Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 146,034	$ 269,655
Receivables, net of allowance of $4,462 (2023) and $4,806 (2022)	127,937	119,981
Restricted cash	35,058	38,929
Prepaid gift card costs	29,545	30,235
Prepaid income taxes	3,445	3,063
Other current assets	15,759	17,901
Total current assets	357,778	479,764
Other intangible assets, net	586,033	597,028
Operating lease right-of-use assets	275,214	289,123
Goodwill	254,062	253,956
Property and equipment, net	161,891	145,277
Long-term receivables, net of allowance of $5,002 (2023) and $5,529 (2022)	35,602	39,697
Deferred rent receivable	33,326	42,329
Non-current restricted cash	19,500	16,400
Other non-current assets, net	16,881	17,917
Total assets	1,740,287	1,881,491
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	100,000	100,000
Accounts payable	36,193	52,067
Gift card liability	175,640	171,966
Current maturities of operating lease obligations	63,498	59,071
Current maturities of finance lease and financing obligations	7,243	7,542
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	23,211	23,456
Accrued advertising expenses	9,446	24,157
Dividends payable	7,827	8,017
Other accrued expenses	37,394	24,446
Total current liabilities	460,452	470,722
Long-term debt, net, less current maturities	1,084,502	1,241,914
Operating lease obligations, less current maturities	269,097	275,120
Finance lease obligations, less current maturities	34,389	30,377
Financing obligations, less current maturities	26,984	28,358
Deferred income taxes, net	60,829	74,651
Deferred franchise revenue, long-term	38,658	42,343
Other non-current liabilities	16,350	19,090
Total liabilities	1,991,261	2,182,575
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock, $1 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value; shares: 40,000,000 authorized; September 30, 2023 - 24,883,740 issued, 15,484,512 outstanding; December 31, 2022 - 24,959,972 issued, 15,599,239 outstanding	249	250
Additional paid-in-capital	256,542	259,339
Retained earnings	150,008	84,538
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(64)	(65)
Treasury stock, at cost; shares: 2023 - 9,525,761; 2022 - 9,360,733	(657,709)	(645,146)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(250,974)	(301,084)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	1,740,287	1,881,491
Receivables, allowance for credit loss	4,462	4,806
Long-term receivables, allowance for credit loss	$ 5,002	$ 5,529