Gift Cards

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2019

Gift Cards

Gift Cards

3.  Gift Cards

The following tables present information related to gift cards (in thousands):

Gift card liabilities:

	Thirteen		Thirteen		Thirty-Nine		Thirty-Nine
	Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended
	October 1, 2019		October 2, 2018		October 1, 2019		October 2, 2018
Beginning balance	$	142,361	$	133,617	$	172,336	$	163,951
Activations		21,577		20,559		70,949		70,754
Redemptions and breakage		(28,372)		(28,834)		(107,719)		(109,363)
Ending balance	$	135,566	$	125,342	$	135,566	$	125,342

Gift card contract assets: ⁽¹⁾

	Thirteen		Thirteen		Thirty-Nine		Thirty-Nine
	Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended
	October 1, 2019		October 2, 2018		October 1, 2019		October 2, 2018
Beginning balance	$	20,092	$	20,619	$	23,388	$	23,814
Deferrals		2,929		2,500		8,993		8,902
Amortization		(4,689)		(4,756)		(14,049)		(14,353)
Ending balance	$	18,332	$	18,363	$	18,332	$	18,363

(1) Included in prepaid expenses on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.