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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Schedule of Liability Included in Unearned Revenue | The gift card liability included in unearned revenue on the condensed consolidated balance sheets was as follows:
| June 30, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
Gift card liability | $ | 144,763 |  |  | $ | 181,771 |
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:
| Three months ended June 30, |  | Six months ended June 30,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Revenue recognized from gift card liability balance at the beginning of the year | $ | 14,629 |  |  | $ | 12,385 |  |  | $ | 67,598 |  |  | $ | 57,197 |
Schedule of Changes in Liability Balance | Changes in our Chipotle Rewards liability included in unearned revenue on the condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
| Three months ended June 30, |  | Six months ended June 30,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Chipotle Rewards liability, beginning balance | $ | 58,389 |  |  | $ | 47,324 |  |  | $ | 56,806 |  |  | $ | 44,750 |
Revenue deferred | 45,690 |  |  | 41,227 |  |  | 87,258 |  |  | 80,232 |
Revenue recognized | (42,207) |  |  | (39,368) |  |  | (82,192) |  |  | (75,799) |
Chipotle Rewards liability, ending balance | $ | 61,872 |  |  | $ | 49,183 |  |  | $ | 61,872 |  |  | $ | 49,183 |

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