Fair Value Measurements | . Fair Value Measurements Fair value measurements enable the reader of the financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements by establishing a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. The Company classifies and discloses assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories: Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data. Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data. Fair Value of Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities The fair values of the Company’s cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Fair Value of Investments The Company holds a non-controlling interest in DPC Dash Ltd (“DPC Dash”), the Company’s master franchisee in China that owns and operates Domino’s Pizza stores in that market. The Company accounts for its investment in DPC Dash as a trading security and records it at fair value at the end of each reporting period, with gains and losses recorded in other income or expense in its condensed consolidated statements of income. As of March 24, 2024 , the fair value of the Company’s investment in 18,101,019 DPC Dash ordinary shares is based on the active exchange quoted price for the equity security of HK$ 53.95 per share (HK: 1405). The Company recorded a negative adjustment to the carrying amount of its investment in DPC Dash of $ 18.7 million in the first quarter of 2024, with the loss recorded in other expense in its condensed consolidated statements of income. The Company did not record any adjustments to the carrying amount of its investment in the first quarter of 2023. The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and fair values of certain assets at March 24, 2024 and December 31, 2023: At March 24, 2024 Fair Value Estimated Using Carrying Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Amount Inputs Inputs Inputs Cash equivalents $ 147,754 $ 147,754 $ — $ — Restricted cash equivalents 156,316 156,316 — — Investments in marketable securities 18,518 18,518 — — Advertising fund cash equivalents, restricted 34,738 34,738 — — Investment in DPC Dash 124,854 124,854 — — At December 31, 2023 Fair Value Estimated Using Carrying Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Amount Inputs Inputs Inputs Cash equivalents $ 50,732 $ 50,732 $ — $ — Restricted cash equivalents 133,063 133,063 — — Investments in marketable securities 16,720 16,720 — — Advertising fund cash equivalents, restricted 69,199 69,199 — — Investment in DPC Dash 143,553 143,553 — — Fair Value of Debt The estimated fair values of the Company’s fixed rate notes are classified as Level 2 measurements, as the Company estimates the fair value amount by using available market information. The Company obtained quotes from two separate brokerage firms that are knowledgeable about the Company’s fixed rate notes and, at times, trade these notes. The Company also performed its own internal analysis based on the information gathered from public markets, including information on notes that are similar to those of the Company. However, considerable judgment is required to interpret market data to estimate fair value. Accordingly, the fair value estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amount that the Company or the noteholders could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair values stated below. Management estimated the approximate fair values of the Company ’s 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 notes as follows: March 24, 2024 December 31, 2023 Principal Amount Fair Value Principal Amount Fair Value 2015 Ten-Year Notes $ 742,000 $ 727,160 $ 744,000 $ 727,632 2017 Ten-Year Notes 940,000 901,460 942,500 895,375 2018 7.5-Year Notes 402,688 392,620 403,750 392,041 2018 9.25-Year Notes 379,000 365,735 380,000 365,180 2019 Ten-Year Notes 648,000 594,216 649,688 591,865 2021 7.5-Year Notes 826,625 735,696 828,750 730,958 2021 Ten-Year Notes 972,500 844,130 975,000 830,700 The Company did not have any outstanding borrowings under its variable funding notes at March 24, 2024 or December 31, 2023 . |