GoDaddy (GDDY) 10-Q 7 Nov 19 2019 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Cover Page

Cover Page - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Nov. 01, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2019
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-36904
Entity Registrant Name	GoDaddy Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	46-5769934
Entity Address, Address Line One	14455 N. Hayden Road
Entity Address, City or Town	Scottsdale
Entity Address, State or Province	AZ
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	85260
City Area Code	480
Local Phone Number	505-8800
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
Trading Symbol	GDDY
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001609711
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Class A Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		170,744,947
Class B Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,527,271

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 966.7	$ 932.4
Short-term investments	23.5	18.9
Accounts and other receivables	29	26.4
Registry deposits	22.5	28.3
Prepaid domain name registry fees	382.7	363.2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	60.2	58.1
Total current assets	1,484.6	1,427.3
Property and equipment, net	255.4	299
Operating lease assets	190.4
Prepaid domain name registry fees, net of current portion	182.1	183.6
Goodwill	2,932.2	2,948
Intangible assets, net	1,108.6	1,211.5
Other assets	14.3	14
Total assets	6,167.6	6,083.4
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	71.4	61.6
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	338.9	414.3
Deferred revenue	1,539.9	1,393.7
Long-term debt	19.1	16.6
Total current liabilities	1,969.3	1,886.2
Deferred revenue, net of current portion	656.2	623.8
Long-term debt, net of current portion	2,383.1	2,394.2
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	184
Payable to related parties pursuant to tax receivable agreements	175.3	174.3
Other long-term liabilities	19.4	63.2
Deferred tax liabilities	100.4	117.2
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value - 50,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	921.2	699.8
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(155)	164.8
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(98.5)	(72.1)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to GoDaddy Inc.	667.9	792.7
Non-controlling interests	12	31.8
Total stockholders' equity	679.9	824.5
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	6,167.6	6,083.4
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	0.2	0.2
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0

Condensed Consolidated Balanc_2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Preferred stock par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock shares authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Class A Common Stock
Par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Common stock shares issued (in shares)	171,422,000	168,549,000
Common stock outstanding (in shares)	171,422,000	168,549,000
Class B Common Stock
Par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock shares authorized (in shares)	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock shares issued (in shares)	1,529,000	6,254,000
Common stock outstanding (in shares)	1,529,000	6,254,000

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenue:
Revenue		$ 760.5	$ 679.5	$ 2,207.7	$ 1,964.3
Costs and operating expenses
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)	[1]	265	226.9	756	663.5
Technology and development	[1]	116.4	112.2	367.6	319.3
Marketing and advertising	[1]	79.6	70.1	260.2	212
Customer care	[1]	86	81.8	263.9	238.5
General and administrative	[1]	72.2	89.7	270	247.1
Depreciation and amortization	[1]	49.9	61.3	160.9	176.1
Total costs and operating expenses	[1]	669.1	642	2,078.6	1,856.5
Operating income		91.4	37.5	129.1	107.8
Interest expense		(22.9)	(25)	(70.4)	(73.5)
Tax receivable agreements liability adjustment		0	0	8.7	(0.1)
Loss on debt extinguishment		0	0	(14.5)	0
Other income (expense), net		5.6	0.7	17	1.9
Income before income taxes		74.1	13.2	69.9	36.1
Benefit for income taxes		2.7	0.9	7.4	2.4
Net income		76.8	14.1	77.3	38.5
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests		0.6	0.9	0.8	3.9
Net income attributable to GoDaddy Inc.		76.2	13.2	76.5	34.6
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding:
Equity-based compensation expense		17.7	30.6	106.2	90.3
Domains
Revenue:
Revenue		345.3	309.5	999.3	906
Hosting and presence
Revenue:
Revenue		285	263.2	833.7	747.6
Business applications
Revenue:
Revenue		$ 130.2	$ 106.8	$ 374.7	$ 310.7
Class A Common Stock
Net income attributable to GoDaddy Inc. per share of Class A common stock:
Basic (in USD per share)		$ 0.44	$ 0.08	$ 0.44	$ 0.23
Diluted (in USD per share)		$ 0.42	$ 0.08	$ 0.42	$ 0.21
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		174,820	162,359	173,957	151,015
Diluted (in shares)		181,654	182,392	182,926	180,938
Cost of revenue
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding:
Equity-based compensation expense		$ 0.1	$ 0	$ 0.3	$ 0
Technology and development
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding:
Equity-based compensation expense		10.6	14.5	50.9	41.8
Marketing and advertising
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding:
Equity-based compensation expense		2.3	2.4	10.7	7.4
Customer care
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding:
Equity-based compensation expense		1.5	1.4	6.7	3.9
General and administrative
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding:
Equity-based compensation expense		$ 3.2	$ 12.3	$ 37.6	$ 37.2
[1]	Costs and operating expenses include equity-based compensation expense as follows:Cost of revenue$0.1$—$0.3$—Technology and development$10.6$14.5$50.9$41.8Marketing and advertising2.32.410.77.4Customer care1.51.46.73.9General and administrative3.212.337.637.2Total equity-based compensation17.730.6106.290.3

Condensed Consolidated Statem_2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 76.8	$ 14.1	$ 77.3	$ 38.5
Foreign exchange forward contracts gain (loss), net	2	1.1	2.8	8.1
Unrealized swap gain (loss), net	9.6	3.5	(1.5)	15.1
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	7.7	(2.8)	14	0.8
Comprehensive income	96.1	15.9	92.6	62.5
Less: comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	0.8	0.9	1.4	8.2
Comprehensive income attributable to GoDaddy Inc.	$ 95.3	$ 15	$ 91.2	$ 54.3

Condensed Consolidated Statem_3

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Total	Class A Common Stock	Class B Common Stock	Common StockClass A Common Stock	Common StockClass B Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Non- Controlling Interest
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017				132,993	35,006
Equity at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 546.5			$ 0.1	$ 0	$ 484.4	$ 87.7	$ (85.7)	$ 60
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	4.2						3.3		0.9
Equity-based compensation	31.5					31.5
Stock option exercises (in shares)				1,632
Stock option exercises	20.7					24.4			(3.7)
Exchanges of LLC Units (in shares)				12,925	(12,925)
Exchanges of LLC Units	0					11.8			(11.8)
Liability pursuant to tax receivable agreements resulting from exchanges of LLC Units	(14.5)					(14.5)
Impact of derivatives, net	2.3							2.3
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	5.6							5.6
Attribution of AOCI to non-controlling interests	0							(2.6)	2.6
Vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)				809
Vesting of restricted stock units	0
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018				148,359	22,081
Equity at end of period at Mar. 31, 2018	596.3			$ 0.1	$ 0	537.6	91	(80.4)	48
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017				132,993	35,006
Equity at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2017	546.5			$ 0.1	$ 0	484.4	87.7	(85.7)	60
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	38.5
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	0.8
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018				166,928	6,319
Equity at end of period at Sep. 30, 2018	729.8			$ 0.2	$ 0	639.2	122.3	(66)	34.1
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018				148,359	22,081
Equity at beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2018	596.3			$ 0.1	$ 0	537.6	91	(80.4)	48
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	20.2						18.1		2.1
Equity-based compensation	28.2					28.2
Stock option exercises (in shares)				1,020
Stock option exercises	15			$ 0.1		16.1			(1.2)
Issuance of Class A common stock under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)				286
Issuance of Class A common stock under ESPP	11.9					11.9
Exchanges of LLC Units (in shares)				8,175	(8,175)
Exchanges of LLC Units	0					7.9			(7.9)
Liability pursuant to tax receivable agreements resulting from exchanges of LLC Units	(11.6)					(11.6)
Impact of derivatives, net	16.3							16.3
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	(2)							(2)
Attribution of AOCI to non-controlling interests	0							(1.7)	1.7
Vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)				258
Vesting of restricted stock units	0
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018				158,098	13,906
Equity at end of period at Jun. 30, 2018	674.3			$ 0.2	$ 0	590.1	109.1	(67.8)	42.7
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	14.1						13.2		0.9
Equity-based compensation	30.6					30.6
Sales of Class A common stock, net of issuance costs (in shares)				8
Sales of Class A common stock, net of issuance costs	0
Stock option exercises (in shares)				988
Stock option exercises	19.1					20.4			(1.3)
Exchanges of LLC Units (in shares)				7,587	(7,587)
Exchanges of LLC Units	0					8.2			(8.2)
Liability pursuant to tax receivable agreements resulting from exchanges of LLC Units	(10.1)					(10.1)
Impact of derivatives, net	4.6							4.6
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	(2.8)							(2.8)
Vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)				247
Vesting of restricted stock units	0
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018				166,928	6,319
Equity at end of period at Sep. 30, 2018	729.8			$ 0.2	$ 0	639.2	122.3	(66)	34.1
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		168,549	6,254	168,549	6,254
Equity at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018	824.5			$ 0.2	$ 0	699.8	164.8	(72.1)	31.8
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	13.2						12.9		0.3
Equity-based compensation	46.9					46.9
Sales of Class A common stock, net of issuance costs (in shares)				8
Sales of Class A common stock, net of issuance costs	0
Stock option exercises (in shares)				894
Stock option exercises	17.6					18.3			(0.7)
Exchanges of LLC Units (in shares)				4,601	(4,601)
Exchanges of LLC Units	0					8.5		(2.6)	(5.9)
Liability pursuant to tax receivable agreements resulting from exchanges of LLC Units	(9.7)					(9.7)
Impact of derivatives, net	(0.2)							(0.2)
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	27.8							27.8
Attribution of AOCI to non-controlling interests	0							(0.7)	0.7
Vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)				1,063
Vesting of restricted stock units	0
Adjustment to prior period non-controlling interests allocations	0					51.7		(38.5)	(13.2)
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019				175,115	1,653
Equity at end of period at Mar. 31, 2019	923.4			$ 0.2	$ 0	815.5	181	(86.3)	13
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		168,549	6,254	168,549	6,254
Equity at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018	824.5			$ 0.2	$ 0	699.8	164.8	(72.1)	31.8
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	77.3
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	14
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019		171,422	1,529	171,422	1,529
Equity at end of period at Sep. 30, 2019	679.9			$ 0.2	$ 0	921.2	(155)	(98.5)	12
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019				175,115	1,653
Equity at beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2019	923.4			$ 0.2	$ 0	815.5	181	(86.3)	13
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	(12.7)						(12.6)		(0.1)
Equity-based compensation	41.6					41.6
Stock option exercises (in shares)				867
Stock option exercises	19.4					20.1			(0.7)
Issuance of Class A common stock under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)				303
Issuance of Class A common stock under ESPP	16.6					16.6
Exchanges of LLC Units (in shares)				87	(87)
Exchanges of LLC Units	0					0.3			(0.3)
Impact of derivatives, net	(10.1)							(10.1)
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	(21.5)							(21.5)
Attribution of AOCI to non-controlling interests	0							0.3	(0.3)
Vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)				355
Vesting of restricted stock units	0
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019				176,727	1,566
Equity at end of period at Jun. 30, 2019	956.7			$ 0.2	$ 0	894.1	168.4	(117.6)	11.6
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	76.8						76.2		0.6
Equity-based compensation	17.7					17.7
Stock option exercises (in shares)				425
Stock option exercises	9					9.3			(0.3)
Repurchases of Class A common stock (in shares)				(6,166)
Repurchases of Class A common stock	(399.6)						(399.6)
Exchanges of LLC Units (in shares)				37	(37)
Exchanges of LLC Units	0					0.1			(0.1)
Impact of derivatives, net	11.6							11.6
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	7.7							7.7
Attribution of AOCI to non-controlling interests	0							(0.2)	0.2
Vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)				399
Vesting of restricted stock units	0
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019		171,422	1,529	171,422	1,529
Equity at end of period at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 679.9			$ 0.2	$ 0	$ 921.2	$ (155)	$ (98.5)	$ 12

Condensed Consolidated Statem_4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Operating activities
Net income	$ 77.3	$ 38.5
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	160.9	176.1
Equity-based compensation	106.2	90.3
Loss on debt extinguishment	14.5	0
Other	12.7	(9.8)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:
Registry deposits	5.5	9.5
Prepaid domain name registry fees	(20.1)	(23)
Deferred revenue	182.8	168.5
Other operating assets and liabilities	21.4	(18.8)
Net cash provided by operating activities	561.2	431.3
Investing activities
Purchases of short-term investments	(64.1)	(6.9)
Maturities of short-term investments	59.9	18.4
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(40.3)	(147.2)
Purchases of property and equipment	(71.1)	(49.5)
Other investing activities	(1.8)	(10.1)
Net cash used in investing activities	(117.4)	(195.3)
Proceeds received from:
Issuance of Senior Notes	600	0
Stock option exercises	46	54.8
Issuance of Class A common stock under ESPP	16.6	11.9
Payments made for:
Repayment of term loans	(618.7)	(18.7)
Repurchases of Class A common stock	(399.6)	0
Contingent consideration for business acquisitions	(35.5)	(9.2)
Financing-related costs	(13.1)	0
Leases and other financing obligations	(3.1)	(4.8)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(407.4)	34
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(2.1)	(1.5)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	34.3	268.5
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	932.4	582.7
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	966.7	851.2
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest on long-term debt, net of swap benefit	53.4	61.8
Income taxes, net of refunds received	5.9	19.6
Supplemental information for non-cash investing and financing activities:
Acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration	0	45.6
Accrued purchases of property and equipment at period end	3	4.8
Landlord paid tenant improvements included in purchases of property and equipment	$ 7.6	$ 0

Organization and Background

Organization and Background	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Background	Organization and Background Organization We are the sole managing member of Desert Newco, and as a result, we consolidate its financial results and report non-controlling interests representing the economic interests held by its other members. The calculation of non-controlling interests excludes any net income attributable directly to GoDaddy Inc. We owned approximately 99% of Desert Newco's limited liability company units (LLC Units) as of September 30, 2019 . Basis of Presentation Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), and include our accounts and the accounts of our subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Our interim financial statements are unaudited, and in our opinion, include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for the fair presentation of the periods presented. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent period or for the year ending December 31, 2019 . These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the 2018 Form 10-K). Prior Period Reclassifications Reclassifications of certain immaterial prior period amounts have been made to conform to the current period presentation. Use of Estimates GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions affecting amounts reported in our financial statements. We periodically evaluate our estimates and adjust prospectively, if necessary. We believe our estimates and assumptions are reasonable; however, actual results may differ. Segment As of September 30, 2019 , our chief operating decision maker function was comprised of our Chief Executive Officer who reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance for the entire company. Accordingly, we have a single operating and reportable segment.

Summary of Significant Accounti

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Assets Recognized from Contract Costs Fees paid to various registries at the inception of a domain registration or renewal represent costs to fulfill a contract. We capitalize and amortize these prepaid domain name registry fees to cost of revenue consistent with the pattern of transfer of the service to which the asset relates. During the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 , amortization expense of such asset was $154.3 million and $151.2 million , respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 , amortization expense of such asset was $456.6 million and $445.2 million , respectively. No other material contract costs were capitalized during any of the periods presented. Leases Adoption of New Standard on Leases On January 1, 2019, we adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB) new lease accounting standard using a modified retrospective transition and recorded a $3.3 million cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings (the effective date method). Under the effective date method, comparative period financial information is not adjusted. The new standard requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use (ROU) asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for operating leases while the accounting for finance leases is substantially unchanged. We recognized $111.3 million and $108.0 million of additional assets and liabilities, respectively, upon adoption of the new standard. The impact to deferred taxes was immaterial. The increases to assets and liabilities resulting from the recognition of ROU assets and operating lease liabilities included the derecognition of existing assets and liabilities related to leases. The most significant impact resulted from the derecognition of our lease financing obligation and related building asset. At adoption, we were required to reassess whether the failed sale-leaseback transaction that resulted in the recognition of a lease financing obligation and related building asset would have met the sale criteria under the new standard. We concluded that the sale criteria would have been met and recognized a $3.3 million adjustment to beginning retained earnings as a result of the derecognition of the lease financing obligation and related building asset. The previously recognized lease financing obligation is now classified as an operating lease and was included in the initial measurement of the ROU assets and operating lease liabilities. We have adopted the package of practical expedients allowing us to not reassess prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact to our statements of operations or cash flows. We determine whether a contract contains a lease at contract inception. We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components and have elected the practical expedient to account for such components as a single lease component. This election must be made by class of underlying asset and was elected for our leases of office space, data center space and server equipment. We initially recognize and measure contracts containing a lease and determine lease classification at commencement. ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are measured based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term. In determining the present value of lease payments, we use our estimated incremental borrowing rate when the rate implicit in the lease cannot be readily determined. The estimated incremental borrowing rate is based upon information available at lease commencement including publicly available data for debt instruments. The lease term includes periods covered by options to extend when it is reasonably certain we will exercise such options as well as periods subsequent to an option to terminate the lease if it is reasonably certain we will not exercise the termination option. Operating lease costs are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term while finance leases result in a front-loaded expense pattern. Variable lease costs are recognized as incurred. On our balance sheets, assets and liabilities associated with operating leases are included within operating lease assets, accrued expenses and other current liabilities and operating lease liabilities. Assets and liabilities associated with finance leases are included in property and equipment, net, accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities. See Note 10 for additional information regarding leases. Fair Value Measurements The following tables set forth assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis: September 30, 2019 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets: Cash and cash equivalents: Reverse repurchase agreements (1) $ — $ 70.0 $ — $ 70.0 Commercial paper — 101.4 — 101.4 Money market funds 274.6 — — 274.6 Short-term investments: Commercial paper and other 0.7 22.8 — 23.5 Derivative assets — 3.0 — 3.0 Total assets measured and recorded at fair value $ 275.3 $ 197.2 $ — $ 472.5 Liabilities: Contingent consideration liabilities $ — $ — $ 25.3 $ 25.3 Derivative liabilities — 60.6 — 60.6 Total liabilities measured and recorded at fair value $ — $ 60.6 $ 25.3 $ 85.9 (1) Reverse repurchase agreements include a $70.0 million repurchase agreement with Morgan Stanley, callable with 31 days notice. December 31, 2018 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets: Cash and cash equivalents: Reverse repurchase agreements (1) $ — $ 70.0 $ — $ 70.0 Commercial paper — 71.4 — 71.4 Money market funds 338.6 — — 338.6 Short-term investments: Commercial paper and other 0.9 18.0 — 18.9 Total assets measured and recorded at fair value $ 339.5 $ 159.4 $ — $ 498.9 Liabilities: Contingent consideration liabilities $ — $ — $ 67.9 $ 67.9 Derivative liabilities — 120.5 — 120.5 Total liabilities measured and recorded at fair value $ — $ 120.5 $ 67.9 $ 188.4 (1) Reverse repurchase agreements include a $70.0 million repurchase agreement with Morgan Stanley, callable with 31 days notice. Our contingent consideration liabilities, which relate to future earn-out payments associated with our business acquisitions, are classified within Level 3 and valued using discounted cash flow valuation methods encompassing significant unobservable inputs. The inputs include estimated operating results scenarios for the applicable performance periods, probability weightings assigned to operating results scenarios (generally assessed at 100% probability) and the discount rates applied (generally ranging from 14% to 25% ). The fair values of our contingent consideration arrangements are sensitive to changes in forecasts and discount rates. A reconciliation of these liabilities is as follows: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 Balance at beginning of period $ 67.9 $ 20.7 Acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration — 45.6 Adjustments to fair value recognized in earnings 1.9 10.0 Contingent consideration payments (44.3 ) (10.0 ) Impact of foreign currency translation and other (0.2 ) 1.0 Balance at end of period $ 25.3 $ 67.3 We have no other material assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016 , the FASB issued new guidance for the accounting for credit losses on instruments that will require entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments measured at amortized cost and also applies to some off-balance sheet credit exposures. We do not expect our adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2020 to have a material impact. In January 2017 , the FASB issued new guidance simplifying the goodwill impairment test, eliminating the requirement for an entity to determine the fair value of its assets and liabilities (including unrecognized assets and liabilities) at the impairment testing date following the procedure that would be required in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Instead, an entity will be required to perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity will be required to recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit's fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. Our adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2019 did not have a material impact. In August 2018 , the FASB issued new guidance to modify or eliminate certain fair value disclosures and require additional disclosures for Level 3 measurements. We do not expect our adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2020 to have a material impact. In August 2018 , the FASB issued new guidance aligning the accounting for implementation costs incurred in cloud computing arrangements with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. We plan to adopt this guidance prospectively on January 1, 2020 and do not expect a material impact at adoption.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	Goodwill and Intangible Assets The following table summarizes changes in goodwill: Balance at December 31, 2018 $ 2,948.0 Goodwill related to acquisitions 21.1 Impact of foreign currency translation (36.9 ) Balance at September 30, 2019 $ 2,932.2 Intangible assets, net are as follows: September 30, 2019 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Indefinite-lived intangible assets: Trade names and branding $ 445.0 n/a $ 445.0 Domain portfolio 150.9 n/a 150.9 Finite-lived intangible assets: Customer-related 816.2 $ (449.1 ) 367.1 Developed technology 148.2 (59.5 ) 88.7 Trade names 77.7 (20.8 ) 56.9 $ 1,638.0 $ (529.4 ) $ 1,108.6 December 31, 2018 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Indefinite-lived intangible assets: Trade names and branding $ 445.0 n/a $ 445.0 Domain portfolio 152.4 n/a 152.4 Finite-lived intangible assets: Customer-related 850.5 $ (407.5 ) 443.0 Developed technology 206.9 (103.1 ) 103.8 Trade names and other 92.9 (25.6 ) 67.3 $ 1,747.7 $ (536.2 ) $ 1,211.5 Amortization expense was $29.0 million and $37.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 , respectively, and was $91.0 million and $103.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 , respectively. The weighted-average remaining amortization period for amortizable intangible assets was 69 months as of September 30, 2019 . Based on the balance of finite-lived intangible assets at September 30, 2019 , expected future amortization expense is as follows: Year Ending December 31: 2019 (remainder of) $ 27.9 2020 108.3 2021 85.0 2022 83.2 2023 68.3 Thereafter 140.0 $ 512.7

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	Stockholders' Equity Secondary Offering In February 201 9, we completed an underwritten public offering in which KKR and SLP sold shares of our Class A common stock. We did not receive any proceeds from the shares sold by the selling stockholders. We used the net proceeds from the shares sold by us to pay expenses incurred in connection with the offering. The offering included the exchange of LLC Units (together with the corresponding shares of Class B common stock) for Class A common stock by the selling stockholders, which resulted in an increase in additional paid-in capital, with an offsetting reduction in non-controlling interests, and a material increase to the liability under the TRAs (see Note 13 ). Significant details for the offering are as follows: Offering Date Offering Price Per Share ($) Shares Sold by GoDaddy (#) Proceeds Received by GoDaddy ($) Aggregate Shares Sold by Selling Stockholders (#) LLC Units Exchanged by Selling Stockholders (#) Increase in Additional Paid-in Capital ($) February 2019 (1) 75.40 8 0.6 8,539 4,278 5.7 (1) Following the offering, KKR and SLP no longer own shares of GoDaddy's common stock. Share Repurchase Program In November 2018 , our board of directors approved a share repurchase program pursuant to which we may repurchase up to $500.0 million of our Class A common stock (the "2018 Share Repurchase Program"). We may purchase shares from time to time in open market purchases, block transactions and privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. The 2018 Share Repurchase Program has no time limit, does not obligate us to make any repurchases and may be modified, suspended or terminated by us at any time without prior notice. The amount and timing of repurchases are subject to a variety of factors including liquidity, share price, market conditions and legal requirements, and will be funded by available cash and cash equivalents. Repurchased shares are immediately retired and returned to an unissued status. We have elected to record the excess of the repurchase price over par value as a charge to retained earnings (accumulated deficit). During the three months ended September 30, 2019 , we repurchased a total of 6,166 shares of our Class A common stock in the open market pursuant to the 2018 Share Repurchase Program for an aggregate purchase price of $399.6 million, including commissions.

Equity-Based Compensation Plans

Equity-Based Compensation Plans	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Equity-Based Compensation Plans	Equity-Based Compensation Equity Plans As of December 31, 2018 , 19,195 shares of Class A common stock were available for issuance as future awards under the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2015 Plan). On January 1, 2019 , an additional 6,992 shares were reserved for issuance pursuant to the automatic increase provisions of the 2015 Plan. As of September 30, 2019 , 23,312 shares were available for issuance as future awards under the 2015 Plan. As of December 31, 2018 , 3,082 shares of Class A common stock were available for issuance under the 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the ESPP). On January 1, 2019 , an additional 1,000 shares were reserved for issuance pursuant to the ESPP. As of September 30, 2019 , 3,780 shares were available for issuance under the ESPP. Equity-Based Compensation Expense Error During the three months ended September 30, 2019 , we determined that we had previously recognized $20.4 million in equity-based compensation expense related to certain performance-based awards (PSUs) prior to the establishment of a grant date for accounting purposes. The error is comprised of $3.0 million , $5.7 million , $6.9 million and $4.8 million recognized in the years ended December 31, 2016 , 2017 and 2018 and the six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. We determined the amounts related to the prior annual and interim period financial statements and disclosures were immaterial considering both quantitative and qualitative factors. Accordingly, we reversed the cumulative amount as a reduction of equity-based compensation expense in the current period, which decreased our operating costs and expenses as follows: Technology and development $ 9.4 Marketing 2.0 Customer care 1.1 General and administrative 7.9 $ 20.4 Equity Plan Activity We grant options at exercise prices equal to the fair market value of our Class A common stock on the grant date. We grant both options and restricted stock units vesting solely upon the continued service of the recipient (RSUs) as well as PSUs vesting upon the achievement of annual or cumulative financial-based targets. We recognize the accounting grant date fair value of equity-based awards as compensation expense over the required service period of each award, taking into account the probability of our achievement of associated performance targets. The following table summarizes option activity: Number of Shares of Class A Common Stock (#) Weighted- Average Grant- Date Fair Value Per Share ($) Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share ($) Outstanding at December 31, 2018 9,527 25.77 Granted 1,318 24.99 71.98 Exercised (2,186 ) 21.03 Forfeited (532 ) 55.48 Outstanding at September 30, 2019 8,127 32.59 Vested at September 30, 2019 5,387 20.79 The following table summarizes RSU and PSU activity: Number of Outstanding at December 31, 2018 5,356 Granted 2,887 Vested (1,817 ) Forfeited (799 ) Outstanding at September 30, 2019 (1) 5,627 (1) Includes PSUs for which performance targets have not yet been established, and which are not yet considered granted for accounting purposes. The balance of outstanding awards is comprised of the following: Number of Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share ($) RSUs 4,545 63.92 PSUs granted for accounting purposes 458 73.32 PSUs not yet granted for accounting purposes 624 N/A Outstanding at September 30, 2019 5,627 At September 30, 2019 , total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options and awards was $38.2 million and $213.8 million , respectively, with expected remaining weighted-average recognition periods of 2.4 years and 2.5 years , respectively. Such amounts exclude PSUs not yet considered granted for accounting purposes. We currently believe the established performance targets related to the vesting of PSUs considered granted for accounting purposes will be achieved. If such targets are not achieved, or are subsequently determined to not be probable of being achieved, we will not recognize any compensation expense for PSUs not expected to vest, and will reverse any previously recognized expense on such awards.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred Revenue	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Deferred Revenue	Deferred Revenue Deferred revenue consisted of the following: September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Current: Domains $ 748.9 $ 686.3 Hosting and presence 529.8 483.3 Business applications 261.2 224.1 $ 1,539.9 $ 1,393.7 Noncurrent: Domains $ 383.7 $ 365.8 Hosting and presence 187.8 180.6 Business applications 84.7 77.4 $ 656.2 $ 623.8 The increase in the deferred revenue balance is primarily driven by payments received in advance of satisfying our performance obligations, offset by $315.6 million and $1,277.6 million of revenue recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 , respectively, that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2018 . The deferred revenue balance as of September 30, 2019 represents our aggregate remaining performance obligations that will be recognized as revenue over the period in which the performance obligations are satisfied. Deferred revenue as of September 30, 2019 is expected to be recognized as revenue as follows: Remainder of 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Thereafter Total Domains $ 276.9 $ 537.9 $ 156.8 $ 68.4 $ 40.0 $ 52.6 $ 1,132.6 Hosting and presence 212.8 351.0 99.1 31.3 13.4 10.0 717.6 Business applications 103.3 174.1 48.0 14.5 3.5 2.5 345.9 $ 593.0 $ 1,063.0 $ 303.9 $ 114.2 $ 56.9 $ 65.1 $ 2,196.1

Accrued Expenses and Other Curr

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities	Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following: September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Accrued payroll and employee benefits $ 101.5 $ 105.9 Derivative liabilities 60.6 120.5 Current portion of operating lease liabilities 36.7 — Accrued legal and professional 29.9 10.9 Tax-related accruals 27.7 38.4 Accrued acquisition-related expenses and acquisition consideration payable 26.4 74.4 Accrued marketing and advertising 16.0 19.4 Accrued other 40.1 44.8 $ 338.9 $ 414.3

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt	Long-Term Debt Long-term debt consisted of the following: September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Term Loans (effective interest rate of 4.9% at September 30, 2019 and 4.6% at December 31, 2018) $ 1,838.6 $ 2,457.3 Senior Notes (effective interest rate of 5.4% at September 30, 2019) 600.0 — Revolver — — Total 2,438.6 2,457.3 Less: unamortized original issue discount on long-term debt (1) (11.8 ) (27.9 ) Less: unamortized debt issuance costs (1) (24.6 ) (18.6 ) Less: current portion of long-term debt (19.1 ) (16.6 ) $ 2,383.1 $ 2,394.2 (1) Original issue discount and debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense over the life of the related debt instruments using the effective interest method. Credit Facility Our secured credit agreement (the Credit Facility), which matures on February 15, 2024 , includes both term loans (the Term Loans) and a revolving credit facility (the Revolver). As further described below, in June 2019 we issued unsecured senior notes (the Senior Notes) in an aggregate principal amount of $600.0 million , the proceeds of which were used to prepay $600.0 million of the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans. The partial prepayment was made in accordance with the contractual terms of the Credit Facility and the terms of the remaining Term Loans were not modified. As such, the prepayment was considered a partial extinguishment and we wrote off a proportionate amount of the unamortized debt issuance costs and original issue discount on the Term Loans, recognizing a $14.5 million loss on debt extinguishment. Concurrent with the issuance of the Senior Notes, we amended the Revolver to increase its borrowing capacity to $600.0 million and reduce its interest rate margins, as described below. In addition, the amendment provided that compliance relating to the maximum net leverage ratio occurs upon our usage exceeding 20% of the Revolver, a reduction from the previous level of 35% . In connection with this amendment, we capitalized aggregate fees of $3.4 million as debt issuance costs. The Term Loans bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either (a) LIBOR plus 2.00% per annum or (b) 1.00% per annum plus the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% , (ii) the Prime Rate or (iii) one-month LIBOR plus 1.0% . A portion of the Term Loans are hedged by an interest rate swap. See Note 9 for discussion of this hedging instrument and its impact on the interest rate associated with the Term Loans. In October 2019, we refinanced the Term Loans, as described in Note 17 . The Revolver bears interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either (a) LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 1.75% per annum or (b) the higher of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% , (ii) the Prime Rate or (iii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.0% plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 0.75% per annum, with the margins determined based on our first lien net leverage ratio. At September 30, 2019 , we had $600.0 million available for borrowing under the Revolver and were not in violation of any covenants of the Credit Facility. Senior Notes In June 2019 , we issued the Senior Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $600.0 million in a private placement offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Senior Notes were issued at par and bear interest at 5.25% per annum, with interest payable semiannually on June 1 and December 1 , commencing on December 1, 2019 . The full principal balance is payable at maturity on December 1, 2027 , subject to earlier repurchase or optional redemption as described below. As described above, the proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Notes were used to prepay $600.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our existing Term Loans. In conjunction with the issuance of the Senior Notes, we recognized $9.7 million in debt issuance costs. The Senior Notes are redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at any time prior to June 1, 2022 at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, plus an applicable premium of not less than 1.0% . In the event of an equity offering prior to June 1, 2022 , the Senior Notes may be partially redeemed at our option at an amount equal to 105.25% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. On and after June 1, 2022 , we may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at an amount equal to 102.625% of the principal amount, decreasing to 101.75% at June 1, 2023 , 100.875% at June 1, 2024 and 100.0% thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Upon the occurrence of a change of control, we are required to offer to repurchase the Senior Notes from the holders at a price equal to 101.0% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Significant terms of the Senior Notes are as follows: • they are subordinated to our existing secured debt, including the Credit Facility, and any future secured debt we may issue; • all obligations are unconditionally guaranteed by all of our material domestic subsidiaries; • we are restricted by certain covenants, including limitations on our ability to incur additional indebtedness, incur additional liens, consolidate with or merge with or into another entity and sell substantially all of our assets; and • the covenants may be suspended if we are able to obtain and maintain investment grade ratings and no event of default has occurred. At September 30, 2019 , we were not in violation of any covenants of the Senior Notes. Fair Value The estimated fair values of the Term Loans and Senior Notes were $1,843.2 million and $632.6 million , respectively, at September 30, 2019 based on observable market prices for these loans, which are traded in less active markets and therefore classified as Level 2 fair value measurements. Future Debt Maturities Aggregate principal payments, exclusive of any unamortized original issue discount and debt issuance costs, due on long-term debt as of September 30, 2019 are as follows: Year Ending December 31: 2019 (remainder of) $ 6.3 2020 25.0 2021 25.0 2022 25.0 2023 25.0 Thereafter 2,332.3 $ 2,438.6

Derivatives and Hedging

Derivatives and Hedging	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivatives and Hedging	Derivatives and Hedging We are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily relating to intercompany debt and certain forecasted sales transactions denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, as well as to changes in interest rates as a result of our variable-rate debt. Consequently, we use derivative financial instruments to manage and mitigate such risk. We do not enter into derivative transactions for speculative or trading purposes. The following table summarizes our outstanding derivative instruments on a gross basis: Notional Amount Fair Value of Derivative Assets (3) Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities (3) September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Derivative Instrument: Level 2: Foreign exchange forward contracts (1) $ 113.2 $ — $ 3.0 $ — $ 0.1 $ — Cross-currency swap (2) 1,326.3 1,397.8 — — 28.8 119.1 Interest rate swap 1,292.3 1,302.3 — — 31.7 1.4 $ 2,731.8 $ 2,700.1 $ 3.0 $ — $ 60.6 $ 120.5 (1) The notional amount includes $6.7 million of foreign exchange forward contracts not designated as cash flow hedges, the aggregate fair value of which was $0.4 million at September 30, 2019 . (2) The notional values of the cross-currency swap have been translated from Euros to U.S. dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates in effect at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of approximately 1.09 and 1.14 , respectively. (3) In our balance sheets, all derivative assets are recorded within prepaid expenses and other current assets and all derivative liabilities are recorded within accrued expenses and other current liabilities. The following table summarizes the effect of our designated cash flow hedging derivative instruments on accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI): Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 Derivative Instrument: Foreign exchange forward contracts (1) $ 2.0 $ 1.1 $ 2.8 $ 8.1 Cross-currency swap 12.3 (3.3 ) 28.8 (21.7 ) Interest rate swap (2.7 ) 6.8 (30.3 ) 36.8 $ 11.6 $ 4.6 $ 1.3 $ 23.2 (1) Amounts include gains and losses realized upon contract settlement but not yet recognized into earnings from AOCI. The following tables summarize the locations and amounts of gains (losses) recognized within earnings related to our derivative instruments: Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Revenue Interest Expense Other Income (Expense), Net Revenue Interest Expense Other Income (Expense), Net Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts: Reclassified from AOCI into income $ 1.0 $ — $ — $ (0.4 ) $ — $ — Cross Currency Swap: Reclassified from AOCI into income (1) — 7.9 52.3 — 7.1 5.6 Interest Rate Swap: Reclassified from AOCI into income — (0.7 ) — — (1.2 ) — $ 1.0 $ 7.2 $ 52.3 $ (0.4 ) $ 5.9 $ 5.6 (1) The amount reflected in other income (expense), net includes $(52.4) million and $(5.8) million reclassified from AOCI to offset the earnings impact of the remeasurement of the Euro-denominated intercompany loan hedged by the cross-currency swap for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 , respectively. Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Revenue Interest Expense Other Income (Expense), Net Revenue Interest Expense Other Income (Expense), Net Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts: Reclassified from AOCI into income $ 2.3 $ — $ — $ (2.3 ) $ — $ — Cross Currency Swap: Reclassified from AOCI into income (1) — 22.5 61.1 — 20.7 46.2 Interest Rate Swap: Reclassified from AOCI into income — (0.5 ) — — (5.9 ) — $ 2.3 $ 22.0 $ 61.1 $ (2.3 ) $ 14.8 $ 46.2 (1) The amount reflected in other income (expense), net includes $(61.6) million and $(47.3) million reclassified from AOCI to offset the earnings impact of the remeasurement of the Euro-denominated intercompany loan hedged by the cross-currency swap for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 , respectively. As of September 30, 2019 , we estimate that approximately $28.4 million of net deferred gains related to our designated cash flow hedges will be recognized in earnings over the next 12 months. No amounts were excluded from our effectiveness testing during any of the periods presented. Risk Management Strategies Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts From time-to-time, we may enter into foreign exchange forward contracts with financial institutions to hedge certain forecasted sales transactions denominated in foreign currency. We generally designate these forward contracts as cash flow hedges, which are recognized as either assets or liabilities at fair value. At September 30, 2019 , all such contracts had maturities of 18 months or less. Cross-Currency Swap Contract In April 2017 , in order to manage variability due to movements in foreign currency exchange rates related to a Euro-denominated intercompany loan, we entered into a five -year cross-currency swap arrangement (the Cross-Currency Swap). The Cross-Currency Swap, which matures on April 3, 2022 , had an amortizing notional amount of €1,243.3 million at inception (approximately $1,325.4 million ). It converts the 3.00% fixed rate Euro-denominated interest and principal receipts on the intercompany loan into fixed U.S. dollar interest and principal receipts at a rate of 5.44% . Pursuant to the contract, the Euro notional value will be exchanged for the U.S. dollar notional value at maturity. The Cross-Currency Swap has been designated as a cash flow hedge. Accordingly, it is recognized as an asset or liability at fair value and the unrealized gains and losses on the contract are included in gain (loss) on swaps and foreign currency hedging, net within AOCI. Gains and losses are reclassified to interest income or expense over the period the hedged loan affects earnings. As such, amounts recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) (OCI) will be recognized in earnings within or against interest expense when the hedged interest payment is accrued each month. In addition, an amount is reclassified from AOCI to other income (expense), net each reporting period, to offset the earnings impact of the hedged instrument. Interest Rate Swap Contract In April 2017 , we entered into a five -year pay-fixed rate, receive-floating rate interest rate swap arrangement (the Interest Rate Swap) to effectively convert a portion of the variable-rate debt to fixed. The Interest Rate Swap, which matures on April 3, 2022 , had an amortizing notional amount of $1,325.4 million at inception and swaps the variable interest rate on our LIBOR-based borrowings for a fixed rate of 5.44% . The objective of the Interest Rate Swap, which is designated as a cash flow hedge and recognized as an asset or liability at fair value, is to manage the variability of cash flows in the interest payments related to the portion of the variable-rate debt designated as being hedged. The unrealized gains and losses on the contract are included in gain (loss) on swaps and foreign currency hedging, net within AOCI, and will be recognized in earnings within or against interest expense when the hedged interest payment is accrued each month.

Leases

Leases	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Leases	Leases Our operating leases primarily consist of office and data center space expiring at various dates through November 2036 . Certain leases include options to renew or terminate at our discretion. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. As of September 30, 2019 , operating leases have a remaining weighted average lease term of 8.0 years and our operating lease liabilities were measured using a weighted average discount rate of 5.7% . Finance leases are immaterial. The components of operating lease expense were as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 Operating lease costs $ 15.1 40.6 Variable lease costs 1.9 6.5 Sublease income (0.9 ) (2.2 ) Net lease costs $ 16.1 $ 44.9 Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases was as follows: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities $ 36.4 ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations $ 105.2 Operating lease liabilities are included in our balance sheets as follows: September 30, 2019 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 36.7 Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion 184.0 $ 220.7 Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2019 were as follows: 2019 (remainder of) $ 12.2 2020 46.8 2021 42.7 2022 32.5 2023 25.0 Thereafter 118.1 Total lease payments 277.3 Less: imputed interest (56.6 ) $ 220.7

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Litigation From time-to-time, we are a party to litigation and subject to claims incident to the ordinary course of business, including intellectual property claims, putative and certified class actions, commercial and consumer protection claims, labor and employment claims, breach of contract claims and other asserted and unasserted claims. We investigate claims as they arise and accrue estimates for resolution of legal and other contingencies when losses are probable and estimable. On June 13, 2019 , we entered into an agreement in principle to settle the class action complaint, Jason Bennett v. GoDaddy.com (Case No. 2:16-cv-03908-DLR)(U.S.D.C.)(D.AZ), filed on June 20, 2016 . The complaint alleges violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. On September 23, 2019 , the parties fully executed a written settlement agreement, which is still subject to Court approval. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, we would make available a total of up to $35.0 million to pay: (i) class members, at their election, either a cash settlement or a credit to be used for future purchases of products from us, (ii) an incentive payment to the class representative, (iii) notice and administration costs in connection with the settlement, and (iv) attorneys' fees to legal counsel representing the class. If approved, we would receive a full release from the settlement class (other than from those class members who timely elect to opt out of the settlement) concerning the claims asserted, or that could have been asserted, with respect to the claims released in the settlement agreement. During the three months ended June 30, 2019 , we recorded an estimated loss provision of $18.1 million to general and administrative expense, which represents our best estimate of the total settlement costs, inclusive of attorneys’ fees to be paid to legal counsel representing the class in connection with the settlement agreement. We made no changes to our estimated loss accrual during the three months ended September 30, 2019 . Our legal fees associated with this matter have been recorded to general and administrative expense as incurred and were not material. We have denied and continue to deny the allegations in the complaint. Nothing in the settlement agreement shall be deemed to assign or reflect any admission of fault, wrongdoing or liability, or of the appropriateness of a class action in such litigation. The amounts currently accrued for other matters are not material. While the results of such normal course claims and legal proceedings, regardless of the underlying nature of the claims, cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe, based on current knowledge and the likely timing of resolution of various matters, any additional reasonably possible potential losses above the amounts accrued for such matters would be material. Regardless of the outcome, claims and legal proceedings may have an adverse effect on us because of defense costs, diversion of management resources and other factors. We may also receive unfavorable preliminary or interim rulings in the course of litigation, and there can be no assurances that favorable final outcomes will be obtained. The final outcome of any current or future claims or lawsuits could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Indemnifications In the normal course of business, we have made indemnities under which we may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions, including to our directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted under applicable state laws and indemnifications related to certain lease agreements. In addition, certain advertiser and reseller partner agreements contain indemnification provisions, which are generally consistent with those prevalent in the industry. We have not incurred material obligations under indemnification provisions historically, and do not expect to incur material obligations in the future. Accordingly, we have not recorded any liabilities related to such indemnities as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 . We include service level commitments to our customers guaranteeing certain levels of uptime reliability and performance for our hosting and premium DNS products. These guarantees permit those customers to receive credits in the event we fail to meet those levels, with exceptions for certain service interruptions including but not limited to periodic maintenance. We have not incurred any material costs as a result of such commitments during any of the periods presented, and have not recorded any liabilities related to such obligations as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 . Indirect Taxes We are subject to indirect taxation in some, but not all, of the various states and foreign jurisdictions in which we conduct business. Laws and regulations attempting to subject communications and commerce conducted over the Internet to various indirect taxes are becoming more prevalent, both in the U.S. and internationally, and may impose additional burdens on us in the future. Increased regulation could negatively affect our business directly, as well as the businesses of our customers. Taxing authorities may impose indirect taxes on the Internet-related revenue we generate based on regulations currently being applied to similar, but not directly comparable, industries. There are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate indirect tax determination is uncertain. In addition, domestic and international indirect taxation laws are complex and subject to change. We may be audited in the future, which could result in changes to our indirect tax estimates. We continually evaluate those jurisdictions in which nexus exists, and believe we maintain adequate indirect tax accruals. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , our accrual for estimated indirect tax liabilities was $9.4 million and $11.6 million , respectively, reflecting our best estimate of the probable liability based on an analysis of our business activities, revenues subject to indirect taxes and applicable regulations. Although we believe our indirect tax estimates and associated liabilities are reasonable, the final determination of indirect tax audits, litigation or settlements could be materially different than the amounts established for indirect tax contingencies.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes We are subject to U.S. federal, state and foreign income taxes with respect to our allocable share of any taxable income or loss of Desert Newco, as well as any stand-alone income or loss we generate. Desert Newco is treated as a partnership for U.S. income tax purposes and for most applicable state and local income tax purposes and generally does not pay income taxes in most jurisdictions. Instead, Desert Newco's taxable income or loss is passed through to its members, including us. Despite its partnership treatment, Desert Newco is liable for income taxes in certain foreign jurisdictions in which it operates, in those states not recognizing its pass-through status and for certain of its subsidiaries not taxed as pass-through entities. We have acquired the outstanding stock of various domestic and foreign entities taxed as corporations, which are now wholly-owned by us or our subsidiaries. Where required or allowed, these subsidiaries also file and pay tax as a consolidated group for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes and internationally, primarily within the United Kingdom and Germany. We anticipate this structure to remain in existence for the foreseeable future. Our effective tax rates in 2019 differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to changes in valuation allowances based on current year earnings and adjustments resulting from finalizing prior year tax returns. Based primarily on our limited operating history and our historical losses, we believe there is significant uncertainty as to when we will be able to utilize our net operating losses (NOLs) and other deferred tax assets (DTAs). Therefore, we have recorded a valuation allowance against the DTAs for which we have concluded it is more-likely-than-not they will not be realized. There were no material changes to our liabilities related to uncertain income tax positions during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 . Although we believe the amounts reflected in our tax returns substantially comply with applicable U.S. federal, state and foreign tax regulations, the respective taxing authorities may take contrary positions based on their interpretation of the law. A tax position successfully challenged by a taxing authority could result in an adjustment to our provision or benefit for income taxes in the period in which a final determination is made.

Payable to Related Parties Purs

Payable to Related Parties Pursuant to the TRAs	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Payable to Related Parties Pursuant to the TRAs	Payable to Related Parties Pursuant to the TRAs As of December 31, 2018 , our liability under the TRAs was $174.3 million , representing approximately 85% of the calculated tax savings based on the portion of the original basis adjustments we anticipated being able to utilize in future years. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 , we increased this liability through an aggregate $9.7 million reduction in additional paid-in capital resulting from the exchanges of LLC Units in the secondary offering discussed in Note 4 , partially offset by a benefit to our statements of operations of $8.7 million primarily resulting from additional tax deductible equity-based compensation. As of September 30, 2019 , our liability under the TRAs was $175.3 million . The projection of future taxable income involves significant judgment. Actual taxable income may differ from our estimates, which could significantly impact the liability under the TRAs. We have determined it is more-likely-than-not we will be unable to utilize all of our DTAs subject to the TRAs; therefore, we have not recorded a liability under the TRAs related to the tax savings we may realize from the utilization of NOL carryforwards and the amortization related to basis adjustments created by exchanges of LLC Units. If utilization of these DTAs becomes more-likely-than-not in the future, at such time, we will record liabilities under the TRAs of up to an additional $1,151.4 million as a result of basis adjustments under the Internal Revenue Code and up to an additional $436.1 million related to the utilization of NOL and credit carryforwards, which will be recorded through charges to our statements of operations. However, if the tax attributes are not utilized in future years, it is reasonably possible no amounts would be paid under the TRAs. In this scenario, the reduction of the liability under the TRAs would result in a benefit to our statements of operations.

Income Per Share

Income Per Share	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Income (Loss) Per Share	Income Per Share Basic income per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to GoDaddy Inc. by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted income per share is computed giving effect to all potentially dilutive shares unless their effect is antidilutive. A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share is as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Numerator: Net income $ 76.8 $ 14.1 $ 77.3 $ 38.5 Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests 0.6 0.9 0.8 3.9 Net income attributable to GoDaddy Inc. $ 76.2 $ 13.2 $ 76.5 $ 34.6 Denominator: Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding—basic 174,820 162,359 173,957 151,015 Effect of dilutive securities: Class B common stock 1,543 10,258 2,592 19,988 Stock options 4,177 7,172 4,765 7,509 RSUs, PSUs and ESPP shares 1,114 2,603 1,612 2,426 Weighted-average shares of Class A Common stock outstanding—diluted 181,654 182,392 182,926 180,938 Net income attributable to GoDaddy Inc. per share of Class A common stock—basic $ 0.44 $ 0.08 $ 0.44 $ 0.23 Net income attributable to GoDaddy Inc. per share of Class A common stock—diluted (1) : $ 0.42 $ 0.08 $ 0.42 $ 0.21 (1) The diluted income per share calculations exclude net income attributable to non-controlling interests. The following number of weighted-average potentially dilutive shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted income per share because the effect of including such potentially dilutive shares would have been antidilutive: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Stock options, RSUs and PSUs 1,930 918 1,697 792 Shares of Class B common stock do not share in our earnings and are not participating securities. Accordingly, separate presentation of income per share of Class B common stock under the two-class method has not been presented. Each share of Class B common stock (together with a corresponding LLC Unit) is exchangeable for one share of Class A common stock.

Geographic Information

Geographic Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Geographic Information	Geographic Information Revenue by geography is based on the customer's billing address and was as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 U.S. $ 506.2 $ 443.5 $ 1,460.6 $ 1,268.4 International 254.3 236.0 747.1 695.9 $ 760.5 $ 679.5 $ 2,207.7 $ 1,964.3 No individual international country represented more than 10% of total revenue in any period presented. Property and equipment, net by geography was as follows: September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 U.S. $ 199.6 $ 231.0 All other international 55.8 68.0 $ 255.4 $ 299.0 No individual international country represented more than 10% of property and equipment, net in any period presented.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) The following table presents AOCI activity in equity: Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges (1) Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Balance as of December 31, 2018 (2) $ (92.2 ) $ (22.4 ) $ (114.6 ) Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 14.0 (84.1 ) (70.1 ) Amounts reclassified from AOCI — 85.4 85.4 Other comprehensive income (loss) 14.0 1.3 15.3 $ (78.2 ) $ (21.1 ) (99.3 ) Less: AOCI attributable to non-controlling interests 0.8 Balance as of September 30, 2019 $ (98.5 ) Balance as of December 31, 2017 (2) $ (86.8 ) $ (45.5 ) $ (132.3 ) Other comprehensive income before reclassifications 0.8 (35.5 ) (34.7 ) Amounts reclassified from AOCI — 58.7 58.7 Other comprehensive income 0.8 23.2 24.0 $ (86.0 ) $ (22.3 ) (108.3 ) Less: AOCI attributable to non-controlling interests (42.3 ) Balance as of September 30, 2018 $ (66.0 ) (1) Amounts shown for our foreign exchange forward contracts include gains and losses realized upon contract settlement but not yet recognized into earnings from AOCI. (2) Beginning balance is presented on a gross basis, excluding the allocation of AOCI attributable to non-controlling interests. See Note 9 for the effect on net income of amounts reclassified from AOCI related to our cash flow hedging instruments. The income tax impact associated with these reclassified amounts was not material in any period presented.

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events Term Loan Refinancing In October 2019 , we refinanced the Term Loans to lower the interest rate margins by 0.25% . The refinanced loans were issued at a 0.125% discount at original issue, with no changes made to the maturity date or any other terms of the loans. Fees incurred in connection with the refinancing were not material. Share Repurchase Programs In October 2019 , we repurchased 959 shares of our Class A common stock in the open market pursuant to the 2018 Share Repurchase Program, which were retired upon repurchase, for an aggregate purchase price of $59.0 million, including commissions. In October 2019 , our board of directors approved an additional share repurchase program pursuant to which we may repurchase up to $500.0 million of our Class A common stock (the 2019 Share Repurchase Program). We may purchase shares from time to time in open market purchases, block transactions and privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. The 2019 Share Repurchase Program has no time limit, does not obligate us to make any repurchases and may be modified, suspended or terminated by us at any time without prior notice. The amount and timing of repurchases are subject to a variety of factors including liquidity, share price, market conditions and legal requirements, and will be funded by available cash and cash equivalents.

Summary of Significant Accoun_2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), and include our accounts and the accounts of our subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Our interim financial statements are unaudited, and in our opinion, include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for the fair presentation of the periods presented. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent period or for the year ending December 31, 2019 . These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the 2018 Form 10-K).
Prior Period Reclassification	Prior Period Reclassifications Reclassifications of certain immaterial prior period amounts have been made to conform to the current period presentation.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions affecting amounts reported in our financial statements. We periodically evaluate our estimates and adjust prospectively, if necessary. We believe our estimates and assumptions are reasonable; however, actual results may differ.
Segment	Segment As of September 30, 2019 , our chief operating decision maker function was comprised of our Chief Executive Officer who reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance for the entire company. Accordingly, we have a single operating and reportable segment.
Revenue Recognition	Assets Recognized from Contract Costs
Leases	Leases Adoption of New Standard on Leases On January 1, 2019, we adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB) new lease accounting standard using a modified retrospective transition and recorded a $3.3 million cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings (the effective date method). Under the effective date method, comparative period financial information is not adjusted. The new standard requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use (ROU) asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for operating leases while the accounting for finance leases is substantially unchanged. We recognized $111.3 million and $108.0 million of additional assets and liabilities, respectively, upon adoption of the new standard. The impact to deferred taxes was immaterial. The increases to assets and liabilities resulting from the recognition of ROU assets and operating lease liabilities included the derecognition of existing assets and liabilities related to leases. The most significant impact resulted from the derecognition of our lease financing obligation and related building asset. At adoption, we were required to reassess whether the failed sale-leaseback transaction that resulted in the recognition of a lease financing obligation and related building asset would have met the sale criteria under the new standard. We concluded that the sale criteria would have been met and recognized a $3.3 million adjustment to beginning retained earnings as a result of the derecognition of the lease financing obligation and related building asset. The previously recognized lease financing obligation is now classified as an operating lease and was included in the initial measurement of the ROU assets and operating lease liabilities. We have adopted the package of practical expedients allowing us to not reassess prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact to our statements of operations or cash flows. We determine whether a contract contains a lease at contract inception. We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components and have elected the practical expedient to account for such components as a single lease component. This election must be made by class of underlying asset and was elected for our leases of office space, data center space and server equipment. We initially recognize and measure contracts containing a lease and determine lease classification at commencement. ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are measured based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term. In determining the present value of lease payments, we use our estimated incremental borrowing rate when the rate implicit in the lease cannot be readily determined. The estimated incremental borrowing rate is based upon information available at lease commencement including publicly available data for debt instruments. The lease term includes periods covered by options to extend when it is reasonably certain we will exercise such options as well as periods subsequent to an option to terminate the lease if it is reasonably certain we will not exercise the termination option. Operating lease costs are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term while finance leases result in a front-loaded expense pattern. Variable lease costs are recognized as incurred. On our balance sheets, assets and liabilities associated with operating leases are included within operating lease assets, accrued expenses and other current liabilities and operating lease liabilities. Assets and liabilities associated with finance leases are included in property and equipment, net, accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Recent Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016 , the FASB issued new guidance for the accounting for credit losses on instruments that will require entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments measured at amortized cost and also applies to some off-balance sheet credit exposures. We do not expect our adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2020 to have a material impact. In January 2017 , the FASB issued new guidance simplifying the goodwill impairment test, eliminating the requirement for an entity to determine the fair value of its assets and liabilities (including unrecognized assets and liabilities) at the impairment testing date following the procedure that would be required in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Instead, an entity will be required to perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity will be required to recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit's fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. Our adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2019 did not have a material impact. In August 2018 , the FASB issued new guidance to modify or eliminate certain fair value disclosures and require additional disclosures for Level 3 measurements. We do not expect our adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2020 to have a material impact. In August 2018 , the FASB issued new guidance aligning the accounting for implementation costs incurred in cloud computing arrangements with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. We plan to adopt this guidance prospectively on January 1, 2020 and do not expect a material impact at adoption.

Summary of Significant Accoun_3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis	The following tables set forth assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis: September 30, 2019 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets: Cash and cash equivalents: Reverse repurchase agreements (1) $ — $ 70.0 $ — $ 70.0 Commercial paper — 101.4 — 101.4 Money market funds 274.6 — — 274.6 Short-term investments: Commercial paper and other 0.7 22.8 — 23.5 Derivative assets — 3.0 — 3.0 Total assets measured and recorded at fair value $ 275.3 $ 197.2 $ — $ 472.5 Liabilities: Contingent consideration liabilities $ — $ — $ 25.3 $ 25.3 Derivative liabilities — 60.6 — 60.6 Total liabilities measured and recorded at fair value $ — $ 60.6 $ 25.3 $ 85.9 (1) Reverse repurchase agreements include a $70.0 million repurchase agreement with Morgan Stanley, callable with 31 days notice. December 31, 2018 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets: Cash and cash equivalents: Reverse repurchase agreements (1) $ — $ 70.0 $ — $ 70.0 Commercial paper — 71.4 — 71.4 Money market funds 338.6 — — 338.6 Short-term investments: Commercial paper and other 0.9 18.0 — 18.9 Total assets measured and recorded at fair value $ 339.5 $ 159.4 $ — $ 498.9 Liabilities: Contingent consideration liabilities $ — $ — $ 67.9 $ 67.9 Derivative liabilities — 120.5 — 120.5 Total liabilities measured and recorded at fair value $ — $ 120.5 $ 67.9 $ 188.4 (1) Reverse repurchase agreements include a $70.0 million repurchase agreement with Morgan Stanley, callable with 31 days notice.
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation	The fair values of our contingent consideration arrangements are sensitive to changes in forecasts and discount rates. A reconciliation of these liabilities is as follows: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 Balance at beginning of period $ 67.9 $ 20.7 Acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration — 45.6 Adjustments to fair value recognized in earnings 1.9 10.0 Contingent consideration payments (44.3 ) (10.0 ) Impact of foreign currency translation and other (0.2 ) 1.0 Balance at end of period $ 25.3 $ 67.3

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Goodwill	The following table summarizes changes in goodwill: Balance at December 31, 2018 $ 2,948.0 Goodwill related to acquisitions 21.1 Impact of foreign currency translation (36.9 ) Balance at September 30, 2019 $ 2,932.2
Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	Intangible assets, net are as follows: September 30, 2019 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Indefinite-lived intangible assets: Trade names and branding $ 445.0 n/a $ 445.0 Domain portfolio 150.9 n/a 150.9 Finite-lived intangible assets: Customer-related 816.2 $ (449.1 ) 367.1 Developed technology 148.2 (59.5 ) 88.7 Trade names 77.7 (20.8 ) 56.9 $ 1,638.0 $ (529.4 ) $ 1,108.6 December 31, 2018 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Indefinite-lived intangible assets: Trade names and branding $ 445.0 n/a $ 445.0 Domain portfolio 152.4 n/a 152.4 Finite-lived intangible assets: Customer-related 850.5 $ (407.5 ) 443.0 Developed technology 206.9 (103.1 ) 103.8 Trade names and other 92.9 (25.6 ) 67.3 $ 1,747.7 $ (536.2 ) $ 1,211.5
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets	Intangible assets, net are as follows: September 30, 2019 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Indefinite-lived intangible assets: Trade names and branding $ 445.0 n/a $ 445.0 Domain portfolio 150.9 n/a 150.9 Finite-lived intangible assets: Customer-related 816.2 $ (449.1 ) 367.1 Developed technology 148.2 (59.5 ) 88.7 Trade names 77.7 (20.8 ) 56.9 $ 1,638.0 $ (529.4 ) $ 1,108.6 December 31, 2018 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Indefinite-lived intangible assets: Trade names and branding $ 445.0 n/a $ 445.0 Domain portfolio 152.4 n/a 152.4 Finite-lived intangible assets: Customer-related 850.5 $ (407.5 ) 443.0 Developed technology 206.9 (103.1 ) 103.8 Trade names and other 92.9 (25.6 ) 67.3 $ 1,747.7 $ (536.2 ) $ 1,211.5
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense	Based on the balance of finite-lived intangible assets at September 30, 2019 , expected future amortization expense is as follows: Year Ending December 31: 2019 (remainder of) $ 27.9 2020 108.3 2021 85.0 2022 83.2 2023 68.3 Thereafter 140.0 $ 512.7

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Schedule of Secondary Offerings	Significant details for the offering are as follows: Offering Date Offering Price Per Share ($) Shares Sold by GoDaddy (#) Proceeds Received by GoDaddy ($) Aggregate Shares Sold by Selling Stockholders (#) LLC Units Exchanged by Selling Stockholders (#) Increase in Additional Paid-in Capital ($) February 2019 (1) 75.40 8 0.6 8,539 4,278 5.7 (1) Following the offering, KKR and SLP no longer own shares of GoDaddy's common stock.

Equity-Based Compensation Pla_2

Equity-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Schedule of Equity-based Compensation Expense Error Adjustments	Accordingly, we reversed the cumulative amount as a reduction of equity-based compensation expense in the current period, which decreased our operating costs and expenses as follows: Technology and development $ 9.4 Marketing 2.0 Customer care 1.1 General and administrative 7.9 $ 20.4
Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award	The following table summarizes option activity: Number of Shares of Class A Common Stock (#) Weighted- Average Grant- Date Fair Value Per Share ($) Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share ($) Outstanding at December 31, 2018 9,527 25.77 Granted 1,318 24.99 71.98 Exercised (2,186 ) 21.03 Forfeited (532 ) 55.48 Outstanding at September 30, 2019 8,127 32.59 Vested at September 30, 2019 5,387 20.79 The following table summarizes RSU and PSU activity: Number of Outstanding at December 31, 2018 5,356 Granted 2,887 Vested (1,817 ) Forfeited (799 ) Outstanding at September 30, 2019 (1) 5,627 (1) Includes PSUs for which performance targets have not yet been established, and which are not yet considered granted for accounting purposes. The balance of outstanding awards is comprised of the following: Number of Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share ($) RSUs 4,545 63.92 PSUs granted for accounting purposes 458 73.32 PSUs not yet granted for accounting purposes 624 N/A Outstanding at September 30, 2019 5,627

Deferred Revenue (Tables)

Deferred Revenue (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Schedule of Deferred Revenue	Deferred revenue consisted of the following: September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Current: Domains $ 748.9 $ 686.3 Hosting and presence 529.8 483.3 Business applications 261.2 224.1 $ 1,539.9 $ 1,393.7 Noncurrent: Domains $ 383.7 $ 365.8 Hosting and presence 187.8 180.6 Business applications 84.7 77.4 $ 656.2 $ 623.8
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction	Deferred revenue as of September 30, 2019 is expected to be recognized as revenue as follows: Remainder of 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Thereafter Total Domains $ 276.9 $ 537.9 $ 156.8 $ 68.4 $ 40.0 $ 52.6 $ 1,132.6 Hosting and presence 212.8 351.0 99.1 31.3 13.4 10.0 717.6 Business applications 103.3 174.1 48.0 14.5 3.5 2.5 345.9 $ 593.0 $ 1,063.0 $ 303.9 $ 114.2 $ 56.9 $ 65.1 $ 2,196.1

Accrued Expenses and Other Cu_2

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Schedule of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following: September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Accrued payroll and employee benefits $ 101.5 $ 105.9 Derivative liabilities 60.6 120.5 Current portion of operating lease liabilities 36.7 — Accrued legal and professional 29.9 10.9 Tax-related accruals 27.7 38.4 Accrued acquisition-related expenses and acquisition consideration payable 26.4 74.4 Accrued marketing and advertising 16.0 19.4 Accrued other 40.1 44.8 $ 338.9 $ 414.3

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

Long-Term Debt (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments	Long-term debt consisted of the following: September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Term Loans (effective interest rate of 4.9% at September 30, 2019 and 4.6% at December 31, 2018) $ 1,838.6 $ 2,457.3 Senior Notes (effective interest rate of 5.4% at September 30, 2019) 600.0 — Revolver — — Total 2,438.6 2,457.3 Less: unamortized original issue discount on long-term debt (1) (11.8 ) (27.9 ) Less: unamortized debt issuance costs (1) (24.6 ) (18.6 ) Less: current portion of long-term debt (19.1 ) (16.6 ) $ 2,383.1 $ 2,394.2 (1) Original issue discount and debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense over the life of the related debt instruments using the effective interest method.
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt	Aggregate principal payments, exclusive of any unamortized original issue discount and debt issuance costs, due on long-term debt as of September 30, 2019 are as follows: Year Ending December 31: 2019 (remainder of) $ 6.3 2020 25.0 2021 25.0 2022 25.0 2023 25.0 Thereafter 2,332.3 $ 2,438.6

Derivatives and Hedging (Tables

Derivatives and Hedging (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Derivative Instruments	The following table summarizes our outstanding derivative instruments on a gross basis: Notional Amount Fair Value of Derivative Assets (3) Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities (3) September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Derivative Instrument: Level 2: Foreign exchange forward contracts (1) $ 113.2 $ — $ 3.0 $ — $ 0.1 $ — Cross-currency swap (2) 1,326.3 1,397.8 — — 28.8 119.1 Interest rate swap 1,292.3 1,302.3 — — 31.7 1.4 $ 2,731.8 $ 2,700.1 $ 3.0 $ — $ 60.6 $ 120.5 (1) The notional amount includes $6.7 million of foreign exchange forward contracts not designated as cash flow hedges, the aggregate fair value of which was $0.4 million at September 30, 2019 . (2) The notional values of the cross-currency swap have been translated from Euros to U.S. dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates in effect at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of approximately 1.09 and 1.14 , respectively. (3) In our balance sheets, all derivative assets are recorded within prepaid expenses and other current assets and all derivative liabilities are recorded within accrued expenses and other current liabilities.
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)	The following table summarizes the effect of our designated cash flow hedging derivative instruments on accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI): Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 Derivative Instrument: Foreign exchange forward contracts (1) $ 2.0 $ 1.1 $ 2.8 $ 8.1 Cross-currency swap 12.3 (3.3 ) 28.8 (21.7 ) Interest rate swap (2.7 ) 6.8 (30.3 ) 36.8 $ 11.6 $ 4.6 $ 1.3 $ 23.2 (1) Amounts include gains and losses realized upon contract settlement but not yet recognized into earnings from AOCI. The following tables summarize the locations and amounts of gains (losses) recognized within earnings related to our derivative instruments: Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Revenue Interest Expense Other Income (Expense), Net Revenue Interest Expense Other Income (Expense), Net Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts: Reclassified from AOCI into income $ 1.0 $ — $ — $ (0.4 ) $ — $ — Cross Currency Swap: Reclassified from AOCI into income (1) — 7.9 52.3 — 7.1 5.6 Interest Rate Swap: Reclassified from AOCI into income — (0.7 ) — — (1.2 ) — $ 1.0 $ 7.2 $ 52.3 $ (0.4 ) $ 5.9 $ 5.6 (1) The amount reflected in other income (expense), net includes $(52.4) million and $(5.8) million reclassified from AOCI to offset the earnings impact of the remeasurement of the Euro-denominated intercompany loan hedged by the cross-currency swap for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 , respectively. Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Revenue Interest Expense Other Income (Expense), Net Revenue Interest Expense Other Income (Expense), Net Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts: Reclassified from AOCI into income $ 2.3 $ — $ — $ (2.3 ) $ — $ — Cross Currency Swap: Reclassified from AOCI into income (1) — 22.5 61.1 — 20.7 46.2 Interest Rate Swap: Reclassified from AOCI into income — (0.5 ) — — (5.9 ) — $ 2.3 $ 22.0 $ 61.1 $ (2.3 ) $ 14.8 $ 46.2 (1) The amount reflected in other income (expense), net includes $(61.6) million and $(47.3) million reclassified from AOCI to offset the earnings impact of the remeasurement of the Euro-denominated intercompany loan hedged by the cross-currency swap for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 , respectively.

Leases (Tables)

Leases (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Components of Lease Expenses	The components of operating lease expense were as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 Operating lease costs $ 15.1 40.6 Variable lease costs 1.9 6.5 Sublease income (0.9 ) (2.2 ) Net lease costs $ 16.1 $ 44.9 Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases was as follows: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities $ 36.4 ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations $ 105.2
Operating Lease Liabilities, Balance Sheet Information	Operating lease liabilities are included in our balance sheets as follows: September 30, 2019 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 36.7 Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion 184.0 $ 220.7
Maturities of Lease Liabilities	Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2019 were as follows: 2019 (remainder of) $ 12.2 2020 46.8 2021 42.7 2022 32.5 2023 25.0 Thereafter 118.1 Total lease payments 277.3 Less: imputed interest (56.6 ) $ 220.7

Income Per Share (Tables)

Income Per Share (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted	A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share is as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Numerator: Net income $ 76.8 $ 14.1 $ 77.3 $ 38.5 Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests 0.6 0.9 0.8 3.9 Net income attributable to GoDaddy Inc. $ 76.2 $ 13.2 $ 76.5 $ 34.6 Denominator: Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding—basic 174,820 162,359 173,957 151,015 Effect of dilutive securities: Class B common stock 1,543 10,258 2,592 19,988 Stock options 4,177 7,172 4,765 7,509 RSUs, PSUs and ESPP shares 1,114 2,603 1,612 2,426 Weighted-average shares of Class A Common stock outstanding—diluted 181,654 182,392 182,926 180,938 Net income attributable to GoDaddy Inc. per share of Class A common stock—basic $ 0.44 $ 0.08 $ 0.44 $ 0.23 Net income attributable to GoDaddy Inc. per share of Class A common stock—diluted (1) : $ 0.42 $ 0.08 $ 0.42 $ 0.21 (1) The diluted income per share calculations exclude net income attributable to non-controlling interests.
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share	The following number of weighted-average potentially dilutive shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted income per share because the effect of including such potentially dilutive shares would have been antidilutive: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Stock options, RSUs and PSUs 1,930 918 1,697 792

Geographic Information (Tables)

Geographic Information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas	Revenue by geography is based on the customer's billing address and was as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 U.S. $ 506.2 $ 443.5 $ 1,460.6 $ 1,268.4 International 254.3 236.0 747.1 695.9 $ 760.5 $ 679.5 $ 2,207.7 $ 1,964.3
Property and Equipment, Net by Geography	Property and equipment, net by geography was as follows: September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 U.S. $ 199.6 $ 231.0 All other international 55.8 68.0 $ 255.4 $ 299.0

Accumulated Other Comprehensi_2

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
OCI Activity Accumulated in Equity	The following table presents AOCI activity in equity: Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges (1) Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Balance as of December 31, 2018 (2) $ (92.2 ) $ (22.4 ) $ (114.6 ) Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 14.0 (84.1 ) (70.1 ) Amounts reclassified from AOCI — 85.4 85.4 Other comprehensive income (loss) 14.0 1.3 15.3 $ (78.2 ) $ (21.1 ) (99.3 ) Less: AOCI attributable to non-controlling interests 0.8 Balance as of September 30, 2019 $ (98.5 ) Balance as of December 31, 2017 (2) $ (86.8 ) $ (45.5 ) $ (132.3 ) Other comprehensive income before reclassifications 0.8 (35.5 ) (34.7 ) Amounts reclassified from AOCI — 58.7 58.7 Other comprehensive income 0.8 23.2 24.0 $ (86.0 ) $ (22.3 ) (108.3 ) Less: AOCI attributable to non-controlling interests (42.3 ) Balance as of September 30, 2018 $ (66.0 ) (1) Amounts shown for our foreign exchange forward contracts include gains and losses realized upon contract settlement but not yet recognized into earnings from AOCI. (2) Beginning balance is presented on a gross basis, excluding the allocation of AOCI attributable to non-controlling interests.

Organization and Background (D

Organization and Background (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019segment
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of reporting units	1
Number of operating segments	1
Desert Newco, LLC
Class of Stock [Line Items]
LLC units held (as a percent)	99.00%

Summary of Significant Accoun_4

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Asset Recognized from Contract Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Amortization expense, contract costs	$ 154.3	$ 151.2	$ 456.6	$ 445.2

Summary of Significant Accoun_5

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	$ (155)		$ 164.8
Operating lease assets	190.4
Operating lease liabilities	$ 220.7
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		$ 3.3
Operating lease assets		111.3
Operating lease liabilities		$ 108

Summary of Significant Accoun_6

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value Measurements (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)
Morgan Stanley
Liabilities:
Repurchase agreement amount	$ 70	$ 70
Repurchase agreement callable notice period	31 days	31 days
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Short-term investments:
Derivative assets	$ 3
Total assets measured and recorded at fair value	472.5	$ 498.9
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration liabilities	25.3	67.9
Derivative liabilities	60.6	120.5
Total liabilities measured and recorded at fair value	85.9	188.4
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1
Short-term investments:
Derivative assets	0
Total assets measured and recorded at fair value	275.3	339.5
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration liabilities	0	0
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities measured and recorded at fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2
Short-term investments:
Derivative assets	3
Total assets measured and recorded at fair value	197.2	159.4
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration liabilities	0	0
Derivative liabilities	60.6	120.5
Total liabilities measured and recorded at fair value	60.6	120.5
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3
Short-term investments:
Derivative assets	0
Total assets measured and recorded at fair value	0	0
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration liabilities	25.3	67.9
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities measured and recorded at fair value	25.3	67.9
Reverse Repurchase Agreements | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value	70	70
Reverse Repurchase Agreements | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value	0	0
Reverse Repurchase Agreements | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value	70	70
Reverse Repurchase Agreements | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value	0	0
Commercial paper and other | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value	101.4	71.4
Short-term investments:
Short-term investments, fair value	23.5	18.9
Commercial paper and other | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value	0	0
Short-term investments:
Short-term investments, fair value	0.7	0.9
Commercial paper and other | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value	101.4	71.4
Short-term investments:
Short-term investments, fair value	22.8	18
Commercial paper and other | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value	0	0
Short-term investments:
Short-term investments, fair value	0	0
Money market funds | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value	274.6	338.6
Money market funds | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value	274.6	338.6
Money market funds | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value	0	0
Money market funds | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value	$ 0	$ 0
Measurement Input, Probability Weightings Assigned | Level 3
Liabilities:
Measurement input of contingent consideration liability	1
Minimum | Measurement Input, Discount Rate | Level 3
Liabilities:
Measurement input of contingent consideration liability	0.14
Maximum | Measurement Input, Discount Rate | Level 3
Liabilities:
Measurement input of contingent consideration liability	0.25

Summary of Significant Accoun_7

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Unobservable Inputs (Details) - Contingent Consideration Liability - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 67.9	$ 20.7
Acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration	0	45.6
Adjustments to fair value recognized in earnings	1.9	10
Contingent consideration payments	(44.3)	(10)
Impact of foreign currency translation and other	(0.2)	1
Balance at end of period	$ 25.3	$ 67.3

Goodwill and Intangible Asset_2

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Goodwill (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2018	$ 2,948
Goodwill related to acquisitions	21.1
Impact of foreign currency translation	(36.9)
Balance at September 30, 2019	$ 2,932.2

Goodwill and Intangible Asset_3

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$ (529.4)	$ (536.2)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	512.7
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, gross (excluding goodwill)	1,638	1,747.7
Intangible asset, net (excluding goodwill)	1,108.6	1,211.5
Trade names and branding
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets (excluding goodwill)	445	445
Domain portfolio
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets (excluding goodwill)	150.9	152.4
Customer-related
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	816.2	850.5
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	(449.1)	(407.5)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	367.1	443
Developed technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	148.2	206.9
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	(59.5)	(103.1)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	88.7	103.8
Trade names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	77.7
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	(20.8)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	$ 56.9
Trade names and other
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross		92.9
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization		(25.6)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		$ 67.3

Goodwill and Intangible Asset_4

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	$ 29	$ 37.3	$ 91	$ 103.3
Weighted Average
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining amortization period			69 months

Goodwill and Intangible Asset_5

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Future Amortization of Finite Lived Intangible Assets (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
2019 (remainder of)	$ 27.9
2020	108.3
2021	85
2022	83.2
2023	68.3
Thereafter	140
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	$ 512.7

Stockholders' Equity - Schedule

Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Offerings (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Change in TRA, increase to additional paid in capital		$ (9.7)	$ (10.1)	$ (11.6)	$ (14.5)
Underwritten Public Offering | Class A Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 75.40
Proceeds received	$ 0.6
Conversion of stock, amount converted (in shares)	8,539
Secondary Offering
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Change in TRA, increase to additional paid in capital	$ 5.7
Secondary Offering | Class A Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued (in shares)	8
LLC Units | Secondary Offering
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion of stock, amount converted (in shares)	4,278

Stockholders' Equity - Narrativ

Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Nov. 30, 2018
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate Purchase Price	$ 399,600,000
2018 Share Repurchase Program | Class A Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, approved amount		$ 500,000,000
Repurchases of Class A common stock (in shares)	6,166
Aggregate Purchase Price	$ 399,600,000

Equity-Based Compensation Pla_3

Equity-Based Compensation Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			42 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	$ 17.7	$ 30.6		$ 106.2	$ 90.3
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation costs	38.2			$ 38.2
Weighted average recognition period				2 years 4 months 24 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation costs	$ 213.8			$ 213.8
Weighted average recognition period				2 years 6 months
2015 Equity Incentive Plan | Class A Common Stock | Stock Compensation Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for future issuance (in shares)						19,195
Additional shares reserved for future issuance (in shares)										6,992
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)	23,312			23,312
2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Class A Common Stock | Employee Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for future issuance (in shares)						3,082
Additional shares reserved for future issuance (in shares)										1,000
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)	3,780			3,780
Previously Reported | Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense			$ 4.8			$ 6.9	$ 5.7	$ 3	$ (20.4)

Equity-Based Compensation Pla_4

Equity-Based Compensation Plans - Schedule of Equity-Based Compensation Expense Error (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reduction of equity-based compensation expense	$ (17.7)	$ (30.6)	$ (106.2)	$ (90.3)
Technology and development
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reduction of equity-based compensation expense	(10.6)	(14.5)	(50.9)	(41.8)
Marketing and advertising
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reduction of equity-based compensation expense	(2.3)	(2.4)	(10.7)	(7.4)
Customer care
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reduction of equity-based compensation expense	(1.5)	(1.4)	(6.7)	(3.9)
General and administrative
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reduction of equity-based compensation expense	(3.2)	$ (12.3)	$ (37.6)	$ (37.2)
Performance Shares | Restatement Adjustment | Equity-Based Compensation Expense Error
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reduction of equity-based compensation expense	20.4
Performance Shares | Restatement Adjustment | Technology and development | Equity-Based Compensation Expense Error
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reduction of equity-based compensation expense	9.4
Performance Shares | Restatement Adjustment | Marketing and advertising | Equity-Based Compensation Expense Error
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reduction of equity-based compensation expense	2
Performance Shares | Restatement Adjustment | Customer care | Equity-Based Compensation Expense Error
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reduction of equity-based compensation expense	1.1
Performance Shares | Restatement Adjustment | General and administrative | Equity-Based Compensation Expense Error
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reduction of equity-based compensation expense	$ 7.9

Equity-Based Compensation Pla_5

Equity-Based Compensation Plans - Equity-based Award Activity (Details) shares in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019$ / sharesshares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)	5,627
Stock options
Number of Shares of Class A Common Stock
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)	9,527
Granted (in shares)	1,318
Exercised (in shares)	(2,186)
Forfeited (in shares)	(532)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)	8,127
Vested at end of period (in shares)	5,387
Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share ($)
Outstanding weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 25.77
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	71.98
Exercised (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	21.03
Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	55.48
Outstanding weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	32.59
Vested at end of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	20.79
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 24.99
RSU And PSU
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)	5,356
Granted (in shares)	2,887
Vested (in shares)	(1,817)
Forfeited (in shares)	(799)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)	5,627
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)	4,545
Weighted-average grant date fair value of RSUs and PSUs granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 63.92
PSU Granted
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)	458
Weighted-average grant date fair value of RSUs and PSUs granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 73.32
PSU Not Yet Granted
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)	624

Deferred Revenue - Schedule of

Deferred Revenue - Schedule of Deferred Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Deferred revenue, current	$ 1,539.9	$ 1,393.7
Deferred revenue, noncurrent	656.2	623.8
Domains
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Deferred revenue, current	748.9	686.3
Deferred revenue, noncurrent	383.7	365.8
Hosting and presence
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Deferred revenue, current	529.8	483.3
Deferred revenue, noncurrent	187.8	180.6
Business applications
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Deferred revenue, current	261.2	224.1
Deferred revenue, noncurrent	$ 84.7	$ 77.4

Deferred Revenue - Narrative (D

Deferred Revenue - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue recognized	$ 315.6	$ 1,277.6

Deferred Revenue - Remaining Pe

Deferred Revenue - Remaining Performance Obligation (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-10-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 593
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	3 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-10-01 | Domains
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 276.9
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	3 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-10-01 | Hosting and presence
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 212.8
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	3 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-10-01 | Business applications
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 103.3
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	3 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 1,063
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-01-01 | Domains
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 537.9
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-01-01 | Hosting and presence
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 351
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-01-01 | Business applications
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 174.1
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 303.9
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-01-01 | Domains
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 156.8
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-01-01 | Hosting and presence
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 99.1
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-01-01 | Business applications
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 48
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 114.2
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-01-01 | Domains
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 68.4
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-01-01 | Hosting and presence
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 31.3
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-01-01 | Business applications
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 14.5
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 56.9
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-01-01 | Domains
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 40
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-01-01 | Hosting and presence
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 13.4
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-01-01 | Business applications
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 3.5
Expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 65.1
Expected timing of satisfaction, period
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-01-01 | Domains
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 52.6
Expected timing of satisfaction, period
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-01-01 | Hosting and presence
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 10
Expected timing of satisfaction, period
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-01-01 | Business applications
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 2.5
Expected timing of satisfaction, period
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: (nil)
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 2,196.1
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: (nil) | Domains
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	1,132.6
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: (nil) | Hosting and presence
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	717.6
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: (nil) | Business applications
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Aggregate remaining performance obligation	$ 345.9

Accrued Expenses and Other Cu_3

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	$ 101.5	$ 105.9
Derivative liabilities	60.6	120.5
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	36.7
Accrued legal and professional	29.9	10.9
Tax-related accruals	27.7	38.4
Accrued acquisition-related expenses and acquisition consideration payable	26.4	74.4
Accrued marketing and advertising	16	19.4
Accrued other	40.1	44.8
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$ 338.9	$ 414.3

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Lo

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 2,438.6	$ 2,457.3
Less unamortized original issue discount on long-term debt	(11.8)	(27.9)
Less unamortized debt issuance costs	(24.6)	(18.6)
Less current portion of long-term debt	(19.1)	(16.6)
Long-term debt, net of current portion	2,383.1	2,394.2
Secured Debt | Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 1,838.6	$ 2,457.3
Effective interest rate percentage	4.90%	4.60%
Secured Debt | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate percentage	5.40%
Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 600	$ 0
Line of Credit | Revolver | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 0	$ 0

Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Det

Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	May 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment			$ 0	$ 0	$ 14,500,000	$ 0
Term Loan | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
Term Loan | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Option 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Term Loan | Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Term Loan | Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Secured Debt | Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment of debt		$ 600,000,000
Loss on debt extinguishment		14,500,000
Secured Debt | Term Loan | Level 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, fair value			1,843,200,000		1,843,200,000
Secured Debt | Senior Notes | Level 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, fair value			632,600,000		632,600,000
Line of Credit | Revolver | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 600,000,000
Maximum net leverage ratio	35.00%	20.00%
Debt issuance costs		$ 3,400,000
Available borrowing capacity			$ 600,000,000		$ 600,000,000
Line of Credit | Revolver | Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.25%
Line of Credit | Revolver | Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.75%
Line of Credit | Revolver | Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Option 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Line of Credit | Revolver | Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Option 1 | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.25%
Line of Credit | Revolver | Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Option 1 | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.75%
Line of Credit | Revolver | Revolving Credit Facility | Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 600,000,000
Debt issuance costs		$ 9,700,000
Stated interest rate		5.25%
Redemption price, change of control, percent		101.00%
Prior to June 1, 2022 | Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percent		100.00%
Accrued and unpaid interest, plus applicable premium (not less than)		1.00%
Redemption price, partial redemption, percent		105.25%
June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023 | Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percent		102.625%
June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024 | Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percent		101.75%
June 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025 | Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percent		100.875%
Thereafter | Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percent		100.00%

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of De

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Debt Maturities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
2019 (remainder of)	$ 6.3
2020	25
2021	25
2022	25
2023	25
Thereafter	2,332.3
Long-term Debt	$ 2,438.6	$ 2,457.3

Derivatives and Hedging - Sched

Derivatives and Hedging - Schedule of Derivative Instruments (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)€ / $	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)€ / $	Apr. 30, 2017USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017EUR (€)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign exchange forward contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	$ 6.7
Derivative assets	$ 0.4
Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cross-currency swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount			$ 1,325.4	€ 1,243.3
Euro to U.S. dollar exchange rate for translation | € / $	1.09	1.14
Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest rate swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount			$ 1,325.4
Level 2 | Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	$ 2,731.8	$ 2,700.1
Derivative assets	3	0
Derivative liabilities	60.6	120.5
Level 2 | Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign exchange forward contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	113.2	0
Level 2 | Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cross-currency swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	1,326.3	1,397.8
Level 2 | Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest rate swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	1,292.3	1,302.3
Level 2 | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign exchange forward contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative assets	3	0
Level 2 | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cross-currency swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative assets	0	0
Level 2 | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest rate swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative assets	0	0
Level 2 | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities | Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign exchange forward contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	0.1	0
Level 2 | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities | Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cross-currency swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	28.8	119.1
Level 2 | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities | Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest rate swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	$ 31.7	$ 1.4

Derivatives and Hedging - Sch_2

Derivatives and Hedging - Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	$ 9.6	$ 3.5	$ (1.5)	$ 15.1
Revenue	760.5	679.5	2,207.7	1,964.3
Interest expense	22.9	25	70.4	73.5
Other income (expense), net	5.6	0.7	17	1.9
Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	11.6	4.6	1.3	23.2
Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign exchange forward contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	2	1.1	2.8	8.1
Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cross-currency swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	12.3	(3.3)	28.8	(21.7)
Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest rate swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	(2.7)	6.8	(30.3)	36.8
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges
Derivative [Line Items]
Revenue	1	(0.4)	2.3	(2.3)
Interest expense	7.2	5.9	22	14.8
Other income (expense), net	52.3	5.6	61.1	46.2
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges | Foreign exchange forward contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Revenue	1	(0.4)	2.3	(2.3)
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Other income (expense), net	0	0	0	0
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges | Cross-currency swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Interest expense	7.9	7.1	22.5	20.7
Other income (expense), net	52.3	5.6	61.1	46.2
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges | Interest rate swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Interest expense	(0.7)	(1.2)	(0.5)	(5.9)
Other income (expense), net	0	0	0	0
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges | Euro-Denominated Intercompany Loan | Cross-currency swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Other income (expense), net	$ (52.4)	$ (5.8)	$ (61.6)	$ (47.3)

Derivatives and Hedging - Narra

Derivatives and Hedging - Narrative (Details) € in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017EUR (€)
Derivative [Line Items]
Net deferred gains from cash flow hedges		$ 28,400,000		$ 28,400,000
Amounts excluded from effectiveness testing		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign exchange forward contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative remaining maturity				18 months
Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cross-currency swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative contract term	5 years
Derivative notional amount	$ 1,325,400,000					€ 1,243.3
Derivative, fixed interest rate	5.44%					5.44%
Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest rate swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative contract term	5 years
Derivative notional amount	$ 1,325,400,000
Derivative, fixed interest rate	5.44%					5.44%
Euro-Denominated Intercompany Loan
Derivative [Line Items]
Base rate	3.00%					3.00%

Leases - Narrative (Details)

Leases - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease, remaining weighted average lease term	8 years
Operating lease, weighted average discount rate	5.70%

Leases - Components of Lease Ex

Leases - Components of Lease Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease costs	$ 15.1	$ 40.6
Variable lease costs	1.9	6.5
Sublease income	(0.9)	(2.2)
Net lease costs	$ 16.1	$ 44.9

Leases - Cash Paid and ROU Asse

Leases - Cash Paid and ROU Assets Obtained in Exchange for Lease Obligations (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities	$ 36.4
ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations	$ 105.2

Leases - Operating Lease Liabil

Leases - Operating Lease Liabilities, Balance Sheet Information (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$ 36.7
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	184
Operating lease liabilities	$ 220.7

Leases - Maturities of Lease Li

Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract]
2019 (remainder of)	$ 12.2
2020	46.8
2021	42.7
2022	32.5
2023	25
Thereafter	118.1
Total lease payments	277.3
Less: imputed interest	(56.6)
Operating lease liabilities	$ 220.7

Commitments and Contingencies (

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 13, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated loss provision recorded		$ 0	$ 18,100,000
Indirect Taxation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated tax liability		$ 9,400,000		$ 11,600,000
Class Action Complaint | Pending Litigation | Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Proposed settlement amount	$ 35,000,000

Payable to Related Parties Pu_2

Payable to Related Parties Pursuant to the TRAs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Liability pursuant to tax receivable agreements resulting from exchanges of LLC Units		$ (9.7)	$ (10.1)	$ (11.6)	$ (14.5)
Tax receivable agreements liability adjustment	$ 0		$ 0			$ 8.7	$ (0.1)
Reorganization Parties and Continuing LLC Owners | Investor | Tax Receivable Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related parties	175.3					175.3		$ 174.3
Percent of tax benefits owed under tax receivable agreement								85.00%
Maximum TRA liability related to basis adjustment	1,151.4					1,151.4
Maximum TRA liability related to pre-IPO organizational transactions	$ 436.1					436.1
LLC Units | Reorganization Parties and Continuing LLC Owners | Investor | Tax Receivable Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Liability pursuant to tax receivable agreements resulting from exchanges of LLC Units						9.7
Tax receivable agreements liability adjustment						$ 8.7

Income Per Share - Reconciliati

Income Per Share - Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Numerator
Net income	$ 76.8	$ (12.7)	$ 13.2	$ 14.1	$ 20.2	$ 4.2	$ 77.3	$ 38.5
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests	0.6			0.9			0.8	3.9
Net income attributable to GoDaddy Inc.	$ 76.2			$ 13.2			$ 76.5	$ 34.6
Class A Common Stock
Denominator [Abstract]
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding—basic (in shares)	174,820			162,359			173,957	151,015
Weighted-average shares of Class A Common stock outstanding—diluted (in shares)	181,654			182,392			182,926	180,938
Net income attributable to GoDaddy Inc. per share of Class A common stock—basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.44			$ 0.08			$ 0.44	$ 0.23
Net income attributable to GoDaddy Inc. per share of Class A common stock—diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.42			$ 0.08			$ 0.42	$ 0.21
Class B Common Stock
Denominator [Abstract]
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	1,543			10,258			2,592	19,988
Stock options
Denominator [Abstract]
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	4,177			7,172			4,765	7,509
RSUs, PSUs and ESPP shares
Denominator [Abstract]
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	1,114			2,603			1,612	2,426

Income Per Share - Schedule of

Income Per Share - Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities (in shares)	1,930	918	1,697	792

Income Per Share - Narrative (D

Income Per Share - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 30, 2019shares
Class B Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion feature of Class B common stock, number of Class A common shares	1

Geographic Information (Details

Geographic Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 760.5	$ 679.5	$ 2,207.7	$ 1,964.3
Property and equipment, net	255.4		255.4		$ 299
U.S.
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue	506.2	443.5	1,460.6	1,268.4
Property and equipment, net	199.6		199.6		231
International
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue	254.3	$ 236	747.1	$ 695.9
Property and equipment, net	$ 55.8		$ 55.8		$ 68

Accumulated Other Comprehensi_3

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Equity at beginning of period	$ 824.5	$ 546.5
Equity at end of period	679.9	729.8
Less: AOCI attributable to non-controlling interests	(12)		$ (31.8)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to GoDaddy Inc.	667.9		$ 792.7
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Equity at beginning of period	(92.2)	(86.8)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	14	0.8
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	14	0.8
Equity at end of period	(78.2)	(86)
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Equity at beginning of period	(22.4)	(45.5)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(84.1)	(35.5)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	85.4	58.7
Other comprehensive income (loss)	1.3	23.2
Equity at end of period	(21.1)	(22.3)
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Equity at beginning of period	(114.6)	(132.3)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(70.1)	(34.7)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	85.4	58.7
Other comprehensive income (loss)	15.3	24
Equity at end of period	(99.3)	(108.3)
AOCI Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Less: AOCI attributable to non-controlling interests	0.8	(42.3)
AOCI Attributable to Parent
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Equity at beginning of period	(72.1)	(85.7)
Equity at end of period	(98.5)	(66)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to GoDaddy Inc.	$ (98.5)	$ (66)

Subsequent Events - Term Loan R

Subsequent Events - Term Loan Refinancing (Details) - Term Loan - Subsequent Event	1 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Decrease in interest rate margins	0.25%
Discount at original issue	0.125%

Subsequent Events - Share Repur

Subsequent Events - Share Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Nov. 30, 2018
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate Purchase Price		$ 399,600,000
2018 Share Repurchase Program | Class A Common Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repurchases of Class A common stock (in shares)		6,166
Aggregate Purchase Price		$ 399,600,000
Share repurchase program, approved amount			$ 500,000,000
2018 Share Repurchase Program | Class A Common Stock | Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repurchases of Class A common stock (in shares)	959
Aggregate Purchase Price	$ 59,000,000
2019 Share Repurchase Program | Class A Common Stock | Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, approved amount	$ 500,000,000

Uncategorized Items - gddy10q-2

Label	Element	Value
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	$ 3,300,000
Retained Earnings [Member]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	$ 3,300,000