Equity-Based Compensation (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Performance Shares Award Activity
The unvested shares of Class A common stock following the exchange of unvested incentive units are summarized as follows:
 
 
Unvested Shares
 
Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Unvested Class A common shares outstanding following the Reorganization Transactions
 
605,390

 
$
6.55

Vested
 
(237,530
)
 
8.40

Effect of the Rescission Transactions
 
(367,860
)
 
5.35

Unvested Class A common shares outstanding—September 30, 2018
 
—

 
$
—

The unvested LLC Units following the conversion of unvested incentive units are summarized as follows:
 
 
Unvested Units
 
Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Unvested LLC Units outstanding following the Reorganization Transactions
 
3,942,674

 
$
7.73

Vested
 
(637,613
)
 
7.74

Effect of the Rescission Transactions
 
367,860

 
5.35

Unvested LLC Units outstanding—September 30, 2018
 
3,672,921

 
$
7.49

Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity
The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:
 
 
Stock Options Outstanding
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining Contractual Term
(in years)
 
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
(in millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2017
 
—

 
$
—

 
 
 
 
Granted
 
5,236,155

 
15.00

 
 
 
 
Forfeited or cancelled
 
(3,979
)
 
15.00

 
 
 
 
Balance as of September 30, 2018
 
5,232,176

 
$
15.00

 
9.6
 
$
88.9

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions
The grant date fair value of the stock options was determined using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:
Dividend yield
 
None
Volatility
 
55.0%
Risk-free interest rate
 
2.97%
Expected term (years)
 
5.63
The fair value of the purchase right for the ESPP is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:
Dividend yield
 
None
Volatility
 
55.0%
Risk-free interest rate
 
2.05%—2.50%
Expected term (years)
 
0.5—2.0
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity
The activity for RSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was as follows:
 
 
Number of RSUs or Units
 
Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value
RSUs of Pluralsight, Inc.
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2017
 
2,178,450

 
$
7.06

Granted
 
3,464,817

 
11.93

Forfeited or cancelled
 
(244,500
)
 
7.62

Balance at September 30, 2018
 
5,398,767

 
$
10.16

Restricted Share Units of Pluralsight Holdings:
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2018
 
3,000,000

 
$
8.24

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs
Equity-based compensation expense was classified as follows in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Cost of revenue
 
$
40

 
$
5

 
$
86

 
$
15

Sales and marketing
 
4,372

 
631

 
9,343

 
2,010

Technology and content
 
2,790

 
499

 
5,839

 
1,489

General and administrative
 
8,842

 
11,762

 
21,704

 
15,474

Total equity-based compensation
 
$
16,044

 
$
12,897

 
$
36,972

 
$
18,988