Revenue from Contracts with Customers

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The Company records contract assets for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if it expects the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year and if such costs are material. Commission expenses, a primary cost associated with the sale of franchise licenses, are amortized to selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations ratably over the life of the associated franchise agreement.

Capitalized costs to obtain a contract as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were $6 million and $7 million, respectively, and are presented within deferred commissions on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognized less than $1 million of costs during the three months ended September 30, 2023 and September 24, 2022, respectively, that were recorded as a contract asset at the beginning of the periods. The Company recognized $1 million and less than $1 million of costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 24, 2022, respectively, that were recorded as a contract asset at the beginning of the periods.

Contract liabilities consist primarily of deferred franchise fees and deferred development fees. The Company had contract liabilities of $31 million and $29 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, which are presented within deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognized $1 million and less than $1 million of revenue relating to contract liabilities during the three months ended September 30, 2023 and September 24, 2022, respectively. The Company recognized $4 million and $3 million of revenue relating to contract liabilities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 24, 2022, respectively.