v3.20.4
Revenue Recognition (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Summary Of Contract Liabilities, Consist Of Total Deferred Revenue And Customer Deposits
The Company’s contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue and customer deposits. The changes in the Company’s contract liabilities were as follows (in thousands):
 
Contract liabilities as of January 1, 2019
 $657,112 
Billings and other
(1)(2)
  898,254 
Revenue recognized
  (742,555) 
Refunds accrued or paid to customers
  (18,000) 
 
 
 
 
Contract liabilities as of December 31, 2019
  794,811 
Billings and other
(2)
  839,740 
Revenue recognized
  (1,092,673) 
Refunds accrued or paid to customers
  (10,000) 
 
 
 
 
Contract liabilities as of December 31, 2020
 $            531,878 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Billings include $75.0 million at December 31, 2019 from Palantir Technologies Japan, K.K. See
Note 6
.
Equity Method Investments
 for more information.
(2)
Other primarily includes the impact of foreign currency translation.