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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
One of the Company's board of directors served as a director to a marketing partner of the Company through 2018. During 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized $0.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of expenses for this marketing partner through the normal course of business.
In 2017, the Company's Board of Directors approved a $10.0 million contribution to fund the newly formed LendingTree Foundation. The Company paid $3.3 million of the $10.0 million contribution in 2019, and expects to pay the remainder in equal installments in 2020 and 2021. Officers of the Company serve as officers of the LendingTree Foundation. The contribution is recorded in general and administrative expense on the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.