Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Revenues

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Revenues
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenues RevenuesRevenues consist of service revenue and surcharge revenue. Service revenue represents fees charged to customers for performing screening and compliance services. Surcharge revenue consists of fees charged to customers for obtaining data from federal, state and local jurisdictions, and certain commercial data wholesalers, which are required to fulfill the Company’s screening and compliance service obligations. These fees are predominantly charged to the Company’s customers at cost. Revenue is recognized when the Company satisfies its obligation to complete the service and delivers the screening report to the customer.
Disaggregated revenues were as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
(in thousands)
Revenues
Service revenues $ 152,332  $ 98,587  $ 395,624  $ 294,175 
Surcharge revenues 52,649  32,087  135,898  95,946 
Total revenues $ 204,981  $ 130,674  $ 531,522  $ 390,121 

Contract Implementation Costs

Contract implementation costs represent incremental set up costs to fulfill contracts with customers, including salaries and wages incurred to onboard the customer on the Company’s platform to enable the customer's ability to request and access completed background screening reports. Contract implementation costs are recorded in other non-current assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Included in cost of services is $1.0 million and $2.8 million related to contract implementation costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, and $0.8 million and $2.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. See Note 3 — Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets, and Other Non-Current Assets for contract implementation costs included in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.