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Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Revenue Recognized From Liability Balances




	Year ended December 31,
	2018			2017			2016
Revenue recognized from gift card liability balance at the beginning of the year	$	36,094		$	37,109		$	32,744



Gift Card [Member]

Unearned Revenue/Receivables On Consolidated Balance Sheets




	December 31,
	2018			2017
Gift card liability	$	70,474		$	63,645



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