Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES [Abstract]  
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
 
As of
(in thousands)
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Accrued expenses
$
278,078

 
$
210,275

Money transfer settlement obligations
289,640

 
219,601

Accrued amounts due to mobile operators and other content providers
104,535

 
121,505

Derivative liabilities
31,947

 
63,772

Total
$
704,200

 
$
615,153