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Noncontrolling Interests
12 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2021
Noncontrolling Interests  
Noncontrolling Interests

9. Noncontrolling Interests

Papa John’s has four joint venture arrangements in which there are noncontrolling interests held by third parties.  These joint venture arrangements include 188 restaurants at December 26, 2021 and December 27, 2020 respectively.  Net income attributable to these joint ventures for the years ended December 26, 2021, December 27, 2020 and December 29, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

 

2021

    

2020

    

2019

Papa John’s International, Inc.

$

8,457

$

5,654

$

2,560

Noncontrolling interests

 

4,939

 

2,682

 

791

Total net income

$

13,396

$

8,336

$

3,351

As of December 26, 2021, the noncontrolling interest holder of two joint ventures have the option to require the Company to purchase their interest, though not currently redeemable.  Since redemption of the noncontrolling interests is outside of the Company’s control, the noncontrolling interests are presented in the caption “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following summarizes changes in our redeemable noncontrolling interests in 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):

Balance at December 29, 2019

    

$

5,785

Net income

 

824

Distributions

(135)

Balance at December 27, 2020

    

$

6,474

Net income

2,609

Distributions

 

(3,585)

Balance at December 26, 2021

$

5,498