Financial Instruments	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Financial Instruments	14. Financial Instruments Seller Earnouts Upon completion of the Business Combination, the equity owners of Alight Holdings received an earnout in the form of non-voting shares of Class B-1 and Class B-2 Common Stock, which automatically convert into Class A Common Stock if, at any time during the seven years following the Closing Date certain criteria are achieved. See Note 9 “Stockholders’ and Members’ Equity” for additional information regarding the Seller Earnouts. The portion of the Seller Earnouts related to employee compensation is accounted for as share-based compensation. See Note 10 “Share-Based Compensation Expense” for additional information. The majority of the Seller Earnouts, which are not related to employee compensation, are accounted for as a contingent consideration liability at fair value within Financial instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets because the Seller Earnouts do not meet the criteria for classification within equity. This portion of the Seller Earnouts are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date and as of September 30, 2021, the Seller Earnouts had a fair value of $144 million. For the Successor three months ended September 30, 2021, a loss of $35 million was recorded in Loss from change in fair value of financial instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). Warrants In connection with the Business Combination, the Company has issued and outstanding warrants to purchase Class A common shares at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment for stock splits and/or extraordinary dividends, as described in the warrant agreement, including 10,000,000 warrants that were issued as a result of the consummation of the Forward Purchase Agreements (“Forward Purchase Warrants”). As of September 30, 2021, there were 59,633,274 warrants outstanding, which includes 34,499,941 Public Warrants, 10,000,000 Forward Purchase Warrants, and 15,133,333 Private Warrants that were exchanged for an equivalent number of Class C Units representing limited liability company interests of Alight Holdings and will have the same terms as the Private Warrants. Each of the Public Warrants, Forward Purchase Warrants and Class C Units (collectively the “Warrants”) are exercisable for one share of Alight, Inc. Class A Common Stock. The Warrants will expire July 2, 2026, 5 years after the completion of the Business Combination and are exercisable beginning after certain lock-up periods as described in the warrant agreement. Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem for $0.01 per warrant the outstanding Public Warrants if the Company’s Class A Share price equals or exceeds $18.00 per share, subject to certain conditions and adjustments. If the Company’s Class A Share price is greater than $10.00 per share but less than $18.00 per share, then the Company may redeem Warrants for $0.10 per warrant, subject to certain conditions and adjustments. Holders may elect to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis. The Company accounts for Warrants as liabilities at fair value within Financial instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets because the Warrants do not meet the criteria for classification within equity. The Warrants are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date. As of September 30, 2021, the Warrants had a fair value of $182 million. For the Successor three months ended September 30, 2021, a loss of $55 million was recorded in Loss from change in fair value of financial instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

14. Financial Instruments

Seller Earnouts

Upon completion of the Business Combination, the equity owners of Alight Holdings received an earnout in the form of non-voting shares of Class B-1 and Class B-2 Common Stock, which automatically convert into Class A Common Stock if, at any time

during the seven years following the Closing Date certain criteria are achieved. See Note 9 “Stockholders’ and Members’ Equity” for additional information regarding the Seller Earnouts.

The portion of the Seller Earnouts related to employee compensation is accounted for as share-based compensation. See Note 10 “Share-Based Compensation Expense” for additional information.

The majority of the Seller Earnouts, which are not related to employee compensation, are accounted for as a contingent consideration liability at fair value within Financial instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets because the Seller Earnouts do not meet the criteria for classification within equity. This portion of the Seller Earnouts are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date and as of September 30, 2021, the Seller Earnouts had a fair value of $144 million. For the Successor three months ended September 30, 2021, a loss of $35 million was recorded in Loss from change in fair value of financial instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Warrants

In connection with the Business Combination, the Company has issued and outstanding warrants to purchase Class A common shares at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment for stock splits and/or extraordinary dividends, as described in the warrant agreement, including 10,000,000 warrants that were issued as a result of the consummation of the Forward Purchase Agreements (“Forward Purchase Warrants”). As of September 30, 2021, there were 59,633,274 warrants outstanding, which includes 34,499,941 Public Warrants, 10,000,000 Forward Purchase Warrants, and 15,133,333 Private Warrants that were exchanged for an equivalent number of Class C Units representing limited liability company interests of Alight Holdings and will have the same terms as the Private Warrants. Each of the Public Warrants, Forward Purchase Warrants and Class C Units (collectively the “Warrants”) are exercisable for one share of Alight, Inc. Class A Common Stock.

The Warrants will expire July 2, 2026, 5 years after the completion of the Business Combination and are exercisable beginning after certain lock-up periods as described in the warrant agreement. Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem for $0.01 per warrant the outstanding Public Warrants if the Company’s Class A Share price equals or exceeds $18.00 per share, subject to certain conditions and adjustments. If the Company’s Class A Share price is greater than $10.00 per share but less than $18.00 per share, then the Company may redeem Warrants for $0.10 per warrant, subject to certain conditions and adjustments. Holders may elect to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis.

The Company accounts for Warrants as liabilities at fair value within Financial instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets because the Warrants do not meet the criteria for classification within equity. The Warrants are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date. As of September 30, 2021, the Warrants had a fair value of $182 million. For the Successor three months ended September 30, 2021, a loss of $55 million was recorded in Loss from change in fair value of financial instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).