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Franchise arrangements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Franchise Arrangements [Line Items]

Schedule of Revenues From Franchised Restaurants

Revenues from franchised restaurants for fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016 consisted of:

		2018				2017				2016
Rent		$	148,094			$	155,405			$	123,311
Initial fees (i) (ii)		195				1,205				1,386
Royalty fees (iii)		673				659				599
Total		$	148,962			$	157,269			$	125,296

(i) Presented net of initial fees paid to McDonald’s Corporation for $1,323, $1,417 and $1,588 in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

(ii) On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606 “Revenue Recognition - Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. As such, initial franchise fees received are deferred over the term of the franchise agreement. See Note 3 Revenue Recognition, for details.

(iii) Presented net of royalties fees paid to McDonald’s Corporation for $57,733, $64,806 and $50,839 in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases

At December 31, 2018, future minimum payments required under existing operating leases with initial terms of one year or more are:

		Restaurant				Other				Total (i)
2019		$	137,049			$	6,427			$	143,476
2020		122,163				6,090				128,253
2021		106,503				4,685				111,188
2022		91,112				2,335				93,447
2023		77,830				2,206				80,036
Thereafter		409,694				9,771				419,465
Total minimum payment		$	944,351			$	31,514			$	975,865

(i) For sites that have lease escalations tied to an index, future minimum payments reflect the current index adjustments through December 31, 2018. In addition, future minimum payments exclude renewal options provided by government’s regulation that have not yet been exercised.

Rent Payments Due To Company

Franchise Arrangements [Line Items]

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases

At December 31, 2018, future minimum rent payments due to the Company under existing franchised agreements are:

		Owned sites				Leased sites				Total
2019		$	5,965			$	60,578			$	66,543
2020		5,503				57,009				62,512
2021		4,952				51,809				56,761
2022		4,254				45,335				49,589
2023		3,552				37,394				40,946
Thereafter		15,356				155,948				171,304
Total		$	39,582			$	408,073			$	447,655

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Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year and the total minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the balance sheet date.

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