Revenue Disclosures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table disaggregates our franchise revenue by major type for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:

	Year ended December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Franchise Revenue:
Royalties	$	302,169	$	311,568	$	297,817
Advertising fees	283,015		268,294		234,165
Pancake and waffle dry mix sales and other	53,973		52,108		50,538
Franchise and development fees	12,029		11,964		11,898
Total franchise revenue	$	651,186	$	643,934	$	594,418

Schedule of Changes in Deferred Revenue

Changes in the Company's contract liability for deferred franchise revenue during the year ended December 31, 2019 were as follows:

	Deferred Franchise Revenue (short- and long-term)
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	74,695
Recognized as revenue during the year ended December 31, 2019	(11,350		)
Fees deferred during the year ended December 31, 2019	3,685
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	67,030

Schedule of Remaining Performance Obligations

The balance of deferred franchise revenue as of December 31, 2019 is expected to be recognized as follows:

	(In thousands)
2020	$	10,086
2021	7,862
2022	7,337
2023	6,765
2024	6,074
Thereafter	28,906
Total	$	67,030