Revenue Disclosures (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table disaggregates our franchise revenue by major type for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Franchise Revenue:
Royalties	$	75,262	$	70,860	$	227,172	$	223,919
Advertising fees	71,017		56,218		193,557		178,381
Pancake and waffle dry mix sales and other	13,188		12,489		39,799		38,943
Franchise and development fees	2,611		3,012		8,804		9,124
Total franchise revenue	$	162,078	$	142,579	$	469,332	$	450,367

Schedule of Changes in Deferred Revenue

Changes in the Company's contract liability for deferred franchise and development fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 are as follows:

	Deferred Franchise Revenue (short- and long-term)
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	81,433
Recognized as revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2018	(8,053		)
Fees received and deferred during the nine months ended September 30, 2018	3,181
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	76,561

Schedule of Remaining Performance Obligations

The balance of deferred revenue as of September 30, 2018 is expected to be recognized as follows:

	(In thousands)
Remainder of 2018	$	2,261
2019	10,523
2020	8,165
2021	7,616
2022	7,093
2023	6,529
Thereafter	34,374
Total	$	76,561