Table of Contents The overall growth in our global platform was also the primary driver of the remaining $72.3 million increase in all other location operating expenses, which related to increases in cleaning, office consumables, utilities, repairs and maintenance expenses and other expenses required to operate our locations. As a percentage of membership revenue, these location operating expenses for the period declined slightly to 19% for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to 21% for the year ended December 31, 2016. Other Operating Expenses Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 and the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 Six Months Ended June 30, Change (Amounts in thousands, except percentages) 2018 2019 $ % Other operating expenses $ 42,024 $ 81,189 $ 39,165 93% Other operating expenses relate to costs of operating and providing services through our mature We Company offerings. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019, other operating expenses relate to the operation of Meetup, Flatiron School, Conductor and Managed by Q for the periods subsequent to their acquisitions. The increase in other operating expenses is primarily related to increases in payroll expenses for these We Company offerings relating to the expansion of their operations. Additionally, as Conductor was acquired on March 22, 2018, the first six months of 2019 reflects a full period of other operating expenses related to Conductor while the first six months reflects a partial period of other operating expenses related to Conductor. Additionally, we acquired Managed by Q in May 2019, which also contributed to the increase for the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. Comparison of the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 Year Ended December 31, Change (Amounts in thousands, except percentages) 2017 2018 $ % Other operating expenses $ 1,677 $ 106,788 $ 105,111 N/M N/M = Not meaningful For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, other operating expenses relate to the operation of Meetup, Flatiron School and Conductor for the periods subsequent to their acquisitions. The increase in expense period over period is primarily related to the timing of the acquisitions. Flatiron School was acquired in October 2017, Meetup was acquired in December 2017 and Conductor was acquired in March 2018. Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017 Year Ended December 31, Change (Amounts in thousands, except percentages) 2016 2017 $ % Other operating expenses — $ — $ 1,677 $ 1,677 % Other operating expenses increased $1.7 million primarily due to the operation of our Meetup and Flatiron School offerings for the periods subsequent to their acquisitions during 2017. 99