Revenue Disclosures (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table disaggregates franchise revenue by major type for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Franchise Revenue:
Royalties	$	78,730	$	75,097
Advertising fees	72,630		63,836
Pancake and waffle dry mix sales and other	14,431		13,097
Franchise and development fees	3,135		3,283
Total franchise revenue	$	168,926	$	155,313

Schedule of Changes in Deferred Revenue

Changes in the Company's contract liability for deferred franchise and development fees during the three months ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:

	Deferred Franchise Revenue (short- and long-term)
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	74,695
Recognized as revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2019	(2,948		)
Fees deferred during the three months ended March 31, 2019	1,101
Balance at March 31, 2019	$	72,848

Schedule of Remaining Performance Obligations

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

	(In thousands)
Remainder of 2019	$	6,633
2020	10,066
2021	7,780
2022	7,251
2023	6,675
2024	5,987
Thereafter	28,456
Total	$	72,848