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Summary of significant accounting policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of impact of adoption | Furthermore, the changes made to the consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2018 for the adoption of ASC 606 were as follows: Revenue recognition (continued):
Balance Sheet |  | Balance at December 31, 2017 |  | Adjustments Due to ASC 606 |  | Balance at January 1, 2018
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes |  | 74,299 |  |  |  | 1,555 |  |  |  | 75,854 |  |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued payroll and other liabilities |  | 119,088 |  |  |  | 339 |  |  |  | 119,427 |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued payroll and other liabilities |  | 29,366 |  |  |  | 5,012 |  |  |  | 34,378 |  |
EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained earnings |  | 401,134 |  |  |  | (3,796 | ) |  |  | 397,338 |  |
There are no expectations that the adoption of the new revenue standard will have a material impact within the net income on an ongoing basis. The disclosure of the impact of adoption on the consolidated balance sheet and income statements, as of December 31, 2018 and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, is as follows:
|  | As of December 31, 2018
Balance Sheet |  | As Reported |  | Balances Without Adoption of ASC 606 |  | Effect of Change
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes |  | 58,334 |  |  |  | 56,522 |  |  |  | 1,812 |  |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued payroll and other liabilities |  | 94,166 |  |  |  | 93,770 |  |  |  | 396 |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued payroll and other liabilities |  | 35,322 |  |  |  | 29,495 |  |  |  | 5,827 |  |
EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained earnings |  | 413,074 |  |  |  | 417,485 |  |  |  | (4,411 | ) |
| For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
Income Statement |  | As Reported |  | Balances Without Adoption of ASC 606 |  | Effect of Change
Revenues from franchised restaurants |  | 148,962 |  |  |  | 149,834 |  |  |  | (872 | ) |
Income tax expense |  | (48,136 | ) |  |  | (48,393 | ) |  |  | 257 |  |
Summary of impairment charges | As a result of the impairment testing the Company recorded the following impairment charges, for the markets indicated below, within Other operating (expenses) income, net on the consolidated statements of income:
Fiscal year |  | Markets |  | Total
2018 |  | Mexico, Puerto Rico, USVI, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago |  | $ | 18,950 |
2017 |  | Mexico, Puerto Rico, USVI, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago |  | 17,564 |
2016 |  | Mexico, Puerto Rico, USVI, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago |  | 7,697 |
Schedule of goodwill impairment | As a result of the analyses performed the Company recorded the following impairment charges, related to goodwill generated in the acquisition of franchised restaurants, for the markets indicated below within Other operating (expenses) income, net on the consolidated statements of income:
Fiscal year |  | Markets |  | Total
2018 |  | Peru |  | $ | 167 |
2017 |  | Mexico |  | 200 |
2016 |  | Mexico |  | 5,045 |

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