Related party transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Amounts due from related parties of $0 and $3,020 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, primarily relate to currently due or potential reimbursements for certain taxes accrued or paid by the Company (see note 15).

Activity with franchisees considered to be related parties is summarized below.



	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Franchise revenue	$	3,179	$	2,130	$	1,760
Equipment revenue	3,977		3,464		1,338
Total revenue from related parties	$	7,156	$	5,594	$	3,098

Additionally, the Company had deferred ADA revenue from related parties of $779 and $389 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The Company entered into a consulting agreement that terminated on December 31, 2018 with a shareholder and former executive officer of the Company.

The Company paid rent and lease termination costs for its former headquarters to MMC Fox Run, LLC, which was owned by Chris Rondeau, our CEO, and Marc Grondahl, a shareholder and former executive officer and former member of our board of directors, in the amounts of $0, $898, and $406, for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had $59,458 and $44,794, respectively, payable to related parties pursuant to tax benefit arrangements, see Note 15.

A member of the Company’s board of directors, who is also a franchisee, holds an approximate 10.5% ownership of a company that sells amenity tracking compliance software to Planet Fitness stores. As of December 31, 2018, the software was being utilized at 35 corporate-owned stores and approximately 400 franchise stores.