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Accrued Payroll and Other Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Payroll And Other Liabilities

Accrued payroll and other liabilities consist of the following at year end:

		2016				2015
Current:
Accrued payroll		$	95,754			$	74,559
Advances related to pending sales of property and equipment and restaurant businesses		34,341				4,939
Accrued expenses		9,492				11,817
Other liabilities		4,855				1,797
		$	144,442			$	93,112
Non-current:
Deferred rent		13,782				12,170
Other liabilities		9,978				7,211
		$	23,760			$	19,381

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