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Gift Cards | 12 Months Ended
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Gift Cards | 10. Gift Cards The following tables present information related to gift cards (in thousands): ​
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Gift card liabilities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Beginning balance | ​ | $ | 187,978 |  | $ | 172,336
Activations | ​ |  | 110,670 | ​ |  | 158,099
Redemptions and breakage | ​ |  | (113,993) | ​ |  | (142,457)
Ending balance | ​ | $ | 184,655 |  | $ | 187,978
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Gift card contract assets (1): | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Beginning balance | ​ | $ | 23,172 |  | $ | 23,388
Deferrals | ​ |  | 12,348 | ​ |  | 18,378
Amortization | ​ |  | (17,565) | ​ |  | (18,594)
Ending balance | ​ | $ | 17,955 |  | $ | 23,172
| (1) | Included in prepaid expenses on the consolidated balance sheets.
​ The significant declines in activations, redemptions and breakage during fiscal 2020 compared to fiscal 2019 stem from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business.

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