CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 228,363	$ 240,634
Marketable securities	561,969	494,450
Restricted cash	0	10,876
Accounts receivable	23,312	106,446
Inventory	11,458	11,545
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	25,714	26,815
Assets held for sale	0	87,510
Total current assets	850,816	978,276
Property and equipment, net	42,149	44,800
Right-of-use asset, net	21,358	22,897
Goodwill	112,888	113,462
Other non-current assets	15,951	17,077
Total assets	1,043,162	1,176,512
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	16,101	24,578
Accrued expenses	103,027	107,165
Deferred revenue	88,772	140,053
Current portion of finance lease liabilities	2,112	2,507
Other current liabilities	132,449	137,778
Liabilities held for sale	0	47,869
Total current liabilities	342,461	459,950
Deferred revenue	359,273	358,943
Long-term debt	291,039	244,213
Non-current finance lease liabilities	1,907	2,091
Other non-current liabilities	193,244	239,068
Total liabilities	1,187,924	1,304,265
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025; no shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025	0	0
Stockholders' deficit:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025; 167,765,721 shares issued and 164,422,575 shares outstanding at March 31, 2026 and 164,969,773 shares issued and 162,575,937 shares outstanding at December 31, 2025	1,678	1,650
Additional paid-in capital	4,548,592	4,539,756
Accumulated deficit	(4,577,639)	(4,568,148)
Treasury stock, cost basis, 3,343,146 shares at March 31, 2026 and 2,393,836 shares at December 31, 2025	(112,319)	(103,021)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(5,074)	2,010
Total stockholders’ deficit	(144,762)	(127,753)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$ 1,043,162	$ 1,176,512

Lease, Right-Of-Use Asset

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).