Deferred Revenue from Membership Upgrade Sales and Deferred Commission Expense (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Change in Deferred Revenue and Deferred Commissions

The components of the change in deferred revenue from membership upgrades and deferred commission expense were as follows:

(amounts in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023		Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Deferred revenue - upfront payments from membership upgrade sales, beginning	$	174,407	$	163,957
Membership upgrade sales, gross	17,253		16,686
Revenue recognized from membership upgrade sales upfront payments	(7,119)		(6,236)
Net increase in deferred revenue - upfront payments from membership grade sales	10,134		10,450
Deferred revenue - upfront payments from membership upgrade sales, ending (a)	$	184,541	$	174,407
Deferred commission expense, beginning	$	48,806	47,349
Deferred commission expense	3,723		3,527
Commission expense recognized	(2,186)		(2,070)
Net increase in deferred commission expense	1,537		1,457
Deferred commission expense, ending	50,343		48,806

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(a)Included in Deferred membership revenue on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.