CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 107,498	$ 178,326
Receivables (net of allowances: September 30, 2023 - $1,435 and December 31, 2022 - $976)	19,178	24,273
Inventories	10,141	20,528
Prepaid income taxes	53,880	19,447
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	28,092	38,757
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	218,789	281,331
Property and equipment, net	22,608	28,229
Operating lease assets	55,414	75,696
Franchise rights acquired	386,168	386,745
Goodwill	244,927	155,998
Other intangible assets, net	66,532	63,306
Deferred income taxes	20,728	22,246
Other noncurrent assets	17,087	14,879
TOTAL ASSETS	1,032,253	1,028,430
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Portion of operating lease liabilities due within one year	9,804	17,955
Accounts payable	19,732	18,890
Salaries and wages payable	61,794	72,577
Accrued marketing and advertising	13,645	17,927
Accrued interest	10,969	5,289
Other accrued liabilities	44,569	30,118
Income taxes payable	987	1,646
Deferred revenue	32,445	32,156
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	193,945	196,558
Long-term debt, net	1,425,419	1,422,284
Long-term operating lease liabilities	56,643	68,099
Deferred income taxes	15,932	25,084
Other	15,481	2,185
TOTAL LIABILITIES	1,707,420	1,714,210
TOTAL DEFICIT
Common stock, $0 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 130,048 shares issued at September 30, 2023 and 122,052 shares issued at December 31, 2022	0	0
Treasury stock, at cost, 51,030 shares at September 30, 2023 and 51,496 shares at December 31, 2022	(3,073,196)	(3,097,304)
Retained earnings	2,409,997	2,416,994
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,968)	(5,470)
TOTAL DEFICIT	(675,167)	(685,780)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND TOTAL DEFICIT	$ 1,032,253	$ 1,028,430

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for the marketing, trade and selling of the entity's goods and services. Marketing costs would include expenditures for planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services; costs of public relations and corporate promotions; and obligations incurred and payable for sales discounts, rebates, price protection programs, etc. offered to customers and under government programs. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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