Operating Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Information about Reportable Segments

The Company is providing disaggregated revenue by product in the segment tables below (in thousands). The 2018 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

	Products		Research		Sirius Decisions		Consolidated
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Research services revenues
Research	$	—	$	40,315	$	14,708	$	55,023
Connect		13,819		—		437		14,256
Analytics		5,269		—		—		5,269
Total research services revenues		19,088		40,315		15,145		74,548
Advisory services and events revenues
Consulting		19,298		11,902		1,419		32,619
Events		1,201		—		228		1,429
Total advisory services and events revenues		20,499		11,902		1,647		34,048
Total segment revenues		39,587		52,217		16,792		108,596
Segment expenses		18,374		13,525		8,672		40,571
Contribution margin		21,213		38,692		8,120		68,025
Selling, marketing, administrative and other expenses								(61,617	)
Amortization of intangible assets								(5,654	)
Acquisition and integration costs								(2,394	)
Interest expense, other income and loss on investments								(1,794	)
Loss before income taxes							$	(3,434	)

	Products		Research		Sirius Decisions		Consolidated
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
Research services revenues
Research	$	—	$	38,199	$	—	$	38,199
Connect		12,890		—		—		12,890
Analytics		5,243		—		—		5,243
Total research services revenues		18,133		38,199		—		56,332
Advisory services and events revenues
Consulting		15,888		11,755		—		27,643
Events		915		—		—		915
Total advisory services and events revenues		16,803		11,755		—		28,558
Total segment revenues		34,936		49,954		—		84,890
Segment expenses		17,800		13,109		—		30,909
Contribution margin		17,136		36,845		—		53,981
Selling, marketing, administrative and other expenses								(47,660	)
Amortization of intangible assets								(402	)
Acquisition and integration costs								(977	)
Other income and loss on investments								302
Income before income taxes							$	5,244

					Sirius
	Product		Research		Decisions		Consolidated
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Research services revenues
Research	$	—	$	118,258	$	42,850	$	161,108
Connect		40,459		—		1,435		41,894
Analytics		16,434		—		—		16,434
Total research services revenues		56,893		118,258		44,285		219,436
Advisory services and events revenues
Consulting		56,156		38,173		4,094		98,423
Events		8,422		—		11,147		19,569
Total advisory services and events revenues		64,578		38,173		15,241		117,992
Total segment revenues		121,471		156,431		59,526		337,428
Segment expenses		59,982		41,301		33,580		134,863
Contribution margin		61,489		115,130		25,946		202,565
Selling, marketing, administrative and other expenses								(185,656	)
Amortization of intangible assets								(16,963	)
Acquisition and integration costs								(7,848	)
Interest expense, other expense and losses on investments								(6,631	)
Loss before income taxes							$	(14,533	)

					Sirius
	Products		Research		Decisions		Consolidated
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
Research services revenues
Research	$	—	$	113,897	$	—	$	113,897
Connect		37,992		—		—		37,992
Analytics		14,443		—		—		14,443
Total research services revenues		52,435		113,897		—		166,332
Advisory services and events revenues
Consulting		46,658		37,078		—		83,736
Events		8,924		—		—		8,924
Total advisory services and events revenues		55,582		37,078		—		92,660
Total segment revenues		108,017		150,975		—		258,992
Segment expenses		54,841		39,898		—		94,739
Contribution margin		53,176		111,077		—		164,253
Selling, marketing, administrative and other expenses								(148,496	)
Amortization of intangible assets								(770	)
Acquisition and integration costs								(1,306	)
Other income and losses on investments								410
Income before income taxes							$	14,091