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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue Recognition [Abstract] |
Liability Included In Unearned Revenue |
| December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
Gift card liability | $ | 84,611 |  | $ | 70,474
Revenue Recognized From Liability Balances |
| Year ended December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Revenue recognized from gift card liability balance at the beginning of the year | $ | 37,386 |  | $ | 36,094 |  | $ | 37,109
Changes In Liability Balance |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Year ended
|  |  |  |  |  |  | December 31,
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2019
Chipotle Rewards liability, beginning balance |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | -
Revenue deferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,666
Revenue recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (34,082)
Chipotle Rewards liability, ending balance |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 10,584

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