Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
Schedule of property and equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following (amounts in millions):

December 31,

 

    

2019

    

2018

 

Buildings (1)

$

123

Finance lease right-of-use asset (1)

114

Leasehold improvements

49

 

41

Computer equipment and purchased software

 

70

 

52

Furniture, office equipment and other

 

21

 

18

Total property and equipment

$

254

 

234

(1) Refer to note 8 regarding the transition accounting related to the adoption of ASC 842 and subsequent accounting for Tripadvisor’s headquarters lease in Needham, Massachusetts (Tripadvisor’s “Headquarters Lease”).
Schedule of disaggregation of revenue

Years ended December 31,

2019

2018

    

amounts in millions

Hotels, Media & Platform

Tripadvisor-branded hotels

$

779

848

Tripadvisor-branded display and platform

160

153

Total Hotels, Media & Platform

939

1,001

Experiences & Dining

456

372

Corporate and other

165

242

Total Revenue

$

1,560

1,615

The following table provides information about the opening and closing balances of accounts receivable and contract assets from contracts with customers (in millions):

December 31,

December 31,

2019

2018

Accounts receivable

$

176

205

Contract assets

7

7

Total

$

183

212

Schedule of contract balances

Years ended December 31,

2019

2018

    

amounts in millions

Hotels, Media & Platform

Tripadvisor-branded hotels

$

779

848

Tripadvisor-branded display and platform

160

153

Total Hotels, Media & Platform

939

1,001

Experiences & Dining

456

372

Corporate and other

165

242

Total Revenue

$

1,560

1,615

Schedule of stock-based compensation expense

Included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations are the following amounts of stock-based compensation for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 (amounts in millions):

December 31,

    

2019

    

2018

2017

Operating expense

    

$

56

52

40

Selling, general and administrative

 

75

71

63

$

131

123

103

Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Shares

Years ended December 31,

2019

2018

2017

number of shares in millions

Basic EPS

 

75

74

75

Potentially dilutive shares

 

Diluted EPS

 

75

74

75