Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation and Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Computer Task Group, Incorporated, and its subsidiaries (the “Company” or “CTG”), located in North and South America, Western Europe, and India. There are no unconsolidated entities, or off-balance sheet arrangements other than certain guarantees supporting office leases and the performance under government contracts in the Company's European operations, and purchase obligations for certain software, recruiting and other services. All intercompany accounts have been eliminated. Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Such estimates primarily relate to the valuation allowances for deferred tax assets, actuarial assumptions including discount rates and expected rates of return, as applicable, for the Company’s defined benefit plans, the allowance for credit losses, the annual impairment assessment, assumptions underlying stock option valuation, investment valuation, estimates of progress toward completion and direct profit or loss on contracts, acquisition and related accounting, legal matters, and other contingencies. The current economic environments in the United States, Canada, Colombia, Western Europe, and India where the Company has operations have increased the degree of uncertainty inherent in these estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company provides information and technology-related services to its clients. These services include information and technology-related solutions, including supplemental staffing as a solution. CTG provides these services to all of the markets that it serves. The services provided typically encompass the IT business solution life cycle, including phases for planning, developing, implementing, managing, and ultimately maintaining the IT solution. A typical client is an organization with large, complex information and data processing requirements. The Company provides a majority of its services in five vertical market focus areas: technology service providers, healthcare (which includes services provided to healthcare providers, health insurers (payers), and life sciences companies), financial services, manufacturing, and energy. The Company focuses on these five vertical areas as it believes that these areas are either higher growth markets than the general IT services market and the general economy, or are areas that provide greater potential for the Company’s growth due to the size of the vertical market. The remainder of CTG’s revenue is derived from general markets. CTG’s revenue by vertical market as a percentage of consolidated revenue for the three years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 is as follows: 2022 2021 2020 Technology service providers 22.5 % 26.7 % 31.3 % Healthcare 18.1 % 21.6 % 14.9 % Financial services 15.9 % 16.2 % 15.8 % Manufacturing 15.5 % 11.7 % 13.5 % Energy 5.8 % 5.1 % 6.2 % General markets 22.2 % 18.7 % 18.3 % Total 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % Change in Presentation During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company further refined its strategy to focus on providing digital services within its IT Solutions business in both North America and Europe and determined that there are certain lower margin staffing accounts within its business that are no longer part of the Company’s long-term business plan. Accordingly, the Company changed its operating and reporting segments from one segment to three segments: North America IT Solutions and Services, Europe IT Solutions and Services, and Non-Strategic Technology Services. Refer to footnote 13, “Segments and Enterprise-Wide Disclosures” for further discussion on the impact of this change. Certain reclassifications were made to prior period amounts in order to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on the reported consolidated prior period financial results. Revenue and Cost Recognition The Company recognizes revenue when control of the promised good or service is transferred to clients, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. For time-and-material contracts, revenue is recognized as hours are incurred and costs are expended. For contracts with progress billing schedules, primarily monthly, revenue is recognized as services are rendered to the client. Revenue for fixed-price contracts is recognized over time using an input-based approach. Over time revenue recognition best portrays the Company’s performance in transferring control of the goods or services to the client. On most fixed price contracts, revenue recognition is supported through contractual clauses that require the client to pay for work performed to date, including cost plus a reasonable profit margin, for goods or services that have no alternative use to the Company. On certain contracts, revenue recognition is supported through contractual clauses that indicate the client controls the asset, or work in process, as the Company creates or enhances the asset. On a given project, actual salary and indirect labor costs incurred are measured and compared with the total estimate of costs of such items at the completion of the project. Revenue is recognized based upon the percentage-of-completion calculation of total incurred costs to total estimated costs. The Company infrequently works on fixed-price projects that include significant amounts of material or other non-labor related costs that could distort the percent complete within a percentage-of-completion calculation. The Company’s estimate of the total labor costs it expects to incur over the term of the contract is based on the nature of the project and experience on similar projects, and includes management judgments and estimates that affect the amount of revenue recognized on fixed-price contracts in any accounting period. Losses on fixed-price projects are recorded when identified. The Company’s revenue from contracts accounted for under time-and-material, progress billing, and percentage-of-completion methods as a percentage of consolidated revenue for the three years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 is as follows: 2022 2021 2020 Time-and-material 76.1 % 79.8 % 81.0 % Progress billing 19.1 % 17.8 % 15.9 % Percentage-of-completion 4.8 % 2.4 % 3.1 % Total 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % The Company recorded revenue by geography for 2022 compared to 2021 and 2021 compared to 2020 as follows: Year Ended December 31, % of total 2022 % of total 2021 Year-Over- Change (dollars in thousands) North America 53.3 % $ 173,409 55.7 % $ 218,344 ( 20.6 )% Europe 46.7 % 151,671 44.3 % 173,941 ( 12.8 )% Total 100.0 % $ 325,080 100.0 % $ 392,285 ( 17.1 )% Year Ended December 31, % of total 2021 % of total 2020 Year-Over- Change (dollars in thousands) North America 55.7 % $ 218,344 55.8 % $ 204,264 6.9 % Europe 44.3 % 173,941 44.2 % 161,827 7.5 % Total 100.0 % $ 392,285 100.0 % $ 366,091 7.2 % The Company includes billable expenses in its accounts as both revenue and direct costs. These billable expenses totaled $ 0.6 million, $ 1.1 million, and $ 1.9 million in 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively. Significant Judgments With the exception of cost estimates on certain fixed-price projects, there are no other significant judgments used to determine the timing of satisfaction of performance obligations or determining transaction price and amounts allocated to performance obligations. The Company allocates the transaction price based on standalone selling prices for contracts with clients that include more than one performance obligation. Standalone selling prices are based on the expected cost of the good or service plus margin approach. Certain clients may qualify for discounts and rebates, which the Company accounts for as variable consideration. The Company estimates variable consideration and reduces revenue recognized based on the amount it expects to provide to clients. Contract Balances For time-and-material and progress billing contracts, the timing of the Company’s satisfaction of its performance obligations is consistent with the timing of payment. For these contracts, the Company has the right to payment in the amount that corresponds directly with the value of the Company’s performance to date. The Company uses the right to invoice practical expedient that allows the Company to recognize revenue in the amount for which it has the right to invoice for time-and-material and progress billing contracts. Bill schedules for fixed-price contracts are generally consistent with the Company’s performance in transferring control of the goods or services to the client. There are no significant financing components in the Company's contracts with clients. Advance billings represent contract liabilities for cash payments received in advance of the Company's performance. Unbilled receivables are reported within “accounts receivable” on the consolidated balance sheet. Accounts receivable and contract liability balances fluctuate based on the timing of the client’s billing schedule and the Company’s period-end date. There are no significant costs to obtain or fulfill contracts with clients. Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations As of December 31, 2022 , the aggregate transaction price allocated to unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations for fixed-price and all progress billing contracts was approximately $ 9.4 million and $ 38.2 million, respectively. Approximately $ 32.9 million of the transaction price allocated to unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations is expected to be earned in 2023 . Approximately $ 14.7 million of the transaction price allocated to unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations is expected to be earned in 2024 and beyond . The Company uses the right to invoice practical expedient. Therefore, no disclosure is required for unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts in which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed. Taxes Collected from Clients In instances where the Company collects taxes from its clients for remittance to governmental authorities, primarily in its international locations, taxes are recorded in the Company's accounts on a net basis. Fair Value Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid for a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants. The Company utilizes a fair value hierarchy for its assets and liabilities, as applicable, based upon three levels of input, which are: Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (observable) Level 2—inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be supported by observable market data for essentially the full term of the asset or liability (observable) Level 3—unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity, but are significant to determining the fair value of the asset or liability (unobservable) At December 31, 2022 and 2021 , the carrying amounts of the Company’s cash of $ 25.1 million and $ 35.6 million, respectively, approximated fair value. As described in Note 3 of the condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company acquired 100 % of the equity of StarDust in the 2020 first quarter and Eleviant in the 2022 third quarter. In regards to the StarDust and Eleviant acquisitions, Level 3 inputs were used to estimate the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The valuation techniques used to assign fair values to intangible assets included the relief-from-royalty and excess earnings methods. The Company recorded a contingent consideration liability related to the earn-out provision of which a portion will be payable in each period subject to the achievement by Eleviant of revenue and gross profit targets for fiscal 2022, 2023 and 2024. There is no payout if the achievements are below the target threshold. However, in subsequent years, if the preceding year’s targets were not met, an earn-out can be earned for both years if the combined total for gross profit or revenue for the two years exceeds the combined two-year targets. The fair value of this contingent consideration is determined using level 3 inputs. The fair value assigned to the contingent consideration liability is determined using the real options method, which requires inputs such as revenue and gross profit forecasts, discount rate, and other market variables to assess the probability of Eleviant achieving the revenue and gross profit targets. The fair value as of the September 29, 2022 acquisition date was initially recorded in the 2022 third quarter as $ 4.0 million. As of December 31, 2022, the fair value of the remaining contingent consideration liability was determined to be $ 4.0 million. In addition, the Company has a contingent consideration liability related to the earn-out provision of which a portion will be payable in each period subject to the achievement by StarDust of consolidated direct profit targets for fiscal 2020 and 2021. There is no payout if the achievement on either target is below a certain target threshold. The fair value of this contingent consideration is determined using level 3 inputs. The fair value assigned to the contingent consideration liability is determined using the real options method, which requires inputs such as consolidated direct profit forecasts, discount rate, and other market variables to assess the probability of StarDust achieving the revenue and EBIT targets. The fair value as of the March 3, 2020 acquisition date was determined to be $ 0.1 million. The Company paid $ 0.3 million during 2021 relating to the earn-out based on the achievement by StarDust of consolidated direct profit targets for the fiscal year 2020. The fair value of the remaining contingent consideration liability was determined to be zero as the consolidated direct profit target thresholds were not met by StarDust for the fiscal year 2021. As of December 31, 20 22, goodwill recorded on the Company's consolidated balance sheet totaled $ 36.0 million, which relates to the acquisitions completed by the Company in 2018 through 2022. The acquisition of Soft Company in 2018 in the France IT Solutions and Services reporting unit, the 2019 acquisition of Tech-IT is in the Luxembourg IT Solutions and Services reporting unit, the 2020 acquisition of StarDust is in both the North America and France IT Solutions and Services reporting units, and the 2022 acquisition of Eleviant is in the North America IT Solutions and Services reporting unit. In connection with the Company's annual goodwill impairment test, the Company makes various assumptions to determine the estimated fair value of the reporting units to which the goodwill relates. The Company performs the annual impairment review in the fourth quarter of each year. The goodwill impairment test is performed at least annually, unless indicators of an impairment exist in interim periods. The Company compared the estimated fair value of a reporting unit with goodwill to its carrying value. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of its goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the excess. As of October 2022 fiscal month-end, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test for the Luxembourg and France IT Solutions and Services reporting units in conjunction with an external consultant and estimated the fair value based on a combination of the income (estimates of future discounted cash flows) and the market approaches (market multiples for similar companies). The income approach uses a discounted cash flow (DCF) method that utilizes the present value of cash flows and other Level 3 inputs to estimate the fair value of the reporting unit. The future cash flows for the reporting units were projected based upon the Company's estimates of future revenue, a terminal growth rate, operating income and other factors such as working capital and capital expenditures. As part of its projections, the Company took into account expected industry and market conditions for the industries in which the reporting units operate, as well as trends currently impacting the reporting units. As part of our DCF analysis, the Company projected revenue and operating profits, and assumed long-term revenue growth rates in the “terminal year” for both of the reporting units. These projections are based upon the Company's judgment and may change in the future based upon the inherent uncertainty in predicting future results. The market approach utilizes multiples of earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to estimate the fair value of the reporting unit. The market multiples used for the Company's reporting units were based on competitor industry data, along with the market multiples for the Company and other factors. In addition, the Company elected to perform a qualitative assessment for its annual goodwill impairment test of the North America IT Solutions and Services reporting unit. The qualitative assessment included the Company's consideration of, among other things, the overall macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, overall financial performance, including revenue and contribution profits, and other relevant company specific events. The carrying value as of October 2022 was approximately $ 12.2 million, $ 5.0 million, and $ 18.8 million for the France, Luxembourg, and North America IT Solutions and Services reporting units, respectively. The Company is also allowed to elect an irrevocable option to measure, on a contract-by-contract basis, specific financial instruments and certain other items that are currently not being measured at fair value. The Company did not elect to apply the fair value provisions of this standard for any specific contracts during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 . Life Insurance Policies The Company has purchased life insurance on the lives of a number of former employees who are plan participants in the non-qualified defined benefit Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan. In total, there are policies on 16 individuals, whose average age is 79 years old. These policies have generated cash surrender value and the Company has taken loans against the policies. At December 31, 2022 , the insurance policies that have been borrowed against have a gross cash surrender value of $ 29.5 million, outstanding loans and interest totaling $ 26.0 million, and a net cash surrender value of $ 3.5 million. At December 31, 2021 , these insurance policies had a gross cash surrender value of $ 28.3 million, outstanding loans and interest totaling $ 25.2 million, and a net cash surrender value of $ 3.1 million. At December 31, 2022 and 2021 , the total death benefit for the remaining policies was approximately $ 37.0 million and $ 36.0 million, respectively. Currently, upon the death of all of the plan participants, the Company would expect to receive approximately $ 10.6 million, and under current tax regulations, record a non-taxable gain of approximately $ 7.1 million. During 2020, two participants in the plan passed away. Upon their deaths, the Company recorded a non-taxable life insurance gain totaling approximately $ 1.0 million, which it has recorded on its consolidated statements of income. Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Cash Overdrafts For purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash on hand, demand deposits, and short-term, highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less. As the Company does not fund its bank accounts for the checks it has written until the checks are presented to the bank for payment, the "change in cash overdraft, net" line item as presented on the consolidated statement of cash flows represents the increase or decrease in outstanding checks for a given period. The cash in the Company’s U.S. banks is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to the insurable limit of $ 250,000 . As of December 31, 2022, the Company has multiple accounts that carry balances in excess of this insurable limit. The Company’s cash in its foreign bank accounts is not insured. Accounts Receivable Factoring As part of its working capital management, the Company has a factoring agreement to sell certain trade accounts receivables on a non-recourse basis to a third-party financial institution. The Company accounts for these transactions as sales of receivables and presents cash proceeds as cash provided by operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Total trade accounts receivable sold under the factoring agreement was approximately $ 16.7 million in 2022 and $ 35.8 million in 2021. Factoring fees for the sale of receivables were recorded in direct costs and were $ 0.1 million in each of the years ended December 31, 2022 , 2021, and 2020. Property, Equipment and Capitalized Software Costs Property and equipment are generally stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives of one to fifteen years , and begins after an asset has been placed into service. Leasehold improvements are generally depreciated over the shorter of the term of the lease or the useful life of the improvement. The cost of property or equipment sold or otherwise disposed of, along with related accumulated depreciation, is eliminated from the accounts, and the resulting gain or loss, if any, is reflected in current earnings. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense when incurred, while significant improvements to existing assets are capitalized. Depreciation expense for the Company totaled $ 1.8 million, $ 2.0 million, and $ 1.9 million in 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021 , the Company had capitalized costs relating to software projects developed for internal use. Amortization periods for these projects range from three to five years , and begins when the software, or enhancements thereto, is available for its intended use. Amortization periods are evaluated annually for propriety. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. When such circumstances exist, the recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of by sale, if any, are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. The Company does not have any long-lived assets that are impaired as of December 31, 2022. During the 2020 second quarter, the Company sold its corporate headquarters located in Buffalo, NY. As the sale price of the building was $ 2.5 million, and the book value of the building was approximately $ 1.6 million, the Company recorded a profit on the sale after related fees of approximately $ 0.8 million in the 2020 second quarter. Leases In accordance with Topic 842 "Leases", the Company is obligated under a number of short and long-term operating leases for office space and equipment, and for automobiles leased in Europe. Segments The Company provides information technology and related services to its clients. These services include digital IT Solutions and Services, and Staffing Services. With digital IT Solutions and Services, the Company generally takes responsibility for the deliverables and some level of project and staff management, and these services may include high-end advisory or business-related consulting. When providing Staffing Services, including managed staffing, staff augmentation, and volume staffing, personnel are provided to clients based upon their requirements for specific skills, who then, in turn, take their direction from clients’ managers. In prior years, and in 2021 prior to the fourth quarter, the Company reported its results in one segment. This included operating segments for each of North America and Europe. The services the Company provided, regardless of geography or industry, were similar in nature and produced similar results. Additionally, the CEO, who is the Company’s chief operating decision maker, made decisions on investments and allocated resources at the North America or Europe level. Accordingly, given the consistency of the services provided and the results, the Company aggregated those results into one reporting segment. During the 2021 fourth quarter, the Company further refined its strategy to focus on providing digital services within its IT Solutions business in both North America and in Europe. As part of this process, the Company also determined that there are certain lower margin staffing accounts within its business that are no longer part of the Company’s long-term business plan. The focus includes investing in business development, solutions, delivery, and marketing for IT Solutions, and critically evaluating each significant staffing engagement as it comes up for renewal to determine if the Company would continue to provide those services to its client. These decisions are based on, among other factors, critically evaluating the work performed, the availability of the resources, the client, the long-term opportunities for the services provided at the client, and the revenue and profit associated with the engagement. As a part of this refinement of the strategy in the 2021 fourth quarter, the Company is operating and reporting in three segments within its business: North America IT Solutions and Services, Europe IT Solutions and Services, and Non-Strategic Technology Services. Goodwill The goodwill recorded on the Company's consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2022 relates to the acquisition of Soft Company in the 2018 first quarter, Tech-IT in the 2019 first quarter, StarDust in the 2020 first quarter, and Eleviant in the 2022 third quarter. In accordance with current accounting guidance for “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other,” the Company performs goodwill impairment testing at least annually (in the Company’s fourth quarter), unless indicators of impairment exist in interim periods. If impairment indicators are present and the estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the long-lived assets, the carrying value would be reduced to the estimated fair value. There were no impairments recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements during 2022, 2021, or 2020. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows: (amounts in thousands) Balance at December 31, 2020 $ 21,275 Acquired goodwill — Foreign currency translation ( 1,599 ) Balance at December 31, 2021 $ 19,676 Acquired goodwill 17,439 Foreign currency translation ( 1,117 ) Balance at December 31, 2022 $ 35,998 The Company’s goodwill at December 31, 2022 totaled $ 36.0 million, including $ 17.2 million in the Europe IT Solutions and Services segment and $ 18.8 milli on in the North America IT Solutions and Services segment. The significant addition to goodwill balances in the North America IT Solutions and Services segment is due to the acquisition of Eleviant in the third quarter of 2022. At December 3 1, 2021, the Company's goodwill totaled $ 19.7 million, including $ 18.3 million in the Europe IT Solutions and Services segment, and $ 1.4 million in the North America IT Solutions and Services segment. At December 31, 2020, the Company’s goodwill balance totaled $ 21.3 million, and was wholly included in the Company’s Europe IT Solutions and Services segment. Acquired Intangibles Assets Acquired intangible assets at December 31, 2022 consist of the following: (amounts in thousands) Estimated Gross Carrying Accumulated Foreign Currency Translation Net Carrying Trademarks 2 years $ 1,532 $ ( 1,380 ) $ ( 152 ) $ — Technology 10 years 1,141 ( 161 ) ( 23 ) 957 Customer relationships 7 - 13 years 17,196 ( 4,053 ) ( 1,157 ) 11,986 Total $ 19,869 $ ( 5,594 ) $ ( 1,332 ) $ 12,943 Acquired intangible assets at December 31, 2021 consisted of the following: (amounts in thousands) Estimated Gross Carrying Accumulated Foreign Currency Translation Net Carrying Trademarks 2 years $ 1,532 $ ( 1,454 ) $ ( 70 ) $ 8 Technology 10 years 591 ( 110 ) 10 491 Customer relationships 7 - 13 years 10,496 ( 3,121 ) ( 594 ) 6,781 Total $ 12,619 $ ( 4,685 ) $ ( 654 ) $ 7,280 Amortization expense for the Company's acquired intangibles was $ 1.2 million in both 2022 and 2021, and $ 1.4 million in 2020. Estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years, and thereafter, is as follows (amounts in thousands): Year Annual 2023 $ 1,673 2024 1,692 2025 1,692 2026 1,692 2027 1,290 Thereafter 4,904 Total $ 12,943 Income Taxes The Company provides for deferred income taxes for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers, within each taxing jurisdiction, whether it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax assets will be realized, or that a valuation allowance is required. Management considers all available evidence, both positive and negative, in assessing realizability of its deferred tax assets. A key component of this assessment is management’s critical evaluation of current and future impacts of business and economic factors on the Company’s ability to generate future taxable income. Factors that may affect the Company’s ability to generate taxable income include, but are not limited to increased competition, a decline in revenue or margins, a loss of market share, the availability of qualified professional staff, and a decrease in demand for the Company’s services. The analysis that the Company prepared to determine the valuation allowance required significant judgment and assumptions regarding future market conditions as well as forecasts for profits, taxable income, and taxable income by jurisdiction. Due to the sensitivity of the analysis, changes to the assumptions in subsequent periods could have a material effect on the valuation allowance. Additionally, management has determined that a valuation allowance is required against its Netherlands and India deferred taxes. The total valuation allowance recorded against these deferred tax assets is $ 0.7 million, a net decrease of $ 1.4 million during the year driven by a change in the discount rate on a European pension plan, of which less than $ 0.1 million was recorded as income tax benefit in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company recognizes, as applicable, accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits (if any) in tax expense. The Company establishes an unrecognized tax benefit based upon the anticipated outcome of tax positions taken for financial statement purposes compared with positions taken on the Company’s tax returns. The Company records the benefit for unrecognized tax benefits only when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities. The Company reviews its unrecognized tax benefits on a quarterly basis. Such reviews include consideration of factors such as the cause of the action, the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome, the Company’s ability to estimate the liability, and the timing of the liability and how it will impact the Company’s other tax attributes. Equity-Based Compensation The Company records the fair value of equity-based compensation expense for all equity-based compensa |