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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount recognized for assets, including goodwill, in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Business Acquisitions - Summary of Total Purchase Consideration Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017	May 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 632,370	$ 639,882			$ 319,137
Placed, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			$ 6,919
Goodwill			103,995
Net deferred tax liability			(13,520)
Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net			5,296
Total			139,590
Placed, Inc. \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets			2,700
Placed, Inc. \| Acquired Developed Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets			22,400
Placed, Inc. \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets			$ 11,800
Zenly SAS
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash				$ 22,610
Goodwill				154,353
Net deferred tax liability				(2,418)
Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net				(1,428)
Total				196,117
Zenly SAS \| Acquired Developed Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets				$ 23,000
Other Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash		1,701
Goodwill		48,408
Net deferred tax liability		(1,976)
Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net		2,382
Total		101,940
Other Acquisitions \| Acquired Developed Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets		49,325
Other Acquisitions \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets		$ 2,100
Bitstrips Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill							$ 52,671
Net deferred tax liability							(4,585)
Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net							(1,162)
Total							64,224
Bitstrips Inc. \| Acquired Developed Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets							15,700
Bitstrips Inc. \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets							$ 1,600
Mobile Search Company
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill						$ 98,826
Net deferred tax liability						(7,112)
Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net						3,421
Total						114,535
Mobile Search Company \| Acquired Developed Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets						$ 19,400
Computer Vision Software Company
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					35,266
Net deferred tax liability					(500)
Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net					(97)
Total					46,969
Computer Vision Software Company \| Acquired Developed Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets					$ 12,300