Significant Accounting Policies | Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned or majority-owned subsidiaries, and entities in which the Company is deemed to have a direct or indirect controlling financial interest based on either a variable interest model or voting interest model. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The financial information as of December 31, 2021 contained in this Quarterly Report is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company's 2021 Annual Report, which should be read in conjunction with these condensed consolidated financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information in footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements was condensed or omitted for the interim periods presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). In the opinion of management, the interim data includes all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. The interim results of operations and cash flows are not necessarily indicative of those results and cash flows expected for the year. As of March 31, 2022, the Company holds 214,803,880 units of Vacasa Holdings (OpCo Units), which represents a 50.1% ownership interest. The portion of the consolidated subsidiaries not owned by the Company and any related activity is eliminated through redeemable noncontrolling interests in the consolidated balance sheets and net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The consolidated financial statements of Vacasa Holdings and its subsidiaries have been determined to be the predecessor for accounting and reporting purposes of the period prior to the Reverse Recapitalization. Following the consummation of the Business Combination, the Company is an “emerging growth company” (EGC), as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the JOBS Act), which permits the Company to take advantage of an extended transition period to comply with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies. As of January 1, 2022, the Company has elected to irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period. Use of Estimates The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. 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 condensed consolidated financial statements and the amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the useful lives of property and equipment and intangibles assets, allowance for credit losses, valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business acquisitions and related contingent consideration, valuation of warrants, valuation of Class G Common Stock, valuation of redeemable convertible preferred units, equity-based compensation, and evaluation of recoverability of long-lived assets. Actual results may differ materially from such estimates. Management believes that the estimates, and judgments upon which they rely, are reasonable based upon information available to them at the time that these estimates and judgments are made. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements will be affected. COVID-19 Impacts Since early 2020, the world has been, and continues to be, impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and its variants. While COVID-19 and measures to prevent its spread have impacted the Company in a number of ways, we believe that these impacts on the Company have diminished and will continue to diminish over time . However, the full impact and duration of COVID-19 remains uncertain and will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the pandemic, new strains and variants, and related actions taken by federal, state, and local government officials to prevent and manage disease spread and mitigate its economic impact, all of which remain uncertain and unpredictable. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") was signed into law on March 27, 2020. As it relates to the Company, the CARES Act allowed for deferred payment of the employer-paid portion of social security taxes through the end of 2020, with 50% due on December 31, 2021 and the remainder due on December 31, 2022. As of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the remaining deferral of $3.8 million is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) was announced on March 27, 2020. Under this program, qualifying businesses can receive a subsidy for up to 75% of their employees’ wages, subject to certain limitations. The Company received no wage subsidy from the Canadian government as part of the CEWS for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. These subsidies are included in operating costs and expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. Significant Accounting Policies Other than the changes discussed below related to equity-based compensation and the adoption of new accounting pronouncements, there were no significant changes to the policies disclosed in Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies of the Company's 2021 Annual Report. Equity-Based Compensation The Company measures all equity-based compensation awards based on their estimated fair values on the date of grant. For awards with graded vesting features that contain only service conditions, the Company recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. For awards with graded vesting features that contain either market or performance conditions, the Company recognizes compensation expense over the requisite service period for each separately-vesting tranche as though each tranche of the award is, in substance, a separate award. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur. Equity-based compensation awards granted subsequent to the Reverse Recapitalization consist of restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance stock units (PSUs). The fair value of RSUs is measured based on the closing market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant. The fair value of PSUs is based on certain market performance criteria and is measured using a Monte Carlo simulation pricing model. Equity-based compensation awards granted prior to the Reverse Recapitalization consist of stock appreciation rights (SARs), stock options, and employee equity units. The determination of the grant-date fair value of these awards utilized an option-pricing model that used the value of the Company's equity units on the date of grant, the expected term of the awards, volatility, risk-free interest rate, and discount for lack of marketability. The Company's computation of expected volatility was based on the historical volatility of selected comparable publicly traded companies over a period equal to the expected term of the award. The risk-free interest rate reflected the U.S. Treasury yield curve for a similar instrument with the same expected term in effect at the time of the grant. The value of the Company's equity units was determined by first determining the business enterprise value (BEV) of Vacasa Holdings and then allocating that equity fair value to Vacasa Holdings' redeemable convertible preferred units, common units and common unit equivalents. The BEV was estimated primarily using a market approach, which measures the value of a business through an analysis of recent sales or offerings of comparable investments or assets and comparing a business to a group of its peer companies. Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in Fiscal 2022 In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which has subsequently been amended by ASUs 2018-01, 2018-10, 2018-11, 2018-20, 2019-01, and 2019-10. The guidance requires an entity to recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability for all leases with terms of more than 12 months. Recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses will depend on classification as a finance or operating lease. The amendments also require certain quantitative and qualitative disclosures about leasing arrangements. The updated guidance became effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2022. The Company adopted the standard using the method of adoption that allowed the Company to record the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance at the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company elected certain practical expedients, including not reassessing whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, not reassessing the lease classification for any expired or existing leases, and not reassessing initial direct costs for any existing leases. The Company also elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all classes of assets. Lastly, the Company elected the short-term lease exception for all classes of assets, and therefore has not applied the recognition requirements for leases of 12 months or less. Upon adoption as of January 1, 2022, the Company recognized operating lease right-of-use assets of $35.1 million and operating lease liabilities of $36.7 million. See Note 8, Leases , for additional information. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments, Credit Losses (Topic 326). This ASU has been subsequently amended by ASUs 2018-19, 2019-04, 2019-05, 2019-11, and 2020-03. Topic 326 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with a methodology that incorporates all expected credit loss estimates, resulting in more timely recognition of losses. Under Topic 326, the Company is required to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported financial assets. It also requires credit losses related to available-for-sale debt securities to be recorded through an allowance for credit losses. The Company adopted Topic 326 on January 1, 2022 on a modified retrospective basis. The adoption did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements. In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which requires acquirers to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities (deferred revenue) from acquired revenue contracts using the recognition and measurement guidance in ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). As a result, for deferred revenue acquired in a business combination, the Company will no longer record deferred revenue at fair value and instead will record deferred revenue in accordance with Topic 606. This will generally result in an increase to goodwill and more post-acquisition revenue being recorded. The Company adopted ASU 2021-08 on January 1, 2022, and the new guidance has been applied prospectively to business combinations occurring after this date. The ongoing impact of the new guidance will be fact-dependent on the transactions within its scope. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. Key changes outlined within the new standard include hybrid tax regimes, intra-period tax allocation exception and interim-period accounting for enacted changes in tax law. The Company adopted ASU 2019-12 on January 1, 2022. The adoption did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted The Company has not identified any recent accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. |