Company Overview, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Company Overview, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation Rackspace Technology, Inc. ("Rackspace Technology") (formerly known as Rackspace Corp. until its legal name change on June 11, 2020 and formerly known as Inception Topco Inc. until its legal name change on March 31, 2020), is a Delaware corporation controlled by investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Apollo”) and certain co-investors, including Searchlight Capital Partners L.P (“Searchlight”), ABRY Partners, LLC and ABRY Partners II, LLC (collectively, “ABRY”), and current and former employees. Rackspace Technology was formed on July 21, 2016 but had no assets, liabilities or operating results until November 3, 2016 (the “Closing Date”) when Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (now named Rackspace Technology Global, Inc., or “Rackspace Technology Global”), a global provider of modern information technology-as-a-service, was acquired by Inception Parent, Inc., a wholly-owned entity indirectly owned by Rackspace Technology (the “Rackspace Acquisition”). Rackspace Technology Global commenced operations in 1998 as a limited partnership, and was incorporated in Delaware in March 2000. Rackspace Technology serves as the holding company for Rackspace Technology Global and does not engage in any material business or operations other than those related to its indirect ownership of the capital stock of Rackspace Technology Global and its subsidiaries or business or operations otherwise customarily undertaken by a holding company. For ease of reference, the terms “we,” “our company,” “the company,” “us,” or “our” as used in this report refer to Rackspace Technology and its consolidated subsidiaries. On November 15, 2019, we acquired 100% of Onica Holdings LLC ("Onica") as described in more detail in Note 13, "Acquisitions." The preliminary estimate of fair values of Onica’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed, together with Onica’s results of operations subsequent to the November 15, 2019 acquisition date, are included in the unaudited consolidated financial statements. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Rackspace Technology, Inc. and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Unaudited Interim Financial Information The unaudited consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2020, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2020, are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all financial information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto as of December 31, 2019, included in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239794), as amended, including the final prospectus, dated August 4, 2020, included therein (the "Prospectus"). The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Prospectus and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of our financial position as of June 30, 2020, our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2020, our cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2020, and our stockholders' equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2020. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020, or for any other interim period, or for any other future year. Use of Estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to the allowance for doubtful accounts, useful lives of property, equipment and software, software capitalization, incremental borrowing rates for lease liability measurement, fair values of intangible assets and reporting units, useful lives of intangible assets, share-based compensation, contingencies, and income taxes, among others. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from our estimates. Impact of COVID-19 In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. The effects of COVID-19 are rapidly evolving, and the full impact and duration of the virus are unknown. Currently, COVID-19 has not had a significant impact on our operations or financial performance; however, the ultimate extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our operational and financial performance will depend on certain developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak and its impact on our customers, vendors and employees and its impact on our sales cycles as well as industry events, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. In addition, we face a greater degree of uncertainty in making estimates and assumptions needed to prepare our consolidated financial statements and footnotes. Subsequent Events On July 20, 2020, the board of directors of the company approved and effected a twelve-for-one stock split of the company’s common stock (the "Stock Split"). All common stock share and per-share data, excluding par value per share, included in these consolidated financial statements give effect to the Stock Split and have been adjusted retroactively for all periods presented. On July 20, 2020, we entered into an amendment to the First Lien Credit Agreement that modified the terms of our revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) effective upon the closing of our initial public offering (the “IPO”) on August 7, 2020. The amendment (i) increased the amount of the commitments available under the Revolving Credit Facility from $225.0 million to $375.0 million, (ii) reduced the applicable margin with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility to 3.00% for LIBOR loans and 2.00% for base rate loans, but includes a 1.00% LIBOR “floor” applicable to LIBOR loans, and (iii) extended the maturity date with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility from November 3, 2021 to August 7, 2025; however, if 91 days prior to the scheduled maturity date of (A) the Term Loan Facility, more than $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of loans remains outstanding under the Term Loan Facility, or (B) the 8.625% Senior Notes due 2024 (the "8.625% Senior Notes"), more than $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 8.625% Senior Notes remains outstanding, in either such case, the Revolving Credit Facility will mature on such earlier date. The amendment to the Revolving Credit Facility also modified the financial maintenance covenant applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility that limits the borrower’s net first lien leverage ratio to be a maximum of 5.00 to 1.00 (as compared to 3.50 to 1.00 prior to giving effect to the amendment). This financial maintenance covenant is only applicable and tested if the aggregate amount of outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and letters of credit issued thereunder (excluding $25.0 million of undrawn letters of credit and cash collateralized letters of credit) as of the last day of a fiscal quarter is equal to or greater than 35% of the Revolving Credit Facility commitments as of the last day of such fiscal quarter. Other than described in this and the previous paragraph, the terms and conditions of the Revolving Credit Facility remained the same, and the amendment did not amend or otherwise modify the terms of the Term Loan Facility (as defined below). On July 24, 2020, the board of directors of Rackspace Technology approved amendments to the Rackspace Technology, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Incentive Plan”), which amendments were effective upon completion of the IPO on August 7, 2020. Among other things, as of the consummation of the IPO, the 2017 Incentive Plan terminated, except as it relates to outstanding awards, and any remaining shares reserved for future grants under the 2017 Incentive Plan were released. In connection with the Rackspace Acquisition, we entered into a management consulting agreement with affiliates of Apollo and Searchlight (the “Apollo/Searchlight Management Consulting Agreement”) and a transaction fee agreement with an affiliate of Apollo (the “Transaction Fee Agreement”). In addition, on November 15, 2017, we entered into a management consulting agreement with ABRY (the “ABRY Management Consulting Agreement”). On July 24, 2020, we executed termination letters with each of the parties to the Apollo/Searchlight Management Consulting Agreement, the Transaction Fee Agreement, and the ABRY Management Consulting Agreement, whereby all agreements terminated effective as of the pricing of the IPO on August 4, 2020, and therefore no management or transaction fees will accrue or be payable under any of these agreements for periods subsequent to that date. On August 7, 2020, we completed the IPO, in which we issued and sold 33,500,000 shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $21.00 per share. We received proceeds of $666.6 million from sales of shares in the IPO, after deducting underwriters' discounts and commissions of $36.9 million, but before deducting offering expenses of approximately $8.4 million. The underwriters may exercise their option to purchase up to an additional 5,025,000 shares at $21.00 per share for 30 days after the final Prospectus date of August 4, 2020. On August 12, 2020, Rackspace Technology Global commenced a tender offer to purchase for cash up to$600.0 million aggregate principal amount of its approximately $1,120.2 million outstanding 8.625% Senior Notes. As of the end of the day, 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on August 25, 2020, the early tender time, holders of the 8.625% Senior Notes had validly tendered $507.6 million aggregate principal amount of the 8.625% Senior Notes. On August 27, 2020, Rackspace Technology Global purchased $507.6 million aggregate principal amount of the 8.625% Senior Notes for aggregate cash of approximately $549.2 million, which reflected a price of 105.75% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, August 27, 2020, and canceled $507.6 million of the 8.625% Senior Notes following the purchase. The tender offer is scheduled to expire at the end of the day, 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, unless extended or earlier terminated by Rackspace Technology Global. Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates Our Prospectus includes an additional discussion of the significant accounting policies and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, which we are incorporating by reference herein. There were no material changes to our significant accounting policies and estimates during the six months ended June 30, 2020, except for the adoptions of the Accounting Standards Updates ("ASU") discussed in "Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements" below. Reclassifications Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period presentation. Specifically, the non-current portion of "Finance lease liabilities" is now presented separately from "Other non-current liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. This presentation change is due to the modification of certain leases in June 2020 which resulted in a change of classification from operating leases to finance leases, increasing the balance of the non-current portion of "Finance lease liabilities". Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Financial Instruments-Credit Losses In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments , which requires financial assets measured at amortized cost to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected using an allowance for expected credit losses, to be estimated by management based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. We adopted this guidance on January 1, 2020, using the modified retrospective approach. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Derivatives and Hedging-Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which improves the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements and to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance. The guidance expands and refines hedge accounting for both nonfinancial and financial risk components and aligns the recognition and presentation of the effects of hedging instruments and hedged items in the financial statements. The guidance also amends the presentation and disclosure requirements and changes how entities assess hedge effectiveness. We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2020. The guidance applies to any existing hedges or new derivative instruments that are designated as hedges for derivative accounting purposes in future periods. We have historically not designated our interest rate swaps or foreign currency hedging contracts as hedges for derivative accounting purposes, However, on January 9, 2020, we designated certain of our interest rate swap agreements as cash flow hedges. Refer to Note 11, "Derivatives," for the cash flow hedge disclosures required by the provisions of this guidance. Fair Value Measurement Disclosures In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which removes, modifies or adds certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurement disclosures. We adopted this guidance on January 1, 2020 on a prospective basis. The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract, which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. We adopted this guidance on January 1, 2020 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this guidance primarily resulted in changes to the presentation of certain implementation costs within our consolidated financial statements. Historically, these costs were capitalized as part of "Property, equipment, and software, net" and amortized over the useful life of the related software or hosting arrangement. Upon adoption, eligible costs incurred are now recorded within "Prepaid expenses" and "Other non-current assets" and amortized to either "Cost of revenue" or "Selling, general and administrative expenses" over the useful life of the related software or hosting arrangement. In addition, the cash flow presentation of these costs changed from investing cash flows under previous guidance to operating cash flows under the new guidance. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Reference Rate Reform In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting |