Gift Cards (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Apr. 03, 2018	Apr. 04, 2017
Gift card liabilities:
Beginning balance	$ 163,951	$ 153,629
Activations	21,744	21,654
Redemptions and breakage	(47,561)	(47,665)
Ending balance	138,134	127,618
Gift card assets:
Beginning balance	23,814	23,786
Deferrals	2,721	2,791
Amortization	(4,817)	(4,790)
Ending balance	$ 21,718	$ 21,787

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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- Definition

The amount of amortization of gift card assets.

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- Definition

The amount of deferrals for gift card assets.

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- Definition

Represents the amount of activations for gift card liability.

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- Definition

Represents the amount of redemptions and breakage for gift card liability.

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- Definition

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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- Definition

Amount of gift card assets, current.

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- Definition

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liability for outstanding gift cards. Retail customers purchase gift cards or gift certificates that can be redeemed at a later date for merchandise or services; those unredeemed represent a liability of the entity because the revenue is being deferred.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.20)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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