Other Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Allowance for Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable

The changes in our allowance for credit losses for accounts receivable are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020				Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Alarm.com and Certain Subsidiaries		All Other Subsidiaries		Alarm.com and Certain Subsidiaries		All Other Subsidiaries
Beginning of period balance	$	(4,555)	$	(234)	$	(2,500)	$	(84)
Impact of adopting Topic 326	—		—		(212)		(155)
Provision for / (recovery of) expected credit losses	935		(15)		(951)		(14)
Write-offs	70		11		113		15
End of period balance	$	(3,550)	$	(238)	$	(3,550)	$	(238)

The changes in our allowance for credit losses for notes receivable are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020				Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Loan Receivables		Hardware Financing Receivables		Loan Receivables		Hardware Financing Receivables
Beginning of period balance	$	(87)	$	(29)	$	—	$	(16)
Impact of adopting Topic 326	—		—		(434)		(15)
Provision for / (recovery of) expected credit losses	41		(8)		388		(6)
Write-offs	—		—		—		—
End of period balance	$	(46)	$	(37)	$	(46)	$	(37)

Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators [Table Text Block]

We manage our notes receivables using delinquency as a key credit quality indicator. Current and delinquent notes receivable by class of financing receivables and by year of origination as of June 30, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

Loan Receivables:	2020		2019		2018		2017		2016		Prior		Total
Current	$	—	$	36	$	—	$	4,022	$	—	$	—	$	4,058
30-59 days past due	—		—		—		—		—		—		—
60-89 days past due	—		—		—		—		—		—		—
90-119 days past due	—		—		—		—		—		—		—
120+ days past due	—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total	$	—	$	36	$	—	$	4,022	$	—	$	—	$	4,058
Hardware Financing Receivables:
Current	$	—	$	29	$	127	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	156
30-59 days past due	—		—		—		—		—		—		—
60-89 days past due	—		149		—		15		—		—		164
90-119 days past due	—		—		—		13		—		—		13
120+ days past due	—		—		—		16		—		—		16
Total	$	—	$	178	$	127	$	44	$	—	$	—	$	349

Schedule of Amortized Cost of Notes Receivable

The amortized cost of notes receivables placed on nonaccrual status is as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Loan receivables	$	—	$	—
Hardware financing receivables	29		16
Total	$	29	$	16