Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc., (“we”, “our” or “the Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on August 8, 2014, in preparation for the purchase of SailPoint Technologies, Inc. The purchase occurred on September 8, 2014 and our certificate of incorporation was amended and restated as of such date. SailPoint Technologies, Inc. was formed July 14, 2004 as a Delaware corporation. The Company designs, develops, and markets identity security software that helps organizations govern user access to critical systems and data. The Company currently markets its products and services worldwide. Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements, which include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Use of Estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management periodically evaluates such estimates and assumptions for continued reasonableness. In particular, we make estimates with respect to the fair value allocation of multiple performance obligation in revenue recognition, the expected period of benefit of deferred contract acquisition costs, the collectability of accounts receivable, stock-based compensation expense, fair value of the liability and equity components of the Notes (as defined below), income taxes, and the valuation, estimated useful lives and impairment of intangible assets and goodwill arising from business combinations. Appropriate adjustments, if any, to the estimates used are made prospectively based upon such periodic evaluation. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is ongoing uncertainty and significant disruption in the global economy and financial markets. We are not aware of any specific event or circumstances that would require an update to our estimates, judgments or assumptions or a revision to the carrying value of our assets or liabilities as of the date of issuance of these financial statements. These estimates, judgments and assumptions may change in the future, as new events occur or additional information is obtained. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash We consider all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less from date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company is required to maintain a small amount of restricted cash to guarantee rent payments in a foreign subsidiary as well as cash collateral for an unconditional standby letter of credit related to the Company’s corporate headquarters lease . Fair Value of Financial Instruments Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the financial statements are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Hierarchical levels which are directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to the valuation of these assets or liabilities are as follows: • Level 1: Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. • Level 2: Observable inputs, other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. • Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflecting our own assumptions incorporated in valuation techniques used to determine fair value. These assumptions are required to be consistent with market participant assumptions that are reasonably available. Concentration of Credit and Other Risks Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts that, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. There was no concentration of credit risk for customers as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 as no individual entity represented more than 10% of the balance in accounts receivable. Management considers concentration of credit risk to be minimal with respect to accounts receivable due to the positive historical collection experience of the Company despite the geographic concentrations related to the Company’s customers. No customer represented more than 10% of revenue during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. The Company does not experience concentration of credit risk in foreign countries as no foreign country represents more than 10% of the Company’s consolidated revenues or net assets. The Company’s revenue by geographic region based on the customer’s location is presented in Note 17 “Geographic Information and Major Customers.” Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Expected Credit Losses The Company continuously assesses the collectability of outstanding customer invoices and in doing so, the Company assesses the need to maintain an allowance for expected credit losses resulting from the non-collection of customer receivables. The allowance for expected credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the financial asset’s amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on contracts with customers. Accounts receivable and contract assets are written off when management believes non-collectability is confirmed. Recoveries of financial assets previously written off shall be recorded directly to earnings when received. Management estimates the allowance balance using relevant available information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts over a financial asset’s contractual term. The Company’s historical credit loss experience provides the basis for the estimation of expected credit losses. Adjustments to historical loss information are made from qualitative and quantitative factors if economic conditions at the reporting date reflect stronger or weaker economic performance than the historical data implies based on management’s expectations of economic conditions on certain indicators of the Company, industry and economy. We review factors such as past collection experience, age of the accounts receivable balance, significant trends in current balances, internal operations and macroeconomic conditions. The Company evaluates these economic conditions and makes adjustments to historical loss information for certain economic risk factors. In development of the expected credit loss model, we evaluated our financial assets with similar risk characteristics on a collective (pool) basis for their respective estimated and expected credit loss allowance. A financial asset will be measured individually only if it does not share similar risk characteristics with other financial assets. We believe that historical credit loss patterns by aging bucket and invoice type for accounts receivable are the most significant risk characteristics. Additionally, we analyze renewals and new business separately due to varying historical loss patterns. The Company notes expected credit loss is developed for the contractual life of the financial asset, which accounts receivable and contract assets can be viewed as one financial asset. However, a low percentage of our contract assets do not convert to accounts receivable. Therefore, we consider all contract assets as a single pool. For periods prior to the adoption of ASC 326 (defined below), the Company determined that an allowance for doubtful accounts was not required for the periods presented. Property and Equipment, Net Property and equipment, net, is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets, generally three years to five years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the related lease term. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Property and equipment are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate their carrying value may not be recoverable. When such events or circumstances arise, an estimate of future undiscounted cash flows produced by the asset, or the appropriate grouping of assets, is compared to the asset’s carrying value to determine if an impairment exists. If the asset is determined to be impaired, the impairment loss is measured based on the excess of the carrying value over the assets fair value. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying value or net realizable value. Goodwill Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net tangible and identified net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather tested for impairment annually, or more often if and when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. For purposes of assessing potential impairment, we estimate the fair value of the reporting unit, based on our market capitalization, and compare this amount to the carrying value of the reporting unit. If we determine that the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment charge would be required. We have determined that we operate as one reporting unit and may first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances indicate impairment test on goodwill is required. Goodwill is tested on an annual basis as of October 31 st , or sooner if an indicator of impairment occurs. The Company internally monitors business and market conditions for evidence of triggering events. Intangible Assets Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The Company periodically reviews the estimated remaining useful life of our intangible assets and whether events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. Periodically, the Company evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets, including intangible assets, for possible impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparison of the carrying amount of each asset, or related asset group, to the future undiscounted cash flows the asset is expected to generate. If the undiscounted cash flows used in the test for recoverability are less than the carrying amount of these assets, the carrying amount of such assets is reduced to fair value. Business Combinations We allocate the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. Such valuations require management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets may include, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows from acquired users, acquired technology, and trade names from a market participant perspective, useful lives and discount rates. Management’s estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates. During the measurement period, which is one year from the acquisition date, we may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to earnings. Software Development Costs Software development costs for products intended to be sold, leased or otherwise marketed are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established, at which time such costs are capitalized until the product is available for general release to customers. Technological feasibility is established when a product design and working model have been completed and the completeness of the working model and its consistency with the product design have been confirmed by testing. To date, the establishment of technological feasibility of the Company’s products and general release of such software have substantially coincided. As a result, we have not capitalized any software development costs through December 31, 2020 and all such costs have been recorded as research and development expenses as incurred in the consolidated statements of operations. Capitalized Software and Cloud-computing Arrangements The Company evaluates whether the cloud-computing arrangement ("CCA") includes a license to internal-use software. If the CCA includes a software license, the Company accounts for the software license as an intangible asset. Acquired software licenses are recognized and measured at cost, which includes the present value of the license obligation if the license is to be paid for over time. If the CCA does not include a software license, the Company accounts for the arrangement as a service contract (or hosting arrangement) and hosting costs are generally expensed as incurred. The Company evaluates upfront costs including implementation, set-up or other costs (collectively, implementation costs) for hosting arrangements under the internal-use software framework. Costs related to preliminary project activities and post implementation activities are expensed as incurred, whereas costs incurred in the development stage are generally capitalized. Capitalized implementation costs are recorded in prepayments and other current assets or other non-current assets and amortized over the expected term of the arrangement, which includes consideration of the non-cancellable contractual term and reasonably certain renewal options. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s capitalized implementation costs related to hosting arrangements were not material. Comprehensive Income (Loss) The Company has not entered into transactions that require presentation as other comprehensive income (loss). Total comprehensive income (loss) is equal to net income (loss) for all periods presented. Revenue Recognition Revenue consists of fees for perpetual and term licenses for the Company’s software products, post-contract customer support (referred to as maintenance and support), software as a service (“SaaS”) subscriptions, other subscription services and professional services including training and other revenue. The following describes the nature of the Company’s primary types of revenues and the revenue recognition policies as they pertain to the types of transactions the Company enters into with its customers. License Revenue License revenue includes perpetual and term license fees which provide customers with the same functionality and differ mainly in the duration over which the customer benefits from the use of software. Both revenues from perpetual and term license performance obligations are generally recognized upfront at the point in time when the software license has been delivered. All perpetual license transactions generally include an amount for first-year maintenance and support at no additional charge, which we recognize as subscription revenue over the term. Subscription Revenue Our subscription revenue consists of (i) fees for access to, and related support for, our SaaS offerings, (ii) fees for ongoing maintenance and support of our licensed solutions and (iii) other subscription services, which includes our cloud managed services. We typically invoice subscription fees in advance in annual installments and recognize subscription revenue ratably over the term of the applicable agreement. Maintenance and support contracts generally have a term of one year and SaaS contracts usually have a term of one to three years, which is initially deferred and recognized ratably over the life of the contract. Maintenance and support agreements consist of fees for providing software updates on a when and if available basis and for providing technical support for software products for a specified term. We believe that our when and if available software updates and technical support each have the same pattern of transfer to the customer and are substantially the same. Therefore, we consider these to be a single distinct performance obligation. Revenue allocated to maintenance and support agreements are recognized ratably over the contract term beginning on the delivery date of each offering. Expenses related to our subscriptions are recognized as incurred. Unearned subscription revenue is included in deferred revenue. The Company’s subscription arrangements are generally non-cancelable and do not contain refund-type provisions. In instances that subscription arrangements are deemed cancellable, which is rare, the Company will adjust the transaction price and period for revenue recognition accordingly to be reflective of the contract term in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) . Services and Other Revenue Services and other revenue consist primarily of fees from professional services provided to our customers and partners to configure and optimize the use of our solutions as well as training services related to the configuration and operation of our platform. The Company’s professional services contracts are either on a time-and-materials or consumption-based on a fixed fee or prepaid basis. For services that are contracted for at a fixed price, progress is generally measured based on hours incurred as a percentage of the total estimated hours required for complete satisfaction of the related performance obligations. For services that are contracted on a time-and-materials or prepaid basis, progress is generally based on actual hours expended. These input methods (e.g. hours incurred or expended) are considered a faithful depiction of our efforts to satisfy services contracts as they represent the performance obligation consumed by the customer and performed by the entity and therefore reflect the transfer of services to a customer under such contracts. Services revenues are generally recognized over time as the services are performed. Revenues for fixed price services and prepaids are generally recognized over time applying input methods to estimate progress to completion. Revenues for consumption-based services are generally recognized as the services are performed. Training revenues are recognized as the services are performed over time. Deferred Contract Acquisition Costs Sales commissions paid to our sales force and the related employer payroll taxes, collectively “deferred contract acquisition costs”, are considered incremental and recoverable costs of obtaining a contract with a customer. The Company capitalizes and amortizes incremental costs of obtaining a contract, such as certain sales commission costs and related payroll taxes, over the remaining contractual term or over an expected period of benefit. The Company typically pays sales commissions for both initial and follow-on sales of perpetual licenses, inclusive of initial maintenance and support, term licenses and SaaS subscriptions. Initial commissions are allocated to each performance obligation within the contract. The portion allocated to the perpetual license element is expensed at the time the license is delivered. Commissions allocated to the remaining elements are capitalized and amortized over an expected period of benefit. The Company has determined the expected period of benefit to be five years. In addition, the Company pays sales commissions for renewals of term licenses and subscription offerings at a lower rate, which is therefore not commensurate with commissions paid on an initial sale. These renewal commissions are amortized over each renewal’s contractual term. The Company does not pay sales commissions on renewals of maintenance and support agreements related to perpetual licenses. The portion of deferred contract acquisition costs that we anticipate will be recognized within twelve months is recorded as current deferred contract acquisition costs and the remaining portion is recorded as non-current deferred contract acquisition costs in the consolidated balance sheets. We determined the period of benefit by taking into consideration our customer contracts, customer turnover rates, the life of our technology and other factors. The Company applied the practical expedient to expense costs as incurred if the expected amortization period is one year or less. Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs is included in sales and marketing expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Contract Balances Deferred revenue We typically invoice our customers for subscription fees in advance on either an annual, two- or three-year basis, with payment due at the start of the subscription term. For subscription fees, which includes SaaS, maintenance and support and other subscription services, the timing of payments is typically upfront. Therefore, a contract liability or deferred revenue is created because payment is made in advance of performance and these performance obligations are satisfied over time. Timing may differ between the satisfaction of performance obligations and the invoicing and collection of amounts related to our contracts with customers. Liabilities are recorded for amounts that are collected in advance of the satisfaction of performance obligations. Invoice amounts for non-cancelable services starting in future periods are included in contract assets and deferred revenue. The portion of deferred revenue that we anticipate will be recognized within twelve months is recorded as current deferred revenue and the remaining portion is recorded as non-current deferred revenue in the consolidated balance sheets. Contract assets Contract assets relate to the Company’s rights to consideration for performance obligations satisfied but not billed at the reporting date on contracts. Contract assets are transferred to accounts receivable when the rights become unconditional. Contract assets are included in prepayments and other current assets and other non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheets, net of an allowance for expected credit losses. Cost of Revenue Cost of License Revenue . Cost of license revenue consists of amortization expense for developed technology acquired and third-party royalties. Cost of Subscription Revenue . Cost of subscription revenue consists primarily of employee-based costs (which consists of salaries, benefits, bonuses and stock-based compensation and allocated overhead), costs of our customer support organization, contractor costs to supplement our staff levels, amortization expense and impairments charges for developed technology acquired and third-party cloud-based hosting costs. Cost of Services and Other Revenue . Cost of services and other revenue consists primarily of employee-based costs of our professional services and training organizations, travel-related costs and contractor costs to supplement our staff levels. Impairment of Intangible Assets . Impairment of intangible assets consists of impairments charges for developed technology acquired. This is a component of cost of subscription revenue that was broken out for financial statement purposes. Research and Development Expenses Research and development expenses consist primarily of employee-based costs, software and hosting arrangement expenses (which includes cloud-based hosting costs related to the development of our cloud-based solution), professional services expense and amortization expense for acquired intangible assets. We believe that continued investment in our offerings is vital to the growth of our business, and we intend to continue to invest in product development. Advertising Expenses The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred and are included in sales and marketing expense. Advertising expenses were approximately $10.7 million, $11.3 million and $7.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Stock-Based Compensation The Company measures stock-based compensation expense for equity instruments granted to employees and board members based upon the estimated fair value of the award at the date of grant adjusted for actual forfeitures. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires us to estimate the expected term, fair value of common stock, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, and dividend yield. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. treasury yield curve for the term consistent with the life of the stock options as of the date of grant. The Company has elected to apply the “shortcut approach” in developing the estimate of expected term for “plain vanilla” stock options by using the mid-point between the vesting date and contractual termination date. The Company has not paid and does not anticipate paying cash dividends on its common stock; therefore, the expected dividend yield is assumed to be zero. During 2019, the Company began to determine volatility by introducing the Company’s own historical volatility measurements once two years of historical data became available in the public market. The Company used a blend of the Company’s volatility and industry peers to arrive at a volatility consistent with the life of the options. During 2020, the Company continued to increase the weighting factor of the Company’s own volatility as additional time periods become available. Stock-based compensation expense resulting from this valuation is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the period during which an employee provides the requisite service in exchange for the award. The Company analyzes the facts and circumstances of each equity instrument to determine if modification accounting is required. When a modification is triggered, the revised fair value is calculated, and additional stock-based compensation is recognized over the remaining service period of the modified instrument. Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) are generally subject to forfeiture if employment terminates prior to the vesting date. We expense the cost of the RSUs, which is determined to be the fair market value of the shares of common stock underlying the RSUs on the date of grant, ratably over the period during which the vesting restrictions lapse. In November 2017, the Company’s board of directors adopted the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"). The ESPP became effective November of 2017, after the date our registration statement was declared effective by the SEC. The first offering period opened July 1, 2018 and permitted eligible employees to purchase shares by authorizing payroll deductions from 1% to 15% of employee’s eligible compensation during the offering period, which is generally six-months, with an annual cap of $25,000 in fair market value, determined at the grant date. Unless an employee has previously withdrawn from the offering, his or her accumulated payroll deductions will be used to purchase shares after the closing of the offering period at a price equal to 85% of the closing price of the shares at the opening or closing of the offering period, whichever is lower. ESPP purchase rights have an expected volatility consistent with our volatility estimates that are used to value our stock options. The expected term represents the period of time the ESPP purchase rights are expected to be outstanding and approximates the offering period. Stock-based compensation expense associated with ESPP purchase rights is recognized on a straight-line basis over the offering period. Foreign Currency Translation The functional currency of our non-U.S. subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar; therefore, all gains and losses on currency transactions are expensed as incurred. Income Taxes The Company uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities. Valuation allowances are provided if it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company accounts for uncertainty of income taxes based on a “more-likely-than-not” threshold for the recognition and de-recognition of tax positions, which includes the accounting for interest and penalties relating to tax positions. Convertible Senior Notes Convertibles Senior Notes are accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Subtopic 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options. Pursuant to ASC Subtopic 470-20, issuers of certain convertible debt instruments, such as the Notes, that have a net settlement feature and may be settled wholly or partially in cash upon conversion are required to separately account for the liability and equity components of the instrument. The carrying amount of the liability component of the instrument is computed by estimating the fair value of a similar liability without the conversion option. The amount of the equity component is then calculated by deducting the fair value of the liability component from the principal amount of the instrument. The difference between the principal amount and the liability component represents a debt discount that is amortized to interest expense over the respective terms of the Notes using an effective interest rate method. The equity component is not remeasured as long as it continues to meet the conditions for equity classification. In accounting for the issuance costs related to the Notes, the allocation of issuance costs incurred between the liability and equity components were based on their relative values. Leases The Company accounts for a contract as a lease when it has the right to control the asset for a period of time while obtaining substantially all of the assets’ economic benefits. The Company’s leases are primarily for office space. At the inception or modification of an arrangement, we determine whether the arrangement is or contains a lease based on the unique facts and circumstances present and if so, the classification of the lease. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the present value of future lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The implicit rates within our operating leases are generally not determinable and therefore we use the incremental borrowing rate ("IBR") at the lease commencement date to determine the present value of lease payments. The determination of our IBR requires judgment. We determine our IBR for each lease using our estimated borrowing rate, adjusted for various factors including level of collateralization and term to align with the terms of the lease. ROU assets include any upfront lease payments made and exclude lease incentives. The Company leases its facilities under non-cancelable operating lease agreements. We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components which we account for as a single lease component. The Company’s non-lease components are primarily related to property taxes, insurance and maintenance costs, which are typically variable in nature, and are expensed in the period incurred. Certain of these facility leases contain predetermined fixed escalations of the minimum rentals, and the Company recognizes expense for these leases on a straight-line |