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Accounting Policies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Accounting Policies Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
We prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with United States ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for interim financial reporting. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Unity Software Inc., its wholly owned subsidiaries, and entities consolidated under the voting interest model. We have eliminated all intercompany balances and transactions. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In our opinion, all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation, have been included. The results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or other periods. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences could be material to our financial position and results of operations.
We review the useful lives of assets with a finite life on a recurring basis. Effective July 1, 2025, we revised our estimate of the remaining useful life for certain intangible assets from four to seven years, down to one to three years. These assets are included in “Intangible assets, net” on our consolidated balance sheets, are primarily “developed technology” within intangible assets, and primarily relate to assets arising from our acquisition of Wētā FX Limited in 2023. The shortened useful lives are due to certain assets no longer being actively developed and absence of currently established plans for incorporation into future Unity offerings. The effect of this change in estimate for the year ending December 31, 2025, is anticipated to be an increase in amortization expense and decrease in operating income of approximately $77 million.
Employee Separation and Restructuring Costs
In the six months ended June 30, 2025, we incurred incremental employee separation costs of approximately $20 million, primarily within sales and marketing and research and development. In the six months ended June 30, 2024, we incurred incremental employee separation costs of approximately $201 million, which included $128 million of incremental stock-based compensation. Of the incremental employee separation costs we incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2024, $15 million are within cost of revenue, $44 million are within research and development, $52 million are within sales and marketing, and $90 million are within general and administrative. Additionally, for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, we incurred $11 million and $38 million, respectively, of other restructuring costs, primarily related to office closures.