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Match Group, Inc
(NASDAQ:MTCH) 

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Match Group, Inc. provides dating products worldwide. The company's portfolio of brands includes Tinder, Match, Meetic, OkCupid, Hinge, Pairs, PlentyOfFish, and OurTime, as well as a various other brands. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Founded: 2009
IPO Price: $14 (Nov 19, 2015)
Full Time Employees: 8,700
Founder: Gary Kremen 
Co-Founder: Simon Glinsky
CEO: Bernard Kim  
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Internet Content & Information

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At a glance:
  • Core Dating Apps Drive Revenue, with Tinder as Primary Contributor: Match Group’s results and outlook are heavily influenced by Tinder’s payer trends, ARPU, and product changes, while Hinge and other brands contribute incremental growth and diversification.
  • User Growth and Monetization Metrics Are Key Swing Factors: Investors focus on paying users, payer penetration, and average revenue per payer; small shifts in subscription conversion, pricing, or churn can materially impact quarterly performance.
  • Margin and Cost Discipline Remain Central to the Equity Story: Management emphasis on operating expense control (marketing efficiency, headcount, and platform costs) supports profitability and can offset softer top-line trends if execution holds.
  • Product Innovation and Safety/Trust Initiatives Influence Engagement: New feature rollouts, AI-enabled matching, and investments in trust & safety can improve retention and brand perception, but may require near-term spend and carry execution risk.
  • Regulatory, Platform, and Competitive Pressures Create Ongoing Headwinds: Changes in app store policies, privacy rules, and global regulations—along with intense competition in online dating—can affect acquisition costs, monetization, and long-term growth durability.
Bull Thesis:
  • Dominant Market Position and Network Effects: Match Group owns the largest portfolio of dating apps globally, including Tinder, Hinge, Match.com, and OKCupid. This creates a powerful network effect, making it difficult for new entrants to compete and ensuring a continuous supply of users across its ecosystem, reinforcing its market leadership.
  • Strong Monetization and ARPU Growth Potential: The company has a proven track record of increasing Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) through premium subscriptions, a la carte features, and tiered offerings. There's still significant room to further monetize its vast user base, especially in emerging markets and through new product innovations like enhanced safety features or social discovery tools.
  • International Expansion and Untapped Markets: While mature in Western markets, Match Group has substantial growth opportunities in Asia, Latin America, and other emerging regions where online dating adoption is still accelerating. Expanding its brand presence and tailoring products to local preferences can drive future subscriber growth and diversify its revenue streams.
  • Continuous Innovation and Product Diversification: Match Group consistently invests in product innovation, launching new features (e.g., video dating, social discovery tools) and even new apps (e.g., Archer for gay men) to cater to evolving user preferences and capture new demographics. This ensures long-term relevance, user engagement, and the ability to adapt to changing dating trends.
Bear Thesis:
  • Increasing Competition and User Acquisition Costs: The online dating market is becoming more crowded with new competitors (e.g., Bumble, Coffee Meets Bagel) and potential threats from social media giants. This intensifies competition for users, potentially leading to higher marketing expenses, increased pressure on subscriber growth, and reduced profitability.
  • User Fatigue and Subscription Churn: Users may experience 'dating app fatigue,' leading to higher churn rates or resistance to paying for premium features. If users perceive less value or become frustrated with the dating experience, it could negatively impact subscriber retention, ARPU growth, and the overall lifetime value of users.
  • Regulatory Scrutiny and Privacy Concerns: Match Group operates globally and faces increasing regulatory pressure regarding data privacy (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), user safety, and anti-trust concerns. New regulations, fines, or increased compliance costs could impact its business model, limit its ability to collect and utilize user data, or restrict potential acquisitions.
  • Macroeconomic Headwinds and Discretionary Spending: As a discretionary spending item, subscriptions to dating apps could be vulnerable during economic downturns, periods of high inflation, or reduced consumer confidence. Users might cut back on non-essential services, impacting Match Group's revenue, subscriber numbers, and overall profitability.
  • Over-reliance on Key Brands (Tinder and Hinge): While Match Group has a diverse portfolio, a significant portion of its revenue and user growth is driven by Tinder and, increasingly, Hinge. Any slowdown in growth, increased competition, or negative sentiment specifically impacting these flagship brands could disproportionately affect the company's overall performance and financial outlook.
Main Competitors:
  • Bumble Inc. ($BMBL) (Bumble), Directly competes with Match Group's portfolio (Tinder, Hinge) by offering alternative dating apps, most notably Bumble, which empowers women to make the first move. It competes for user acquisition, engagement, and subscription revenue in the online dating market.
  • Meta Platforms, Inc. ($META) (Facebook Dating), Competes with Match Group through its integrated Facebook Dating feature, leveraging its vast existing user base and social graph. Additionally, its other platforms like Instagram and Facebook serve as general social networking sites where people connect and form relationships, indirectly competing for user time and attention that might otherwise be spent on dedicated dating apps.
  • ByteDance Ltd. (TikTok), While not a direct dating app, TikTok competes for user attention and engagement, which are critical for Match Group's business. As a dominant social media platform, it provides an alternative avenue for social connection and meeting new people, potentially reducing the time users spend on dedicated dating apps.
  • Spark Networks SE ($LOV) (Zoosk, EliteSingles, Christian Mingle), Directly competes with Match Group by operating a portfolio of niche and general dating apps (e.g., Zoosk, EliteSingles, Christian Mingle). It targets specific demographics and interests, vying for market share, user subscriptions, and advertising revenue within the online dating industry.
Moat:
Match Group maintains a strong competitive moat primarily through powerful network effects across its diverse portfolio of leading dating apps like Tinder, Hinge, and Match.com. This extensive brand recognition and market penetration allow them to cater to various demographics and dating intentions, making their platforms highly valuable to users seeking connections. Their deep expertise in monetization, coupled with sophisticated data-driven algorithms, further solidifies their position. However, they face significant competition from direct rivals like Bumble Inc., which offers distinct user experiences, and increasingly from large social media platforms such as Meta (Facebook Dating, Instagram) and ByteDance (TikTok), which vie for user attention and provide alternative avenues for social connection. The challenge lies in continuous innovation to combat 'dating fatigue' and maintain user engagement amidst evolving social trends and new market entrants.
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    Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 
                                                           
      revenue
    863,934,000 878,006,000 914,275,000 863,738,000 831,178,000 860,176,000 895,484,000 864,066,000 859,647,000 866,228,000 881,600,000 829,552,000 787,124,000 786,153,000 809,546,000 794,513,000 798,631,000 806,070,000 801,835,000 707,760,000 667,612,000 651,407,000 639,770,000 555,450,000 1,228,765,000 1,217,680,000 1,246,874,000 1,186,658,000 1,105,843,000 1,104,103,000 1,104,592,000 1,059,122,000 995,075,000 950,585,000 828,434,000 767,387,000 760,833,000 811,162,000 764,102,000 745,439,000 819,179,000 848,728,000 838,561,000 771,132,000 772,512,000 830,754,000 782,231,000 756,315,000 740,247,000 724,455,000 756,872,000 799,411,000 742,249,000 765,251,000 714,470,000 
      yoy
    3.94% 2.07% 2.10% -0.04% -3.31% -0.70% 1.57% 4.16% 9.21% 10.19% 8.90% 4.41% -1.44% -2.47% 0.96% 12.26% 19.63% 23.74% 25.33% 27.42% -45.67% -46.50% -48.69% -53.19% 11.12% 10.29% 12.88% 12.04% 11.13% 16.15% 33.33% 38.02% 30.79% 17.19% 8.42% 2.94% -7.12% -4.43% -8.88% -3.33% 6.04% 2.16% 7.20% 1.96% 4.36% 14.67% 3.35% -5.39% -0.27% -5.33% 5.93%     
      qoq
    -1.60% -3.97% 5.85% 3.92% -3.37% -3.94% 3.64% 0.51% -0.76% -1.74% 6.27% 5.39% 0.12% -2.89% 1.89% -0.52% -0.92% 0.53% 13.29% 6.01% 2.49% 1.82% 15.18% -54.80% 0.91% -2.34% 5.07% 7.31% 0.16% -0.04% 4.29% 6.44% 4.68% 14.74% 7.96% 0.86% -6.20% 6.16% 2.50% -9.00% -3.48% 1.21% 8.74% -0.18% -7.01% 6.20% 3.43% 2.17% 2.18% -4.28% -5.32% 7.70% -3.01% 7.11%  
      operating costs and expenses:
                                                           
      cost of revenue
    210,656,000 222,485,000 247,043,000 241,938,000 236,908,000 236,414,000 253,129,000 244,988,000 256,742,000 208,112,000 255,598,000 250,294,000 240,010,000 235,925,000 246,962,000 240,840,000 236,236,000 234,543,000 232,211,000 193,099,000 179,455,000 173,263,000 169,823,000 148,853,000 323,221,000 294,575,000 296,385,000 276,389,000 260,071,000 253,722,000 237,238,000 218,224,000 201,962,000 199,727,000 166,290,000 139,033,000 145,958,000 212,468,000 179,131,000 170,397,000 193,734,000 198,071,000 205,261,000 183,276,000 191,553,000 236,690,000 226,192,000 211,100,000 209,194,000 222,574,000 248,856,000 272,822,000 255,082,000 270,277,000 261,932,000 
      selling and marketing expense
    163,030,000 151,049,000 169,142,000 148,254,000 157,096,000 145,515,000 156,656,000 154,628,000 165,301,000 158,898,000 153,408,000 136,597,000 137,359,000 127,335,000 129,615,000 125,679,000 151,888,000 139,165,000 153,388,000 128,918,000 144,988,000 134,757,000 129,859,000 90,801,000 432,697,000 372,780,000 423,881,000 411,102,000 421,860,000 360,146,000 386,802,000 369,660,000 402,832,000 357,827,000 352,879,000 320,104,000 350,411,000 275,004,000 292,393,000 295,525,000 382,341,000 331,287,000 337,226,000 319,397,000 357,666,000 276,316,000 276,623,000 272,786,000 298,712,000 225,782,000 248,282,000 247,153,000 242,914,000 229,090,000 236,763,000 
      general and administrative expense
    89,128,000 89,489,000 148,021,000 136,555,000 111,520,000 114,371,000 103,923,000 114,304,000 106,241,000 108,205,000 107,095,000 107,698,000 90,611,000 110,356,000 114,169,000 110,638,000 100,705,000 110,261,000 103,502,000 113,393,000 87,665,000 74,723,000 88,961,000 68,204,000 256,021,000 241,940,000 207,880,000 225,514,000 213,616,000 210,629,000 190,903,000 188,363,000 184,184,000 189,860,000 235,580,000 150,222,000 143,595,000 129,954,000 128,829,000 152,135,000 136,242,000 147,364,000 134,122,000 129,349,000 114,794,000 130,882,000 108,193,000 109,719,000 94,816,000 97,254,000 75,977,000 103,515,000 98,026,000 117,118,000 94,876,000 
      product development expense
    116,805,000 109,174,000 104,969,000 114,511,000 120,854,000 109,138,000 103,724,000 113,576,000 115,737,000 97,571,000 94,141,000 94,287,000 98,186,000 80,555,000 87,880,000 86,410,000 78,794,000 66,366,000 66,974,000 52,133,000 55,576,000 44,832,000 39,280,000 41,929,000 105,733,000 91,503,000 86,600,000 78,614,000 88,700,000 79,207,000 77,740,000 75,445,000 76,937,000 70,044,000 70,645,000 55,430,000 54,760,000 46,197,000 45,947,000 49,911,000 55,830,000 47,220,000 46,859,000 46,430,000 45,257,000 43,456,000 39,686,000 38,357,000 39,016,000 36,929,000 35,232,000 34,052,000 33,582,000 30,768,000 24,504,000 
      depreciation
    14,132,000 12,477,000 14,845,000 18,061,000 21,729,000 20,584,000 25,302,000 21,092,000 20,521,000 19,380,000 17,310,000 14,565,000 10,552,000 10,930,000 10,679,000 11,488,000 10,497,000 10,780,000 10,104,000 10,061,000 10,457,000 10,987,000 11,221,000 9,669,000 24,738,000 25,247,000 23,090,000 21,091,000 18,971,000 18,373,000 18,925,000 18,805,000 19,257,000 18,775,000 17,263,000 18,339,000 19,888,000 20,355,000 17,951,000 17,575,000 15,795,000 15,512,000 15,625,000 15,500,000 15,568,000 16,948,000 14,133,000 15,257,000 14,818,000 14,368,000 13,489,000 17,036,000 14,016,000 14,991,000 13,150,000 
      impairment and amortization of intangibles
    33,767,000           11,315,000  114,419,000 9,606,000 229,539,000                                        
      total operating costs and expenses
    627,518,000 593,325,000 692,941,000 669,817,000 658,585,000 636,788,000 684,824,000 659,540,000 674,909,000 605,976,000 638,041,000 614,756,000 588,835,000 679,520,000 598,911,000 804,594,000 590,813,000 574,153,000 581,245,000 497,846,000 478,354,000 438,825,000 439,603,000 359,856,000 1,406,545,000 1,056,382,000 1,061,022,000 1,032,348,000 1,025,970,000 970,183,000 931,760,000 890,685,000 905,125,000 856,225,000 847,023,000 691,752,000 723,773,000 698,342,000 678,518,000 997,885,000 797,762,000 854,158,000 751,431,000 708,363,000 737,393,000 720,382,000 681,278,000 660,625,000 668,535,000       
      operating income
    236,416,000 284,681,000 221,334,000 193,921,000 172,593,000 223,388,000 210,660,000 204,526,000 184,738,000 260,252,000 243,559,000 214,796,000 198,289,000 106,633,000 210,635,000 -10,081,000 207,818,000 231,917,000 220,590,000 209,914,000 189,258,000 212,582,000 200,167,000 195,594,000 -177,780,000 161,298,000 185,852,000 154,310,000 79,873,000 133,920,000 172,832,000 168,437,000 89,950,000 94,360,000 -18,589,000 75,635,000 37,060,000 112,820,000 85,584,000 -252,446,000 21,417,000 -5,430,000 87,130,000 62,769,000 35,119,000 110,372,000 100,953,000 95,690,000 71,712,000 112,952,000 122,004,000 106,696,000 84,551,000 85,294,000 78,033,000 
      yoy
    36.98% 27.44% 5.07% -5.19% -6.57% -14.16% -13.51% -4.78% -6.83% 144.06% 15.63% -2230.70% -4.59% -54.02% -4.51% -104.80% 9.81% 9.10% 10.20% 7.32% -206.46% 31.79% 7.70% 26.75% -322.58% 20.44% 7.53% -8.39% -11.20% 41.92% -1029.75% 122.70% 142.71% -16.36% -121.72% -129.96% 73.04% -2177.72% -1.77% -502.18% -39.02% -104.92% -13.69% -34.40% -51.03% -2.28% -17.25% -10.32% -15.18% 32.43% 56.35%     
      qoq
    -16.95% 28.62% 14.14% 12.36% -22.74% 6.04% 3.00% 10.71% -29.02% 6.85% 13.39% 8.32% 85.95% -49.38% -2189.43% -104.85% -10.39% 5.13% 5.09% 10.91% -10.97% 6.20% 2.34% -210.02% -210.22% -13.21% 20.44% 93.19% -40.36% -22.51% 2.61% 87.26% -4.67% -607.61% -124.58% 104.09% -67.15% 31.82% -133.90% -1278.72% -494.42% -106.23% 38.81% 78.73% -68.18% 9.33% 5.50% 33.44% -36.51% -7.42% 14.35% 26.19% -0.87% 9.31%  
      operating margin %
    27.37% 32.42% 24.21% 22.45% 20.76% 25.97% 23.52% 23.67% 21.49% 30.04% 27.63% 25.89% 25.19% 13.56% 26.02% -1.27% 26.02% 28.77% 27.51% 29.66% 28.35% 32.63% 31.29% 35.21% -14.47% 13.25% 14.91% 13.00% 7.22% 12.13% 15.65% 15.90% 9.04% 9.93% -2.24% 9.86% 4.87% 13.91% 11.20% -33.87% 2.61% -0.64% 10.39% 8.14% 4.55% 13.29% 12.91% 12.65% 9.69% 15.59% 16.12% 13.35% 11.39% 11.15% 10.92% 
      interest expense
    -42,525,000 -43,111,000 -37,024,000 -32,160,000 -35,256,000 -39,560,000 -40,120,000 -40,038,000 -40,353,000 -40,414,000 -40,380,000 -39,742,000 -39,351,000 -38,214,000 -36,814,000 -35,623,000 -34,896,000 -34,586,000 -31,850,000 -32,219,000 -31,838,000 -43,306,000 -43,189,000 -45,647,000 -44,866,000 -43,082,000 -42,132,000 -37,206,000 -31,143,000 -27,856,000 -27,610,000 -27,356,000 -26,505,000 -30,739,000 -25,036,000 -24,728,000 -24,792,000 -26,488,000 -27,118,000 -27,644,000 -27,860,000 -28,366,000 -15,992,000 -15,214,000 -14,064,000 -14,195,000 -14,009,000 -14,046,000 -14,064,000 -10,652,000 -7,623,000 -7,658,000 -7,663,000   
      other income
    6,640,000 13,137,000 9,328,000 -4,056,000 2,616,000 13,716,000 7,100,000 10,525,000 9,474,000 5,043,000 7,905,000 3,432,000 3,392,000 -402,000 2,326,000 5,291,000 818,000 -424,152,000 -39,212,000 -355,000 -1,319,000 -3,480,000 -1,923,000 17,410,000 -49,893,000 18,889,000 1,229,000 45,972,000 651,000 131,111,000 8,113,000 171,141,000  -8,513,000 -10,216,000 10,230,000 -7,714,000 40,056,000 11,700,000 -7,192,000 15,897,000 -3,677,000 34,000,000 -1,638,000 6,988,000 16,023,000 4,113,000 -62,900,000 -23,000 11,936,000 16,719,000 -4,000 1,658,000 -7,894,000 -944,000 
      income before income taxes
    200,531,000 254,707,000 193,638,000                                                     
      income tax provision
    -33,686,000 -45,051,000 -32,882,000 -32,227,000 -22,382,000 -39,266,000 -41,159,000 -41,693,000 -30,625,000 -32,527,000 -47,328,000   -8,241,500 -47,881,000   -9,550,000 -18,627,000                      -1,520,000    -6,180,000   -29,889,000 -21,385,000 -25,322,000 -36,126,000 -39,416,000 -25,746,000   
      net income
    166,845,000 209,656,000 160,756,000                                                     
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    -8,000 -2,000 -7,000                                                     
      net income attributable to match group, inc. shareholders
    166,837,000 209,649,000 160,749,000                                                     
      net earnings per share attributable to match group, inc. shareholders:
                                                           
      basic
    0.71 0.88 0.67 0.51 0.47 0.63 0.53 0.5 0.46 0.84 0.59 0.49 0.43 0.31 0.46 -0.11 0.63 -0.63 0.47 0.52 0.65 0.52 0.51 0.56                                
      diluted
    0.68 0.83 0.62 0.49 0.44 0.59 0.51 0.48 0.44 0.8 0.57 0.48 0.42 0.31 0.44 -0.11 0.6 -0.53 0.43 0.46 0.57 0.47 0.45 0.51                                
      stock-based compensation expense by function:
                                                           
      total stock-based compensation expense
    58,567 64,035 56,306 67,467 70,394 69,206 64,488 69,867 63,820 68,154 61,745 60,637 41,563 53,556 53,262 54,767 42,295 34,735 39,569 42,396 30,116 21,621 37,335 22,140 58,464 60,866 50,053 62,425 67,444 66,414 55,363 57,561 59,082 57,256 134,472 38,915 33,975 22,210 23,661 27,764 31,185 33,581 27,009 25,949 18,911           
      impairments and amortization of intangibles
     8,651,000 8,921,000   10,766,000 42,090,000   13,810,000 10,489,000                                             
      amortization of intangibles
       10,498,000 10,478,000   10,952,000 10,367,000    12,117,000    12,693,000 13,038,000 15,066,000 242,000 213,000 263,000 459,000 400,000 52,162,000 27,019,000 23,186,000 19,638,000 22,752,000 48,106,000 20,152,000 20,188,000 19,953,000 19,992,000 4,366,000 8,624,000 9,161,000 14,364,000 14,267,000 36,975,000 13,820,000 100,648,000 12,338,000 14,411,000 12,555,000 16,090,000 16,451,000 13,406,000 11,979,000 14,596,000 13,032,000 18,137,000 14,078,000 17,713,000 5,212,000 
      earnings before income taxes
       157,705,000 139,953,000 126,628,000 177,640,000 175,013,000 153,859,000 137,975,000 211,084,000 178,486,000 162,330,000    173,740,000        -272,539,000 137,105,000 144,949,000 163,076,000 49,381,000 237,175,000 153,335,000 312,222,000 58,826,000 55,108,000 -53,841,000 61,137,000 4,554,000                   
      net earnings
       125,478,000 117,571,000 158,278,000 136,481,000 133,320,000 123,234,000 229,680,000 163,756,000 137,345,000 120,691,000 83,411,000 128,266,000 -32,365,000 180,607,000 -168,724,000 130,901,000 140,529,000 173,848,000 140,179,000 131,995,000 98,310,000 -182,643,000 124,272,000 159,772,000 146,791,000 112,985,000 217,477,000 171,577,000 280,854,000 87,839,000 23,349,000 225,639,000 80,557,000 28,463,000 114,117,000 52,340,000 -190,542,000 7,934,000 -31,389,000 65,043,000 57,732,000 21,988,000 68,611,000 325,991,000 -18,863,000 33,491,000 78,853,000 95,635,000 57,472,000 51,765,000 41,938,000 40,561,000 
      yoy
       -5.88% -4.60% -31.09% -16.66% -2.93% 2.11% 175.36% 27.67% -524.36% -33.17% -149.44% -2.01% -123.03% 3.89% -220.36% -0.83% 42.94% -195.18% 12.80% -17.39% -33.03% -261.65% -42.86% -6.88% -47.73% 28.63% 831.42% -23.96% 248.64% 208.61% -79.54% 331.10% -142.28% 258.75% -463.56% -19.53% -430.05% -63.92% -145.75% -80.05% -406.06% -34.35% -12.99% 240.87% -132.82% -35.30% 88.02% 135.78%     
      qoq
       6.73% -25.72% 15.97% 2.37% 8.18% -46.35% 40.26% 19.23% 13.80% 44.69% -34.97% -496.31% -117.92% -207.04% -228.89% -6.85% -19.17% 24.02% 6.20% 34.26% -153.83% -246.97% -22.22% 8.84% 29.92% -48.05% 26.75% -38.91% 219.74% 276.20% -89.65% 180.10% 183.02% -75.06% 118.03% -127.47% -2501.59% -125.28% -148.26% 12.66% 162.56% -67.95% -78.95% -1828.20% -156.32% -57.53% -17.55% 66.40% 11.02% 23.43% 3.39%  
      net income margin %
    0% 0% 0% 14.53% 14.15% 18.40% 15.24% 15.43% 14.34% 26.51% 18.57% 16.56% 15.33% 10.61% 15.84% -4.07% 22.61% -20.93% 16.33% 19.86% 26.04% 21.52% 20.63% 17.70% -14.86% 10.21% 12.81% 12.37% 10.22% 19.70% 15.53% 26.52% 8.83% 2.46% 27.24% 10.50% 3.74% 14.07% 6.85% -25.56% 0.97% -3.70% 7.76% 7.49% 2.85% 8.26% 41.67% -2.49% 4.52% 10.88% 12.64% 7.19% 6.97% 5.48% 5.68% 
      net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
        -1,000                   -31,869,000 -28,397,000 -23,847,000 -31,228,000 -33,324,000 -24,290,000 -25,725,000 -25,803,000 -62,501,000 -16,757,000 -15,634,750 -45,996,000 -14,289,000                    
      net earnings attributable to match group, inc. shareholders
       125,478,000 117,570,000 158,296,000 136,468,000 133,314,000 123,198,000 229,658,000 163,727,000 137,345,000 120,809,000 84,575,000 128,696,000 -31,858,000 180,533,000 -168,632,000 131,210,000 140,895,000 174,250,000 140,579,000 132,581,000 66,441,000                                
      net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
         18,000 -13,000 -6,000 -36,000 22,250 -29,000      -74,000                    -2,254,000 -12,066,000 -9,178,000 -4,233,000                
      income tax benefit
               -41,141,000 -41,639,000   8,048,000 6,867,000   -37,320,000 17,747,000 -1,814,250 -23,568,000 -34,436,000 89,896,000 -12,833,000 14,823,000 -16,285,000 63,604,000 -19,698,000 18,242,000 -31,368,000 29,013,000 -31,759,000 279,480,000 19,420,000 23,909,000 -12,460,000 -17,826,000 96,740,000  -8,680,500 -40,510,000 11,968,000  2,135,500 59,816,000       -35,855,000 -27,606,000 
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                 215,750 430,000 507,000                         348,000 -460,000 568,000 1,573,000 4,417,000 1,020,500 821,000 867,000 2,394,000       
      net loss (earnings) attributable to noncontrolling interests
                118,000     92,000 309,000 366,000 402,000 -14,920,000 586,000                           -1,936,000 1,305,000 818,000 1,872,000 -82,750 156,000 
      earnings from continuing operations, before tax
                 68,017,000 176,147,000 -40,413,000  -226,821,000 149,528,000 177,340,000 156,101,000 165,796,000 155,055,000 167,357,000                                
      net earnings from continuing operations
                 85,622,000 128,266,000 -32,365,000  -168,724,000 130,901,000 140,020,000 173,848,000 140,179,000 131,487,000 132,921,000                                
      earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
                       509,000   508,000 -34,611,000                  28,000 17,000  125,000 625,000 175,730,000   24,000 3,914,000  -944,000   
      net earnings per share from continuing operations:
                                                           
      basic
    0.71 0.88 0.67 0.51 0.47 0.63 0.53 0.5 0.46 0.84 0.59 0.49 0.43 0.31 0.46 -0.11 0.63 -0.63 0.47 0.52 0.65 0.52 0.51 0.56                                
      diluted
    0.68 0.83 0.62 0.49 0.44 0.59 0.51 0.48 0.44 0.8 0.57 0.48 0.42 0.31 0.44 -0.11 0.6 -0.53 0.43 0.46 0.57 0.47 0.45 0.51                                
      net earnings per share attributable to match group, inc. shareholders:
                                                           
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                               -153,000    -868,000 -814,000   -1,068,000  -2,470,000 -5,624,000 
      goodwill impairment
                            211,973,000               275,367,000                
      net earnings attributable to iac shareholders
                            -211,040,000 100,425,000 128,544,000 113,467,000 88,695,000 191,752,000 145,774,000 218,353,000 71,082,000 32,804,000 179,643,000 66,268,000 26,209,000 102,051,000 43,162,000 -194,775,000 8,282,000 -31,849,000 65,611,000 59,305,000 26,405,000 70,172,000 326,812,000 -17,996,000 35,885,000 76,917,000 96,940,000 58,290,000 53,637,000 40,739,000 40,717,000 
      per share information attributable to iac shareholders:
                                                           
      basic earnings per share
                            -2.49 1.19 1.52 1.35 1.06 2.3 1.75 2.61 0.86 0.38 2.22 0.84 0.34   -2.45 0.1 -0.38 0.79  0.32 0.83 3.91 -0.22 0.44 0.92 1.17 0.7 0.64 0.47 0.46 
      diluted earnings per share
                            -2.49 1.05 1.35 1.19 0.91 2.04 1.49 2.32 0.71 0.36 1.79 0.7 0.29 1.26 0.49 -2.45 0.09 -0.38 0.74  0.3 0.77 3.68 -0.22 0.41 0.88 1.13 0.67 0.61 0.43 0.43 
      earnings per share attributable to iac shareholders:
                                                           
      other expense
                                    -4,619,000                       
      earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
                                         126,388,000 70,166,000 -287,282,000 9,454,000 -36,623,000 105,536,000 45,917,000 28,043,000 111,900,000 90,445,000 11,894,000 55,690,000 112,043,000 127,847,000 97,956,000 78,455,000 80,263,000 73,791,000 
      earnings from continuing operations
                                         113,928,000 52,340,000 -190,542,000 7,934,000 -31,417,000 65,026,000 57,885,000 21,863,000 67,986,000 150,261,000 -17,995,000 34,305,000 78,829,000 91,721,000 58,540,000 52,709,000 44,408,000 46,185,000 
      basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations
                                         -0.445 0.54     0.72            
      diluted earnings per share from continuing operations
                                         1.26 0.49 -2.45 0.09 -0.38 0.74 0.68 0.3 0.78 1.7 -0.21 0.42 0.88 1.08 0.69 0.62 0.46 0.49 
      basic earnings (loss) per share
                                         -0.445 0.54     0.72            
      dividends declared per share
                                             0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 
      basic earnings per share from continuing operations
                                           -2.45 0.1 -0.38 0.79  0.31 0.83 1.81 -0.21 0.44 0.93 1.12 0.71 0.65 0.49 0.52 
      equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
                                             850,000 398,000             
      diluted earnings (loss) per share
                                               0.68            
      equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates
                                                 -300,000 -612,000 -6,850,000 -1,935,000 -2,193,000 -3,253,000 -1,078,000 -91,000 2,863,000 -3,298,000 
      non-cash compensation expense by function:
                                                           
      total non-cash compensation expense
                                                 16,137 17,332 16,552 9,613 14,157 14,365 11,820 12,663 20,367 23,351 
      costs and expenses:
                                                           
      total costs and expenses
                                                     611,503,000 634,868,000 692,715,000 657,698,000 679,957,000 636,437,000 
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        assets
                                                             
        cash and cash equivalents
      1,020,095,000 1,027,838,000 1,053,240,000 335,243,000 409,422,000 965,993,000 855,532,000 837,792,000 914,929,000 862,440,000 706,881,000 732,567,000 569,879,000 572,395,000 390,641,000 463,686,000 912,434,000 815,384,000 511,311,000 236,460,000 845,696,000 739,164,000 398,884,000 129,294,000 2,822,729,000 3,139,295,000 2,946,180,000 3,151,959,000 2,217,337,000 2,131,632,000 1,670,984,000 1,644,829,000 1,657,537,000 1,630,809,000 1,255,317,000 1,522,300,000 1,397,038,000 1,329,187,000 1,189,784,000 1,245,984,000 1,238,664,000 1,481,447,000 766,448,000 656,409,000 671,597,000 990,405,000 931,712,000 987,326,000 1,003,311,000 1,100,444,000 741,652,000 678,725,000 673,757,000 749,977,000 501,779,000 
        short-term investments
      3,298,000 3,461,000 3,561,000 5,172,000 4,748,000 4,734,000 5,323,000 5,812,000 5,938,000 6,200,000 5,936,000 8,349,000 8,448,000 8,723,000 7,678,000 9,240,000 8,663,000 11,818,000 11,874,000 12,453,000     20,000,000                               
        accounts receivable
      293,186,000 303,495,000 344,444,000 342,299,000 323,347,000 324,963,000 340,087,000 324,269,000 225,129,000 298,648,000 288,084,000 272,308,000 256,876,000 191,940,000 174,446,000 182,320,000 180,577,000 188,482,000 182,083,000 259,325,000 210,679,000 137,023,000 199,682,000 186,447,000 375,854,000 298,334,000 355,924,000 365,495,000 345,686,000 279,189,000 347,158,000 343,576,000 325,263,000 304,027,000 271,209,000 219,946,000 218,504,000 220,138,000 199,328,000 189,491,000 234,546,000 250,077,000 246,978,000 223,106,000 232,464,000 236,086,000 235,035,000 223,436,000 241,017,000 207,408,000 209,949,000 235,950,000 235,181,000 229,830,000 220,735,000 
        other current assets
      105,609,000 92,500,000 126,524,000 87,201,000 94,271,000 102,072,000 121,759,000 118,049,000 103,879,000 104,023,000 117,374,000 115,706,000 115,726,000 109,327,000 132,782,000 149,567,000 132,136,000 202,568,000 145,977,000 126,238,000 147,863,000 144,025,000 139,593,000 136,007,000 267,814,000 249,367,000 225,016,000 234,884,000 226,474,000 228,253,000 246,197,000 237,957,000 234,502,000 185,374,000 200,377,000 255,951,000 236,788,000 204,068,000 232,556,000 278,185,000 217,303,000 174,286,000 178,883,000 209,724,000 184,261,000 166,742,000 169,483,000 185,059,000 187,205,000 161,530,000 151,980,000 148,285,000 140,930,000 156,339,000 126,787,000 
        total current assets
      1,422,188,000 1,427,294,000 1,527,769,000 769,915,000 831,788,000 1,397,762,000 1,322,701,000 1,285,922,000 1,249,875,000 1,271,311,000 1,118,275,000 1,128,930,000 950,929,000 882,385,000 705,547,000 804,813,000 1,233,810,000 1,218,252,000 1,052,059,000 634,476,000 1,204,238,000 1,020,212,000 738,159,000 451,748,000 3,536,309,000 3,706,989,000 3,684,294,000 3,914,087,000 2,829,898,000 2,762,739,000 2,472,894,000 2,346,772,000 2,222,932,000 2,125,205,000 1,726,903,000 2,013,181,000 1,886,322,000 1,842,735,000 1,799,530,000 1,792,868,000 1,884,329,000 1,945,010,000 1,246,246,000 1,322,762,000 1,293,943,000 1,553,881,000 1,455,279,000 1,477,432,000 1,471,076,000 1,475,386,000 1,129,921,000 1,070,735,000 1,055,682,000 1,156,750,000 988,227,000 
        property and equipment
      138,877,000 131,159,000 128,582,000 153,844,000 152,904,000 158,189,000 172,112,000 181,138,000 187,749,000 194,525,000 190,672,000 191,125,000 187,295,000 176,136,000 172,192,000 168,761,000 167,676,000 163,256,000 145,652,000 129,916,000 106,957,000 107,799,000 106,006,000 101,647,000  371,353,000 361,664,000 361,550,000 325,888,000 318,800,000 308,465,000 306,602,000 301,865,000 315,170,000 320,277,000 306,144,000 291,721,000 306,248,000 317,277,000 306,999,000 304,963,000 302,817,000 299,078,000 297,158,000 297,956,000 302,459,000 300,955,000 291,289,000 291,111,000 293,964,000 290,470,000 289,493,000 293,282,000 270,512,000 272,317,000 
        goodwill
      2,336,995,000 2,339,350,000 2,343,305,000 2,347,699,000 2,312,865,000 2,310,730,000 2,319,732,000 2,255,302,000 2,286,283,000 2,342,612,000 2,267,852,000 2,303,181,000 2,316,983,000 2,348,366,000 2,190,088,000 2,281,606,000 2,381,539,000 2,411,996,000 2,427,450,000 2,973,121,000 1,254,248,000 1,270,532,000 1,252,715,000 1,240,302,000 3,042,139,000 2,854,462,000 2,852,986,000 2,892,962,000 2,745,788,000 2,726,859,000 2,572,221,000 2,578,296,000 2,601,210,000 2,559,066,000 2,501,589,000 1,924,241,000 1,914,133,000 1,924,052,000 1,942,556,000 1,937,675,000 2,198,558,000 2,245,364,000 1,769,141,000 1,778,830,000 1,720,901,000 1,754,926,000 1,799,440,000 1,720,650,000 1,715,601,000 1,675,323,000 1,672,705,000 1,664,315,000 1,674,220,000 1,616,154,000 1,556,833,000 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 174,673 and 172,567, respectively
      152,411,000                                                       
        deferred income taxes
      195,649,000 216,057,000 227,485,000 270,959,000 266,560,000 262,557,000 242,610,000 235,246,000 249,660,000 259,803,000 227,981,000 247,814,000 263,933,000 276,947,000 268,875,000 310,073,000 345,593,000 334,937,000 310,034,000 314,029,000 302,688,000 224,013,000 236,500,000 252,021,000 190,849,000 167,054,000 170,299,000 115,988,000 129,304,000 64,786,000 84,817,000 62,245,000 84,108,000 66,321,000 129,879,000 248,777,000 242,737,000 228,798,000 250,883,000 259,738,000 350,526,000 348,773,000 417,326,000 432,688,000 407,784,000 409,529,000 422,630,000 327,957,000 324,342,000 320,748,000 326,109,000 312,905,000 314,750,000 323,403,000 304,889,000 
        other non-current assets
      161,817,000 154,022,000 117,957,000 117,549,000 118,743,000 121,085,000 127,456,000 135,600,000 142,359,000 133,889,000 133,410,000 141,745,000 144,691,000 141,183,000 138,779,000 149,136,000 168,666,000 163,150,000 165,429,000 155,346,000 119,864,000 123,524,000 110,586,000 66,222,000 318,832,000 133,640,000 120,069,000 103,852,000 113,761,000 134,924,000 92,233,000 87,661,000 85,742,000 73,334,000 81,398,000 81,417,000 80,922,000 94,577,000 102,646,000 99,900,000 107,974,000 138,545,000 114,107,000 72,841,000 52,074,000 56,693,000 54,246,000 88,259,000 89,749,000 164,685,000 89,145,000 124,976,000 120,528,000 118,230,000 103,985,000 
        total assets
      4,407,937,000 4,460,811,000 4,543,439,000 3,867,816,000 3,889,885,000 4,465,771,000 4,425,837,000 4,368,929,000 4,403,453,000 4,507,886,000 4,248,895,000 4,339,027,000 4,203,909,000 4,182,764,000 3,914,549,000 4,193,778,000 5,043,393,000 5,063,288,000 4,893,626,000 4,433,933,000 3,214,668,000 2,976,980,000 2,670,092,000 2,334,732,000 8,434,749,000 8,332,825,000 8,304,791,000 8,299,105,000 7,159,902,000 6,874,585,000 6,372,347,000 6,235,284,000 6,030,974,000 5,867,810,000 5,540,955,000 4,786,067,000 4,619,327,000 4,645,873,000 4,671,160,000 4,660,022,000 5,052,343,000 5,209,950,000 4,027,318,000 4,075,058,000 3,958,105,000 4,274,878,000 4,238,410,000 4,167,478,000 4,224,056,000 4,234,684,000 3,804,782,000 3,812,491,000 3,780,246,000 3,805,828,000 3,582,575,000 
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                             
        liabilities
                                                             
        current maturities of long-term debt
      423,729,000 423,580,000 497,588,000 573,424,000           44,273,000 58,782,000 84,588,000 99,927,000                                    15,844,000 15,844,000 
        accounts payable
      9,309,000 9,577,000 26,252,000 18,535,000 8,684,000 18,262,000 27,351,000 17,223,000 21,193,000 13,187,000 11,329,000 8,004,000 14,393,000 13,699,000 14,774,000 15,200,000 22,022,000 37,871,000 30,256,000 57,937,000 13,152,000 29,200,000 16,347,000 11,959,000           104,806,000                     
        deferred revenue
      150,252,000 151,337,000 159,756,000 161,868,000 158,475,000 166,142,000 181,411,000 187,076,000 198,543,000 211,282,000 227,002,000 243,933,000 255,712,000 252,718,000 256,180,000 259,149,000 262,668,000 262,131,000 267,085,000 262,968,000 248,201,000 239,088,000 240,954,000 232,108,000 433,728,000 397,490,000 414,325,000 402,218,000 386,943,000 360,015,000 381,397,000 375,138,000 374,339,000 342,483,000 343,413,000 279,099,000 272,371,000 285,615,000 284,227,000 285,733,000 273,123,000 258,412,000 237,947,000 232,673,000 214,476,000 194,988,000 208,973,000 184,423,000 175,897,000 158,206,000 161,950,000 164,667,000 169,480,000 155,499,000 159,498,000 
        accrued expenses and other current liabilities
      323,303,000 422,051,000 400,308,000 351,374,000 345,210,000 365,057,000 321,526,000 308,036,000 299,154,000 307,299,000 331,804,000 282,221,000 282,261,000 289,937,000 286,509,000 294,555,000 704,749,000 768,366,000 329,586,000 257,062,000 208,571,000 231,748,000 230,894,000 214,975,000 514,571,000 502,003,000 507,348,000 433,102,000 423,592,000 434,886,000 422,165,000 377,685,000 361,446,000 366,924,000 387,307,000 338,522,000 319,021,000 344,910,000 346,094,000 294,724,000 342,316,000 383,251,000 347,062,000 322,750,000 327,830,000 397,803,000 369,812,000 344,738,000 357,230,000 351,038,000 366,635,000 362,695,000 343,791,000 355,232,000 362,917,000 
        total current liabilities
      906,593,000 1,006,545,000 1,083,904,000 1,105,201,000 512,369,000 549,461,000 530,288,000 512,335,000 518,890,000 531,768,000 570,135,000 534,158,000 552,366,000 556,354,000 601,736,000 627,686,000 1,074,027,000 1,168,295,000 747,954,000 577,967,000 469,924,000 500,036,000 488,195,000 459,042,000 1,064,416,000 1,007,599,000 1,036,281,000 953,462,000 907,820,000 883,558,000 893,505,000 845,680,000 829,493,000 799,728,000 835,526,000 683,815,000 679,395,000 713,388,000 702,589,000 692,206,000 776,942,000 768,546,000 653,457,000 714,857,000 625,752,000 673,954,000 653,693,000 587,730,000 600,643,000 586,897,000 601,551,000 610,656,000 591,439,000 624,889,000 625,069,000 
        long-term debt
      3,550,473,000 3,549,099,000 3,547,718,000 2,855,277,000 3,427,164,000 3,848,983,000 3,847,272,000 3,845,571,000 3,843,901,000 3,842,242,000 3,840,589,000 3,838,943,000 3,837,322,000 3,835,726,000 3,834,125,000 3,832,534,000 3,830,965,000 3,829,421,000 3,847,896,000 3,845,555,000 3,843,244,000 3,534,706,000 3,521,092,000 3,527,660,000 3,625,008,000 3,121,572,000 3,111,882,000 3,138,531,000 2,332,234,000 2,245,548,000 1,983,993,000 1,982,271,000 1,980,579,000 1,979,469,000 1,649,267,000 1,572,994,000 1,571,982,000 1,582,484,000 1,641,285,000 1,655,259,000 1,660,872,000 1,748,213,000 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,080,000,000 1,080,000,000 1,080,000,000 1,080,000,000 1,080,000,000 1,080,000,000 580,000,000 580,000,000 580,000,000 580,000,000 80,000,000 
        income taxes payable
      45,873,000 43,522,000 31,554,000 39,393,000 36,984,000 33,332,000 30,744,000 26,696,000 24,658,000 24,860,000 11,385,000 11,551,000 11,437,000 13,282,000 13,383,000 12,273,000 12,754,000 13,842,000 13,339,000 13,061,000 13,261,000 14,582,000 13,147,000 12,811,000 18,398,000 36,489,000 36,297,000 36,533,000 36,176,000 37,584,000 25,241,000 23,942,000 24,076,000 25,624,000 33,290,000 33,884,000 32,618,000 33,528,000 35,800,000 33,083,000 33,875,000 33,692,000 23,641,000 24,768,000 29,300,000 32,635,000 34,701,000 420,408,000 420,256,000 416,384,000 411,172,000 496,168,000 481,908,000 479,945,000 479,693,000 
        other long-term liabilities
      121,334,000 104,309,000 91,849,000 85,980,000 84,173,000 85,882,000 92,632,000 96,962,000 101,604,000 101,787,000 99,183,000 103,056,000 106,864,000 103,652,000 108,171,000 109,814,000 123,399,000 116,051,000 120,199,000 114,783,000 84,372,000 86,428,000 70,258,000 25,579,000 210,274,000 202,932,000 215,611,000 223,470,000 217,519,000 66,807,000 36,625,000 35,174,000 31,398,000 38,229,000 37,165,000 34,087,000 48,607,000 44,178,000 39,244,000 82,382,000 75,485,000 64,510,000 62,476,000 59,182,000 34,260,000 45,191,000 36,651,000 52,419,000 61,706,000 58,393,000 65,175,000 66,081,000 66,405,000 31,830,000 33,332,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                             
        shareholders’ equity
                                                             
        common stock; 0.001 par value...
      303,000 300,000 299,000 298,000 298,000 294,000 294,000 293,000 292,000 290,000 289,000 289,000 288,000 287,000 286,000 286,000 286,000 283,000 277,000 277,000 270,000 267,000 264,000 242,000                                
        additional paid-in capital
      8,661,187,000 8,721,015,000 8,708,758,000 8,720,153,000 8,703,295,000 8,756,482,000 8,729,833,000 8,663,157,000 8,585,987,000 8,529,200,000 8,455,056,000 8,392,805,000 8,325,631,000 8,273,637,000 8,216,165,000 8,165,983,000 8,110,463,000 8,164,216,000 8,110,650,000 8,068,659,000 7,135,823,000 7,394,646,000 7,296,618,000 7,180,181,000 11,412,142,000 11,683,799,000 11,761,711,000 11,957,543,000 11,868,424,000 12,022,387,000 11,955,629,000 12,008,684,000 12,093,006,000 12,165,002,000 12,192,645,000 11,945,772,000 11,905,529,000 11,921,559,000 11,906,822,000 11,862,670,000 11,841,335,000 11,486,315,000 11,459,267,000 11,452,662,000 11,434,220,000 11,415,617,000 11,399,355,000 11,358,763,000 11,375,124,000 11,562,567,000 11,585,545,000 11,604,296,000 11,606,585,000 11,607,367,000 11,627,593,000 
        retained deficit
      -5,799,470,000 -5,966,307,000 -6,175,956,000 -6,336,705,000 -6,462,183,000 -6,579,753,000 -6,738,049,000 -6,874,517,000 -7,007,831,000 -7,131,029,000 -7,360,687,000 -7,524,414,000 -7,661,759,000 -7,782,568,000 -7,867,143,000 -7,995,839,000 -7,963,981,000 -8,144,514,000 -7,975,882,000 -8,107,092,000 -8,248,654,000                                   
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -434,141,000 -422,620,000 -412,180,000 -400,974,000 -437,474,000 -449,611,000 -407,534,000 -488,993,000 -454,933,000 -385,471,000 -463,533,000 -418,793,000 -403,623,000 -369,182,000 -566,601,000 -407,837,000 -269,217,000 -223,754,000 -203,397,000 -104,089,000 -102,030,000 -81,454,000 -108,111,000 -124,312,000 -157,285,000 -136,349,000 -144,604,000 -125,705,000 -126,719,000 -128,722,000 -112,855,000 -112,717,000 -74,950,000 -103,568,000 -99,513,000 -136,738,000 -147,345,000 -166,123,000 -122,684,000 -117,407,000 -110,964,000 -152,103,000 -144,488,000 -130,295,000 -143,273,000 -87,700,000 -46,768,000 -9,906,000 -7,697,000 -13,046,000 -6,625,000 -32,187,000 -44,096,000 -32,169,000 -11,891,000 
        treasury stock
      -2,645,996,000 -2,585,892,000 -2,344,857,000 -2,213,653,000 -1,986,648,000 -1,791,071,000 -1,673,070,000 -1,430,180,000 -1,231,325,000 -1,032,538,000 -930,563,000 -627,814,000 -595,055,000 -482,049,000 -482,049,000 -215,538,000         -10,309,612,000 -10,309,612,000 -10,309,612,000 -10,309,612,000 -10,309,612,000 -10,309,612,000 -10,309,612,000 -10,241,434,000 -10,226,721,000 -10,226,721,000 -10,226,721,000 -10,226,721,000 -10,226,721,000 -10,176,600,000 -10,108,606,000 -10,075,985,000 -10,004,880,000 -9,861,350,000 -9,861,350,000 -9,861,350,000 -9,861,350,000 -9,661,350,000 -9,661,350,000 -9,661,350,000 -9,661,350,000 -9,830,317,000 -9,734,479,000 -9,734,479,000 -9,661,355,000 -9,601,218,000 -9,308,315,000 
        total match group, inc. shareholders’ equity
      -218,117,000 -253,504,000 -223,936,000 -230,881,000 -182,712,000 -63,659,000 -88,526,000 -130,240,000 -107,810,000 -19,548,000 -299,438,000 -177,927,000 -334,518,000 -359,875,000 -699,342,000 -452,945,000 -122,449,000 -203,769,000 -68,352,000 -142,245,000 -1,214,591,000 -1,177,667,000 -1,442,934,000 -1,708,175,000                                
        noncontrolling interests
       108,000 109,000 105,000  2,000 22,000 128,000 138,000 475,000 426,000 411,000  994,000 874,000 844,000 675,000 7,927,000 7,536,000 7,157,000 1,017,000 1,042,000 373,000 337,000 1,030,414,000 970,276,000 908,487,000 860,136,000 791,475,000 708,676,000 728,110,000 660,869,000 587,864,000 516,795,000 479,782,000 208,795,000 170,670,000 141,448,000 106,333,000 84,483,000 61,073,000 411,299,000    1,189,000 1,797,000 1,899,000 1,730,000 42,665,000 52,940,000 51,229,000 49,971,000 51,907,000 52,242,000 
        total shareholders’ equity
      -218,117,000 -253,396,000 -223,827,000 -230,776,000 -182,712,000 -63,657,000 -88,504,000 -130,112,000 -107,672,000 -19,073,000 -299,012,000 -177,516,000 -334,518,000 -358,881,000 -698,468,000 -452,101,000 -121,774,000 -195,842,000 -60,816,000 -135,088,000 -1,213,574,000 -1,176,625,000 -1,442,561,000 -1,707,838,000                                
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
      4,407,937,000 4,460,811,000 4,543,439,000 3,867,816,000 3,889,885,000 4,465,771,000 4,425,837,000 4,368,929,000 4,403,453,000 4,507,886,000 4,248,895,000 4,339,027,000 4,203,909,000 4,182,764,000 3,914,549,000 4,193,778,000 5,043,393,000 5,063,288,000 4,893,626,000 4,433,933,000 3,214,668,000 2,976,980,000 2,670,092,000 2,334,732,000                                
        intangible assets
       192,929,000    215,448,000    305,746,000    357,747,000    771,697,000    230,900,000    578,474,000         660,103,000   355,451,000 382,296,000 395,262,000  440,828,000    491,936,000    445,336,000 458,371,000 466,161,000 478,784,000 482,904,000 491,485,000 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 167,396 and 130,170, respectively
        198,341,000                                                     
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 163,105 and 130,170, respectively
         207,850,000                                                    
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 141,419 and 130,170, respectively
          207,025,000                                                   
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 132,338 and 121,489, respectively
            241,226,000                                                 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 135,776 and 121,489, respectively
             275,721,000                                                
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 127,200 and 121,489, respectively
              287,527,000                                               
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
                       1,260,000 1,340,000 1,240,000 1,040,000 640,000 2,240,000 -156,000 42,431,000 44,527,000 77,302,000 80,502,000 71,914,000 65,687,000 69,530,000 75,719,000 47,099,000 42,867,000 40,981,000 38,538,000 25,259,000 32,827,000 31,160,000 38,421,000 28,132,000 30,391,000 25,227,000 28,177,000 28,295,000 40,427,000 33,910,000 24,137,000 25,885,000 42,861,000 32,779,000 64,147,000 59,254,000 58,126,000 58,956,000 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 106,557 and 78,160, respectively
                310,705,000                                             
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 98,349 and 78,160, respectively
                 326,232,000                                            
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 87,928 and 78,160, respectively
                  340,078,000                                           
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 61,052 and 35,674, respectively
                    439,068,000                                         
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 56,754 and 35,674, respectively
                     479,389,000                                        
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 47,729 and 35,674, respectively
                      746,109,000                                       
        net receivable from unwind of bond hedges and warrants
                        200,814,000                                     
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 30,548 and 15,551, respectively
                        793,002,000                                     
        obligation related to the repurchase of the 2022 exchangeable notes
                        121,027,000                                     
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 15,795 and 15,551, respectively
                         227,045,000                                    
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 15,495 and 15,551, respectively
                          226,673,000                                   
        current assets of discontinued operations
                                                             
        non-current assets of discontinued operations
                                                             
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                             
        non-current liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                             
        former iac common stock; 0.001 par value...
                                                             
        former iac class b convertible common stock; 0.001 par value...
                                                             
        retained earnings
                           -8,491,126,000   1,478,885,000 1,689,925,000 1,589,500,000 1,460,956,000 1,347,489,000 1,258,794,000 1,067,042,000 921,268,000 702,915,000 595,038,000 562,234,000 382,591,000 316,323,000 290,114,000 188,063,000 144,901,000 339,676,000 331,394,000 391,492,000 354,099,000 322,848,000 325,118,000 283,523,000  3,150,000       
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 14,935 and 13,744, respectively
                            226,126,000                                 
        retained (deficit) earnings
                            -8,631,705,000 -8,764,286,000                                
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 14,419 and 13,744, respectively
                             222,792,000                                
        marketable securities
                              49,912,000 19,993,000 157,174,000 161,749,000 40,401,000 123,665,000 208,555,000 120,410,000 5,630,000 4,995,000  14,984,000 33,992,000 89,342,000 177,862,000 79,208,000 106,316,000 39,200,000 53,937,000 233,523,000 205,621,000 160,648,000 119,049,000 81,611,000 39,543,000 6,004,000 26,340,000 7,775,000 5,814,000 20,604,000 138,926,000 
        property, capitalized software and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
                              373,561,000                               
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
                              671,467,000     631,422,000    663,737,000                      
        long-term investments
                              301,592,000 353,052,000 333,980,000 101,958,000 234,596,000 235,055,000 217,615,000 217,357,000 81,912,000 64,977,000 120,806,000 122,055,000 119,525,000 122,810,000 126,855,000 127,318,000 129,695,000 137,386,000 138,825,000 131,385,000 123,679,000 114,983,000 117,235,000 119,487,000 184,282,000 179,990,000 164,170,000 196,811,000 157,750,000 161,278,000 169,728,000 
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                             
        liabilities:
                                                             
        current portion of long-term debt
                              13,750,000 13,750,000 13,750,000 13,750,000 13,750,000 13,750,000 13,750,000 13,750,000 14,120,000 13,750,000   5,000,000 20,000,000  50,000,000 65,000,000 40,000,000  80,000,000            
        accounts payable, trade
                              102,367,000 94,356,000 100,858,000 104,392,000 83,535,000 74,907,000 76,193,000 79,107,000 79,588,000 76,571,000  66,194,000 83,003,000 62,863,000 72,268,000 61,749,000 96,503,000 86,883,000 68,448,000 79,434,000 83,446,000 81,163,000 74,908,000 58,569,000 67,516,000 77,653,000 72,966,000 83,294,000 78,168,000 98,314,000 86,810,000 
        shareholders' equity:
                                                             
        common stock .001 par value...
                              264,000 263,000 263,000 263,000 263,000 262,000 262,000 262,000 261,000 261,000 260,000 257,000 257,000 256,000 255,000 255,000 255,000 254,000 254,000 254,000 253,000 252,000 252,000 251,000 251,000 251,000 251,000 251,000 251,000 251,000 249,000 
        class b convertible common stock .001 par value...
                              16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 
        total iac shareholders' equity
                              2,424,410,000 2,928,042,000 2,897,274,000 2,983,461,000 2,779,861,000 2,843,125,000 2,600,482,000 2,576,079,000 2,494,527,000 2,430,028,000 2,428,921,000 1,965,177,000 1,848,059,000 1,869,222,000 1,863,866,000 1,814,450,000 2,065,438,000 1,804,526,000 1,845,191,000 1,815,386,000 1,752,714,000 1,991,953,000 1,975,028,000 1,672,928,000 1,709,494,000 1,686,736,000 1,735,056,000 1,631,305,000 1,636,519,000 1,655,728,000 1,948,394,000 
        total shareholders' equity
                              3,454,824,000 3,898,318,000 3,805,761,000 3,843,597,000 3,571,336,000 3,551,801,000 3,328,592,000 3,236,948,000 3,082,391,000 2,946,823,000 2,908,703,000 2,173,972,000 2,018,729,000 2,010,670,000 1,970,199,000 1,898,933,000 2,126,511,000 2,215,825,000 1,845,191,000 1,815,386,000 1,752,714,000 1,993,142,000 1,976,825,000 1,674,827,000 1,711,224,000 1,729,401,000 1,787,996,000 1,682,534,000 1,686,490,000 1,707,635,000 2,000,636,000 
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
                              8,434,749,000 8,332,825,000 8,304,791,000 8,299,105,000 7,159,902,000 6,874,585,000 6,372,347,000 6,235,284,000 6,030,974,000 5,867,810,000 5,540,955,000 4,786,067,000 4,619,327,000 4,645,873,000 4,671,160,000 4,660,022,000 5,052,343,000 5,209,950,000 4,027,318,000 4,075,058,000 3,958,105,000 4,274,878,000 4,238,410,000 4,167,478,000 4,224,056,000 4,234,684,000 3,804,782,000 3,812,491,000 3,780,246,000 3,805,828,000 3,582,575,000 
        right-of-use assets
                               167,801,000 177,797,000 180,290,000                            
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 196,563 and 136,405, respectively
                                603,702,000                             
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 175,570 and 136,405, respectively
                                 628,418,000                            
        right of use assets
                                  172,558,000                           
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 155,945 and 136,405, respectively
                                  608,109,000                           
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 129,842 and 74,957, respectively
                                    624,102,000                         
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 113,117 and 74,957, respectively
                                     636,351,000                        
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 94,027 and 74,957, respectively
                                      653,205,000                       
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 86,687 and 102,168, respectively
                                         339,029,000                    
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 90,659 and 102,168, respectively
                                          326,704,000                   
        time deposits
                                              87,500,000               
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 142,101 and 133,546 respectively
                                              426,824,000               
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 122,653 and 98,937 respectively
                                                459,921,000             
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 116,626 and 98,937, respectively
                                                 472,082,000            
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 102,995 and 98,937, respectively
                                                  469,552,000           
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 101,214 and 83,310, respectively
                                                    511,255,000         
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 85,407 and 83,310, respectively
                                                     470,361,000        
        accumulated deficit
                                                     -14,846,000  -32,735,000 -109,652,000 -206,592,000 -264,882,000 -318,519,000 -359,258,000 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 93,366 and 83,310, respectively
                                                      472,237,000       
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 
                                                              
          net income
        166,845,000 209,656,000                                                     
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                              
          stock-based compensation expense
        58,567,000 64,035,000 56,306,000 67,467,000 70,394,000 69,206,000 64,488,000 69,867,000 63,820,000 68,154,000 61,745,000 60,637,000 41,563,000 53,556,000 53,262,000 54,767,000 42,295,000 34,735,000 39,569,000 42,396,000 30,116,000 21,621,000 37,335,000 -15,152,000 58,464,000 60,866,000 50,053,000 62,425,000 67,444,000 66,414,000 55,363,000 57,561,000 59,082,000 57,256,000 134,472,000 38,915,000 33,975,000 22,210,000 23,661,000 27,764,000 31,185,000 33,581,000 27,009,000 25,949,000 18,911,000          
          depreciation
        14,132,000 12,477,000 14,845,000 18,061,000 21,729,000 20,584,000 25,302,000 21,092,000 20,521,000 19,380,000 17,310,000 14,565,000 10,552,000 10,930,000 10,679,000 11,488,000 10,497,000 10,780,000 10,104,000 10,061,000 10,457,000 10,987,000 11,221,000 -5,675,000 24,738,000 25,247,000 23,090,000 21,091,000 18,971,000 18,373,000 18,925,000 18,805,000 19,257,000 18,775,000 17,263,000 18,339,000 19,888,000 20,355,000 17,951,000 17,575,000 15,795,000 15,512,000 15,625,000 15,500,000 15,568,000 16,948,000 14,133,000 15,257,000 14,818,000 14,368,000 13,489,000 17,036,000 14,016,000 14,991,000 
          impairments and amortization of intangibles
        33,767,000 8,651,000    10,766,000    13,810,000                                             
          deferred income taxes
        11,641,000 9,774,000 43,069,000 -4,186,000 -3,722,000 -20,175,000 -11,741,000 10,187,000 6,777,000 -18,177,000 18,162,000 14,916,000 11,711,000 -36,470,000 39,180,000 -17,835,000 -14,828,000 -36,220,000 -1,018,000 -10,724,000 -10,007,000 11,579,000 14,431,000 38,141,000 -59,166,000 4,939,000 -27,871,000 7,938,000 -65,107,000 2,187,000 -25,608,000 20,637,000 -31,895,000 58,842,000 -350,700,000 2,863,000 3,717,000 -19,226,000 -9,053,000 -93,332,000 2,430,000 -51,935,000 -15,111,000 6,393,000 867,000 -11,870,000 82,890,000 2,050,000 3,799,000 -3,157,000 798,000 4,273,000 -11,010,000 31,666,000 
          other adjustments
        2,211,000 -16,100,000 -214,000 10,396,000 5,325,000 -3,534,000 5,662,000 -3,694,000 3,585,000 3,285,000 -265,000 4,675,000 2,237,000 5,636,000 -331,000 700,000 993,000 -22,071,000 42,354,000 2,806,000 4,601,000 -30,337,000 15,723,000 20,629,000 20,690,000 16,165,000 9,206,000 1,434,000 18,741,000 3,086,000 4,086,000 -5,135,000 13,726,000 20,658,000 351,000 23,443,000 -819,000 -17,148,000 1,013,000 14,476,000 6,393,000 12,644,000 5,483,000 8,845,000 -476,000          
          changes in assets and liabilities
                                                              
          accounts receivable
        8,992,000 40,074,000 -3,711,000 -15,249,000 2,510,000 11,624,000 -12,742,000 -100,344,000 71,674,000 -7,278,000 -17,060,000 -17,346,000 -65,728,000 -13,654,000 6,051,000 -5,210,000 6,144,000 -7,403,000 76,509,000 -27,856,000 -75,271,000 63,707,000 -18,692,000 10,571,000 -79,799,000 42,057,000 -8,535,000 -36,590,000 -88,367,000 43,837,000 -18,480,000 -30,284,000 -29,901,000 -36,557,000 -55,813,000 -8,875,000 -13,924,000 -31,667,000 -14,905,000 40,063,000 7,792,000 -3,858,000 -28,532,000 6,557,000 -3,847,000 -7,139,000 -7,061,000 14,669,000 -20,387,000 -389,000 20,564,000 -5,119,000 -4,635,000 -14,548,000 
          other assets
        -9,450,000 2,111,000 11,499,000 17,074,000 15,230,000 20,369,000 2,558,000 -4,708,000 7,118,000 17,598,000 5,329,000 3,410,000 -1,282,000 5,827,000 23,195,000 3,488,000 27,074,000 -15,986,000 -14,893,000 12,996,000 19,626,000 -7,092,000 -15,988,000 -20,316,000 10,172,000 -28,985,000 7,842,000 -3,248,000 6,730,000 4,378,000 -10,740,000 -15,515,000 -22,680,000 23,205,000 958,000 -2,614,000 -15,878,000 6,870,000 278,000 -13,427,000 -6,626,000 -7,428,000 -7,288,000 -13,233,000 6,775,000 5,129,000 10,503,000 -15,138,000 -4,100,000      
          accounts payable and other liabilities
        -98,042,000 -19,344,000 56,010,000 29,901,000 -49,339,000 -9,798,000 -2,715,000 25,656,000 -22,538,000 -21,662,000 43,689,000 6,439,000 -34,427,000 -5,267,000 8,713,000 -451,188,000 -24,868,000 462,816,000 13,261,000 22,922,000 -40,242,000 5,874,000 31,630,000 11,371,000 -24,720,000 -12,075,000 55,721,000 25,065,000 -26,829,000 -4,336,000 56,828,000 8,655,000 -7,592,000                      
          income taxes payable and receivable
        6,491,000 19,207,000 -25,047,000 -17,596,000 11,525,000 10,826,000 23,077,000 -22,741,000 11,051,000 -11,116,000 3,778,000 -15,787,000 19,788,000 10,667,000 3,368,000 -5,132,000 -9,957,000 -21,297,000 -456,000 40,766,000 -21,867,000 11,598,000 21,557,000 31,545,000 -47,787,000 -336,000 5,005,000 -1,802,000 -6,154,000 25,063,000 -1,496,000 10,501,000 -7,034,000 -3,778,000 64,168,000 -21,125,000 -38,610,000                  
          deferred revenue
        -796,000 -7,761,000 -1,793,000 1,998,000 -8,584,000 -13,436,000 -7,519,000 -10,622,000 -11,506,000 -17,555,000 -16,126,000 -10,691,000 3,165,000 -6,029,000 -1,502,000 -805,000 1,867,000 -4,094,000 4,713,000 14,878,000 10,834,000 -3,415,000 13,795,000 -12,354,000 25,487,000 -17,421,000 13,538,000 14,727,000 26,770,000 -2,766,000 6,588,000 3,921,000 41,725,000 -5,637,000 29,557,000 5,319,000 9,915,000 4,451,000 -1,237,000 13,051,000 19,538,000 21,240,000 5,267,000 17,406,000 23,001,000 -11,525,000 15,816,000 8,934,000 16,917,000 -4,435,000 -1,203,000 -8,030,000 7,827,000 -8,711,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        194,358,000 322,780,000 320,641,000 243,842,000 193,117,000  264,941,000 128,965,000 284,103,000  290,807,000 209,478,000 120,387,000    232,517,000        80,975,000 249,173,000 332,958,000 252,867,000 102,941,000 316,428,000 291,898,000 227,794,000 152,008,000 119,093,000 139,891,000 89,901,000 67,805,000                  
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                              
          capital expenditures
        -20,384,000 -14,665,000 -13,803,000 -12,870,000 -15,427,000  -13,106,000 -12,671,000 -17,234,000  -12,563,000 -17,614,000 -19,843,000    -17,657,000        -24,591,000 -33,007,000 -27,022,000 -50,768,000 -25,855,000 -25,521,000 -20,417,000 -24,895,000 -14,801,000 -19,004,000 -14,698,000 -30,664,000 -11,157,000                  
          free cash flows
        173,974,000 308,115,000 306,838,000 230,972,000 177,690,000  251,835,000 116,294,000 266,869,000  278,244,000 191,864,000 100,544,000    214,860,000        56,384,000 216,166,000 305,936,000 202,099,000 77,086,000 290,907,000 271,481,000 202,899,000 137,207,000 100,089,000 125,193,000 59,237,000 56,648,000                  
          other
         35,717,000 193,000 -24,909,000 -1,067,000 101,000 746,000 7,000 -8,814,000 -46,000 2,355,000 36,000 53,000 489,000 828,000 -1,210,000 2,997,000 25,000 281,000 -255,000 3,000 25,000 85,000 -203,000 -740,000 423,000 -941,000 -1,215,000 -619,000 47,000 252,000 9,347,000 1,675,000 243,000 863,000 213,000 5,653,000 747,000 435,000 4,380,000 -7,997,000 -4,143,000 5,756,000 2,843,000 7,123,000 8,065,000 2,345,000 3,013,000 3,638,000 7,312,000 5,022,000 3,429,000 3,232,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        -20,384,000 21,052,000 -13,610,000 -37,779,000 -16,494,000  -12,360,000 -12,664,000 -26,048,000  -10,208,000 -17,578,000 -19,790,000    -14,660,000        -586,006,000 77,765,000 -274,622,000 -188,279,000 55,607,000 100,118,000 -107,911,000 -120,758,000 -44,889,000 -41,735,000 -17,881,000 9,542,000 89,582,000                  
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                              
          principal payments on term loan
         -425,000,000                                                  
          proceeds from issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based awards and employee stock purchase plan
                                                              
          withholding taxes paid on behalf of employees on net settled stock-based awards
        -74,848,000 -12,924,000 -25,698,000 -11,172,000 -78,749,000 -11,000 -1,335,000 -504,000 -9,591,000 -3,353,000 -529,000 -2,051,000 -2,568,000 -5,599,000 -4,120,000 -96,969,000                                      
          purchase of treasury stock
        -60,104,000 -238,905,000 -130,229,000 -231,000,000 -188,676,000 -122,051,000 -243,257,000 -198,773,000 -188,593,000 -101,090,000 -300,000,000 -32,606,000 -112,502,000 -291,069,000                      -56,424,000 -61,692,000 -32,621,000 -78,697,000 -135,938,000 -200,000,000     -95,838,000 -5,716,000 -74,055,000 -88,605,000 -257,789,000 
          dividends
        -44,189,000 -45,362,000 -45,925,000 -47,177,000 -47,791,000                                     -28,249,000 -28,218,000 -28,054,000 -28,675,000 -28,833,000 -28,419,000 -20,082,000 -20,004,000 -20,307,000 -20,002,000 -17,451,000 -21,429,000 -24,468,000 
          purchase of noncontrolling interests
        -232,000 -84,000 -554,000 -737,000 -295,000 -1,577,000 -225,000 -10,329,000   -12,662,000 -3,165,000  -71,000 -2,939,000 -3,182,000 -11,265,000 -3,921,000 -643,000 -234,000 -2,428,000 -650,000 -102,000 -12,259,000 -211,000 -118,000 -1,011,000 -1,400,000 -2,308,000 -14,561,000 -15,338,000 -2,837,000   -30,000,000 -12,386,000     
          net cash from financing activities
        -179,373,000 -367,710,000 415,092,000 -291,980,000 -740,296,000  -241,483,000 -195,024,000 -199,619,000  -302,762,000 -28,812,000 -104,932,000    -116,613,000        194,663,000 -135,699,000 -261,241,000 870,431,000 -73,660,000 47,058,000 -157,151,000 -119,555,000 -83,150,000 295,931,000 -392,920,000 24,403,000 -93,538,000                  
          total cash used
        -5,399,000                                                      
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        -2,344,000  -4,126,000 11,738,000 7,102,000                             2,203,000 3,927,000 1,416,000 4,002,000 2,799,000 -3,337,000 -5,611,000 -285,000 -2,187,000 -2,976,000 6,320,000 -11,455,000 -7,880,000 -9,826,000 2,922,000 1,616,000 2,743,000 5,624,000 77,000 -4,966,000 209,000 
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
        -7,743,000                                      -56,200,000 7,320,000 -242,783,000  110,039,000 -15,188,000 -318,808,000  -55,614,000 -15,985,000 -97,133,000    -76,220,000  
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        1,027,838,000  965,993,000                             1,329,187,000 1,481,447,000 990,405,000 1,100,444,000 749,977,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        1,020,095,000  717,997,000 -74,179,000 409,422,000                             375,492,000 -266,983,000 125,262,000 1,397,038,000 139,403,000 -56,200,000 7,320,000 1,238,664,000 714,999,000 110,039,000 -15,188,000 671,597,000 58,693,000 -55,614,000 -15,985,000 1,003,311,000 358,792,000 62,927,000 4,968,000 673,757,000 248,198,000 
          proceeds from senior notes offerings
                                                           
          payments to settle exchangeable notes
         -73,388,000            -58,555,000 -23,503,000 -46,575,000 -47,677,000                                      
          debt issuance costs
         -192,000                -6,273,000 -121,000 -730,000 -322,000 -4,218,000 -8,977,000 -1,454,000 -20,819,000 -5,542,000     -31,107,000    -2,763,000 -427,000                
          total cash provided
         -23,878,000       58,436,000  -22,163,000      101,244,000         191,239,000 -202,905,000 935,019,000 84,888,000 463,604,000 26,836,000 -12,519,000 23,969,000                      
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
             -14,605,000 6,642,000 1,586,000 -5,947,000 5,886,000 -3,525,000 -399,000 1,820,000 9,692,000 -6,715,000 -6,589,000 -4,197,000 -1,141,000 -2,793,000 294,000 -3,930,000 4,701,000 1,877,000    -2,895,000 -454,000 815,000 -1,680,000 -251,000 -2,702,000 2,746,000                      
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
             110,461,000 17,740,000 -77,137,000 52,489,000 155,438,000 -25,688,000 162,689,000 -2,515,000    97,047,000    106,528,000 340,286,000 269,595,000    -205,800,000 934,565,000 85,703,000 461,924,000 26,585,000 -15,221,000 26,715,000                      
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period
             862,440,000 572,516,000 815,512,000 739,302,000    2,133,685,000 1,633,682,000                      
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
             110,461,000 17,740,000 -77,137,000 914,929,000 155,438,000 -25,688,000 162,689,000 570,001,000 181,764,000 -73,052,000 -448,755,000 912,559,000 304,070,000 274,848,000 -609,236,000 845,830,000 340,286,000 269,595,000    -205,800,000 934,565,000 2,219,388,000 461,924,000 26,585,000 -15,221,000 1,660,397,000                      
          proceeds from issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based awards
          3,220,000 378,000 4,173,000 3,672,000 4,484,000 1,255,000 3,509,000 591,000 4,618,000 11,198,000 3,697,000 432,000 10,052,000 6,304,000 12,837,000 8,254,000 7,360,000 29,973,000 75,874,000                                 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
            -556,571,000                               125,262,000 67,851,000                  
          net earnings
           125,478,000 117,571,000 158,278,000 136,481,000 133,320,000 123,234,000 229,680,000 163,756,000 137,345,000 120,691,000 83,411,000 128,266,000 -32,365,000 180,607,000 -168,724,000 130,901,000 140,529,000 173,848,000    -182,643,000 124,272,000 159,772,000 146,791,000 112,985,000 217,477,000 171,577,000 280,854,000 87,839,000 23,349,000 225,639,000 80,557,000 28,463,000     -31,389,000 65,043,000 57,732,000 21,988,000 68,611,000 325,991,000 -18,863,000 33,491,000 78,853,000 95,635,000 57,472,000 51,765,000 41,938,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
                                                              
          amortization of intangibles
           10,498,000 10,478,000   10,952,000 10,367,000    12,117,000    12,693,000 13,038,000 15,066,000 242,000 213,000 263,000 459,000 -45,359,000 52,162,000 27,019,000 23,186,000 19,638,000 22,752,000 48,106,000 20,152,000 20,188,000 19,953,000 19,992,000 4,366,000 8,624,000 9,161,000 14,364,000 14,267,000 36,975,000 13,820,000 100,648,000 12,338,000 14,411,000 12,555,000 16,090,000 16,451,000 13,406,000 11,979,000 14,596,000 13,032,000 18,137,000 14,078,000 17,713,000 
          total cash (used) provided
            -563,673,000  11,098,000      -4,335,000            -310,368,000                              
          cash flows from operating activities attributable to continuing operations:
                                                              
          add back: loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                              
          net earnings from continuing operations
                     85,622,000 128,266,000   -168,724,000 130,901,000 140,020,000 173,848,000 140,179,000 131,487,000                                
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities attributable to continuing operations:
                                                              
          net cash from operating activities attributable to continuing operations
                     225,237,000 280,487,000   245,574,000 316,110,000 248,507,000 102,308,000 269,707,000 242,958,000               130,795,000 95,653,000 41,832,000 24,097,000 165,298,000 98,328,000 89,589,000 -3,810,000 129,387,000 145,890,000 106,067,000 42,704,000 86,631,000 96,067,000 135,901,000 92,362,000 30,920,000 
          cash flows from investing activities attributable to continuing operations:
                                                              
          net cash from investing activities attributable to continuing operations
                     -10,263,000 -35,921,000   -23,782,000 -42,527,000 -862,971,000 -10,545,000 -9,997,000 -1,445,143,000               119,274,000 -125,383,000 95,040,000 -76,069,000 -574,054,000 144,197,000 -86,897,000 -65,967,000 -40,612,000 -179,092,000 -91,522,000 -128,568,000 -13,533,000 32,138,000 -46,478,000 -52,144,000 35,498,000 
          cash flows from financing activities attributable to continuing operations:
                                                              
          proceeds from the settlement of exchangeable note hedges
                     14,405,000 8,836,000 20,565,000 32,058,000                                      
          payments to settle warrants related to exchangeable notes
                                                            
          net cash from financing activities attributable to continuing operations
                     -42,902,000 -310,903,000   83,419,000 4,058,000 4,934,000 18,695,000 75,875,000 1,476,304,000               -113,465,000 -23,133,000 -123,941,000 -190,526,000 1,125,904,000 -129,563,000 -23,957,000 -237,576,000 -22,228,000 -12,572,000 -33,358,000 -12,822,000 287,085,000 -70,824,000 -84,442,000 -113,897,000 183,177,000 
          total cash from continuing operations
                     172,072,000 -66,337,000   305,211,000 277,641,000 -609,530,000 110,458,000 335,585,000 274,119,000               136,604,000 -52,863,000 12,931,000 -242,498,000 717,148,000 112,962,000 -21,265,000 -307,353,000 66,547,000 -45,774,000 -18,813,000 -98,686,000 360,183,000 57,381,000 4,981,000 -73,679,000 249,595,000 
          add back: loss (earnings) from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                              
          cash from business combinations, net of cash acquired
                                                             
          impairment and amortization of intangibles
                     114,419,000 9,606,000                                        
          purchases of investments
                               -25,000 -3,568,000    -20,800,000 -1,000,000 -13,000,000 -18,180,000 -1,000 -4,000,000 -5,076,000 -29,000 -5,354,000 -2,155,000                
          net cash distribution related to separation of iac
                             -1,421,801,000                                
          borrowings under the credit facility
                                                            
          principal payment on senior notes
                                                              
          principal payments on credit facility
                                                             
          purchase of former match group treasury stock
                                                            
          proceeds from stock offering
                                                             
          net cash from operating activities attributable to discontinued operations
                             -6,401,000                                
          net cash from investing activities attributable to discontinued operations
                                                            
          net cash from financing activities attributable to discontinued operations
                                                            
          total cash from discontinued operations
                             -6,401,000                   38,000 53,000   26,000 -14,000 -94,000 -63,000 -4,134,000 -78,000 -90,000 2,425,000 -1,606,000 
          add back: earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                              
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
                      -73,052,000    274,848,000                                    
          acquisitions, net of cash
                         3,353,000                                     
          add back: (earnings) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                            
          proceeds from exchangeable senior notes offerings
                                                              
          purchase of exchangeable note hedges
                                                            
          proceeds from issuance of warrants
                                                            
          principal payments on senior notes
                                                             
          withholding taxes paid on behalf of employees on net settled stock-based awards of former match group and match group
                          -4,346,000 -832,000 -10,548,000                                  
          net cash (used) acquired in business combinations
                                                              
          accretion of original issue discount of exchangeable senior notes
                                                              
          net cash from business combinations
                                                              
          proceeds from exchangeable notes offerings
                                                              
          withholding taxes paid on behalf of employees on net settled stock-based awards of former match group
                                                              
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                              
          bad debt expense
                                19,931,000 15,296,000 17,099,000 18,403,000 15,005,000 12,924,000 14,656,000 11,337,000 9,528,000 7,995,000                     
          goodwill impairment
                                211,973,000                            
          losses on equity securities
                                51,473,000                              
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
                                                              
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                -532,857,000 -5,388,000 688,000 -179,471,000 -21,555,000 -46,861,000 -122,000 3,782,000 -21,295,000 -79,981,000 -19,949,000 3,201,000 -52,365,000 -15,879,000 -272,000 -2,252,000 -574,116,000 -37,577,000 -5,709,000 -14,909,000 -140,845,000 -25,656,000 -77,981,000 -1,233,000 -2,544,000 -7,719,000 -29,194,000 -33,912,000 
          proceeds from maturities of marketable debt securities
                                20,000,000 40,000,000 123,500,000                          
          purchases of marketable debt securities
                                -49,806,000 -19,899,000 -39,740,000 -122,770,000 -202,509,000 -119,422,000 -4,975,000 -4,982,000 -4,983,000 -19,926,000 -84,697,000 -149,880,000 -12,475,000 -66,891,000 -45,204,000 -47,930,000 -64,940,000 -32,506,000 -45,532,000 -32,848,000     -6,050,000 
          net proceeds from the sale of businesses and investments
                                1,476,000 140,367,000 1,384,000 2,901,000 20,472,000    15,000 60,558,000 5,523,000 22,201,000 97,496,000  6,801,000                
          proceeds from issuance of match group debt
                                500,000,000                              
          borrowings under match group credit facility
                                 40,000,000                          
          principal payments on match group credit facility
                                 -300,000,000                          
          principal payments on angi homeservices term loan
                                -3,438,000 -3,437,000 -3,438,000 -3,437,000 -3,438,000                          
          purchase of match group and angi homeservices treasury stock
                                -120,198,000 -63,543,000                             
          proceeds from the exercise of iac stock options
                                412,000 457,000 458,000 469,000 9,298,000 2,797,000 11,586,000 3,063,000 24,254,000 13,332,000 20,919,000                    
          proceeds from the exercise of match group and angi homeservices stock options
                                   573,000 1,829,000 751,000 373,000 1,752,000                      
          withholding taxes paid on behalf of iac employees on net settled stock-based awards
                                -20,927,000 -4,876,000 -55,480,000 -18,727,000 -14,062,000 -15,971,000 -2,516,000 -213,000 -282,000                      
          withholding taxes paid on behalf of match group and angi homeservices employees on net settled stock-based awards
                                -148,580,000 -41,239,000 -32,512,000 -41,562,000 -123,148,000 -28,602,000 -72,235,000 -61,699,000 -75,028,000                      
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                -5,996,000                              
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                -316,364,000                              
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
                                3,140,358,000                              
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
                                2,823,994,000                              
          gains on equity securities
                                                              
          losses from the sale of businesses
                                                              
          proceeds from issuance of iac debt
                                                            
          repurchases of iac debt
                                                           
          principal payments on match group debt
                                                              
          borrowing under angi homeservices term loan
                                                              
          purchase of iac treasury stock
                                     -75,022,000                      
          purchase of match group stock-based awards
                                                              
          dividends paid to match group noncontrolling interests
                                                              
          distributions to and purchases of noncontrolling interests
                                                              
          acquisition-related contingent consideration payments
                                     -185,000 -23,429,000 -3,860,000 -30,000 -1,838,000 -312,000 -38,000 -7,000            
          unrealized gains on equity securities
                                  5,066,000   2,274,000 115,000                        
          losses (gains) from the sale of investments and businesses
                                  -214,000                            
          proceeds from match group 2019 senior notes offering
                                  350,000,000                          
          proceeds from the exercise of angi homeservices stock options
                                                              
          purchase of match group treasury stock
                                   -51,900,000 -24,186,000 -47,216,000 -12,296,000 -41,478,000 -32,465,000                      
          gains from the sale of businesses and investments
                                                              
          proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable debt securities
                                     208,600,000 115,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 15,000,000 24,000,000 75,350,000 173,159,000 46,710,000   25,534,000 178,315,000 8,563,000 6,050,000 20,646,000   2,000 12,500,000 116,148,000 
          investments in time deposits
                                                             
          proceeds from maturities of time deposits
                                                            
          purchase of exchangeable note hedge
                                                              
          gains from the sale of investments and businesses
                                      -68,000                        
          net proceeds from the sale of investments and businesses
                                      1,090,000                        
          principal payments on angi homeservices debt
                                      -3,438,000                        
          principal payments on iac debt
                                                              
          principal payment on angi homeservices debt
                                        -3,438,000                      
          acquisition-related contingent consideration fair value adjustments
                                         856,000 59,000 2,994,000 1,892,000 -5,438,000 -2,477,000 6,801,000 3,669,000 2,445,000 -960,000 -9,950,000 -6,996,000 414,000 -14,281,000 527,000 -27,000      
          gain from the sale of businesses and investments
                                         -8,642,000 -4,368,000                    
          impairment of long-term investments
                                         4,468,000 2,947,000 1,426,000 3,373,000     5,385,000 804,000   2,320,000        
          acquisition-related contingent consideration payment
                                                  -180,000         
          gain on real estate transaction
                                                 -755,000             
          accounts payable and other current liabilities
                                         -61,689,000 50,057,000 -28,522,000 26,012,000 11,310,000 24,481,000 -77,354,000 -10,796,000 26,442,000 15,778,000 189,000 -33,420,000 29,389,000 7,059,000 -19,587,000 -11,655,000 5,393,000 -29,597,000 36,367,000 -12,929,000 -33,084,000 
          fees and expenses related to note exchange
                                                              
          proceeds from match group initial public offering, net of fees and expenses
                                                              
          proceeds from the exercise of match group stock options
                                         1,737,000 18,302,000                    
          withholding taxes paid on behalf of match group employees on net settled stock-based awards
                                                              
          withholding taxes paid on behalf of angi homeservices employees on net settled stock-based awards
                                                              
          funds returned from (held in) escrow for myhammer tender offer
                                                              
          decrease in restricted cash related to bond redemptions
                                                            
          proceeds from match group 6.375% senior notes offering
                                                              
          proceeds from match group term loan
                                                              
          principal payment on match group term loan
                                                              
          repurchases of iac senior notes
                                                             
          withholding taxes paid on behalf of iac net settled stock-based awards
                                          -7,280,000                    
          cash payments to purchase fully vested equity awards and pay withholding taxes on behalf of match group employees on net settled stock-based awards
                                                              
          funds returned from escrow for myhammer tender offer
                                          10,604,000                  
          proceeds from match group 2016 senior notes offering
                                                            
          debt issuance costs for match group 2016 senior notes offering
                                                              
          withholding taxes paid on behalf of match group net settled stock-based awards
                                                              
          equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates
                                            -123,000 209,000 -74,000 10,000 404,000 -850,000 -399,000 194,000 283,000 300,000 612,000 6,850,000 1,935,000 2,193,000 3,253,000 1,078,000 91,000 -2,863,000 
          gains on the sales of businesses, investments and assets
                                            763,000                  
          repurchases of senior notes
                                            -26,590,000                  
          issuance of iac common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes
                                            -25,327,000 6,253,000 5,949,000 1,822,000 -14,919,000              
          issuance of match group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes
                                            5,030,000 9,081,000 -1,709,000 6,629,000 -4,453,000              
          total cash from
                                            63,849,000                  
          less: earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                 28,000   125,000 625,000    24,000   -944,000  
          earnings from continuing operations
                                             113,928,000 52,340,000 -190,542,000 7,934,000 -31,417,000 65,026,000 57,885,000 21,863,000 67,986,000 150,261,000 -17,995,000 34,305,000 78,829,000 91,721,000 58,540,000 52,709,000 44,408,000 
          adjustments to reconcile earnings from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities attributable to continuing operations:
                                                              
          excess tax benefits from stock-based awards
                                             -8,633,000 -21,260,000 -6,607,000 -15,264,000 -7,271,000 -12,682,000 -19,619,000 -16,846,000 -3,637,000 -8,431,000 -8,686,000 -24,203,000 -6,461,000 -2,883,000 -36,077,000 12,530,000 33,615,000 
          gains on sale of businesses, investments and assets
                                                              
          income taxes payable
                                             46,079,000 10,947,000 -10,551,000 -37,477,000 37,915,000 49,556,000 -21,945,000 -41,359,000 20,092,000 -143,883,000 22,602,000 6,697,000 1,055,000 2,607,000 22,863,000 22,666,000 -39,570,000 
          net proceeds from the sale of businesses, investments and assets
                                                              
          borrowings under match group term loan
                                                              
          principal payments on match group term loan
                                             -40,000,000                
          principal payments on iac debt, including redemptions and repurchases of senior notes
                                                              
          repurchase of stock-based awards
                                                              
          funds held in escrow for myhammer tender offer
                                                              
          gains on sale of businesses and investments
                                              -279,000                
          principal payment on liberty bonds
                                                              
          redemption and repurchase of senior notes
                                                              
          purchase of time deposits
                                               -87,500,000              
          repurchase of senior notes
                                               -28,198,000 -32,912,000              
          increase in restricted cash related to bond redemptions
                                                              
          gains on sale of a business and long-term investments
                                                -14,700,000              
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
                                                              
          purchases of long-term investments
                                                -813,000 -9,397,000 -12,233,000 -4,495,000 -8,345,000 -6,631,000 -3,002,000 -6,840,000 -7,861,000 -24,475,000 -1,346,000 -24,284,000 -975,000 -26,063,000 
          net proceeds from the sale of a business and long-term investments
                                                93,097,000              
          principal payment on long-term debt
                                                -10,000,000              
          gains on sales of long-term investments, assets and a business
                                                              
          other changes in assets and liabilities
                                                 -51,000 507,000 -689,000          
          proceeds from sales of long-term investments, assets and a business
                                                              
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                                                              
          principal payments on long-term debt
                                                         -15,844,000  
          issuance of common stock, net of withholding taxes
                                                 1,779,000 -19,541,000 -10,317,000 -10,339,000 6,432,000 9,000,000 -14,743,000 920,000 -11,533,000   552,000 -57,229,000 
          funds returned from (transferred to) escrow for meetic tender offer
                                                              
          funds returned from escrow for meetic tender offer
                                                      12,354,000      
          less: loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                       -868,000 -814,000      
          non-cash compensation expense
                                                     16,137,000 17,332,000 16,552,000 9,613,000 14,157,000 14,365,000 11,820,000 12,663,000 20,367,000 
          gains on sales of long-term investments
                                                              
          gains on sales of assets
                                                              
          proceeds from sales of long-term investments
                                                      8,304,000   27,682,000 41,976,000 96,000 214,000 1,450,000 
          purchase of noncontrolling interest
                                                              
          gain on sales of long-term investments
                                                         -17,715,000     
          gain on sales of assets
                                                         3,000     
          funds transferred to escrow for meetic tender offer
                                                              
          acquisition-related contingent consideration fair value adjustment
                                                          632,000 4,249,000 1,458,000  
          other current assets
                                                          -5,127,000 -6,788,000 -8,001,000 -13,242,000 
          net proceeds from stock-based award activities
                                                              
          dividend received from meetic s.a.
                                                              
          liberty exchange
                                                              
          less: discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                              
          gain on sales of investments