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Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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