Note 11 – Revenue from contracts with customers

The following table provides information about contract receivables and liabilities, which include deferred license revenue and deferred gift card and gift certificate revenue, from contracts with customers (in thousands):

 

The Company determined that the services it provides under its licensing agreements are primarily the rights to access and derive benefit from our symbolic intellectual property. As a result, the initial license fees and upfront fees are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the license agreement as a component of management, license and incentive fee revenue on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Sales-based royalties are recognized as licensee restaurant sales occur.

Significant changes in deferred license revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

As of September 30, 2019, the estimated deferred license revenue to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied as of September 30, 2019 was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of gift cards and gift certificates are recorded as deferred revenue and recognized as revenue when redeemed by the holder. There are no expiration dates on the Company’s gift card and gift certificates and the Company does not charge any service fees that would result in a decrease to a customer’s available balance. Although the Company will continue to honor all gift card and gift certificates presented for payment, it may determine the likelihood of redemption to be remote for certain gift cards and gift certificates due to, among other things, long periods of inactivity. In these circumstances, to the extent the Company determines there is no requirement for remitting balances to government agencies under unclaimed property laws, outstanding gift card and gift certificate balances may then be recognized as breakage in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) as a component of owned food, beverage and other net revenues.

Significant changes in deferred gift card and gift certificate revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

The Company recognized revenue of $0.2 million and $0.1 million related to our contract liabilities, which include deferred license revenue and deferred gift card and gift certificate revenue, in the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $0.9 million and $0.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.