CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Schedule of Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents consist of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$	346,470	$	368,550
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	4,084		4,091
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	$	350,554	$	372,641

Restricted cash and cash equivalents consists of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Cash in escrow from sale of LendingTree Loans (a)	$	4,036	$	4,034
Other	48		57
Total restricted cash and cash equivalents	$	4,084	$	4,091

(a) Home Loan Center, Inc. ("HLC"), a subsidiary of the Company, continues to be liable for certain indemnification obligations, repurchase obligations and premium repayment obligations following the sale of substantially all of the operating assets of its LendingTree Loans business in the second quarter of 2012.