Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 144,994	$ 146,034
Receivables, net of allowance of $4,635 (2024) and $4,462 (2023)	90,694	127,937
Restricted cash	47,631	35,058
Prepaid gift card costs	23,242	29,545
Prepaid income taxes	0	3,445
Other current assets	10,638	15,759
Total current assets	317,199	357,778
Non-current restricted cash	19,500	19,500
Property and equipment, net	159,706	161,891
Operating lease right-of-use assets	278,056	275,214
Deferred rent receivable	31,140	33,326
Long-term receivables, net of allowance of $4,758 (2024) and $5,002 (2023)	35,439	35,602
Goodwill	254,062	254,062
Other intangible assets, net	583,373	586,033
Other non-current assets, net	16,734	16,881
Total assets	1,695,209	1,740,287
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	100,000	100,000
Accounts payable	42,975	36,193
Gift card liability	146,714	175,640
Current maturities of operating lease obligations	63,110	63,498
Current maturities of finance lease and financing obligations	6,886	7,243
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	11,600	23,211
Accrued advertising expenses	2,290	9,446
Dividends payable	7,881	7,827
Other accrued expenses	28,514	37,394
Total current liabilities	409,970	460,452
Long-term debt, net, less current maturities	1,085,002	1,084,502
Operating lease obligations, less current maturities	269,913	269,097
Finance lease obligations, less current maturities	36,489	34,389
Financing obligations, less current maturities	25,657	26,984
Deferred income taxes, net	58,808	60,829
Deferred franchise revenue, long-term	37,288	38,658
Other non-current liabilities	16,887	16,350
Total liabilities	1,940,014	1,991,261
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; March 31, 2024 - 24,830,124 issued, $15,453,001 outstanding; December 31, 2023 - 24,870,529 issued, 15,344,768 outstanding	248	249
Additional paid-in-capital	245,680	256,542
Retained earnings	159,597	150,008
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(66)	(64)
Treasury stock, at cost; shares: March 31, 2024 - $9,377,123; December 31, 2023 - 9,525,761	(650,264)	(657,709)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(244,805)	(250,974)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$ 1,695,209	$ 1,740,287
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	9,377,123	9,525,761