Revenue Disclosures

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

The following table disaggregates our franchise revenue by major type for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:



	Year ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
	(In thousands)
Franchise Revenue:
Royalties	$	311,568	$	297,817	$	315,848
Advertising fees	268,294		234,165		260,116
Pancake and waffle dry mix sales and other	52,108		50,538		52,117
Franchise and development fees	11,964		11,898		9,890
Total franchise revenue	$	643,934	$	594,418	$	637,971

Accounts receivable from franchisees as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 were $62.6 million (net of allowance of $4.6 million) and $66.2 million (net of allowance of $22.2 million), respectively, and were included in receivables, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Changes in the Company's contract liability for deferred franchise and development fees during the year ended December 31, 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 year ended December 31, 2018	(11,220		)
Fees deferred during the year ended December 30, 2018	4,482
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	74,695

The balance of deferred revenue as of December 31, 2018 is expected to be recognized as follows:



	(In thousands)
2019	$	10,138
2020	8,227
2021	7,682
2022	7,156
2023	6,585
Thereafter	34,907
Total	$	74,695