SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policy) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | ' |
Accounting Estimates | ' |
Accounting Estimates |
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Preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of net revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Financial statement line items that include significant estimates consist of goodwill, net intangibles, accrued restructuring costs, certain tax accounts, certain accrued liabilities and the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable. Changes in the facts or circumstances underlying these estimates could result in material changes, and actual results could differ from those estimates. These changes in estimates are recognized in the period they are realized. |
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation | ' |
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation |
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The financial statements include our accounts consolidated with our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Unless otherwise stated, current and prior period results in our consolidated statements of operations and cash flows and these notes reflect our results from continuing operations and exclude the effect of current and prior period discontinued operations. See Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information and related disclosures regarding our discontinued operations. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. |
Cash and Equivalents and Restricted Cash | ' |
Cash and Equivalents and Restricted Cash |
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Cash and equivalents consist of cash on hand. Cash balances that are legally restricted as to usage or withdrawal are separately included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” on our consolidated balance sheets. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, we had $0.0 million and $0.6 million of restricted cash, respectively. |
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | ' |
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
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Included in accounts receivable at December 31, 2013 and 2012 was earned but unbilled revenue of approximately $5.7 million and $6.7 million, respectively, which results from non-calendar month billing cycles and the one-month lag in billing of certain of our services. Earned but unbilled revenue is billed within 30 days. Provision for doubtful accounts was approximately $0.5 million, $1.1 million and $0.6 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Write-offs against the allowance for doubtful accounts were $0.6 million, $0.9 million and $0.9 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our allowance for doubtful accounts represents reserves for receivables that reduce accounts receivable to amounts expected to be collected. The allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $0.8 million, $0.8 million and $0.6 million as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Management uses significant judgment in estimating uncollectible amounts. In estimating uncollectible amounts, management considers factors such as historical and anticipated customer payment performance and industry-specific economic conditions. Using these factors, management assigns reserves for uncollectible amounts by accounts receivable aging categories to specific customer accounts. |
Property and Equipment | ' |
Property and Equipment |
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Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is recorded under the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, commencing when the assets are placed in service. The estimated useful lives are five to seven years for furniture and fixtures, two to five years for software and three to five years for computer servers and Internet and telecommunications equipment. The cost of installation of equipment is capitalized, as applicable. Amortization of assets recorded under capital leases is included in depreciation. Assets recorded under capital leases and leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of their useful lives or the term of the related lease. |
Research and Development | ' |
Research and Development |
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Research and development expenses primarily related to developing new services, features and enhancements to existing services that do not qualify for capitalization are expensed as incurred. |
Software Development Costs | ' |
Software Development Costs |
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We capitalize certain costs incurred to develop software features used as part of our service offerings within “Property and Equipment, Net” on our consolidated balance sheets. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, we capitalized approximately $17.5 million, $15.3 million and $15.3 million, respectively, of these costs. We amortize these capitalized costs on a straight-line basis over the estimated life of the related software, not to exceed five years. Depreciation expense recorded for developed software for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, was approximately $13.7 million, $12.1 million and $10.2 million, respectively. |
Goodwill | ' |
Goodwill |
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Goodwill is subject to an impairment assessment performed at the reporting unit level, at least annually and more frequently if indicators of impairment are identified. Our reporting units are our operating segments, North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. We utilize December 31 as our annual date to perform the assessment and adopted the qualitative goodwill impairment assessment standard, applied as of December 31, 2012. Under this standard, management evaluates whether it is more likely than not that the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. Factors utilized in this qualitative assessment include the results of the most recent impairment test, economic factors impacting the conferencing and collaboration industry, current and long-range forecasted financial results and changes in the strategic outlook of the reporting unit. If it is determined that fair value more likely than not exceeds carrying value, then goodwill is not considered impaired and no quantitative impairment test is required for that reporting unit. If it is more likely than not that carrying value exceeds fair value, we proceed with the quantitative two-step impairment assessment. The first step is to identify potential goodwill impairment by comparing the calculated estimated fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying amount. The second step measures the amount of the impairment based upon a comparison of “implied fair value” of goodwill with its carrying amount. |
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As a result of the acquisitions made in 2013, we elected to perform step one of the quantitative impairment test for each of our reporting units for our December 31, 2013 assessment. Based on our quantitative assessment this year, the estimated fair value of our Europe and Asia Pacific reporting units substantially exceeded their respective carrying values, while the estimated fair value of our North America segment exceeded its carrying value by 20%. No impairment of goodwill was identified in any of the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. |
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Valuation of Long-Lived Assets | ' |
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets |
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We evaluate the carrying values of long-lived assets when significant adverse changes in the economic value of these assets require an analysis, including property and equipment and other intangible assets. A long-lived asset is considered impaired when its fair value is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is calculated based on the amount the carrying value exceeds the future cash flows, as calculated under the best-estimate approach, of such asset. We believe that long-lived assets in our consolidated balance sheets are appropriately valued. Asset impairments were $1.2 million, $0.9 million and $0.5 million during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and are recognized as “Asset impairments” in our consolidated statements of operations. |
Investments | ' |
Investments |
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In March 2013, we invested $1.0 million in a privately-held cloud solutions provider. In September 2012, we invested $1.0 million in a privately-held cloud service marketplace company by purchasing a convertible promissory note, which was repaid to us in January 2014 for the principal balance plus accrued interest at an annual rate of 8%. |
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These investments are accounted for under the cost method and are periodically assessed for other-than-temporary impairment using financial results, economic data and other quantitative and qualitative factors deemed applicable. In the event an other-than-temporary impairment occurs, an impairment loss equal to the difference between the cost basis and the fair value will be recognized. After the effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and accrued interest, our cost method investments had a total carrying value of $2.1 million and $1.9 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These amounts were included as a component of “Other assets” on our consolidated balance sheets for each period presented, except for the convertible promissory note, which was included as a component of “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” as of December 31, 2013. |
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In June 2011, we invested approximately $1.0 million in a privately-held conferencing company. During December 2013, this investment changed from a historical cost investment to an available-for-sale asset when that company’s shares began trading publicly on a foreign stock exchange. The fair value of this investment was based on the quoted price of our shares on that foreign exchange at the measurement date of December 31, 2013. This investment is also subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Any related gains or losses related to the market value of the shares or fluctuations in foreign currency are excluded from earnings until realized and reported as a component of “Accumulated other comprehensive gain” on our consolidated balance sheets. After the effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and adjustments to the quoted market value, the available-for-sale investment had a market value of $3.5 million, which was included as a component of “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” as of December 31, 2013. |
Revenue Recognition | ' |
Revenue Recognition |
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We recognize revenues when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been rendered, the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenues from continuing operations consist primarily of usage fees generally based on per minute, and prior to our discontinued reclassifications, per fax page or per transaction methods. To a lesser extent, we charge subscription-based and license fees and have fixed-period minimum revenue commitments related to our SaaS-based collaboration products. These subscription-based fees are considered service arrangements per the authoritative guidance; accordingly, fees related to subscription agreements are recognized ratably over the contract term, which is typically 12 to 24 months. We also include per minute usage fees generated through the use of our SaaS-based collaboration products in SaaS revenues. These usage fees, which are generated if a customer elects to use either minutes in excess of the contractual amount or of a type not included in the arrangement, are recognized as incurred by the customer, consistent with our other per minute usage fees. In addition, SaaS revenues may also include set-up fees, which are recognized ratably over the contract term or the expected customer life, whichever is longer. Unbilled revenue consists of earned but unbilled revenue that results from non-calendar month billing cycles and the one-month lag time in billing related to certain of our services. Deferred revenue consists of payments made by customers in advance of the time services are rendered. Incremental direct costs incurred related to deferred revenue are deferred over the life of the contract and are recorded in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” in our consolidated balance sheets. |
USF Charges | ' |
USF Charges |
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In accordance with FCC rules, we are required to contribute to the federal USF for some of our solutions, which we recover from our applicable customers and remit to the USAC. We present the USF charges that we collect and remit on a net basis, with both collections from our customers and the amounts we remit, recorded in "Net revenues". Had we presented USF charges on a gross basis, net revenues and cost of revenues would have been $27.1 million, $32.0 million and $30.4 million higher for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. |
Foreign Currency Translation | ' |
Foreign Currency Translation |
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The assets and liabilities of subsidiaries with a functional currency other than the U.S. Dollar are translated at rates of exchange existing at our consolidated balance sheet dates. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange prevailing during the year. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded in the “Accumulated other comprehensive gain” component of shareholders’ equity. In addition, certain of our intercompany loans with foreign subsidiaries are considered to be permanently invested for the foreseeable future. Therefore, foreign currency exchange gains and losses related to these permanently invested balances are recorded in the “Accumulated other comprehensive gain” component of shareholders’ equity in our consolidated balance sheets. |
Treasury Stock | ' |
Treasury Stock |
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All treasury stock transactions are recorded at cost, and all shares of treasury stock repurchased are retired. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we repurchased approximately 0.1 million shares of our common stock in the open market for approximately $1.4 million at an average price of $10.54 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2012, we repurchased approximately 3.2 million shares of our common stock in the open market for approximately $27.9 million at an average price of $8.81 per share. |
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During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, we redeemed 215,387 and 246,735 shares, respectively, of our common stock to satisfy certain of our employees’ tax withholdings due upon the vesting of their restricted stock grants and remitted approximately $2.7 million and $2.0 million, respectively, in taxes on our employees’ behalf. |
Preferred Stock | ' |
Preferred Stock |
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We have 5.0 million shares of authorized $0.01 par value preferred stock, none of which are issued or outstanding. Under the terms of our amended and restated articles of incorporation, our board of directors is empowered to issue preferred stock without shareholder action. |
Income Taxes | ' |
Income Taxes |
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Income taxes are determined under the asset and liability method as required by ASC 740, “Income Taxes”. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based upon the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary items are expected to be recovered or settled. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts more likely than not to be realized. To the extent we establish a valuation allowance or increase this allowance in a period, an expense is recorded within the income tax provision in our consolidated statements of operations. Under current accounting principles, the impact of an uncertain income tax position on the income tax return must be recognized at the largest amount that is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. Accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions is recorded as "Interest expense" in our consolidated statements of operations. See Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information and related disclosures regarding our income taxes. |
Restructuring Costs | ' |
Restructuring Costs |
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Restructuring reserves are based on certain estimates and judgments related to severance and exit costs, contractual obligations and related costs and are recorded as “Restructuring costs” in our consolidated statements of operations. See Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information and related disclosures regarding our restructuring costs. |
Acquisition-related Costs | ' |
Acquisition-related Costs |
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Acquisition-related costs reflected in our consolidated statements of operations include, but are not limited to, transaction costs such as banking, legal, accounting and other professional fees directly related to acquisitions, termination and related costs for transitional and certain other employees, integration-related professional fees and other post-business combination expenses associated with our business acquisitions. |
The following table summarizes acquisition-related costs incurred during the year ended December 31, 2013 (in thousands): |
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Professional fees | $ | 2,439 | |
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Release of indemnification asset | 1,129 | |
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Integration-related costs | 1,824 | |
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Total acquisition-related costs | $ | 5,392 | |
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For further discussion of the indemnification asset and related costs see Notes 12 and 16 to our consolidated financial statements. |
Advertising Costs | ' |
Advertising Costs |
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We expense production costs associated with an advertisement the first time the advertising takes place. All other advertising-related costs are expensed as incurred. We expense advertising costs as advertising space or airtime is used. Total advertising expense in 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $6.1 million, $8.9 million and $16.9 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, we had $0.0 million and $0.3 million of prepaid advertising, respectively. |
Legal Contingencies | ' |
Legal Contingencies |
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We are involved from time to time in certain legal matters and subject to other claims as disclosed in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements. We accrue an estimate for legal contingencies when we determine that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These estimates are developed in consultation with outside counsel handling these matters and based upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies. |
New and Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements | ' |
New and Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements |
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In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists,” which requires an unrecognized tax benefit to be presented as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward that the entity intends to use and is available for settlement at the reporting date. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. As the guidance is consistent with our current reporting practices, it will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. |
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