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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of significant accounting policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (the "Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements") have been prepared by Criteo in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") and pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. As such, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 23, 2024.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to state fairly the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for any subsequent interim period or for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements requires the use of estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amount of revenue and expenses during the period. We base our estimates and assumptions on historical experience and other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates in our financial statements include, but are not limited to, (1) gross versus net assessment in revenue recognition (2) income taxes, (3) assumptions used in the valuation of long-lived assets including intangible assets, and goodwill, (4) assumptions surrounding the recognition and valuation of contingent liabilities and losses.

Significant Accounting Policies

Reportable Segments

Beginning with the first quarter of 2024, the Company has changed its segment reporting structure to two reportable segments: Retail Media and Performance Media, which combines our former Marketing Solutions and Iponweb segments, to align with a change in how the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), our Chief Executive Officer (CEO), allocates resources and assesses performance.

As such, prior period segment results and related disclosures have been conformed to reflect the Company’s current reportable segments. This change in accounting policy did not impact our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows. Refer to Note 2 for further discussion.

Goodwill Interim Impairment Evaluation
The Company's goodwill balance was $526.6 million and $524.2 million at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. We assess goodwill for impairment at least annually during the fourth quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. As noted above, during the first quarter 2024, the Company made a change to its operating and reportable segments from three to two segments: Retail Media and Performance Media. As a result of this change, we reassessed our reporting units for the evaluation of goodwill. Prior to this change, consistent with the determination that we had three operating/reportable segment, we determined that we had three reporting units for goodwill assessment purposes. Our reassessment during the first quarter of 2024 determined that, consistent with the determination that we had two operating/ reportable segments, we also have two reporting units for goodwill assessment purposes: Retail Media and Performance Media.
As a result of this change in reporting units, effective January 1, 2024, we estimated the fair value of our new reporting units and, based on an assessment of the relative fair values of our new reporting units after the change, we determined that the goodwill held by the Iponweb reportable unit was now allocated to the Performance Media reporting unit. This determination was largely based on the fact that the operations of the previous Iponweb operating segment/ reporting unit are significantly integrated with the Performance Media operating segment / reportable unit. The change in reporting units was also considered a triggering event indicating a test for goodwill impairment was required as of January 1, 2024 before and after the change in reporting units. The Company performed those impairment tests, which did not result in the identification of an impairment loss as of January 1, 2024.
Goodwill allocated to the two reportable segments and the changes in the carrying amount for the quarter-ended September 30, 2024 were as follows:
Retail MediaPerformance MediaTotal
Balance at January 1, 2024
$149,680 $374,517 $524,197 
Acquisitions— — — 
Disposals— — — 
Currency translation adjustment429 1,943 2,372 
Impairments— — — 
Balance at September 30, 2024
$150,109 $376,460 $526,569 
There have been no other significant changes to our accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

There have been no recently issued accounting standards adopted during the period which had a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

There are no recently issued accounting standards that are expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.