Company Overview and Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Company Overview and Basis of Presentation	1. Company Overview and Basis of Presentation Business SVMK Inc. (the “Company”) is a global provider of survey software products and purpose-built solutions. The Company was incorporated in 2011 as a Delaware corporation and is the successor to operations originally begun in 1999. The Company’s headquarters are located in the United States and its international operations are primarily based in Ireland and Canada. Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation The accompanying interim condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019, the statements of operations, comprehensive loss and stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are unaudited. Such condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. These condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of operations of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Certain other prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Such reclassifications did not affect our results of operations or operating, investing and financing cash flows. These condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures normally required in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. In management’s opinion, the condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and include all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2019, the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any other future interim or annual periods. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form-10K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2019. On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the requirements of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842) as further discussed in Note 2 below in “Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted.” ASC 842 establishes a principle for the recognition of assets and liabilities that arise from leasing arrangements. The Company adopted ASC 842 using the modified retrospective transition method through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening accumulated deficit balance at the adoption date. Use of Estimates The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods covered by the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable. The Company’s most significant estimates and judgments involve valuation of the Company’s stock-based awards, including the determination of fair value of common stock prior to the completion of its initial public offering (“IPO”), valuation of deferred income tax assets, estimating the period of benefit for deferred commissions, valuation of acquired goodwill and intangibles from acquisitions, tax contingencies, legal contingencies and incremental borrowing rate for operating leases. Segment Information The Company operates as a single operating segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is its Chief Executive Officer, who reviews the Company’s operating results on a consolidated basis in order to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire company. The CODM uses one measure of profitability and does not segment the Company’s business for internal reporting. See Note 12 for additional information regarding the Company’s revenue by geographic area. Related Party Transactions Certain members of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) serve as board members, are executive officers of and/or (in some cases) are investors in companies that are customers and/or vendors of the Company. The Company recognized revenue from sales of its products to a substantial stockholder of $0.4 million and $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Sales to a substantial stockholder represented less than 1% of the Company’s total revenue in each of the periods presented. The Company incurred related party expenses of $0.3 million and $0.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Company Overview and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Company Overview and Basis of Presentation

1. Company Overview and Basis of Presentation

Business

SVMK Inc. (the “Company”) is a global provider of survey software products and purpose-built solutions. The Company was incorporated in 2011 as a Delaware corporation and is the successor to operations originally begun in 1999. The Company’s headquarters are located in the United States and its international operations are primarily based in Ireland and Canada.

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019, the statements of operations, comprehensive loss and stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are unaudited. Such condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. These condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of operations of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Certain other prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Such reclassifications did not affect our results of operations or operating, investing and financing cash flows.

These condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures normally required in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. In management’s opinion, the condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and include all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2019, the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any other future interim or annual periods.

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form-10K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2019.

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the requirements of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842) as further discussed in Note 2 below in “Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted.” ASC 842 establishes a principle for the recognition of assets and liabilities that arise from leasing arrangements. The Company adopted ASC 842 using the modified retrospective transition method through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening accumulated deficit balance at the adoption date.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods covered by the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable. The Company’s most significant estimates and judgments involve valuation of the Company’s stock-based awards, including the determination of fair value of common stock prior to the completion of its initial public offering (“IPO”), valuation of deferred income tax assets, estimating the period of benefit for deferred commissions, valuation of acquired goodwill and intangibles from acquisitions, tax contingencies, legal contingencies and incremental borrowing rate for operating leases.

Segment Information

The Company operates as a single operating segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is its Chief Executive Officer, who reviews the Company’s operating results on a consolidated basis in order to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire company. The CODM uses one measure of profitability and does not segment the Company’s business for internal reporting. See Note 12 for additional information regarding the Company’s revenue by geographic area.

Related Party Transactions

Certain members of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) serve as board members, are executive officers of and/or (in some cases) are investors in companies that are customers and/or vendors of the Company. The Company recognized revenue from sales of its products to a substantial stockholder of $0.4 million and $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Sales to a substantial stockholder represented less than 1% of the Company’s total revenue in each of the periods presented. The Company incurred related party expenses of $0.3 million and $0.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.