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Accrued payroll and other liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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