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Gift Cards (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Gift Cards |
Schedule of gift card liabilities | The following tables present information related to gift cards (in thousands): ​
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​ | ​ | Weeks Ended | ​ | Weeks Ended
Gift card liabilities: |  | March 31, 2020 |  | April 2, 2019
Beginning balance | ​ | $ | 187,978 | ​ | $ | 172,336
Activations | ​ |  | 17,340 | ​ |  | 20,373
Redemptions and breakage | ​ |  | (44,103) | ​ |  | (46,964)
Ending balance | ​ | $ | 161,215 | ​ | $ | 145,745
Schedule of gift card contract assets | ​
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​ | ​ | Weeks Ended | ​ | Weeks Ended
​ |  | March 31, 2020 |  | April 2, 2019
Gift card contract assets: (1) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Beginning balance | ​ | $ | 23,172 | ​ | $ | 23,388
Deferrals | ​ |  | 2,203 | ​ |  | 2,596
Amortization | ​ |  | (4,690) | ​ |  | (4,711)
Ending balance | ​ | $ | 20,685 | ​ | $ | 21,273
(1) | Included in prepaid expenses on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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