REVENUE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

Revenue disaggregated by type was as follows:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	September 27 2023		September 28 2022		September 27 2023		September 28 2022
Shack sales	$	264,980	$	219,501	$	771,044	$	639,346
Licensing revenue:
Sales-based royalties	10,898		8,050		29,388		21,936
Initial territory and opening fees	329		263		858		675
Total revenue	$	276,207	$	227,814	$	801,290	$	661,957

Schedule of Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability

Contract liabilities and receivables from contracts with customers were as follows:

	September 27 2023		December 28 2022
Shack sales receivables	$	7,531	$	8,779
Licensing receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	4,871		3,918
Gift card liability	1,972		2,285
Deferred revenue, current	1,180		969
Deferred revenue, long-term	16,709		14,340

Revenue recognized that was included in the respective liability balances at the beginning of the period was as follows:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	September 27 2023		September 28 2022		September 27 2023		September 28 2022
Gift card liability(1)	$	83	$	82	$	560	$	1,725
Deferred revenue	311		234		829		638

(1)For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 28, 2022, amount includes the cumulative catch-up adjustment of $1,281 for gift card breakage income.