Restructuring and Integration Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

On June 30, 2017, the Company completed the YP Acquisition and, in an effort to improve operational efficiencies and realize synergies, the Company incurred certain restructuring and integration charges. Restructuring and integration charges are incurred primarily from post-merger integration and restructuring initiatives. These charges include severance benefits, facility exit costs, system consolidation and integration costs, and professional consulting and advisory services costs. From inception through December 31, 2019, the Company incurred $198.9 million of cumulative business restructuring charges and integration expenses. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred $46.0 million of such business restructuring charges and integration expenses. These restructuring and integration expenses are recorded in General and administrative expense in the Company's consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The Company attributed all restructuring and integration expenses to the Marketing Services reportable segment.

As of December 31, 2019, the Company completed all restructuring and integration efforts associated with the YP Acquisition.

The following table sets forth additional financial information related to the Company's restructuring charges and integration expenses related to the YP Acquisition for the periods presented:


			Cumulative
	Year Ended December 31,		Three Years Ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2019		2019
Severance costs	$	9,487	$	58,126
Facility exit costs	6,532		27,368
System consolidation costs (1)	11,603		37,389
Legal costs	5,550		13,926
Tax and accounting advisory services	1,918		27,358
Other costs (2)	10,870		34,745
Total restructuring and integration expenses	$	45,960	$	198,912

(1)System consolidation costs primarily consist of reducing duplicate software applications and licenses, obtaining new maintenance and network contracts, consolidating data centers, and eliminating telecom contracts.

(2)Other costs primarily include the write-off of fixed assets and capitalized software costs.

The following tables reflect the Company's liabilities associated with restructuring charges and integration expenses:


(in thousands)	Severance Costs		Facility Exit Costs		System Consolidation Costs		Legal Costs		Tax and Accounting Advisory Services		Total
Balance as of January 1, 2021	$	—	$	1,821	$	—	$	250	$	—	$	2,071
Expense	—		—		—		—		—		—
Payments/Other	—		(934)		—		(250)		—		(1,184)
Balance as of December 31, 2021	$	—	$	887	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	887


(in thousands)	Severance Costs		Facility Exit Costs		System Consolidation Costs		Legal Costs		Tax and Accounting Advisory Services		Total
Balance as of January 1, 2020	$	3,377	$	6,786	$	14	$	4,813	$	14	$	15,004
Expense	—		—		—		—		—		—
Payments	(3,377)		(4,965)		(14)		(4,563)		(14)		(12,933)
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$	—	$	1,821	$	—	$	250	$	—	$	2,071