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OTHER CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS (CURRENT)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
OTHER CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS (CURRENT) OTHER CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS (CURRENT)
Other Current Assets
The following table presents the detail of other current assets (in thousands):
    
  March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Short term investment in marketable equity security (i)$328,384 $— 
Inventory, net63,825 61,129 
Restricted cash32,891 30,279 
Processing costs receivable203,837 148,606 
Prepaid expenses53,879 34,279 
Accounts receivable, net60,201 41,960 
Other80,589 66,814 
Total$823,606 $383,067 

(i) In December 2020, upon completion of DoorDash Inc's ("DoorDash") initial public offering, the shares of preferred stock held by the Company converted into Class A common stock of DoorDash. The investment is carried at fair value, with changes in fair value being recorded within other income or expense on the condensed consolidated statement of operations. As of March 31, 2021, the investment was reclassified from non-current assets to current assets. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded a loss of $28.9 million arising from the revaluation of the investment.

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
The following table presents the detail of accrued expenses and other current liabilities (in thousands):    
  March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Accrued expenses$174,037 $126,710 
Square Payroll payable (i)57,807 16,990 
Accrued transaction losses (ii)48,622 70,557 
Accounts payable51,354 47,089 
Deferred revenue, current47,598 44,908 
Current portion of long-term debt4,687 — 
Other64,519 54,596 
Total$448,624 $360,850 
(i) Square Payroll payable represents amounts received from Square Payroll product customers that will be utilized to settle the customers' employee payroll and related obligations.
(ii) The Company is exposed to potential credit losses related to transactions processed by sellers that are subsequently subject to chargebacks when the Company is unable to collect from the sellers primarily due to insolvency. Generally, the Company estimates the potential loss rates based on historical experience that is continuously adjusted for new information and incorporates, where applicable, reasonable and supportable forecasts about future expectations.

The following table summarizes the activities of the Company’s reserve for transaction losses (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20212020
Accrued transaction losses, beginning of the period$70,557 $34,771 
Provision for transaction losses(6,742)79,303 
Charge-offs to accrued transaction losses(15,193)(17,413)
Accrued transaction losses, end of the period$48,622 $96,661 

In addition to amounts reflected in the table above, the Company recognized additional provision for transaction losses that were realized and written-off within the same period. The Company recorded $82.1 million and $38.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, for such losses.
OTHER CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS (NON-CURRENT)
Other Non-Current Assets

The following table presents the detail of other non-current assets (in thousands):

  March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Investment in non-marketable equity securities (i)$54,980 $32,510 
Investment in marketable equity security (ii)— 376,258 
Investment in bitcoin, net (iii)200,140 50,000 
Restricted cash63,509 13,526 
Other33,427 26,956 
Total$352,056 $499,250 

(i) Investment in non-marketable equity securities represents the Company's investments in equity of non-public entities. These investments are measured using the measurement alternative and are therefore carried at cost, less impairment, adjusted for observable price changes.

(ii) As of March 31, 2021, the fair value of the Company's investment in DoorDash was reclassified to other current assets.
(iii) The Company invested $50.0 million and $170.0 million in bitcoin in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, respectively. Bitcoin is accounted for as an indefinite lived intangible asset, and thus, is subject to impairment losses if the fair value of bitcoin decreases below the carrying value during the assessed period. Impairment losses cannot be recovered for any subsequent increase in fair value until the sale of the asset.
The Company recorded an impairment charge of $19.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021 due to the observed market price of bitcoin decreasing below the carrying value during the period. As of March 31, 2021, the fair value of the investment in bitcoin was $472.0 million based on observable market prices which is $271.9 million in excess of the Company's carrying value of $200.1 million.

Other Non-Current Liabilities
The following table presents the detail of other non-current liabilities (in thousands):
  March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Statutory liabilities (i)$84,298 $75,370 
Other8,376 9,921 
Total$92,674 $85,291 

(i) Statutory liabilities represent loss contingencies that may arise from the Company's interpretation and application of certain guidelines and rules issued by various federal, state, local, and foreign regulatory authorities.