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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Commissions related to franchise sales The activity in the Company’s capitalized contract costs for commissions (which are included in “other current assets” and “other assets, net of current portion” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets) consist of the following (in thousands):

Balance at

Expense

Additions to contract

Balance at end

    

beginning of period

    

recognized

    

cost for new activity

    

of period

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

$

3,578

$

(1,076)

$

1,142

$

3,644

Schedule of disaggregated revenue

In the following table, segment revenue is disaggregated by geographical area (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

2020

2019

2020

2019

U.S.

$

42,257

$

42,013

$

114,786

$

125,437

Canada

5,898

5,886

15,833

17,128

Global

2,797

3,182

8,609

8,725

Total RE/MAX Franchising

50,952

51,081

139,228

151,290

U.S.

15,701

16,163

41,948

49,216

Canada

1,405

1,644

4,075

5,029

Global

184

227

554

621

Total Marketing Funds

17,290

18,034

46,577

54,866

Motto Franchising (a)

1,906

1,178

4,434

3,167

Other

925

1,248

3,313

4,777

Total

$

71,073

$

71,541

$

193,552

$

214,100

(a)Revenue from the Motto Franchising segment is derived exclusively within the U.S.

In the following table, segment revenue is disaggregated by Company-Owned or Independent Regions in the U.S., Canada and Global (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

2020

2019

2020

2019

Company-Owned Regions

$

40,226

$

39,693

$

104,632

$

115,423

Independent Regions

8,792

8,954

25,357

25,726

Global and Other

1,934

2,434

9,239

10,141

Total RE/MAX Franchising

50,952

51,081

139,228

151,290

Marketing Funds

17,290

18,034

46,577

54,866

Motto Franchising

1,906

1,178

4,434

3,167

Other

925

1,248

3,313

4,777

Total

$

71,073

$

71,541

$

193,552

$

214,100

Schedule of transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations

The following table includes estimated revenue by year, excluding certain other immaterial items, expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) at the end of the reporting period (in thousands):

    

Remainder of 2020

    

2021

    

2022

    

2023

    

2024

    

2025

    

Thereafter

    

Total

Annual dues

$

6,500

$

8,018

$

$

$

$

$

$

14,518

Franchise sales

1,846

6,572

5,230

3,831

2,555

1,350

3,399

24,783

Total

$

8,346

$

14,590

$

5,230

$

3,831

$

2,555

$

1,350

$

3,399

$

39,301

Schedule of reconciliation of cash, both unrestricted and restricted The following table reconciles the amounts presented for cash, both unrestricted and restricted, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to the amounts presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):

September 30, 

December 31,

    

2020

2019

Cash and cash equivalents

$

89,135

$

83,001

Restricted cash

15,635

20,600

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

104,770

$

103,601

Schedule of cost charges to intersegment

Costs charged from RE/MAX Franchising to the Marketing Funds are as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

2020

2019

2020

2019

Technology development - operating

$

2,721

$

1,523

$

9,414

$

3,687

Technology development - capital

104

1,420

864

3,884

Marketing staff and administrative services

988

589

3,199

2,638

Total

$

3,813

$

3,532

$

13,477

$

10,209

Annual dues  
Schedule of contract liability

The activity in the Company’s deferred revenue for annual dues is included in “Deferred revenue” and “Deferred revenue, net of current portion” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and consists of the following in aggregate (in thousands):

    

Balance at
beginning of period

    

New billings

    

Revenue recognized(a)

    

Balance at end
of period

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

$

15,982

$

24,840

$

(26,304)

$

14,518

(a)

Revenue recognized related to the beginning balance was $2.4 million and $13.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

Franchise sales  
Schedule of contract liability

The activity in the Company’s franchise sales deferred revenue accounts consists of the following (in thousands):

    

Balance at
beginning of period

    

New billings

    

Revenue recognized(a)

    

Balance at end
of period

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

$

25,884

$

6,029

$

(7,130)

$

24,783

(a)

Revenue recognized related to the beginning balance was $2.0 million and $6.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.