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Accrued payroll and other liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Summary of Accrued payroll and other liabilities

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

		2018				2017
Current:
Accrued payroll		$	77,286			$	97,995
Accrued expenses		10,330				13,574
Other liabilities		6,550				7,519
		$	94,166			$	119,088
Non-current:
Deferred rent		16,404				15,198
Deferred revenues - Initial franchise fee		5,827				—
Other liabilities		13,091				14,168
		$	35,322			$	29,366

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