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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Schedule of Liability Included in Unearned Revenue | The gift card liability included in unearned revenue on the consolidated balance sheets was as follows:
| December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023
Gift card liability | $ | 181,771 |  |  | $ | 164,930 |
Schedule of Revenue Recognized from Liability Balances | Revenue recognized from the redemption of gift cards that was included in unearned revenue at the beginning of the year was as follows:
| Year ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Revenue recognized from gift card liability balance at the beginning of the year | $ | 80,067 |  | $ | 61,389 |  | $ | 59,175
Schedule of Changes in Liability Balance | Changes in our Chipotle Rewards liability included in unearned revenue on the consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
| Year ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Chipotle Rewards liability, beginning balance | $ | 44,750 |  | $ | 38,057 |  | $ | 25,572
Revenue deferred | 164,986 |  | 135,490 |  | 121,406
Revenue recognized | (152,930) |  |  | (128,797) |  |  | (108,921) |
Chipotle Rewards liability, ending balance | $ | 56,806 |  | $ | 44,750 |  | $ | 38,057

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