8.	Franchise Rights

A reconciliation of the activity for franchise rights for 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Beginning balance - franchise rights	$	533,040		$	527,540
Conversion from franchise rights to distribution rights		(533,040	)		-
2015 Asset Exchange		-			5,500
Ending balance - franchise rights	$	-		$	533,040

In connection with the closing of the March 2017 Transactions, the Company, The Coca-Cola Company and CCR entered into a comprehensive beverage agreement (as amended, the “CBA”) on March 31, 2017, and concurrently converted the Company’s franchise rights within the territories in which the Company distributed Coca‑Cola products prior to beginning the System Transformation (the “Legacy Territories”) to distribution agreements, net on the consolidated financial statements. Prior to this conversion, the Company’s franchise rights resided entirely within the Nonalcoholic Beverage segment.

During the second quarter of 2016, the Company recorded $5.5 million in franchise rights for the 2015 Asset Exchange.