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Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Revenue Recognition [Abstract]

Liability Included In Unearned Revenue

	December 31,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Gift card liability	$	105,413		$	84,611

Revenue Recognized From Liability Balances

	Year ended
	December 31,
	2020			2019			2018
Revenue recognized from gift card liability balance at the beginning of the year	$	39,612		$	37,386		$	36,094

Changes In Liability Balance

	Year ended
	December 31,
	2020			2019			2018
Chipotle Rewards liability, beginning balance	$	10,584		$	-		$	-
Revenue deferred		87,259			44,666			-
Revenue recognized		(75,506)			(34,082)			-
Chipotle Rewards liability, ending balance	$	22,337		$	10,584		$	-

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