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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
Deferred revenue - upfront payments from membership upgrade sales, beginning	$	185,660	$	163,957
Membership upgrade sales, gross	28,041		27,771
Revenue recognized from membership upgrade sales upfront payments	(10,863)		(9,543)
Net increase in deferred revenue - upfront payments from membership grade sales	17,178		18,228
Deferred revenue - upfront payments from membership upgrade sales, ending (a)	$	202,838	$	182,185
Deferred commission expense, beginning	$	50,441	$	47,349
Deferred commission expense	5,850		5,594
Commission expense recognized	(3,122)		(2,850)
Net increase in deferred commission expense	2,728		2,744
Deferred commission expense, ending	$	53,169	$	50,093

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