Gift Cards

6 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2022

Gift Cards

Gift Cards

4.  Gift Cards

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

	Thirteen			Thirteen	Twenty-Six		Twenty-Six
	Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended
	June 28, 2022		June 29, 2021		June 28, 2022		June 29, 2021
Gift card liabilities:
Beginning balance	$	185,512	$	166,178	$	211,182	$	184,655
Activations		28,607		32,487		49,197		48,952
Redemptions and breakage		(31,824)		(29,567)		(78,084)		(64,509)
Ending balance	$	182,295	$	169,098	$	182,295	$	169,098

	Thirteen		Thirteen		Twenty-Six		Twenty-Six
	Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended
	June 28, 2022		June 29, 2021		June 28, 2022		June 29, 2021
Gift card contract assets:
Beginning balance	$	17,541	$	16,255	$	18,468	$	17,955
Deferrals		3,189		3,412		5,891		5,707
Amortization		(3,669)		(3,856)		(7,298)		(7,851)
Ending balance	$	17,061	$	15,811	$	17,061	$	15,811