CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 115,365	$ 172,611
Restricted cash		135	15,827
Accounts and notes receivable, net		110,907	84,805
Inventory		44,259	43,039
Prepaid and other assets		26,022	25,070
Income tax receivable		2,619	3,055
Advertising fund assets, restricted		39,698	29,276
Total current assets		339,005	373,683
Notes receivable, net		2,748	3,828
Property and equipment, net		1,121,204	827,392
Operating lease right-of-use assets		905,527	884,927
Deferred commissions		9,878	8,661
Intangibles, net		817,665	829,308
Goodwill		1,810,085	1,727,351
Total assets		5,006,112	4,655,150
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		72,458	67,802
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		217,589	190,867
Income tax payable		2,791	3,513
Current portion of long term debt		18,342	22,988
Advertising fund liabilities		25,457	20,276
Total current liabilities		336,637	305,446
Long-term debt, net		1,677,337	2,102,219
Deferred tax liability		261,906	249,043
Operating lease liabilities		843,925	818,001
Income tax receivable liability		155,970	0
Deferred revenue		24,770	20,757
Long-term accrued expenses and other liabilities		30,070	53,324
Total liabilities		3,330,615	3,548,790
Common stock	[1]	1,674	565
Additional paid-in capital		1,604,342	1,055,172
Retained earnings		80,364	31,975
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(12,047)	16,528
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc.		1,674,333	1,104,240
Non-controlling interests		1,164	2,120
Total shareholders' equity		1,675,497	1,106,360
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$ 5,006,112	$ 4,655,150

[1] Common stock at December 26, 2020 has been adjusted to reflect an implied 88,990-for-one stock split that became effective on January 14, 2021. See Note 1 for additional information.