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Acquisition of businesses
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisition of businesses Acquisition of businesses

LatAm Business

On August 3, 2007, the Company, indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary ADBV, entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with McDonald’s Corporation pursuant to which the Company completed the acquisition of the McDonald’s business in Latin America and the Caribbean for a final purchase price of $698,080.

The acquisition of the LatAm business was accounted for by the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. When the fair value of the net assets acquired exceeded the purchase price, the resulting negative goodwill was allocated to partially reduce the fair value of the non-current assets acquired on a pro-rata basis.

In connection with this transaction, ADBV and certain subsidiaries (the “MF subsidiaries”) also entered into 20-year Master Franchise Agreements (“MFAs”) with McDonald’s Corporation which grants to the Company and its MF subsidiaries the following:
i.
The right to own and operate, directly or indirectly, franchised restaurants in each territory;
ii.
The right and license to grant sub franchises in each territory;
iii.
The right to adopt and use, and to grant the right and license to sub franchisees to adopt and use, the system in each territory;
iv.
The right to advertise to the public that it is a franchisee of McDonald’s;
v.
The right and license to grant sub franchises and sublicenses of each of the foregoing rights and licenses to each MF subsidiary.
The Company is required to pay to McDonald’s Corporation continuing franchise fees (Royalty fees) on a monthly basis. The amount to be paid during the first 10 years of the MFAs is equal to 5% of the US dollar equivalent of the gross product sales of each of the franchised restaurants. This percentage increases to 6% and 7% for the subsequent two 5-year periods of the agreement. Payment of monthly royalties is due on the seventh business day of the next calendar month.

Pursuant to the MFAs provisions, McDonald’s Corporation has the right to (a) terminate the MFAs, or (b) exercise a call option over the Company’s shares or any MF subsidiary, if the Company or any MF subsidiary (i) fails to comply with the McDonald’s System (as defined in the MFAs), (ii) files for bankruptcy, (iii) defaults on its financial debt payments, (iv) substantially fails to achieve targeted openings and reinvestments requirements, or (v) upon the occurrence of any other event of default as defined in the MFAs.

Other acquisitions

During fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company acquired certain franchised restaurants in certain territories. Presented below is supplemental information about these acquisitions:
Purchases of restaurant businesses:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Property and equipment
 
$
1,471

 
$
413

 
$
429

Identifiable intangible assets
 
1,347

 
56

 
5,346

Goodwill
 
1,589

 
—

 
200

Assumed debt
 
(77
)
 
—

 
—

Gain on purchase of franchised restaurants
 
(767
)
 
—

 
(4,808
)
Purchase price
 
3,563

 
469

 
1,167

Restaurants sold in exchange
 
—

 
—

 
(261
)
Settlement of franchise receivables
 
(905
)
 
(469
)
 
(36
)
Net cash paid at acquisition date
 
$
2,658

 
$
—

 
$
870