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Gift Cards | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2021
Gift Cards |
Gift Cards | 4. Gift Cards ​ The following tables present information related to gift cards (in thousands): ​
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​ |  | Thirteen | ​ | Thirteen | ​ | Thirty-Nine | ​ | Thirty-Nine
​ | ​ | Weeks Ended | ​ | Weeks Ended | ​ | Weeks Ended | ​ | Weeks Ended
​ | ​ | September 28, 2021 |  | September 29, 2020 |  | September 28, 2021 |  | September 29, 2020
Gift card liabilities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Beginning balance |  | $ | 169,098 |  | $ | 162,241 | ​ | $ | 184,655 |  | $ | 187,978
Activations | ​ |  | 18,364 | ​ |  | 23,056 | ​ |  | 67,316 | ​ |  | 57,162
Redemptions and breakage | ​ |  | (25,949) | ​ |  | (29,811) | ​ |  | (90,458) | ​ |  | (89,654)
Ending balance |  | $ | 161,513 |  | $ | 155,486 | ​ | $ | 161,513 |  | $ | 155,486
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​ |  | Thirteen | ​ | Thirteen | ​ | Thirty-Nine | ​ | Thirty-Nine
​ | ​ | Weeks Ended | ​ | Weeks Ended | ​ | Weeks Ended | ​ | Weeks Ended
​ | ​ | September 28, 2021 |  | September 29, 2020 |  | September 28, 2021 |  | September 29, 2020
Gift card contract assets: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Beginning balance |  | $ | 15,811 |  | $ | 18,255 | ​ | $ | 17,955 |  | $ | 23,172
Deferrals | ​ |  | 2,273 | ​ |  | 1,819 | ​ |  | 7,980 | ​ |  | 5,944
Amortization | ​ |  | (3,814) | ​ |  | (4,317) | ​ |  | (11,665) | ​ |  | (13,359)
Ending balance |  | $ | 14,270 |  | $ | 15,757 | ​ | $ | 14,270 |  | $ | 15,757
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