$PEGA
PEGASYSTEMS INC Stock $pega

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2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000101385720000007 Filed on February 12, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
Revenue	$276.5M	$256.4M	$203.3M
YoY Change	7.87%	7.02%	6.44%
Cost Of Revenue	$77.60M	$77.90M	$74.42M
YoY Change	-0.39%	5.27%	6.73%
Gross Profit	$198.9M	$178.4M	$128.8M
YoY Change	11.48%	-1.21%	6.28%
Gross Profit Margin	71.94%	69.61%	63.39%
Selling, General & Admin	$141.1M	$109.5M	$99.59M
YoY Change	28.86%	15.14%	20.73%
% of Gross Profit	70.93%	61.36%	77.3%
Research & Development	$52.40M	$46.40M	$46.50M
YoY Change	12.93%	11.0%	13.34%
% of Gross Profit	26.34%	26.0%	36.09%
Depreciation & Amortization	-$29.20M	$6.600M	$6.200M
YoY Change	-542.42%	10.0%	-1.59%
% of Gross Profit	-14.68%	3.7%	4.81%
Operating Expenses	$200.7M	$163.0M	$146.1M
YoY Change	23.13%	14.71%	18.27%
Operating Profit	-$1.745M	$15.45M	-$17.26M
YoY Change	-111.29%	-59.88%	650.02%
Interest Expense	$1.200M	$2.500M	$1.100M
YoY Change	-52.0%	212.5%	-122.45%
% of Operating Profit		16.18%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$200.0K	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Pretax Income	-$300.0K	$17.90M	-$16.18M
YoY Change	-101.68%	-2.91%	124.26%
Income Tax	-$1.300M	$1.500M	-$8.589M
% Of Pretax Income		8.38%
Net Earnings	$918.0K	$16.41M	-$7.587M
YoY Change	-94.41%	-59.57%	-689.05%
Net Earnings / Revenue	0.33%	6.4%	-3.73%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.01	$0.21	-$0.10
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.01	$0.20	-$0.10
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	79.33M shares	78.70M shares	78.70M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			78.70M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$68.40M	$207.4M	$206.0M
YoY Change	-67.02%	-7.29%	5.97%
Cash & Equivalents	$68.36M	$114.4M	$106.2M
Short-Term Investments	$0.00	$93.00M	$99.80M
Other Short-Term Assets	$57.31M	$49.68M	$73.46M
YoY Change	15.34%	20.78%	315.54%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$199.7M	$180.9M	$150.7M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$505.6M	$610.6M	$586.1M
YoY Change	-17.2%	-5.72%	33.8%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$34.28M	$36.64M
YoY Change	-6.42%	-9.23%
Goodwill	$79.04M	$72.86M	$72.90M
YoY Change	8.48%	-0.13%	-0.06%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$278.4M	$147.8M	$134.7M
YoY Change	88.35%	12.51%	2151.4%
Total Long-Term Assets	$479.2M	$371.9M	$376.5M
YoY Change	28.85%	1.88%	65.87%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$505.6M	$610.6M	$586.1M
Total Long-Term Assets	$479.2M	$371.9M	$376.5M
Total Assets	$984.8M	$982.6M	$962.6M
YoY Change	0.23%	-2.98%	44.74%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$17.48M	$16.49M	$12.93M
YoY Change	5.99%	-5.08%	3.12%
Accrued Expenses	$48.00M	$43.14M	$39.83M
YoY Change	11.26%	-5.2%	0.37%
Deferred Revenue	$190.1M	$185.1M
YoY Change	2.67%	11.63%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$378.0M	$331.8M	$282.3M
YoY Change	13.91%	12.57%	5.71%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$15.24M	$29.21M	$23.37M
YoY Change	-47.84%	23.51%	51.28%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$15.24M	$29.21M	$23.37M
YoY Change	-47.84%	23.51%	51.28%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$378.0M	$331.8M	$282.3M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$15.24M	$29.21M	$23.37M
Total Liabilities	$445.8M	$361.0M	$341.8M
YoY Change	23.48%	1.16%	16.5%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$410.9M	$510.9M	$496.8M
YoY Change	-19.56%	0.23%	117.95%
Common Stock	$141.3M	$124.0M	$135.9M
YoY Change	13.98%	-18.9%	-7.85%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$539.0M	$621.5M	$620.9M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$984.8M	$982.6M	$962.6M
YoY Change	0.23%	-2.98%	44.74%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$918.0K	$16.41M	-$7.587M
YoY Change	-94.41%	-59.57%	-689.05%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	-$29.20M	$6.600M	$6.200M
YoY Change	-542.42%	10.0%	-1.59%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$28.70M	$37.30M	-$8.300M
YoY Change	-176.94%	-15.8%	-129.54%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$4.200M	-$4.800M	-$1.400M
YoY Change	-12.5%	4.35%	-65.85%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$20.80M	$6.200M	-$1.900M
YoY Change	235.48%	226.32%	-72.06%
Cash From Investing Activities	$16.70M	$1.400M	-$3.200M
YoY Change	1092.86%	-150.0%	-70.37%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-12.40M	-29.80M	-25.90M
YoY Change	-58.39%	192.16%	184.62%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-28.70M	37.30M	-8.300M
Cash From Investing Activities	16.70M	1.400M	-3.200M
Cash From Financing Activities	-12.40M	-29.80M	-25.90M
Net Change In Cash	-24.40M	8.900M	-37.40M
YoY Change	-374.16%	-71.57%	-556.1%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$28.70M	$37.30M	-$8.300M
Capital Expenditures	-$4.200M	-$4.800M	-$1.400M
Free Cash Flow	-$24.50M	$42.10M	-$6.900M
YoY Change	-158.19%	-13.91%	-121.43%

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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	36635000	USD
CY2018Q4	pega	Long Lived Assets Percentage LongLivedAssetsPercentage	1
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CY2019	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	25095000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	14700000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	4734000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	77095000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	58273000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	15885000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	52610000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.058
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	19373000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	18702000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	17671000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	16615000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	68495000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	19727000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	14807000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	13262000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	12279000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	11084000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	67425000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	1000000000000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	79600000	shares
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CY2018	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.12
CY2017	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.12
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount1 StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1	45484000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount1 StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1	6620000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount1 StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1	34892000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Authorized Amount1 StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1	60000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	9432000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	9277000	USD
CY2019	pega	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Intended CommonStockDividendsPerShareIntended	0.03
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount1 StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1	6620000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount1 StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1	34892000	USD
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CY2018	pega	Stock Repurchase Program Amount Authorized During Period StockRepurchaseProgramAmountAuthorizedDuringPeriod	27003000	USD
CY2017	pega	Stock Repurchase Program Amount Authorized During Period StockRepurchaseProgramAmountAuthorizedDuringPeriod	0	USD
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CY2019	pega	Stock Repurchase Program Payments For Shares Repurchased Unsettled StockRepurchaseProgramPaymentsForSharesRepurchasedUnsettled	21136000	USD
CY2018Q4	pega	Stock Repurchase Program Shares Repurchased Unsettled StockRepurchaseProgramSharesRepurchasedUnsettled	-1001000	shares
CY2018	pega	Stock Repurchase Program Payments For Shares Repurchased Unsettled StockRepurchaseProgramPaymentsForSharesRepurchasedUnsettled	55275000	USD
CY2017Q4	pega	Stock Repurchase Program Shares Repurchased Unsettled StockRepurchaseProgramSharesRepurchasedUnsettled	-99000	shares
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	93001000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	911383000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Percentage1 ConcentrationRiskPercentage1	1
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CY2018	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Percentage1 ConcentrationRiskPercentage1	1
CY2017	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	888467000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Percentage1 ConcentrationRiskPercentage1	1
CY2017	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	888467000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	911383000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	891581000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	888467000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	911383000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	891581000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	888467000	USD
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CY2018Q4	pega	Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation Expected To Be Recognized Years2to3 RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationExpectedToBeRecognizedYears2to3	69565000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	911383000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	891581000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Weighted Average Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate	0.35
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P4Y6M
CY2018	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P4Y6M
CY2017	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P4Y6M
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CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	65.91
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CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	63862000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	53313000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	16392000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	13383000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	12113000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Award Vesting Period1 ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriod1	P5Y
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CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.024
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.026
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.019
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CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.004
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.005
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	6971000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	27.86
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	309000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	50.25
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	7436000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	44.76
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber	6292000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	43.17
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P7Y
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue	229541000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	3012000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	28.71
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P5Y7M6D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	153399000	USD
CY2019Q4	pega	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Closing Price Of Common Stock ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardClosingPriceOfCommonStock	79.65
CY2019Q4	pega	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Closing Price Of Common Stock ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardClosingPriceOfCommonStock	79.65
CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	19697000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	16607000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	14099000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-51396000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-27494000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	57493000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	-83450000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	15951000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	28742000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	-134846000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	-11543000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	86235000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	1050000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	-1862000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	-18109000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	405000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	287000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	97000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	3449000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	10313000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	8479000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	4904000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	8738000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-9533000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-25356000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-18939000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-2049000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	1302000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	778000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-5143000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-3702000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-214000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-18818000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-8257000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-517000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-49317000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-30898000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-2780000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-44413000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-22160000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-12313000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	-28318000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	-2424000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	30182000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	727000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	510000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	459000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-4450000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-3329000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-395000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	2606000	USD
CY2019	pega	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Changes Due To Giltifdii And Beat EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangesDueToGILTIFDIIAndBEAT	0	USD
CY2018	pega	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Changes Due To Giltifdii And Beat EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangesDueToGILTIFDIIAndBEAT	399000	USD
CY2017	pega	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Changes Due To Giltifdii And Beat EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangesDueToGILTIFDIIAndBEAT	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Research IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch	4295000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Research IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch	6991000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Research IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch	3374000	USD
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