment of deferred financing costs			—			(38,033	)		—			—			—				(38,033	)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards activity			—			—			13,145			—			—				13,145
Member’s capital contribution			555,418			—			—			—			—				555,418
Capital contribution from parent			—			555,418			76,520			6,256			(638,194	)			—

Net cash provided by financing activities			555,418			1,460,585			89,665			6,256			(638,194	)			1,473,730
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			—			470			28,925			6,256			—				35,651
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period, less cash acquired			—			—			—			—			—				—

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	—		$	470		$	28,925		$	6,256		$	—			$	35,651




Period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012 (Predecessor)



		Parent			Issuer			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Elimination				Total
		Parent			Issuer			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Elimination				Total
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		$	—		$	4,621		$	150,217		$	(1,337	)	$	—			$	153,501

Investing activities:
Capitalization of content databases			—			—			(23,538	)		—			—				(23,538	)
Purchases of property and equipment			—			—			(20,389	)		(387	)		—				(20,776	)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired			—			—			(114,506	)		—			—				(114,506	)
Investment in subsidiaries			—			(5,244	)		—			—			5,244				—
Return of capital from subsidiaries			—			—			204			—			(204	)			—

Net cash used in investing activities			—			(5,244	)		(158,229	)		(387	)		5,040				(158,820	)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			—			11,922			—			—			—				11,922
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards			—			—			(3,247	)		—			—				(3,247	)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			—			—			70,000			—			—				70,000
Principal payments on debt			—			—			(80,000	)		—			—				(80,000	)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards activity			—			—			10,178			322			—				10,500
Repurchases of common stock			—			(12,832	)		—			—			—				(12,832	)
Capital contribution from parent			—			—			5,244			—			(5,244	)			—
Return of capital to parent			—			—			—			(204	)		204				—

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			—			(910	)		2,175			118			(5,040	)			(3,657	)
Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents			—			—			—			29			—				29

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents			—			(1,533	)		(5,837	)		(1,577	)		—				(8,947	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			—			2,003			39,162			7,833			—				48,998

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	—		$	470		$	33,325		$	6,256		$	—			$	40,051

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Summ1

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Basis of Presentation

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications did not have a significant impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Use of Estimates

Revenue Recognition

The following table summarizes the activity for the allowance for future subscription cancellations and product returns (in thousands):

Successor

Predecessor

Year Ended

Period from

December 31,

Dec. 29, 2012

Jan. 1, 2012

2014

2013

to Dec. 31, 2012

to Dec. 28, 2012

Balance at beginning of period

605

661

527

Amounts reserved against revenue

2,289

1,900

—

2,176

Actual returns

(2,354

)

(1,956

)

—

(2,042

)

Balance at end of period

540

605

661

Cost of Revenues

Certain Risks and Concentrations

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consists of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

Restricted Cash

Accounts Receivable

Inventory

Property and Equipment

Content Databases

Software Development Costs

Fair Value of Acquired Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Goodwill

Intangible Assets

Recoverability of Long-Lived Assets

Debt Financing Costs

Income Taxes

Foreign Currency

Stock-Based Compensation

Leases

External Marketing and Advertising

Research and Development

All expenditures for research and development are charged to technology and development expense as incurred.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]

Basis of Presentation

The same accounting policies as described in the Consolidated Financial Statements are used by each entity in the condensed consolidating financial statements, except for the use of the equity method of accounting to reflect ownership interests in subsidiaries, which are eliminated upon consolidation. Consolidating entries and eliminations in the following condensed consolidating financial statements represent adjustments to (a) eliminate intercompany transactions between or among the Parent, the Issuer, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantors, (b) eliminate the investments in subsidiaries and (c) record consolidating entries.

All direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries are included in Ancestry U.S. Holdings Inc.’s consolidated U.S. tax return. In the condensed consolidating financial statements, income tax benefit (expense) has been allocated based on each such domestic subsidiary’s relative pretax income to the consolidated pretax income (loss).

Management believes that the allocations and adjustments noted above are reasonable. However, such allocations and adjustments may not be indicative of the actual amounts that would have been incurred had the Parent, Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantors operated independently.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation of the financial statements. These reclassifications did not have a significant impact on the condensed consolidating financial statements. Further, the current structure was not in place prior to the Transaction and as a result the Successor periods may not be comparable to the Predecessor periods.

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Summ2

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Allowance for Future Subscription Cancellations and Product Returns	The following table summarizes the activity for the allowance for future subscription cancellations and product returns (in thousands):


		Successor								Predecessor
		Year Ended						Period from		Period from
		December 31,			December 31,			Dec. 29, 2012		Jan. 1, 2012
		2014			2013			to Dec. 31, 2012		to Dec. 28, 2012
	Balance at beginning of period	$	605		$	661		$	661	$	527
	Amounts reserved against revenue		2,289			1,900			—		2,176
	Actual returns		(2,354	)		(1,956	)		—		(2,042	)

	Balance at end of period	$	540		$	605		$	661	$	661

Cash_and_Cash_Equivalents_Tabl

Cash and Cash Equivalents (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Cash and Cash Equivalents (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Cash and Cash Equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents consisted of the following (in thousands):



		December 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Cash	$	63,995	$	47,271
	Cash equivalents:
	Money market funds		44,499		39,283

	Total cash and cash equivalents	$	108,494	$	86,554

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Summary of Financial Instruments of Company at Fair Value Based on Valuation Approach Applied to each Class of Security

The following table summarizes the financial instruments of the Company at fair value based on the valuation approach applied to each class of security as of December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using

Balance at

Quoted Prices

Significant

December 31,

Other

Unobservable

in Active

Observable

Inputs

Markets for

Identical

Assets

2014

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

Assets:

Cash equivalents:

Money market funds

44,499

—

Total assets

44,499

—

The following table summarizes the financial instruments of the Company at fair value based on the valuation approach applied to each class of security as of December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using

Balance at

Quoted Prices

Significant

December 31,

Other

Unobservable

in Active

Observable

Inputs

Markets for

Identical

Assets

2013

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

Assets:

Cash equivalents:

Money market funds

39,283

—

Total assets

39,283

—

Property_and_Equipment_Tables

Property and Equipment (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Property and Equipment (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Summary of Property and Equipment	Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):



		December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	Computer equipment	$	49,779		$	33,362
	Purchased software		7,148			6,572
	Furniture and fixtures		6,507			4,243
	Leasehold improvements		11,917			10,313

	Gross property and equipment		75,351			54,490
	Less: accumulated depreciation		(38,245	)		(16,877	)

	Net property and equipment	$	37,106		$	37,613

Content_Databases_Tables

Content Databases (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Content Databases (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Text Block [Abstract]
Summary of Content Databases	Content databases consisted of the following (in thousands):



		December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	Content databases	$	298,737		$	279,837
	Content databases not yet placed in service		40,142			19,911

	Gross content databases		338,879			299,748
	Less: accumulated amortization		(56,064	)		(26,990	)

	Content databases, net	$	282,815		$	272,758

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill1

Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Summary of Intangible Assets	Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):



		December 31, 2014							December 31, 2013
		Gross							Gross
		Carrying		Accumulated					Carrying		Accumulated
		Amount		Amortization			Net		Amount		Amortization			Net
	Subscriber relationships and contracts	$	221,400	$	(155,112	)	$	66,288	$	221,400	$	(88,789	)	$	132,611
	Core technology		247,300		(147,713	)		99,587		247,300		(82,072	)		165,228
	Trademarks and trade names		118,170		(24,390	)		93,780		118,170		(12,240	)		105,930
	Other intangible assets		16,530		(7,131	)		9,399		16,530		(3,564	)		12,966

	Intangible assets	$	603,400	$	(334,346	)	$	269,054	$	603,400	$	(186,665	)	$	416,735

Summary of Future Expected Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets	The following schedule summarizes the future expected amortization expense of acquired intangible assets as of December 31, 2014 for the years indicated (in thousands):



	Years ended December 31,
	2015	$	109,317
	2016		71,015
	2017		30,588
	2018		11,814
	2019		11,701

Debt_Tables

Debt (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Debt (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Summary of Outstanding Long Term Debt	Outstanding long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):



		December 31, 2014									December 31, 2013
		Outstanding			Unamortized			Net Carrying			Outstanding			Unamortized			Net Carrying
		Principal			Discount			Amount			Principal			Discount			Amount
	Term B-1 Loan	$	452,533		$	(10,051	)	$	442,482		$	457,104		$	(12,285	)	$	444,819
	Term B-2 Loan		132,000			(2,245	)		129,755			165,000			(3,439	)		161,561
	Notes		300,000			—			300,000			300,000			—			300,000

	Total debt		884,533			(12,296	)		872,237			922,104			(15,724	)		906,380
	Less: Current portion		(48,348	)		853			(47,495	)		(37,571	)		811			(36,760	)

	Long-term debt	$	836,185		$	(11,443	)	$	824,742		$	884,533		$	(14,913	)	$	869,620

Schedule of Year of Future Principal Payments	The following is a schedule by year of future principal payments as of December 31, 2014 (in thousands):



	Years Ending December 31,	Term B-1 Loan			Term B-2 Loan			Notes			Total
	2015	$	5,882		$	42,466		$	—		$	48,348
	2016		3,260			23,534			—			26,794
	2017		4,571			33,000			—			37,571
	2018		438,820			33,000			—			471,820
	2019		—			—			—			—
	Thereafter		—			—			300,000			300,000

	Total future principal payments	$	452,533		$	132,000		$	300,000		$	884,533

StockBased_Awards_Tables

Stock-Based Awards (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Stock-Based Awards (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Schedule of Share Based Payment Award Stock Options Valuation Assumptions	The following weighted-average assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes calculations for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012:



			Successor										Predecessor
			Year Ended						Period from				Period from
			December 31,			December 31,			Dec. 29, 2012				Jan. 1, 2012
			2014			2013			to Dec. 31, 2012(1)				to Dec. 28, 2012
	Expected Volatility			46	%		44.9	%		—				47.5	%
	Expected term (in years)			4.4			4.8			—				4.2
	Weighted-average risk-free interest rate			1.5	%		0.9	%		—				0.7	%
	Weighted-average fair value of the underlying common stock		$	79.03		$	144.26			—			$	23.33
	Expected dividends			—			—			—				—


	-1	No options were granted during the Successor period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
Summary of Stock Option Activity	The activity for stock options in the indirect parent entity of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:



									Weighted
									Average		Aggregate
						Weighted			Remaining		Intrinsic
			Number of			Average			Contractual		Value
			Units			Exercise			Term		Price
			(in thousands)			Price			(in years)		(in thousands)
	Outstanding at December 31, 2013			393		$	63.74
	Granted			143			79.03
	Exercised			(58	)		35.42
	Forfeited/Expired			(32	)		70.02

	Outstanding at December 31, 2014			446			71.86			8.7	$	5,411

	Exercisable at December 31, 2014			92			68.64			8.5		1,414
	Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014			414			71.53			8.7		5,167
Schedule of Additional Information Regarding Stock Options	Additional information regarding stock options was as follows (in thousands, except per share data):



			Successor										Predecessor
			Year Ended						Period from				Period from
			December 31,			December 31,			Dec. 29, 2012				Jan. 1, 2012
			2014			2013			to Dec. 31, 2012(1)				to Dec. 28, 2012
	Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted		$	30.84		$	56.44			—			$	8.86
	Total intrinsic value of options exercised			3,441			26,692			—				34,266


	-1	No options were granted or exercised during the Successor period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
Summary of Restricted Share Unit Activity	RSU activity for the year ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:



						Weighted
			Number of			Average
			Units			Grant Date
			(in thousands)			Fair Value
	Outstanding at December 31, 2013			76		$	69.12
	Granted			1			77.48
	Vested			(38	)		69.23
	Forfeited			(1	)		75.06

	Outstanding at December 31, 2014			38			69.04

Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense	Stock-based compensation was included in the following captions within the Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands) for the following periods:




			Successor										Predecessor
			Year Ended						Period from				Period from
			December 31,			December 31,			Dec. 29, 2012				Jan. 1, 2012
			2014			2013			to Dec. 31, 2012				to Dec. 28, 2012
	Cost of subscription revenues		$	113		$	190		$	—			$	896
	Technology and development			3,206			4,080			—				7,758
	Marketing and advertising			957			1,006			—				1,913
	General and administrative			3,728			3,048			—				4,854
	Transaction-related expenses			—			—			53,118				—

	Total stock-based compensation		$	8,004		$	8,324		$	53,118			$	15,421

Schedule of Unrecognized Compensation for Stock Options and RSU	Unrecognized stock-based compensation for stock options and RSUs at December 31, 2014 was as follows (in thousands, except years):



			Unrecognized			Weighted
			Stock-Based			Average
			Compensation			Remaining
						Period
						of Recognition
	Stock options		$	13,607			3.5
	RSUs			4,648			1.5

	Total unrecognized stock-based compensation at December 31, 2014		$	18,255

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Summary of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	Income (loss) before income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):



		Successor											Predecessor
		Year Ended						Period from					Period from
		December 31,			December 31,			Dec. 29, 2012					Jan. 1, 2012
		2014			2013			to Dec. 31, 2012					to Dec. 28, 2012
	Income (loss) before income taxes
	United States	$	(148,683	)	$	(197,976	)	$	(103,999	)			$	101,592
	Foreign		87,217			52,723			—					10,574

	Total income (loss) before income taxes	$	(61,466	)	$	(145,253	)	$	(103,999	)			$	112,166

Summary of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

	The income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following (in thousands):



		Successor											Predecessor
		Year Ended						Period from					Period from
		December 31,			December 31,			Dec. 29, 2012					Jan. 1, 2012
		2014			2013			to Dec. 31, 2012					to Dec. 28, 2012
	Current income tax (benefit):
	Federal	$	9,443		$	2,769		$	(29,721	)			$	37,992
	State		2,456			1,040			(1,078	)				1,867
	Foreign		382			2,623			—					694

	Total		12,281			6,432			(30,799	)				40,553
	Deferred income tax (benefit):
	Federal		(54,314	)		(68,549	)		(506	)				1,508
	State		(3,747	)		(3,381	)		(19	)				(944	)
	Foreign		3,042			(55	)		—					260

	Total		(55,019	)		(71,985	)		(525	)				824

	Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(42,738	)	$	(65,553	)	$	(31,324	)			$	41,377

Computation of Total Income Tax Expense	Total income tax expense (benefit) differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 35% to income before income tax expense as a result of the following (in thousands):



		Successor											Predecessor
		Year Ended						Period from					Period from
		December 31,			December 31,			Dec. 29, 2012					Jan. 1, 2012
		2014			2013			to Dec. 31, 2012					to Dec. 28, 2012
	Computed expected tax expense (benefit)	$	(21,513	)	$	(50,839	)	$	(36,400	)			$	39,258
	State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		(1,799	)		(2,141	)		(1,230	)				1,405
	Foreign taxes at rates other than 35%		(19,834	)		(6,464	)		—					(86	)
	Transaction-related expenses		—			—			5,526					759
	Shareholder appraisal litigation related to the Transaction		3,655			442			—					—
	Research and development tax credits		(2,384	)		(6,671	)		383					(350	)
	Other		(863	)		120			397					391

	Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(42,738	)	$	(65,553	)	$	(31,324	)			$	41,377

Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities	Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in thousands):



		December 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Deferred tax assets:
	Deferred compensation	$	3,550		$	4,791
	Net operating loss carryforwards — U.S.		5,769			16,928
	Net operating loss carryforwards —Foreign		914			1,364
	Tax credits		9,127			11,549
	Interest limitation		21,602			11,838
	Other accruals and reserves		2,497			760
	Valuation allowance		(2,023	)		(2,290	)

	Total gross deferred tax assets		41,436			44,940
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Intangible assets		(129,750	)		(184,452	)
	Content in process		(8,635	)		(3,330	)
	Depreciation differences		(4,432	)		(5,960	)
	Foreign earnings		—			(4,884	)
	Deferred financing costs		(8,803	)		(11,517	)
	Total gross deferred tax liabilities		(151,620	)		(210,143	)

	Net deferred tax liability	$	(110,184	)	$	(165,203	)
Summary of Activity Related to Unrecognized Tax Benefits	A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):



		Successor									Predecessor
		Year Ended						Period from			Period from
		December 31,			December 31,			Dec. 29, 2012 to			Jan. 1, 2012 to
		2014			2013			Dec. 31, 2012			Dec. 28, 2012
	Gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of period	$	8,671		$	4,500		$	4,500		$	4,240
	Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations		(1,443	)		(1,235	)		—			(121	)
	Increases related to tax positions taken in prior years		1,346			3,521			—			—
	Increases related to tax positions taken in current year		7,564			1,885			—			463
	Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities		—			—			—			(82	)

	Balance at end of period	$	16,138		$	8,671		$	4,500		$	4,500

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Operating Leases	The following is a schedule by year of future minimum lease payments of non-cancelable operating leases at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):



	Years Ending December 31,
	2015	$	5,182
	2016		4,517
	2017		3,347
	2018		3,837
	2019		1,850
	Thereafter		1,453

	Total minimum lease payments	$	20,186

Geographic_Information_Tables

Geographic Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Geographic Information (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Subscription Revenue by Geographic Region	The following presents total revenues by geographic region (in thousands):



		Successor						Predecessor
		Year Ended				Period from		Period from
		December 31,		December 31,		Dec. 29, 2012		Jan. 1, 2012
		2014		2013		to Dec. 31, 2012		to Dec. 28, 2012
	United States	$	485,488	$	417,221	$	2,630	$	367,793
	United Kingdom		67,800		59,447		408		57,076
	All other countries		66,256		63,723		420		58,758

	Total revenues	$	619,544	$	540,391	$	3,458	$	483,627

Guarantor_Condensed_Consolidat1

Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets	ANCESTRY.COM LLC

	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

	(in thousands)

	December 31, 2014



			Parent				Issuer				Guarantor				Non-				Elimination				Total
											Subsidiaries				Guarantor
															Subsidiaries
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	297			$	153			$	104,690			$	3,354			$	—			$	108,494
	Restricted cash			—				45,280				3,806				—				—				49,086
	Accounts receivable, net of allowances			—				—				6,690				4,551				—				11,241
	Income tax receivable			—				—				458				—				—				458
	Current deferred income taxes			—				—				5,277				—				—				5,277
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets			—				958				10,833				352				—				12,143
	Intercompany receivables			46				—				2,895				811				(3,752	)			—

	Total current assets			343				46,391				134,649				9,068				(3,752	)			186,699
	Property and equipment, net			—				—				36,551				555				—				37,106
	Content databases, net			—				—				281,998				817				—				282,815
	Intangible assets, net			—				—				269,054				—				—				269,054
	Goodwill			—				—				947,563				720				—				948,283
	Investment in subsidiary			496,781				1,278,254				423,266				48				(2,198,349	)			—
	Other assets			—				25,657				2,617				240				—				28,514

	Total assets		$	497,124			$	1,350,302			$	2,095,698			$	11,448			$	(2,202,101	)		$	1,752,471

	LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S INTERESTS
	Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable		$	—			$	60			$	11,026			$	429			$	—			$	11,515
	Accrued expenses			—				7,051				35,747				4,231				—				47,029
	Acquisition-related liabilities			—				45,280				3,806				—				—				49,086
	Deferred revenues			—				—				144,969				41				—				145,010
	Current portion of long-term debt			—				47,495				—				—				—				47,495
	Intercompany payables			—				—				825				2,927				(3,752	)			—

	Total current liabilities			—				99,886				196,373				7,628				(3,752	)			300,135
	Long-term debt, net			—				824,742				—				—				—				824,742
	Deferred income taxes			—				—				115,497				(36	)			—				115,461
	Other long-term liabilities			—				—				16,406				—				—				16,406

	Total liabilities			—				924,628				328,276				7,592				(3,752	)			1,256,744
	Total member’s interests			497,124				425,674				1,767,422				3,856				(2,198,349	)			495,727

	Total liabilities and member’s interests		$	497,124			$	1,350,302			$	2,095,698			$	11,448			$	(2,202,101	)		$	1,752,471




	ANCESTRY.COM LLC

	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

	(in thousands)

	December 31, 2013



		Parent				Issuer				Guarantor				Non-				Elimination				Total
										Subsidiaries				Guarantor
														Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	338			$	562			$	60,362			$	25,292			$	—			$	86,554
Restricted cash			—				45,280				15,460				—				—				60,740
Accounts receivable, net of allowances			—				—				7,872				3,510				—				11,382
Income tax receivable			—				—				3,285				—				—				3,285
Current deferred income taxes			—				—				20,350				—				—				20,350
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			—				911				10,267				352				—				11,530
Intercompany receivables			168				—				6,793				2,160				(9,121	)			—

Total current assets			506				46,753				124,389				31,314				(9,121	)			193,841
Property and equipment, net			—				—				37,155				458				—				37,613
Content databases, net			—				—				271,839				919				—				272,758
Intangible assets, net			—				—				416,735				—				—				416,735
Goodwill			—				—				947,482				801				—				948,283
Investment in subsidiary			540,191				1,400,522				524,792				—				(2,465,505	)			—
Other assets			—				31,757				3,546				209				—				35,512

Total assets		$	540,697			$	1,479,032			$	2,325,938			$	33,701			$	(2,474,626	)		$	1,904,742

LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S INTERESTS
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	—			$	106			$	11,854			$	615			$	—			$	12,575
Accrued expenses			—				1,735				44,887				5,301				—				51,923
Acquisition-related liabilities			—				45,280				15,360				—				—				60,640
Deferred revenues			—				—				137,597				267				—				137,864
Current portion of long-term debt			—				36,760				—				—				—				36,760
Intercompany payables			—				—				2,249				6,872				(9,121	)			—

Total current liabilities			—				83,881				211,947				13,055				(9,121	)			299,762
Long-term debt, net			—				869,620				—				—				—				869,620
Deferred income taxes			—				—				185,574				(21	)			—				185,553
Other long-term liabilities			—				—				9,110				—				—				9,110

Total liabilities			—				953,501				406,631				13,034				(9,121	)			1,364,045
Total member’s interests			540,697				525,531				1,919,307				20,667				(2,465,505	)			540,697

Total liabilities and member’s interests		$	540,697			$	1,479,032			$	2,325,938			$	33,701			$	(2,474,626	)		$	1,904,742



Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
	ANCESTRY.COM LLC

	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

	(in thousands)

	Year Ended December 31, 2014 (Successor)



			Parent				Issuer				Guarantor				Non-				Elimination				Total
											Subsidiaries				Guarantor
															Subsidiaries
	Total revenues		$	—			$	—			$	617,633			$	19,486			$	(17,575	)		$	619,544
	Total cost of revenues			—				—				153,575				3,553				(17,575	)			139,553

	Gross profit			—				—				464,058				15,933				—				479,991
	Operating expenses:
	Technology and development			—				—				92,318				1,903				—				94,221
	Marketing and advertising			—				—				158,359				10,177				—				168,536
	General and administrative			—				5,628				52,542				2,801				—				60,971
	Amortization of acquired intangible assets			—				—				147,681				—				—				147,681

	Total operating expenses			—				5,628				450,900				14,881				—				471,409

	Income (loss) from operations			—				(5,628	)			13,158				1,052				—				8,582
	Interest income (expense), net			—				(69,579	)			(105	)			4				—				(69,680	)
	Other expense, net			—				(8	)			(150	)			(210	)			—				(368	)

	Income (loss) before income taxes			—				(75,215	)			12,903				846				—				(61,466	)
	Income tax benefit (expense)			—				25,446				17,465				(173	)			—				42,738

	Income (loss) before loss from subsidiaries			—				(49,769	)			30,368				673				—				(18,728	)
	Loss from subsidiaries			(18,728	)			(30,874	)			(79,970	)			—				129,572				—

	Net income (loss)		$	(18,728	)		$	(80,643	)		$	(49,602	)		$	673			$	129,572			$	(18,728	)


	Year Ended December 31, 2013 (Successor)
			Parent				Issuer				Guarantor				Non-				Elimination				Total
											Subsidiaries				Guarantor
															Subsidiaries
	Total revenues		$	—			$	—			$	537,910			$	22,006			$	(19,525	)		$	540,391
	Total cost of revenues			—				—				131,132				3,835				(19,525	)			115,442

	Gross profit			—				—				406,778				18,171				—				424,949
	Operating expenses:
	Technology and development			—				—				83,957				1,766				—				85,723
	Marketing and advertising			—				—				131,585				13,518				—				145,103
	General and administrative			—				500				52,531				2,660				—				55,691
	Amortization of acquired intangible assets			—				—				185,193				—				—				185,193

	Total operating expenses			—				500				453,266				17,944				—				471,710

	Income (loss) from operations			—				(500	)			(46,488	)			227				—				(46,761	)
	Interest income (expense), net			—				(97,829	)			(512	)			504				—				(97,837	)
	Other expense, net			—				—				(474	)			(181	)			—				(655	)

	Income (loss) before income taxes			—				(98,329	)			(47,474	)			550				—				(145,253	)
	Income tax benefit (expense)			—				35,890				29,798				(135	)			—				65,553

	Income (loss) before loss from subsidiaries			—				(62,439	)			(17,676	)			415				—				(79,700	)
	Loss from subsidiaries			(79,700	)			(71,902	)			(134,242	)			(331	)			286,175				—

Net income (loss)		$	(79,700	)		$	(134,341	)		$	(151,918	)		$	84			$	286,175			$	(79,700	)




ANCESTRY.COM LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands)

Period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 (Successor)



		Parent				Issuer				Guarantor				Non-				Elimination				Total
										Subsidiaries				Guarantor
														Subsidiaries
Total revenues		$	—			$	—			$	3,436			$	199			$	(177	)		$	3,458
Total cost of revenues			—				7				958				35				(177	)			823

Gross profit (loss)			—				(7	)			2,478				164				—				2,635
Operating expenses:
Technology and development			—				64				566				12				—				642
Marketing and advertising			—				16				1,015				114				—				1,145
General and administrative			—				48				303				30				—				381
Amortization of acquired intangible assets			—				—				1,466				6				—				1,472
Transaction-related expenses			—				55,024				47,023				217				—				102,264

Total operating expenses			—				55,152				50,373				379				—				105,904

Loss from operations			—				(55,159	)			(47,895	)			(215	)			—				(103,269	)
Interest expense, net			—				(730	)			—				—				—				(730	)

Loss before income taxes			—				(55,889	)			(47,895	)			(215	)			—				(103,999	)
Income tax (expense) benefit			—				20,399				10,958				(33	)			—				31,324

Loss before loss from subsidiaries			—				(35,490	)			(36,937	)			(248	)			—				(72,675	)
Loss from subsidiaries			(72,675	)			(37,185	)			(73,152	)			(230	)			183,242				—

Net loss		$	(72,675	)		$	(72,675	)		$	(110,089	)		$	(478	)		$	183,242			$	(72,675	)


Period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012 (Predecessor)
		Parent				Issuer				Guarantor				Non-				Elimination				Total
										Subsidiaries				Guarantor
														Subsidiaries
Total revenues		$	—			$	—			$	480,878			$	24,206			$	(21,457	)		$	483,627
Total cost of revenues			—				889				102,110				4,361				(21,457	)			85,903

Gross profit (loss)			—				(889	)			378,768				19,845				—				397,724
Operating expenses:
Technology and development			—				7,693				68,440				1,379				—				77,512
Marketing and advertising			—				1,897				122,474				13,702				—				138,073
General and administrative			—				5,819				36,320				3,856				—				45,995
Amortization of acquired intangible assets			—				—				15,897				654				—				16,551
Transaction-related expenses			—				—				7,104				—				—				7,104

Total operating expenses			—				15,409				250,235				19,591				—				285,235

Income (loss) from operations			—				(16,298	)			128,533				254				—				112,489
Interest income (expense), net			—				—				(1,095	)			30				—				(1,065	)
Other income (expense), net			—				(11	)			783				(30	)			—				742

Income (loss) before income taxes			—				(16,309	)			128,221				254				—				112,166
Income tax (expense) benefit			—				5,953				(47,312	)			(18	)			—				(41,377	)

Income (loss) before income from subsidiaries			—				(10,356	)			80,909				236				—				70,789
Income from subsidiaries			—				81,145				107,123				36,095				(224,363	)			—

Net income		$	—			$	70,789			$	188,032			$	36,331			$	(224,363	)		$	70,789

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	ANCESTRY.COM LLC

	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

	(in thousands)

	Year Ended December 31, 2014 (Successor)



			Parent				Issuer				Guarantor				Non-				Elimination				Total
											Subsidiaries				Guarantor
															Subsidiaries
	Net income (loss)		$	(18,728	)		$	(80,643	)		$	(49,602	)		$	673			$	129,572			$	(18,728	)
	Other comprehensive income:
	Foreign currency translation adjustments			—				—				—				—				—				—

	Other comprehensive income (loss)			—				—				—				—				—				—

	Total comprehensive income (loss)		$	(18,728	)		$	(80,643	)		$	(49,602	)		$	673			$	129,572			$	(18,728	)


	Year Ended December 31, 2013 (Successor)
			Parent				Issuer				Guarantor				Non-				Elimination				Total
											Subsidiaries				Guarantor
															Subsidiaries
	Net income (loss)		$	(79,700	)		$	(134,341	)		$	(151,918	)		$	84			$	286,175			$	(79,700	)
	Other comprehensive income:
	Foreign currency translation adjustments			—				—				—				—				—				—

	Other comprehensive income (loss)			—				—				—				—				—				—

	Total comprehensive income (loss)		$	(79,700	)		$	(134,341	)		$	(151,918	)		$	84			$	286,175			$	(79,700	)


	Period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 (Successor)

			Parent				Issuer				Guarantor				Non-				Elimination				Total
											Subsidiaries				Guarantor
															Subsidiaries
	Net loss		$	(72,675	)		$	(72,675	)		$	(110,089	)		$	(478	)		$	183,242			$	(72,675	)
	Other comprehensive income:
	Foreign currency translation adjustments			—				—				—				—				—				—

	Other comprehensive income (loss)			—				—				—				—				—				—

	Total comprehensive loss		$	(72,675	)		$	(72,675	)		$	(110,089	)		$	(478	)		$	183,242			$	(72,675	)


	Period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012 (Predecessor)

			Parent				Issuer				Guarantor				Non-				Elimination				Total
											Subsidiaries				Guarantor
															Subsidiaries
	Net income		$	—			$	70,789			$	188,032			$	36,331			$	(224,363	)		$	70,789
	Other comprehensive income:
	Foreign currency translation adjustments			—				—				—				381				—				381

	Other comprehensive income			—				—				—				381				—				381

	Total comprehensive income		$	—			$	70,789			$	188,032			$	36,712			$	(224,363	)		$	71,170



Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows	ANCESTRY.COM LLC

	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	(in thousands)

	Year Ended December 31, 2014 (Successor)



			Parent				Issuer				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Elimination				Total
			Parent				Issuer				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				Elimination				Total
	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		$	37,543			$	129,471			$	211,511			$	(4,208	)		$	(218,997	)		$	155,320

	Investing activities:
	Capitalization of content databases			—				—				(37,566	)			—				—				(37,566	)
	Purchases of property and equipment			—				—				(21,547	)			(274	)			—				(21,821	)
	Investment in subsidiaries			—				(25,448	)			(60	)			(48	)			25,556				—
	Return of capital from subsidiaries			—				—				66,860				—				(66,860	)			—

	Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			—				(25,448	)			7,687				(322	)			(41,304	)			(59,387	)
	Financing activities:
	Member’s capital contributions			26				—				—				—				—				26
	Principal payments on debt			—				(37,572	)			—				—				—				(37,572	)
	Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation			—				—				4,063				—				—				4,063
	Return-of-capital distribution			(37,610	)			—				—				—				—				(37,610	)
	Payment of contingent consideration			—				—				(2,900	)			—				—				(2,900	)
	Capital contribution from parent			—				—				25,496				60				(25,556	)			—
	Return of capital to parent			—				(66,860	)			—				—				66,860				—
	Intercompany dividends paid			—				—				(201,529	)			(17,468	)			218,997				—

	Net cash used in financing activities			(37,584	)			(104,432	)			(174,870	)			(17,408	)			260,301				(73,993	)

	Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(41	)			(409	)			44,328				(21,938	)			—				21,940
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			338				562				60,362				25,292				—				86,554

	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	297			$	153			$	104,690			$	3,354			$	—			$	108,494


	Year Ended December 31, 2013 (Successor)



			Parent				Issuer				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Elimination				Total
			Parent				Issuer				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				Elimination				Total
	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		$	342			$	(25,037	)		$	199,246			$	(3,916	)		$	(7,656	)		$	162,979

	Investing activities:
	Capitalization of content databases			—				—				(22,164	)			(75	)			—				(22,239	)
	Purchases of property and equipment			—				—				(26,597	)			(117	)			—				(26,714	)
	Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired			—				—				(9,000	)			—				—				(9,000	)
	Collection of intercompany loans			—				—				—				26,200				(26,200	)			—
	Investment in subsidiaries			(2,853	)			(42,227	)			(864	)			—				45,944				—
	Return of capital from subsidiaries			—				144,832				20,734				—				(165,566	)			—

	Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(2,853	)			102,605				37,891				26,008				(145,822	)			(57,953	)
	Financing activities:
	Proceeds from exercise of stock options			—				—				457				—				—				457
	Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards			—				—				(595	)			—				—				(595	)
	Principal payments on debt			—				(47,896	)			—				—				—				(47,896	)
	Payment of deferred financing costs			—				(8,938	)			—				—				—				(8,938	)
	Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards activity			292				—				—				—				—				292
	Member’s capital contributions			2,557				—				—				—				—				2,557
	Repayment of intercompany loans			—				—				(26,200	)			—				26,200				—
Capital contribution from parent			—				499				45,080				365				(45,944	)			—
Return of capital to parent			—				(17,313	)			(144,832	)			(3,421	)			165,566				—
Intercompany dividends paid			—				(3,828	)			(3,828	)			—				7,656				—

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			2,849				(77,476	)			(129,918	)			(3,056	)			153,478				(54,123	)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			338				92				31,437				19,036				—				50,903
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			—				470				28,925				6,256				—				35,651

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	338			$	562			$	60,362			$	25,292			$	—			$	86,554


Period from December 29, 2012 to December 31, 2012 (Successor)



		Parent				Issuer				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Elimination				Total
		Parent				Issuer				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				Elimination				Total
Net cash used in operating activities		$	—			$	(30,851	)		$	(54,484	)		$	—			$	—			$	(85,335	)

Investing activities:
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired			—				(1,352,744	)			—				—				—				(1,352,744	)
Investment in subsidiaries			(555,418	)			(76,520	)			(6,256	)			—				638,194				—

Net cash used in investing activities			(555,418	)			(1,429,264	)			(6,256	)			—				638,194				(1,352,744	)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			—				943,200				—				—				—				943,200
Payment of deferred financing costs			—				(38,033	)			—				—				—				(38,033	)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards activity			—				—				13,145				—				—				13,145
Member’s capital contribution			555,418				—				—				—				—				555,418
Capital contribution from parent			—				555,418				76,520				6,256				(638,194	)			—

Net cash provided by financing activities			555,418				1,460,585				89,665				6,256				(638,194	)			1,473,730
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			—				470				28,925				6,256				—				35,651
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period, less cash acquired			—				—				—				—				—				—

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	—			$	470			$	28,925			$	6,256			$	—			$	35,651




Period from January 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012 (Predecessor)



		Parent				Issuer				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Elimination				Total
		Parent				Issuer				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				Elimination				Total
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		$	—			$	4,621			$	150,217			$	(1,337	)		$	—			$	153,501

Investing activities:
Capitalization of content databases			—				—				(23,538	)			—				—				(23,538	)
Purchases of property and equipment			—				—				(20,389	)			(387	)			—				(20,776	)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired			—				—				(114,506	)			—				—				(114,506	)
Investment in subsidiaries			—				(5,244	)			—				—				5,244				—
Return of capital from subsidiaries			—				—				204				—				(204	)			—

Net cash used in investing activities			—				(5,244	)			(158,229	)			(387	)			5,040				(158,820	)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			—				11,922				—				—				—				11,922
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards			—				—				(3,247	)			—				—				(3,247	)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			—				—				70,000				—				—				70,000
Principal payments on debt			—				—				(80,000	)			—				—				(80,000	)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards activity			—				—				10,178				322				—				10,500
Repurchases of common stock			—				(12,832	)			—				—				—				(12,832	)
Capital contribution from parent			—				—				5,244				—				(5,244	)			—
Return of capital to parent			—				—				—				(204	)			204				—

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			—				(910	)			2,175				118				(5,040	)			(3,657	)
Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents			—				—				—				29				—				29

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents			—				(1,533	)			(5,837	)			(1,577	)			—				(8,947	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			—				2,003				39,162				7,833				—				48,998

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	—			$	470			$	33,325			$	6,256			$	—			$	40,051

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Summ3

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012	Oct. 21, 2012
Acquisitions And Development [Line Items]
Minimum subscription period		1 month
Maximum subscription period		1 year
Restricted cash		$49,086,000	$60,740,000
Amortization period of content database costs, years		10 years
Goodwill impairment loss	0	0	0
Marketing and advertising expenses	1,000,000	143,800,000	120,200,000
Minimum [Member]
Acquisitions And Development [Line Items]
Maximum estimated useful lives of amortized intangible assets		1 year
Maximum [Member]
Acquisitions And Development [Line Items]
Maximum estimated useful lives of amortized intangible assets		10 years
Computer Equipment [Member]
Acquisitions And Development [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life		3 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Acquisitions And Development [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life		3 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Acquisitions And Development [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life		5 years
Purchased Software [Member]
Acquisitions And Development [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life		3 years
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Acquisitions And Development [Line Items]
Number of customers that accounted for more than 10% of revenues and accounts receivable	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Acquisitions And Development [Line Items]
Number of customers that accounted for more than 10% of revenues and accounts receivable	2	1	1
Percentage contribution in accounts receivables		14.00%	13.00%
Predecessor [Member]
Acquisitions And Development [Line Items]
Acquisition of common stock					$32
Business acquisition, Purchase price				1,500,000,000
Business acquisition, date of agreement		21-Oct-12
Goodwill impairment loss				0
Marketing and advertising expenses				$116,600,000
Predecessor [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Acquisitions And Development [Line Items]
Number of customers that accounted for more than 10% of revenues and accounts receivable				0
Predecessor [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Acquisitions And Development [Line Items]
Number of customers that accounted for more than 10% of revenues and accounts receivable				0

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Summ4

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Revenue Reserve (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of period	$661	$605	$661
Amounts reserved against revenue		2,289	1,900
Actual returns		-2,354	-1,956
Balance at end of period	661	540	605
Predecessor [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of period				527
Amounts reserved against revenue				2,176
Actual returns				-2,042
Balance at end of period				$661

Cash_and_Cash_Equivalents_Cash

Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash and Cash Equivalents (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Cash	$63,995	$47,271
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	44,499	39,283
Total cash and cash equivalents	$108,494	$86,554	$35,651

Fair_Value_Measurements_Additi

Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Measurements Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value, level 1 to level 2 transfers, Amount	$0	$0
Fair value, level 2 to level 1 transfers, Amount	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value Measurements Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of debt	$911,800,000	$974,700,000

Fair_Value_Measurements_Summar

Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Financial Instruments of Company at Fair Value Based on Valuation Approach Applied to each Class of Security (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds	$44,499	$39,283
Total assets	44,499	39,283
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds	44,499	39,283
Total assets	44,499	39,283
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds	0	0
Total assets	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds	0	0
Total assets	$0	$0

Property_and_Equipment_Summary

Property and Equipment - Summary of Property and Equipment (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, Gross, Total	$75,351	$54,490
Accumulated depreciation	-38,245	-16,877
Property and equipment, Net, Total	37,106	37,613
Computer Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, Gross, Total	49,779	33,362
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, Gross, Total	6,507	4,243
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, Gross, Total	11,917	10,313
Purchased Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, Gross, Total	$7,148	$6,572

Content_Databases_Summary_of_C

Content Databases - Summary of Content Databases (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Content Databases [Abstract]
Content databases	$298,737	$279,837
Content databases not yet placed in service	40,142	19,911
Gross content databases	338,879	299,748
Less: accumulated amortization	-56,064	-26,990
Content databases, net	$282,815	$272,758

Content_Databases_Additional_I

Content Databases - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
Content Databases [Line Items]
Future expected amortization expense, 2015	$109,317
Future expected amortization expense, 2016	71,015
Future expected amortization expense, 2017	30,588
Future expected amortization expense, 2018	11,814
Future expected amortization expense, 2019	11,701
Content Databases [Member]
Content Databases [Line Items]
Future expected amortization expense, 2015	29,900
Future expected amortization expense, 2016	29,900
Future expected amortization expense, 2017	29,900
Future expected amortization expense, 2018	29,900
Future expected amortization expense, 2019	$29,900

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill2

Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Summary of Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$603,400	$603,400
Accumulated Amortization	-334,346	-186,665
Intangible assets, net	269,054	416,735
Customer Lists [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	221,400	221,400
Accumulated Amortization	-155,112	-88,789
Intangible assets, net	66,288	132,611
Core Technology [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	247,300	247,300
Accumulated Amortization	-147,713	-82,072
Intangible assets, net	99,587	165,228
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	118,170	118,170
Accumulated Amortization	-24,390	-12,240
Intangible assets, net	93,780	105,930
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	16,530	16,530
Accumulated Amortization	-7,131	-3,564
Intangible assets, net	$9,399	$12,966

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill3

Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Summary of Future Expected Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
Summary of the future expected amortization of intangible assets
2015	$109,317
2016	71,015
2017	30,588
2018	11,814
2019	$11,701

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill4

Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Change in carrying amount of goodwill	$0

Debt_Credit_Facility_Additiona

Debt - Credit Facility - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 30, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, Outstanding Principal	$884,533,000	$922,104,000
Mandatory repayment percentage	50.00%
Mandatory repayment principal amount	21,600,000
Percentages of commitment fee	0.50%
Commitment fee percentage decreases	0.38%
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total net secured leverage ratio	2.75
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR floor interest rate	1.00%
Second Amended Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount allowable to borrow	150,000,000
Amount outstanding	0
Interest rate, description	As of December 31, 2014, the interest rates on the Amended Term B-1 Loan and Amended Term B-2 Loan were equal to a LIBOR floor of 1.00% plus applicable margins of 3.50% and 3.00%, respectively.
Starter amount included in available amounts	25,000,000
Available amounts adjustment percentage of retained excess cash flow	50.00%
General basket for dividend payments	40,000,000
Second Amended Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total net secured leverage ratio	4
Second Amended Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity period	2017-12
Amount allowable to borrow	50,000,000
Amended Term B-1 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of original principal amount to be repaid annually	1.00%
Credit facility interest rate description	(a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (i) the Barclays Bank PLC prime rate at such time, (ii) 0.50% in excess of the overnight federal funds rate at such time and (iii) the LIBOR rate that is in effect for a LIBOR loan with an interest period of one month plus 1.00%, provided that the base rate for the Amended Term B-1 Loan and Amended Term B-2 Loan is not less than 2.00% per annum; or (b) a LIBOR rate, provided that the LIBOR rate for the Amended Term B-1 Loan and the Amended Term B-2 Loan is not less than 1.00% per annum. The applicable margin shall mean either: (a) in the case of a base rate Amended Term B-1 Loan, 2.50%, and in the case of a base rate Amended Term B-2 Loan, 2.00%, or (b) in the case of a LIBOR Amended Term B-1 Loan, 3.50%, and in the case of a LIBOR Amended Term B-2 Loan, 3.00%.
Federal fund rate	0.50%
LIBOR rate description	LIBOR rate that is in effect for a LIBOR loan with an interest period of one month plus 1.00%
Base rate floor	2.00%
Amended Term B-1 Loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin on LIBOR floor rate	1.00%
Base rate	2.50%
Amended Term B-1 Loan [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin on LIBOR floor rate	3.50%
Amended Term B-1 Loan [Member] \| Libor Floor Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR floor interest rate	1.00%
Amended Term B-1 Loan [Member] \| Second Amended Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, Outstanding Principal			457,100,000
Debt maturity period	2018-12
Amended Term B-2 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Frequency of payment	Quarterly
Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan A are required to be paid in equal quarterly installments	8,250,000
Amended Term B-2 Loan [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin on LIBOR floor rate	3.00%
Amended Term B-2 Loan [Member] \| Libor Floor Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR floor interest rate	1.00%
Amended Term B-2 Loan [Member] \| Second Amended Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, Outstanding Principal			$165,000,000
Debt maturity period	2018-05
Amended Term B-1 Loan and Amended Term B-2 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate	2.00%
Effective interest rate	5.90%

Debt_Amended_Credit_Facility_A

Debt - Amended Credit Facility - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Description of interest rate derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments activities		The Second Amended Credit Facility also requires the Issuer to maintain an interest rate protection agreement for a period of not less than three years from the closing date such that not less than 50% of the outstanding debt of the Issuer and its restricted subsidiaries at the closing date is (i) subject to an interest rate protection agreement or (ii) fixed-rate borrowings. Accordingly, the Issuer has interest rate cap agreements with a $190.0 million total notional amount that cap the three-month LIBOR rate at 1.50% expiring March 31, 2016.
Original issue discount		$12,296,000	$15,724,000
Amortization of debt-related costs	64,000	9,350,000	26,898,000
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs of term loans		1,000,000
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs of term loans		13,100,000
Interest Rate Cap Agreement Expiring March 31, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cap interest rate		1.50%
Interest rate, description		Three-month LIBOR rate at 1.50%
Interest rate cap maturity period		2016-03
Interest Rate Cap Agreement Expiring September 29, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cap interest rate		2.00%
Interest rate, description		Three-month LIBOR rate at 2.00%
Interest rate cap maturity period		2017-09
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense, net			17,200,000
Term B-1 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original issue discount		10,051,000	12,285,000
Term B-1 Loan [Member] \| Current Portion of Long Term Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original issue discount		900,000
Term B-1 Loan [Member] \| Long-term Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original issue discount		11,400,000
Term B-2 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original issue discount		2,245,000	3,439,000
Term B-2 Loan [Member] \| Current Portion of Long Term Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original issue discount		900,000
Term B-2 Loan [Member] \| Long-term Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original issue discount		11,400,000
Interest Rate Cap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of debt at closing date		50.00%
Interest Rate Cap [Member] \| Interest Rate Cap Agreement Expiring March 31, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount involved		190,000,000
Interest rate cap agreement expiration		31-Mar-16
Interest Rate Cap [Member] \| Interest Rate Cap Agreement Expiring September 29, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount involved		$200,000,000
Interest rate cap agreement expiration		30-Dec-16
Minimum [Member] \| Interest Rate Cap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Period of interest rate protection agreement		3 years

Debt_Senior_Notes_Additional_I

Debt - Senior Notes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$872,237,000	$906,380,000
Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	300,000,000	300,000,000
Interest rate	11.00%
Debt maturity year	2020
Fixed charge coverage ratio	2
Senior Notes payment basket percentage	2.50%
Notes [Member] \| Original Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	12.00%
Debt instrument redemption description	The Issuer may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal of the Notes with an amount equal to the proceeds of certain equity offerings any time prior to December 15, 2015 at 111% plus accrued interest. Upon a change of control, the Issuer is required to make an offer to redeem all of the Notes from the holders at 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest.
Notes [Member] \| Quarterly [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly growth percentage of maximum dividend permitted to be paid	50.00%
General basket for dividend payments	$50,000,000
Notes [Member] \| Prior to December 15, 2016 [Member] \| Original Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument redemption description	100% plus applicable premium
Notes [Member] \| Prior to December 15, 2016 [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Original Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption amount percentage upon change in control	100.00%
Notes [Member] \| Prior To December 15, 2015 [Member] \| Original Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption rate of senior notes with equity offering, percentage of aggregate principal	35.00%
Redemption amount percentage upon change in control	111.00%
Notes [Member] \| Change of Control [Member] \| Original Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption amount percentage upon change in control	101.00%

Debt_Summary_of_Outstanding_Lo

Debt - Summary of Outstanding Long Term Debt (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, Outstanding Principal	$884,533	$922,104
Less: Current portion, Outstanding Principal	-48,348	-37,571
Long-term debt, Outstanding Principal	836,185	884,533
Total debt, Unamortized Discount	-12,296	-15,724
Less: Current portion, Unamortized Discount	853	811
Long-term debt, Unamortized Discount	-11,443	-14,913
Total debt, Net Carrying Amount	872,237	906,380
Less: Current portion, Net Carrying Amount	-47,495	-36,760
Long-term debt, Net Carrying Amount	824,742	869,620
Term B-1 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, Outstanding Principal	452,533	457,104
Total debt, Unamortized Discount	-10,051	-12,285
Total debt, Net Carrying Amount	442,482	444,819
Term B-2 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, Outstanding Principal	132,000	165,000
Total debt, Unamortized Discount	-2,245	-3,439
Total debt, Net Carrying Amount	129,755	161,561
Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, Outstanding Principal	300,000	300,000
Total debt, Net Carrying Amount	$300,000	$300,000

Debt_Schedule_by_Year_of_Futur

Debt - Schedule by Year of Future Principal Payments (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Scheduled Principal Payments For Borrowings [Line Items]
2015	$48,348
2016	26,794
2017	37,571
2018	471,820
2019	0
Thereafter	300,000
Total future principal payments	884,533	922,104
Term B-1 Loan [Member]
Scheduled Principal Payments For Borrowings [Line Items]
2015	5,882
2016	3,260
2017	4,571
2018	438,820
2019	0
Thereafter	0
Total future principal payments	452,533	457,104
Term B-2 Loan [Member]
Scheduled Principal Payments For Borrowings [Line Items]
2015	42,466
2016	23,534
2017	33,000
2018	33,000
2019	0
Thereafter	0
Total future principal payments	132,000	165,000
Notes [Member]
Scheduled Principal Payments For Borrowings [Line Items]
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0
Thereafter	300,000
Total future principal payments	$300,000	$300,000

Debt_Senior_Unsecured_PIK_Note

Debt - Senior Unsecured PIK Notes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 17, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 03, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$872,237,000		$906,380,000
Return-of-capital distribution	37,610,000
Holdings LLC [Member] \| PIK Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity period		15-Oct-18
Issued offering rate	103.00%
Original issue premium	3,000,000
Cash interest	9.63%
PIK Interest	10.38%
Interest rate, description	Interest on the PIK Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 each year through maturity. The first and last interest payments on the PIK Notes are required to be entirely payable in cash. All other interest payments are required to be paid in cash, subject to cash availability and restricted payment capacity, as defined in the indenture. If interest payments are not required to be paid in cash, Holdings LLC will be entitled to pay all or a portion of the interest payment by increasing the principal amount of the PIK Notes or issuing new PIK Notes in an amount equal to the interest payment for the applicable interest period (bPIK Interestb). Cash interest on the PIK Notes will accrue at the rate of 9.625% per annum; PIK Interest will accrue at the rate of 10.375% per annum.
Return-of-capital distribution	37,600,000
Holdings LLC [Member] \| Private Offering [Member] \| PIK Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		300,000,000		$100,000,000

StockBased_Awards_Additional_I

Stock-Based Awards - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of investor interests grants		613,710
Number of stocks available for grant		120,380
Incremental stock based compensation cost		$0
Stock-based compensation expense	53,118,000	8,004,000	8,324,000
Transaction-related Expenses [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	49,300,000
Total value of award settled	95,600,000
Conversion price per share	$32
RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock units fair value	0	3,300,000	2,000,000
Cancellation [Member] \| Transaction-related Expenses [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	3,800,000
Predecessor [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense				15,421,000
Predecessor [Member] \| RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock units fair value				$10,400,000

StockBased_Awards_Summary_of_S

Stock-Based Awards - Summary of Stock Option Activity (Detail) (Indirect Parent [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
Indirect Parent [Member]
Schedule Of Stock Options [Line Items]
Outstanding, Beginning Balance, Shares	393,000
Granted, Stock Options, Shares	143,000
Exercise of Stock Options, Shares	-58,000
Forfeited/Expired, Shares	-32,000
Outstanding, Ending Balance, Shares	446,000
Exercisable Stock Options, Shares	92,000
Vested and expected to vest Stock Options, Shares	414,000
Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price Beginning Balance	$63.74
Granted, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$79.03
Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$35.42
Forfeited/Expired, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$70.02
Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price Ending Balance	$71.86
Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$68.64
Vested and expected to vest, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$71.53
Outstanding at End, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term	8 years 8 months 12 days
Exercisable at End, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term	8 years 6 months
Vested or expected to vest at End, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term	8 years 8 months 12 days
Outstanding at End, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$5,411
Exercisable at End, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	1,414
Vested and expected to vest at End, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$5,167

StockBased_Awards_Schedule_of_

Stock-Based Awards - Schedule of Share Based Payment Award Stock Options Valuation Assumptions (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Expected volatility		46.00%	44.90%
Expected term (in years)		4 years 4 months 24 days	4 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate		1.50%	0.90%
Weighted-average fair value of the underlying investor interest		$79.03	$144.26
Expected dividends
Predecessor [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Expected volatility				47.50%
Expected term (in years)				4 years 2 months 12 days
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate				0.70%
Weighted-average fair value of the underlying investor interest				$23.33

StockBased_Awards_Schedule_of_1

Stock-Based Awards - Schedule of Share Based Payment Award Stock Options Valuation Assumptions (Parenthetical) (Detail)	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Number of options granted or exercised	0

StockBased_Awards_Additional_I1

Stock-Based Awards - Additional Information Regarding Stock Options (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Schedule Of Stock Options [Line Items]
Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted		$30.84	$56.44
Total intrinsic value of options exercised		$3,441	$26,692
Predecessor [Member]
Schedule Of Stock Options [Line Items]
Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted				$8.86
Total intrinsic value of options exercised				$34,266

StockBased_Awards_Additional_I2

Stock-Based Awards - Additional Information Regarding Stock Options (Parenthetical) (Detail)	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Number of options granted or exercised	0

StockBased_Awards_Summary_of_R

Stock-Based Awards - Summary of Restricted Share Unit Activity (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
RSUs Outstanding, Beginning Balance	76
Granted, Number of RSUs	1
Vested, Number of RSUs	-38
Forfeited, Number of RSUs	-1
RSUs Outstanding, Ending Balance	38
RSUs Outstanding, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Beginning Balance	$69.12
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$77.48
Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$69.23
Forfeited, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$75.06
RSUs Outstanding, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Ending Balance	$69.04

StockBased_Awards_Summary_of_S1

Stock-Based Awards - Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$53,118	$8,004	$8,324
Transaction-related expenses	102,264
Cost of Subscription Revenues [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense		113	190
Technology and Development [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense		3,206	4,080
Marketing and Advertising [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense		957	1,006
General and Administrative [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense		3,728	3,048
Transaction-related Expenses [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	49,300
Transaction-related expenses	53,118
Predecessor [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense				15,421
Transaction-related expenses				7,104
Predecessor [Member] \| Cost of Subscription Revenues [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense				896
Predecessor [Member] \| Technology and Development [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense				7,758
Predecessor [Member] \| Marketing and Advertising [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense				1,913
Predecessor [Member] \| General and Administrative [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense				$4,854

StockBased_Awards_Schedule_of_2

Stock-Based Awards - Schedule of Unrecognized Compensation for Stock Options and RSU (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized Stock-Based Compensation	$18,255
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized Stock-Based Compensation	13,607
Weighted Average Remaining Period of Recognition	3 years 6 months
RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized Stock-Based Compensation	$4,648
Weighted Average Remaining Period of Recognition	1 year 6 months

Income_Taxes_Summary_of_Income

Income Taxes - Summary of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Income (loss) before income taxes
United States	($103,999)	($148,683)	($197,976)
Foreign		87,217	52,723
Income (loss) before income taxes	-103,999	-61,466	-145,253
Predecessor [Member]
Income (loss) before income taxes
United States				101,592
Foreign				10,574
Income (loss) before income taxes				$112,166

Income_Taxes_Summary_of_Income1

Income Taxes - Summary of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Current income tax (benefit):
Federal	($29,721)	$9,443	$2,769
State	-1,078	2,456	1,040
Foreign		382	2,623
Total	-30,799	12,281	6,432
Deferred income tax (benefit):
Federal	-506	-54,314	-68,549
State	-19	-3,747	-3,381
Foreign		3,042	-55
Total	-525	-55,019	-71,985
Income tax expense (benefit)	-31,324	-42,738	-65,553
Predecessor [Member]
Current income tax (benefit):
Federal				37,992
State				1,867
Foreign				694
Total				40,553
Deferred income tax (benefit):
Federal				1,508
State				-944
Foreign				260
Total				824
Income tax expense (benefit)				$41,377

Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
U.S. federal income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Tax-effected federal net operating loss carryforwards		$5,769,000	$16,928,000
Excess tax benefits for stock-based compensation		3,550,000	4,791,000
Tax-effected foreign net operating loss carryforwards		914,000	1,364,000
Income tax credit		9,100,000
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits		300,000	300,000
Minimum [Member]
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefit		600,000
Maximum [Member]
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefit		1,000,000
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member]
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Tax-effected federal net operating loss carryforwards		5,800,000
Excess tax benefits for stock-based compensation		900,000
Tax-effected foreign net operating loss carryforwards		$1,800,000

Income_Taxes_Computation_of_To

Income Taxes - Computation of Total Income Tax Expense (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Reconciliation Of Income Taxes [Line Items]
Computed expected tax expense (benefit)	($36,400)	($21,513)	($50,839)
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit	-1,230	-1,799	-2,141
Foreign taxes at rates other than 35%		-19,834	-6,464
Transaction-related expenses	5,526
Shareholder appraisal litigation related to the Transaction		3,655	442
Research and development tax credits	383	-2,384	-6,671
Other	397	-863	120
Income tax expense (benefit)	-31,324	-42,738	-65,553
Predecessor [Member]
Reconciliation Of Income Taxes [Line Items]
Computed expected tax expense (benefit)				39,258
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit				1,405
Foreign taxes at rates other than 35%				-86
Transaction-related expenses				759
Research and development tax credits				-350
Other				391
Income tax expense (benefit)				$41,377

Income_Taxes_Computation_of_To1

Income Taxes - Computation of Total Income Tax Expense (Parenthetical) (Detail)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Reconciliation Of Income Taxes [Line Items]
U.S. federal income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Predecessor [Member]
Reconciliation Of Income Taxes [Line Items]
U.S. federal income tax rate				35.00%

Income_Taxes_Components_of_Def

Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred tax assets:
Deferred compensation	$3,550	$4,791
Net operating loss carryforwards - U.S.	5,769	16,928
Net operating loss carryforwards - Foreign	914	1,364
Tax credits	9,127	11,549
Interest limitation	21,602	11,838
Other accruals and reserves	2,497	760
Valuation allowance	-2,023	-2,290
Total gross deferred tax assets	41,436	44,940
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets	-129,750	-184,452
Content in process	-8,635	-3,330
Depreciation differences	-4,432	-5,960
Foreign earnings		-4,884
Deferred financing costs	-8,803	-11,517
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	-151,620	-210,143
Net deferred tax liability	($110,184)	($165,203)

Income_Taxes_Summary_of_Activi

Income Taxes - Summary of Activity Related to Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of period	$8,671	$4,500
Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations	-1,443	-1,235
Increases related to tax positions taken in prior years	1,346	3,521
Increases related to tax positions taken in current year	7,564	1,885
Balance at end of period	16,138	8,671	4,500
Predecessor [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of period			4,240
Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations			-121
Increases related to tax positions taken in current year			463
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities			-82
Balance at end of period			$4,500

Transaction_Additional_Informa

Transaction - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Combination [Abstract]
Business acquisition restricted cash	$45.30
Accrued interest paid	$5.50

Commitments_and_Contingencies_1

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 21, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 09, 2015	Oct. 10, 2014	Dec. 28, 2012
Schedule Of Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Rental expense for operating leases		$6.20	$5.90
Business acquisition restricted cash		45.3
Accrued interest paid		5.5
Former Shareholders who owned common stock, shares	1.4
Subsequent Event [Member]
Schedule Of Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Business acquisition restricted cash				45.3
Accrued interest paid				5.8
Acquisition of common stock				$32
Restricted cash and interest payments to dissenting shareholders				51.1
Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought					30
DNA Services [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment		1.8
Software and Hardware [Member]
Schedule Of Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease expenses		7.4
Predecessor [Member]
Schedule Of Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Rental expense for operating leases						$4.90
Acquisition of common stock	32

Commitments_and_Contingencies_2

Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
2015	$5,182
2016	4,517
2017	3,347
2018	3,837
2019	1,850
Thereafter	1,453
Total minimum lease payments	$20,186

Geographic_Information_Additio

Geographic Information - Additional information (Detail)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
	Segment	Segment	Segment	Segment
Geographical Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segment	1	1	1
Predecessor [Member]
Geographical Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segment				1

Geographic_Information_Schedul

Geographic Information - Schedule of Subscription Revenue by Geographic Region (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Geographical Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$3,458	$619,544	$540,391
United States [Member]
Geographical Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	2,630	485,488	417,221
United Kingdom [Member]
Geographical Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	408	67,800	59,447
All other countries [Member]
Geographical Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	420	66,256	63,723
Predecessor [Member]
Geographical Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				483,627
Predecessor [Member] \| United States [Member]
Geographical Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				367,793
Predecessor [Member] \| United Kingdom [Member]
Geographical Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				57,076
Predecessor [Member] \| All other countries [Member]
Geographical Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				$58,758

Related_Parties_Additional_Inf

Related Parties - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Indirect parent [Member] \| Stock-based award activity [Member]
Schedule of Other Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
Amount owed to related party, Advisory fees	$0.40	$3.90
Sponsor [Member] \| Advisory Fees [Member]
Schedule of Other Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
Amount owed to related party, Advisory fees	1.5
Investor of Indirect Parent[Member] \| Advisory Fees [Member]
Schedule of Other Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
Amount owed to related party, Advisory fees	$1.60	$1.60

Subsequent_Events_Additional_I

Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 19, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Operating lease initial term	10 years
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Operating lease amount			$37.60
Payments made over life of the contract		$20.50

Guarantor_Condensed_Consolidat2

Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Additional Information (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2014
Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements [Abstract]
Percentage in subsidiary owned	100.00%

Guarantor_Condensed_Consolidat3

Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$108,494	$86,554	$35,651
Restricted cash	49,086	60,740
Accounts receivable, net of allowances	11,241	11,382
Income tax receivable	458	3,285
Current deferred income taxes	5,277	20,350
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	12,143	11,530
Total current assets	186,699	193,841
Property and equipment, net	37,106	37,613
Content databases, net	282,815	272,758
Intangible assets, net	269,054	416,735
Goodwill	948,283	948,283
Other assets	28,514	35,512
Total assets	1,752,471	1,904,742
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	11,515	12,575
Accrued expenses	47,029	51,923
Acquisition-related liabilities	49,086	60,640
Deferred revenues	145,010	137,864
Current portion of long-term debt	47,495	36,760
Total current liabilities	300,135	299,762
Long-term debt, net	824,742	869,620
Deferred income taxes	115,461	185,553
Other long-term liabilities	16,406	9,110
Total liabilities	1,256,744	1,364,045
Total member's interests	495,727	540,697	609,346
Total liabilities and member's interests	1,752,471	1,904,742
Parent [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	297	338
Intercompany receivables	46	168
Total current assets	343	506
Investment in subsidiary	496,781	540,191
Total assets	497,124	540,697
Current liabilities:
Total member's interests	497,124	540,697
Total liabilities and member's interests	497,124	540,697
Issuer [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	153	562	470
Restricted cash	45,280	45,280
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	958	911
Total current assets	46,391	46,753
Investment in subsidiary	1,278,254	1,400,522
Other assets	25,657	31,757
Total assets	1,350,302	1,479,032
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	60	106
Accrued expenses	7,051	1,735
Acquisition-related liabilities	45,280	45,280
Current portion of long-term debt	47,495	36,760
Total current liabilities	99,886	83,881
Long-term debt, net	824,742	869,620
Total liabilities	924,628	953,501
Total member's interests	425,674	525,531
Total liabilities and member's interests	1,350,302	1,479,032
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	104,690	60,362	28,925
Restricted cash	3,806	15,460
Accounts receivable, net of allowances	6,690	7,872
Income tax receivable	458	3,285
Current deferred income taxes	5,277	20,350
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	10,833	10,267
Intercompany receivables	2,895	6,793
Total current assets	134,649	124,389
Property and equipment, net	36,551	37,155
Content databases, net	281,998	271,839
Intangible assets, net	269,054	416,735
Goodwill	947,563	947,482
Investment in subsidiary	423,266	524,792
Other assets	2,617	3,546
Total assets	2,095,698	2,325,938
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	11,026	11,854
Accrued expenses	35,747	44,887
Acquisition-related liabilities	3,806	15,360
Deferred revenues	144,969	137,597
Intercompany payables	825	2,249
Total current liabilities	196,373	211,947
Deferred income taxes	115,497	185,574
Other long-term liabilities	16,406	9,110
Total liabilities	328,276	406,631
Total member's interests	1,767,422	1,919,307
Total liabilities and member's interests	2,095,698	2,325,938
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	3,354	25,292	6,256
Accounts receivable, net of allowances	4,551	3,510
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	352	352
Intercompany receivables	811	2,160
Total current assets	9,068	31,314
Property and equipment, net	555	458
Content databases, net	817	919
Goodwill	720	801
Investment in subsidiary	48
Other assets	240	209
Total assets	11,448	33,701
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	429	615
Accrued expenses	4,231	5,301
Deferred revenues	41	267
Intercompany payables	2,927	6,872
Total current liabilities	7,628	13,055
Deferred income taxes	-36	-21
Total liabilities	7,592	13,034
Total member's interests	3,856	20,667
Total liabilities and member's interests	11,448	33,701
Elimination [Member]
Current assets:
Intercompany receivables	-3,752	-9,121
Total current assets	-3,752	-9,121
Investment in subsidiary	-2,198,349	-2,465,505
Total assets	-2,202,101	-2,474,626
Current liabilities:
Intercompany payables	-3,752	-9,121
Total current liabilities	-3,752	-9,121
Total liabilities	-3,752	-9,121
Total member's interests	-2,198,349	-2,465,505
Total liabilities and member's interests	($2,202,101)	($2,474,626)

Guarantor_Condensed_Consolidat4

Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenues	$3,458	$619,544	$540,391
Total cost of revenues	823	139,553	115,442
Gross profit	2,635	479,991	424,949
Operating expenses:
Technology and development	642	94,221	85,723
Marketing and advertising	1,145	168,536	145,103
General and administrative	381	60,971	55,691
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	1,472	147,681	185,193
Transaction related expenses	102,264
Total operating expenses	105,904	471,409	471,710
Income (loss) from operations	-103,269	8,582	-46,761
Interest income (expense), net	-730	-69,680	-97,837
Other expense, net		-368	-655
Income (loss) before income taxes	-103,999	-61,466	-145,253
Income tax (expense) benefit	31,324	42,738	65,553
Income (loss) before income from subsidiaries	-72,675	-18,728	-79,700
Net income (loss)	-72,675	-18,728	-79,700
Predecessor [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenues				483,627
Total cost of revenues				85,903
Gross profit				397,724
Operating expenses:
Technology and development				77,512
Marketing and advertising				138,073
General and administrative				45,995
Amortization of acquired intangible assets				16,551
Transaction related expenses				7,104
Total operating expenses				285,235
Income (loss) from operations				112,489
Interest income (expense), net				-1,065
Other expense, net				742
Income (loss) before income taxes				112,166
Income tax (expense) benefit				-41,377
Income (loss) before income from subsidiaries				70,789
Net income (loss)				70,789
Parent [Member]
Operating expenses:
Income from subsidiaries	-72,675	-18,728	-79,700
Net income (loss)	-72,675	-18,728	-79,700
Issuer [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total cost of revenues	7
Gross profit	-7
Operating expenses:
Technology and development	64
Marketing and advertising	16
General and administrative	48	5,628	500
Transaction related expenses	55,024
Total operating expenses	55,152	5,628	500
Income (loss) from operations	-55,159	-5,628	-500
Interest income (expense), net	-730	-69,579	-97,829
Other expense, net		-8
Income (loss) before income taxes	-55,889	-75,215	-98,329
Income tax (expense) benefit	20,399	25,446	35,890
Income (loss) before income from subsidiaries	-35,490	-49,769	-62,439
Income from subsidiaries	-37,185	-30,874	-71,902
Net income (loss)	-72,675	-80,643	-134,341
Issuer [Member] \| Predecessor [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total cost of revenues				889
Gross profit				-889
Operating expenses:
Technology and development				7,693
Marketing and advertising				1,897
General and administrative				5,819
Total operating expenses				15,409
Income (loss) from operations				-16,298
Other expense, net				-11
Income (loss) before income taxes				-16,309
Income tax (expense) benefit				5,953
Income (loss) before income from subsidiaries				-10,356
Income from subsidiaries				81,145
Net income (loss)				70,789
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenues	3,436	617,633	537,910
Total cost of revenues	958	153,575	131,132
Gross profit	2,478	464,058	406,778
Operating expenses:
Technology and development	566	92,318	83,957
Marketing and advertising	1,015	158,359	131,585
General and administrative	303	52,542	52,531
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	1,466	147,681	185,193
Transaction related expenses	47,023
Total operating expenses	50,373	450,900	453,266
Income (loss) from operations	-47,895	13,158	-46,488
Interest income (expense), net		-105	-512
Other expense, net		-150	-474
Income (loss) before income taxes	-47,895	12,903	-47,474
Income tax (expense) benefit	10,958	17,465	29,798
Income (loss) before income from subsidiaries	-36,937	30,368	-17,676
Income from subsidiaries	-73,152	-79,970	-134,242
Net income (loss)	-110,089	-49,602	-151,918
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] \| Predecessor [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenues				480,878
Total cost of revenues				102,110
Gross profit				378,768
Operating expenses:
Technology and development				68,440
Marketing and advertising				122,474
General and administrative				36,320
Amortization of acquired intangible assets				15,897
Transaction related expenses				7,104
Total operating expenses				250,235
Income (loss) from operations				128,533
Interest income (expense), net				-1,095
Other expense, net				783
Income (loss) before income taxes				128,221
Income tax (expense) benefit				-47,312
Income (loss) before income from subsidiaries				80,909
Income from subsidiaries				107,123
Net income (loss)				188,032
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenues	199	19,486	22,006
Total cost of revenues	35	3,553	3,835
Gross profit	164	15,933	18,171
Operating expenses:
Technology and development	12	1,903	1,766
Marketing and advertising	114	10,177	13,518
General and administrative	30	2,801	2,660
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	6
Transaction related expenses	217
Total operating expenses	379	14,881	17,944
Income (loss) from operations	-215	1,052	227
Interest income (expense), net		4	504
Other expense, net		-210	-181
Income (loss) before income taxes	-215	846	550
Income tax (expense) benefit	-33	-173	-135
Income (loss) before income from subsidiaries	-248	673	415
Income from subsidiaries	-230		-331
Net income (loss)	-478	673	84
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] \| Predecessor [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenues				24,206
Total cost of revenues				4,361
Gross profit				19,845
Operating expenses:
Technology and development				1,379
Marketing and advertising				13,702
General and administrative				3,856
Amortization of acquired intangible assets				654
Total operating expenses				19,591
Income (loss) from operations				254
Interest income (expense), net				30
Other expense, net				-30
Income (loss) before income taxes				254
Income tax (expense) benefit				-18
Income (loss) before income from subsidiaries				236
Income from subsidiaries				36,095
Net income (loss)				36,331
Elimination [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenues	-177	-17,575	-19,525
Total cost of revenues	-177	-17,575	-19,525
Operating expenses:
Income from subsidiaries	183,242	129,572	286,175
Net income (loss)	183,242	129,572	286,175
Elimination [Member] \| Predecessor [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenues				-21,457
Total cost of revenues				-21,457
Operating expenses:
Income from subsidiaries				-224,363
Net income (loss)				($224,363)

Guarantor_Condensed_Consolidat5

Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Parent Company Only Financial Information [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	($72,675)	($18,728)	($79,700)
Other comprehensive income:
Total comprehensive income (loss)	-72,675	-18,728	-79,700
Predecessor [Member]
Parent Company Only Financial Information [Line Items]
Net income (loss)				70,789
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments				381
Other comprehensive income (loss)				381
Total comprehensive income (loss)				71,170
Parent [Member]
Parent Company Only Financial Information [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	-72,675	-18,728	-79,700
Other comprehensive income:
Total comprehensive income (loss)	-72,675	-18,728	-79,700
Issuer [Member]
Parent Company Only Financial Information [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	-72,675	-80,643	-134,341
Other comprehensive income:
Total comprehensive income (loss)	-72,675	-80,643	-134,341
Issuer [Member] \| Predecessor [Member]
Parent Company Only Financial Information [Line Items]
Net income (loss)				70,789
Other comprehensive income:
Total comprehensive income (loss)				70,789
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Parent Company Only Financial Information [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	-110,089	-49,602	-151,918
Other comprehensive income:
Total comprehensive income (loss)	-110,089	-49,602	-151,918
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] \| Predecessor [Member]
Parent Company Only Financial Information [Line Items]
Net income (loss)				188,032
Other comprehensive income:
Total comprehensive income (loss)				188,032
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Parent Company Only Financial Information [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	-478	673	84
Other comprehensive income:
Total comprehensive income (loss)	-478	673	84
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] \| Predecessor [Member]
Parent Company Only Financial Information [Line Items]
Net income (loss)				36,331
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments				381
Other comprehensive income (loss)				381
Total comprehensive income (loss)				36,712
Elimination [Member]
Parent Company Only Financial Information [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	183,242	129,572	286,175
Other comprehensive income:
Total comprehensive income (loss)	183,242	129,572	286,175
Elimination [Member] \| Predecessor [Member]
Parent Company Only Financial Information [Line Items]
Net income (loss)				-224,363
Other comprehensive income:
Total comprehensive income (loss)				($224,363)

Guarantor_Condensed_Consolidat6

Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	($85,335)	$155,320	$162,979
Investing activities:
Capitalization of content databases		-37,566	-22,239
Purchases of property and equipment		-21,821	-26,714
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	-1,352,744		-9,000
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-1,352,744	-59,387	-57,953
Financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			457
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards			-595
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	943,200
Principal payments on debt		-37,572	-47,896
Payment of deferred financing costs	-38,033		-8,938
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards activity	13,145	4,063	292
Member's capital contribution	555,418	26	2,557
Return-of-capital distribution		-37,610
Payment of contingent consideration		-2,900
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,473,730	-73,993	-54,123
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	35,651	21,940	50,903
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		86,554	35,651
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	35,651	108,494	86,554
Predecessor [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities				153,501
Investing activities:
Capitalization of content databases				-23,538
Purchases of property and equipment				-20,776
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired				-114,506
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities				-158,820
Financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options				11,922
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards				-3,247
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt				70,000
Principal payments on debt				-80,000
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards activity				10,500
Repurchases of common stock				-12,832
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities				-3,657
Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents				29
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents				-8,947
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				48,998
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period				40,051
Elimination [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		-218,997	-7,656
Investing activities:
Collection of intercompany loans			-26,200
Investment in subsidiaries	638,194	25,556	45,944
Return of capital from subsidiaries		-66,860	-165,566
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	638,194	-41,304	-145,822
Financing activities:
Repayment of intercompany loans			26,200
Capital contribution from parent	-638,194	-25,556	-45,944
Return of capital to parent		66,860	165,566
Intercompany dividends paid		218,997	7,656
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-638,194	260,301	153,478
Elimination [Member] \| Predecessor [Member]
Investing activities:
Investment in subsidiaries				5,244
Return of capital from subsidiaries				-204
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities				5,040
Financing activities:
Capital contribution from parent				-5,244
Return of capital to parent				204
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities				-5,040
Parent [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		37,543	342
Investing activities:
Investment in subsidiaries	-555,418		-2,853
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-555,418		-2,853
Financing activities:
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards activity			292
Member's capital contribution	555,418	26	2,557
Return-of-capital distribution		-37,610
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	555,418	-37,584	2,849
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		-41	338
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		338
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		297	338
Issuer [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	-30,851	129,471	-25,037
Investing activities:
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	-1,352,744
Investment in subsidiaries	-76,520	-25,448	-42,227
Return of capital from subsidiaries			144,832
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-1,429,264	-25,448	102,605
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	943,200
Principal payments on debt		-37,572	-47,896
Payment of deferred financing costs	-38,033		-8,938
Capital contribution from parent	555,418		499
Return of capital to parent		-66,860	-17,313
Intercompany dividends paid			-3,828
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,460,585	-104,432	-77,476
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	470	-409	92
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		562	470
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	470	153	562
Issuer [Member] \| Predecessor [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities				4,621
Investing activities:
Investment in subsidiaries				-5,244
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities				-5,244
Financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options				11,922
Repurchases of common stock				-12,832
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities				-910
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents				-1,533
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				2,003
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period				470
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	-54,484	211,511	199,246
Investing activities:
Capitalization of content databases		-37,566	-22,164
Purchases of property and equipment		-21,547	-26,597
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired			-9,000
Investment in subsidiaries	-6,256	-60	-864
Return of capital from subsidiaries		66,860	20,734
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-6,256	7,687	37,891
Financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			457
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards			-595
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards activity	13,145	4,063
Repayment of intercompany loans			-26,200
Payment of contingent consideration		-2,900
Capital contribution from parent	76,520	25,496	45,080
Return of capital to parent			-144,832
Intercompany dividends paid		-201,529	-3,828
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	89,665	-174,870	-129,918
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	28,925	44,328	31,437
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		60,362	28,925
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	28,925	104,690	60,362
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] \| Predecessor [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities				150,217
Investing activities:
Capitalization of content databases				-23,538
Purchases of property and equipment				-20,389
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired				-114,506
Return of capital from subsidiaries				204
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities				-158,229
Financing activities:
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards				-3,247
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt				70,000
Principal payments on debt				-80,000
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards activity				10,178
Capital contribution from parent				5,244
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities				2,175
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents				-5,837
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				39,162
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period				33,325
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		-4,208	-3,916
Investing activities:
Capitalization of content databases			-75
Purchases of property and equipment		-274	-117
Collection of intercompany loans			26,200
Investment in subsidiaries		-48
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		-322	26,008
Financing activities:
Capital contribution from parent	6,256	60	365
Return of capital to parent			-3,421
Intercompany dividends paid		-17,468
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	6,256	-17,468	-3,056
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	6,256	-21,938	19,036
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		25,292	6,256
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	6,256	3,354	25,292
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] \| Predecessor [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities				-1,337
Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment				-387
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities				-387
Financing activities:
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards activity				322
Return of capital to parent				-204
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities				118
Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents				29
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents				-1,577
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				7,833
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period				$6,256