Revenue Disclosures

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

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

Accounts and other receivables from franchisees as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $63.5 million (net of allowance of $0.7 million) and $62.6 million (net of allowance of $4.6 million), respectively, and were included in receivables, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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

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