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Accrued payroll and other liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] |
Summary of accrued payroll and other liabilities | Accrued payroll and other liabilities consist of the following at year end:
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Current: |  |  |  |
Accrued payroll |  | $ | 59,772 |  |  | $ | 77,087 |
Accrued expenses |  | 14,993 |  |  | 6,586 |
Other liabilities |  | 4,453 |  |  | 2,706 |
|  | $ | 79,218 |  |  | $ | 86,379 |
Non-current: |  |  |  |
Phantom RSU award liability |  | $ | 2,730 |  |  | $ | 2,102 |
Deferred revenues - Initial franchise fee |  | 4,612 |  |  | 5,802 |
Deferred income |  | 6,075 |  |  | 6,392 |
Security deposits |  | 5,976 |  |  | 6,836 |
Other liabilities |  | 2,491 |  |  | 2,365 |
|  | $ | 21,884 |  |  | $ | 23,497 |

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