Revenue Disclosures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table disaggregates our franchise revenues by major type for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:

	Year ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Franchise Revenues:
Royalties	$	215,214	$	302,169	$	311,568
Advertising fees	201,494		283,015		268,294
Pancake and waffle dry mix sales and other	38,936		53,973		52,108
Franchise and development fees	13,809		12,029		11,964
Total franchise revenues	$	469,453	$	651,186	$	643,934

Schedule of Changes in Deferred Revenue

Changes in the Company's contract liability for deferred franchise revenues during the year ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

	Deferred Franchise Revenue (short- and long-term)
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2019	67,030
Recognized as revenues during the year ended December 31, 2020	(12,913)
Fees deferred during the year ended December 31, 2020	5,802
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	59,919

Schedule of Remaining Performance Obligations

The balance of deferred franchise revenues as of December 31, 2020 is expected to be recognized as follows:

	(In thousands)
2021	$	7,682
2022	7,273
2023	6,758
2024	6,158
2025	5,372
Thereafter	26,676
Total	$	59,919