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Advertising Costs and Funds (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2021
Restricted Assets and Liabilities |
Restricted Assets and Liabilities |
Schedule of Restricted Assets and Liabilities | Restricted assets and related liabilities of the Advertising Funds at January 3, 2021 and December 29, 2019 are as follows:
| Year End
| January 3, 2021 |  | December 29, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents (a) | $ | 77,279 |  |  | $ | 23,973 |
Accounts receivable, net | 63,252 |  |  | 54,394 |
Other assets | 1,775 |  |  | 4,009 |
Advertising funds restricted assets | $ | 142,306 |  |  | $ | 82,376 |
Accounts payable (a) | $ | 123,064 |  |  | $ | 66,749 |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 17,447 |  |  | 17,446 |
Advertising funds restricted liabilities | $ | 140,511 |  |  | $ | 84,195 |
_______________ (a)Increases during 2020 are due to the timing of payments to vendors.

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