Revenue (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 07, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]

Nature of products and services — We derive revenue from retail sales at Jack in the Box company-operated restaurants and rental revenue, royalties, advertising, and franchise and other fees from franchise-operated restaurants.

Our franchise arrangements generally provide for an initial franchise fee of $50,000 per restaurant and generally require that franchisees pay royalty and marketing fees at 5% of gross sales. The agreement also requires franchisees to pay sourcing, technology and other miscellaneous fees.

Significant accounting policy — “Company restaurant sales” include revenue recognized upon delivery of food and beverages to the customer at company-operated restaurants, which is when our obligation to perform is satisfied. Company restaurant sales exclude taxes collected from the Company’s customers. Company restaurant sales also include income for gift cards. Gift cards, upon customer purchase, are recorded as deferred income and are recognized in revenue as they are redeemed. The timing and amount of revenue recognized related to company restaurant sales was not impacted by the adoption of ASC 606.

“Franchise royalties and other” includes royalties fees and franchise and other fees received from franchisees. Royalties are based upon a percentage of sales of the franchised restaurant and are recognized as earned. Franchise royalties are billed on a monthly basis. Franchise fees when a new restaurant opens or at the start of a new franchise term are recorded as deferred revenue when received and recognized as revenue over the term of the franchise agreement.

“Franchise contributions for advertising and other services” includes franchisee contributions to our marketing fund billed on a monthly basis and sourcing and technology fees, as required under the franchise agreements. Contributions to our marketing fund are based on a percentage of sales and recognized as earned. Sourcing and technology services are recognized when the goods or services are transferred to the franchisee. The adoption of the new revenue standard did not impact the timing of revenue recognition for these fees received; however, these arrangements are now presented on a gross basis because we believe we are the principal in the arrangement.

“Franchise rental revenues” received from franchised restaurants based on fixed rental payments are recognized as revenue over the term of the lease. Certain franchise rents, which are contingent upon sales levels, are recognized in the period in which the contingency is met. Rental revenues are accounted for in accordance with applicable guidance for leases and are excluded from the scope of the new revenue standard.

Disaggregation of revenue — The following table disaggregates revenue by primary source for the 12-weeks and 40-weeks ended July 7, 2019 (in thousands):

	Quarter		Year-to-date
Sources of revenue:
Company restaurant sales	$	78,434	$	257,948
Franchise rental revenues	63,359		208,895
Franchise royalties	38,752		125,407
Marketing fees	37,269		121,078
Technology and sourcing fees	3,117		10,111
Franchise fees and other services	1,428		5,433
Total revenue	$	222,359	$	728,872

Contract liabilities — Our contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue resulting from initial fees received from franchisees for new restaurant openings or new franchise terms, which are generally recognized over the franchise term. We classify these contract liabilities as “Other long-term liabilities” and “Accrued liabilities” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

A summary of significant changes in our contract liabilities between the date of adoption (October 1, 2018) and July 7, 2019 is presented below (in thousands):

	Deferred Franchise Fees
Deferred franchise fees at October 1, 2018	$	50,018
Revenue recognized during the period	(3,953		)
Additions during the period	970
Deferred franchise fees at July 7, 2019	$	47,035

The following table reflects the estimated franchise fees to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied at the end of the period (in thousands):

2019 (1)	$	1,145
2020	4,878
2021	4,856
2022	4,656
2023	4,501
Thereafter	26,999
	$	47,035

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(1)     Represents the estimate for remainder of fiscal year 2019.

We have applied the optional exemption, as provided for under ASC 606, which allows us to not disclose the transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations when the transaction price is a sales-based royalty.