Driven Brands (DRVN) 10-K1 Mar 232022 FY Annual reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Cover

Cover - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
Cover - USD ($) $ in Billions	Dec. 31, 2022	Feb. 27, 2023	Jun. 25, 2022
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2022
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-39898
Entity Registrant Name	Driven Brands Holdings Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	47-3595252
Entity Address, Address Line One	440 South Church Street
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 700
Entity Address, City or Town	Charlotte
Entity Address, State or Province	NC
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	28202
City Area Code	(704)
Local Phone Number	377-8855
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol	DRVN
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 1.6
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		167,438,166
Documents Incorporated by Reference	DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K, are incorporated by reference in Part III, Items 10-14 of this Form 10-K.
Entity Central Index Key	0001804745
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer

Audit Information

Audit Information	12 Months Ended
Audit Information	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Auditor Information [Abstract]
Auditor Firm ID	238	248
Auditor Name	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP	GRANT THORNTON LLP
Auditor Location	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte, North Carolina

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPER

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		$ 2,033,194	$ 1,467,280	$ 904,200
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses		383,478	292,263	218,277
Acquisition costs		15,304	62,386	15,682
Store opening costs		2,878	2,497	2,928
Depreciation and amortization		147,156	112,777	62,114
Trade name impairment		125,450	0	0
Asset impairment charges and lease terminations		5,655	3,257	8,142
Total operating expenses		1,833,590	1,290,215	809,471
Operating income		199,604	177,065	94,729
Other (income) expense, net
Interest expense, net		114,096	75,914	95,646
Loss on debt extinguishment		0	45,576	5,490
Loss (gain) on foreign currency transactions, net		17,168	20,683	(13,563)
Total other expenses, net		131,264	142,173	87,573
Income before taxes		68,340	34,892	7,156
Income tax expense		25,167	25,356	11,372
Net income (loss)		43,173	9,536	(4,216)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(15)	(96)	(17)
Net income (loss) attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc.		$ 43,188	$ 9,632	$ (4,199)
Earnings per share
Basic (in dollars per share)	[1]	$ 0.26	$ 0.06	$ (0.04)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	[1]	$ 0.25	$ 0.06	$ (0.04)
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic (shares)	[1]	162,762,000	160,684,000	104,318,000
Diluted (shares)	[1]	166,743,000	164,644,000	104,318,000
Franchise royalties and fees
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		$ 171,734	$ 144,413	$ 117,126
Company-operated store sales
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		1,324,408	843,646	489,267
Operating expenses:
Operating expenses		812,262	515,837	305,908
Independently-operated store sales
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		195,157	204,246	67,193
Operating expenses:
Operating expenses		107,940	114,115	41,051
Advertising contributions
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		87,750	75,599	59,672
Operating expenses:
Operating expenses		87,986	74,765	61,989
Supply and other revenue
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		254,145	199,376	170,942
Operating expenses:
Operating expenses		$ 145,481	$ 112,318	$ 93,380

[1]Share and per share amounts have been adjusted to reflect an implied 88,990-for-one stock split that became effective on January 14, 2021. See Note 16 for additional information.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OP_2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Parenthetical)	Jan. 14, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Stock split	88,990

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ 43,173	$ 9,536	$ (4,216)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(64,418)	(20,994)	13,227
Unrealized gain (loss) from cash flow hedges, net of tax expense (benefit) of $1,849, ($157), and ($86), respectively	5,941	(671)	(87)
Actuarial gain (loss) of defined benefit pension plan, net of tax expense of $591, $0, and $0, respectively	1,049	132	(219)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net	(57,428)	(21,533)	12,921
Total comprehensive income (loss)	(14,255)	(11,997)	8,705
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	(36)	(73)	2
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc.	$ (14,219)	$ (11,924)	$ 8,703

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CO_2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Unrealized gain (loss) from cash flow hedges, tax expense (benefit)	$ 1,849	$ (157)	$ (86)
Actuarial gain (loss) of defined benefit pension plan, tax expense	$ 591	$ 0	$ 0

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 227,110	$ 523,414
Restricted cash	792	792
Accounts and notes receivable, net	179,888	117,903
Inventory	72,040	46,990
Prepaid and other assets	40,084	24,326
Income tax receivable	15,075	6,867
Assets held for sale	0	3,275
Advertising fund assets, restricted	36,421	45,360
Total current assets	571,410	768,927
Property and equipment, net	1,545,738	1,350,984
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,299,189	995,625
Deferred commissions	7,121	10,567
Net Carrying Value	765,903	816,183
Goodwill	2,277,065	1,910,392
Other assets	30,561	3,182
Deferred tax asset	2,911	1,509
Total assets	6,499,898	5,857,369
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	60,606	83,033
Income taxes payable	4,454	11,054
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	317,318	306,956
Current portion of long-term debt	32,986	26,044
Tax receivable agreement liability	53,328	24,255
Advertising fund liabilities	36,726	26,441
Total current liabilities	505,418	477,783
Long-term debt, net	2,705,281	2,356,320
Operating lease liabilities	1,177,501	931,604
Deferred tax liabilities	276,749	257,067
Deferred revenue	30,046	28,240
Tax receivable agreement liability	117,915	131,715
Long-term accrued expenses and other liabilities	33,419	29,398
Total liabilities	4,846,329	4,212,127
Preferred Stock $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock: $0.01 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 167,404,047 and 167,380,450 shares outstanding, respectively	1,674	1,674
Additional paid-in capital	1,628,904	1,605,890
Retained earnings	84,795	41,607
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(62,435)	(5,028)
Total shareholders' equity attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc.	1,652,938	1,644,143
Non-controlling interests	631	1,099
Total shareholders' equity	1,653,569	1,645,242
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 6,499,898	$ 5,857,369

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred , par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	900,000,000	900,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	167,404,047	167,380,450

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAR

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBERS’ EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common stock	Additional paid-in capital	Retained earnings	Retained earnings Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Non-controlling interests
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 28, 2019		56,500,000
Beginning balance at Dec. 28, 2019		$ 565	$ 242,240	$ 41,983		$ 3,626	$ 1,464
Beginning balance (Accounting Standards Update 2016-02) at Dec. 28, 2019					$ (4,012)
Beginning balance (Accounting Standards Update 2016-13) at Dec. 28, 2019					$ (1,797)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common stock upon initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions			811,609
Equity-based compensation expense			1,323
Net income (loss)	$ (4,216)			(4,199)			(17)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	12,921					12,902	19
Acquisition of non-controlling interest							400
Capital contribution to non-controlling interest							254
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 26, 2020		56,500,000
Ending balance at Dec. 26, 2020	$ 1,106,360	$ 565	1,055,172	31,975		16,528	2,120
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Preferred stock (in shares)	0
Preferred stock	$ 0
Shares issued for exercise/vesting of share-based compensation awards (in shares)	26,084
Exercise of stock options			505
Forfeiture of restricted stock awards (in shares)		(55,887)
Issuance of common stock upon initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions (in shares)		108,204,698
Issuance of common stock upon initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions		$ 1,082	645,661
Common stock issued upon underwriter’s exercise of over-allotment (in shares)		4,772,727
Common stock issued upon underwriter's exercise of over-allotment		$ 48	99,177
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)		(2,067,172)
Repurchase of common stock		$ (21)	(42,956)
Equity-based compensation expense			4,301
Establishment of tax receivable agreement liability			(155,970)
Net income (loss)	$ 9,536			9,632			(96)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (21,533)					(21,556)	23
At-Pac divestiture							(948)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 25, 2021	167,380,450	167,380,450
Ending balance at Dec. 25, 2021	$ 1,645,242	$ 1,674	1,605,890	41,607		(5,028)	1,099
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Preferred stock (in shares)	0
Preferred stock	$ 0
Stock issued relating to Employee Stock Purchase Plan (in shares)		143,707
Stock issued relating to Employee Stock Purchase Plan		$ 1	2,091
Shares issued for exercise/vesting of share-based compensation awards (in shares)	35,788
Exercise of stock options			354
Forfeiture of restricted stock awards (in shares)		(155,898)
Forfeiture of restricted stock awards		$ (1)
Equity-based compensation expense			20,583
Tax withholding on stock option exercises			(14)
Net income (loss)	$ 43,173			43,188			(15)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (57,428)					(57,407)	(21)
Divestiture of Denmark car wash operations							(432)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	167,404,047	167,404,047
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 1,653,569	$ 1,674	$ 1,628,904	$ 84,795		$ (62,435)	$ 631
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Preferred stock (in shares)	0
Preferred stock	$ 0

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SH_2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBERS’ EQUITY (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Preferred , par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ 43,173	$ 9,536	$ (4,216)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	147,156	112,777	62,114
Equity-based compensation expense	20,583	4,301	1,323
Trade name impairment	125,450	0	0
Loss (gain) on foreign denominated transactions	17,147	25,324	(23,245)
Loss (gain) on foreign currency derivative	21	(4,642)	10,033
Gain on sale of businesses, fixed assets, and sale-leaseback transactions	(34,854)	(11,353)	(558)
Bad debt expense	5,777	1,854	7,059
Asset impairment costs	5,655	3,257	8,142
Amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discounts	8,450	7,002	10,890
Amortization of interest rate hedge	(542)	0	0
Provision for deferred income taxes	20,567	9,866	3,936
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	45,576	5,490
Other, net	(21)	(2,183)	643
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts and notes receivable, net	(58,837)	(36,395)	(15,274)
Inventory	(22,712)	(5,723)	(2,904)
Prepaid and other current assets	(30,418)	(30,260)	(5,658)
Advertising fund assets and liabilities, restricted	12,698	9,386	(369)
Other assets	(23,378)	483	3,492
Deferred commissions	3,407	(1,899)	(1,927)
Deferred revenue	1,925	6,678	6,278
Accounts payable	(34,634)	6,905	(4,454)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	2,898	128,871	19,457
Income tax payable, net	(12,335)	4,466	3,734
Cash provided by operating activities	197,176	283,827	83,986
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(436,205)	(160,760)	(52,459)
Cash used in business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(763,061)	(800,829)	(105,031)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	333,798	144,134	100,174
Proceeds from sale or disposal of businesses and fixed assets	25,188	2,519	0
Cash used in investing activities	(840,280)	(814,936)	(57,316)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisitions	0	0	(2,783)
Payment of debt issuance cost	(7,172)	(19,756)	(22,932)
Proceeds from the termination of interest rate swap	10,870	0	0
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	365,000	950,000	625,000
Repayment of long-term debt	(23,912)	(721,500)	(448,213)
Repayments of revolving lines of credit and short-term debt	(435,000)	(544,800)	(432,800)
Proceeds from revolving lines of credit and short-term debt	435,000	526,800	391,301
Repayment of principal portion of finance lease liability	(3,369)	(2,199)	(595)
Proceeds from failed sale-leaseback transactions	0	538	5,633
Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts	0	661,500	0
Net proceeds from follow-on public offering	0	99,225	0
Repurchases of common stock	0	(43,040)	0
Proceeds from stock option exercises, net of taxes	340	505	0
Payments for termination of interest rate swaps	0	(21,826)	0
Proceeds from issuance of equity shares	0	0	2,609
Other, net	1,611	89	1,423
Cash provided by financing activities	343,368	885,536	118,643
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(2,283)	558	4,468
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash included in advertising fund assets, restricted	(302,019)	354,985	149,781
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	523,414	172,611	34,935
Cash included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period	38,586	19,369	23,091
Restricted cash, beginning of period	792	15,827	0
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period	562,792	207,807	58,026
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	227,110	523,414	172,611
Cash included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	32,871	38,586	19,369
Restricted cash, end of period	792	792	15,827
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	260,773	562,792	207,807
Supplemental cash flow disclosures - non-cash items:
Capital expenditures included in accrued expenses and other liabilities	18,857	4,753	5,726
Deferred consideration included in accrued expenses and other liabilities	35,007	16,000	4,660
Contingent consideration	0	56,000	4,309
Supplemental cash flow disclosures - cash paid for:
Interest	113,226	75,807	88,772
Income taxes	$ 17,220	$ 12,764	$ 6,238

Description of Business

Description of Business	12 Months Ended
Description of Business	Dec. 31, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of Business	Description of Business Description of Business Driven Brands Holdings Inc. together with its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation and is the parent holding company of Driven Brands, Inc. and Shine Holdco (UK) Limited (collectively, “Driven Brands”). Driven Brands is the largest automotive services company in North America with a growing and highly-franchised base of more than 4,800 franchised, independently-operated, and company-operated locations across 49 U.S. states and 13 other countries. The Company has a portfolio of highly recognized brands, including Take 5 Oil Change®, Take 5 Car Wash® , Meineke Car Care Centers®, MAACO®, CARSTAR®, Auto Glass Now®, and 1-800-Radiator & A/C® that compete in the automotive services industry. Approximately 75% of the Company’s locations are franchised or independently-operated. Initial Public Offering and Secondary Offering On January 14, 2021, the Company completed an initial public offering (the “IPO”) of approximately 32 million shares of common stock at $22 per share. On February 10, 2021, the Company’s underwriters exercised their over-allotment option to purchase approximately 5 million additional shares of common stock. The Company received total proceeds of $761 million from these transactions, net of the underwriting discounts and commissions. The Company used the proceeds from the IPO, along with cash on hand, to fully repay the First Lien Term Loan, Second Lien Term Loan, and revolving credit facility assumed as part of the acquisition of International Car Wash Group (“ICWG”) in 2020 (collectively, the “Car Wash Senior Credit Facilities”), which totaled $725 million with interest and fees. The Company recognized a $46 million loss on debt extinguishment related to this settlement, primarily related to the write-off of unamortized discount. The Company cancelled the interest rate and cross currency swaps associated with these debt agreements as part of the settlement. The Company also used $43 million in proceeds to purchase approximately 2 million shares of common stock from certain of our existing shareholders. On August 2, 2021, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 for a secondary offering of approximately 12 million shares of common stock at $29.50 per share by certain of the Company’s stockholders, Driven Equity LLC and RC IV Cayman ICW Holdings LLC, each of which is a related party of Roark Capital Management, LLC. The Company did not sell any common stock in the offering and did not receive any proceeds from the offering. On September 8, 2021, the underwriters for the secondary offering exercised a portion of their over-allotment option and purchased 881,393 additional shares of common stock. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the exercise of the over-allotment option. On September 12, 2022, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form 424B7 for an underwritten secondary offering of 7 million shares of common stock at $32.19 per share by certain of the Company’s stockholders, Driven Equity LLC and RC IV Cayman ICW Holdings LLC, each of which is a related party of Roark Capital Management, LLC. The Company did not sell any common stock in the offering and did not receive any proceeds from the offering. After the secondary offering, related parties to Roark Capital Management, LLC held approximately 61% of our outstanding common stock. Tax Receivable Agreement The Company expects to be able to utilize certain tax benefits, which are related to periods prior to the effective date of the Company’s IPO and are attributed to current and former shareholders. The Company previously entered into an Tax Receivable Agreement, which provides our pre-IPO shareholders with the right to receive payment of 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. and Canadian federal, state, local, and provincial income tax that the Company will actually realize. The Tax Receivable Agreement is effective as of the date of the Company’s IPO. The Company has recorded a total liability of $171 million as of December 31, 2022 of which $53 million and $118 million are recorded under current and non-current tax receivable agreement liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets, respectively. As of December 25, 2021, the company recorded a total liability of $156 million of which $24 million and $132 million were recorded under current and non-current tax receivable agreement liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet, respectively. The change from prior year relates to changes in the estimated liability based on tax returns filed by the Company in the current year.

Summary of Significant Accounti

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Fiscal year The Company operates and reports financial information on a 52 or 53 week year with the fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in December and fiscal quarters ending on the 13th Saturday of each quarter (or 14th Saturday when applicable with respect to the fourth fiscal quarter), except for the Car Wash segment, which is currently consolidated based on a calendar month end. Our 2022 fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 consisted of 53 weeks and our 2021 and 2020 fiscal years ending December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020, respectively, consisted of 52 weeks. Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Driven Brands Holdings Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The three months and year ended December 31, 2022 includes approximately $7.5 million and $3.7 million of pre-tax income adjustments, respectively, for items that originated in previous quarters during fiscal year 2022, as well as prior years. The Company evaluated the materiality of the adjustments on prior period financial statements and recording the adjustments in the current period and concluded the effect of the adjustments were immaterial to both the current and prior period financial statements. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements. Significant items that are subject to estimates and assumptions include, but not limited to, valuation of intangible assets and goodwill; income taxes; allowance for credit losses; valuation of derivatives; self-insurance claims; and stock-based compensation. Management evaluates its estimates on an ongoing basis and may employ outside experts to assist in its evaluations. Changes in such estimates, based on historical experience, current conditions, and various other additional information, may affect amounts reported in future periods. Actual results could differ due to the uncertainty inherent in the natures of these estimates. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents consist of demand deposits and short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. These investments are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. Restricted Cash The Company had total restricted cash of $34 million and $39 million at December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, respectively, which primarily consisted of funds from franchisees pursuant to franchise agreements, the usage of which was restricted to advertising activities, and letters of credit collateral. Advertising funds are presented within advertising fund assets, restricted, on the consolidated balance sheet. Accounts and Notes Receivable The Company’s accounts receivable consists principally of amounts due related to product sales, centrally billed commercial fleet work, centrally billed insurance claims, advertising and franchise fees, rent due from franchisees, and training services. These receivables are generally due within 30 days of the period in which the corresponding sales occur and are classified as accounts and notes receivable, net on the consolidated balance sheet. Accounts receivable are reported at their estimated net realizable value. Notes receivable are primarily from franchisees and relate to financing arrangements for certain past due balances or to partially finance the acquisition of company-operated stores or re-franchising locations. The notes are typically collateralized by the assets of the store being purchased. Interest income recognized on these notes is included in supply and other revenue on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company places notes receivable on a non-accrual status based on management’s determination if it is probable that the principal balance is not expected to be repaid per the contractual terms. When the Company places a note receivable on a non-accrual status, interest income recorded on the note is reversed through supply and other revenue. The Company recorded an immaterial amount of interest income related to its notes receivables during the years ended December 31, 2022, December 25, 2021, and December 26, 2020. Allowance for Credit Losses The Company adopted ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses , on December 26, 2020, which was retroactively applied as of the first day of fiscal year 2020 using the modified retrospective adoption method. This accounting standard requires companies to measure expected credit losses on financial instruments based on the total estimated amount to be collected over the lifetime of the instrument. Prior to the adoption of this accounting standard, the Company recorded incurred credit losses against receivable balances based on current and historical information. Upon adoption of this guidance, the Company recognized an increase to its allowance for credit losses of $2 million and a corresponding adjustment to retained earnings, net of tax, as a cumulative effect of an accounting change. Expected credit losses for uncollectible receivable balances consider both current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future conditions. Current conditions considered include pre-defined aging criteria, as well as specified events that indicate the balance due is not collectible. Reasonable and supportable forecasts used in determining the probability of future collection consider publicly available macroeconomic data and whether future credit losses are expected to differ from historical losses. Inventory Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The Company primarily purchases its oil, lubricants, soap and auto glass in bulk quantities to take advantage of volume discounts and to ensure inventory availability to complete services. Inventories are presented net of volume rebates. Property and Equipment, net Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life or the remaining lease term of the related asset. Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. The following table presents the estimated useful lives for each asset category: Buildings and improvements 5 to 40 years Furniture and fixtures 5 to 7 years Store equipment 5 to 15 years Leasehold improvements 5 to 15 years Vehicles 3 to 5 years Computer equipment and software 3 to 5 years Cloud computing arrangements The Company capitalizes qualified cloud computing implementation costs associated with the application development stage and subsequently amortize these costs over the term of the hosting arrangement and stated renewal period, if it is reasonably certain we will renew. Capitalized costs are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2022, no cloud computing arrangements were in service. Leases The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 Leases and the subsequent ASUs that modified ASU 2016-02 (collectively, the amendments) during the twelve months ended December 26, 2020 and retroactively adopted the amendments as of the first day of fiscal year 2019. The adoption of the standard resulted in a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset of approximately $324 million primarily from operating leases for our company-operated stores, a $4 million reduction to retained earnings, net of taxes, as a cumulative effect of an accounting change, and a lease liability of approximately $330 million as of December 28, 2019. The remaining $1 million related to the derecognition of certain liabilities and assets that had been recorded in accordance with GAAP that had been applied prior to the adoption of the amendments. The lease standard requires the lessee in an operating lease to record a balance sheet gross-up upon lease commencement by recognizing an ROU asset and lease liability equal to the present value of the lease payments over the expected lease term. The ROU asset and lease liability are derecognized in a manner that effectively yields a straight-line lease expense over the lease term. In addition to the changes to the lessee operating lease accounting requirements, the amendments also change the types of costs that can be capitalized related to a lease agreement for both lessees and lessors. Finance lease ROU assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lesser of the useful life of the leased asset or lease term. Finance lease liabilities are recognized using the effective interest method, with interest determined as the amount that results in a constant periodic discount rate on the remaining balance of the liability. Interest associated with finance lease liabilities is recognized in interest expense, net, on the consolidated statements of operations and is included in changes in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. At contract inception, we determine whether the contract is or contains a lease based on the terms and conditions of the contract. Lease contracts are recognized on our consolidated balance sheet as ROU assets and lease liabilities; however, we have elected not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities on leases with terms of one year or less. Variable lease payments that are dependent on usage, output, or may vary for other reasons are excluded from lease payments in the measurement of the ROU assets and lease liabilities and are recognized as lease expense in the period the obligation is incurred. For lease agreements entered into or reassessed after the adoption of Topic 842, we combine lease and non-lease components. The Company’s vehicle and equipment leases are comprised of a single lease component. If a lease does not provide enough information to determine the implicit interest rate in the agreements, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate in calculating the lease liability. The Company determines its incremental borrowing rate for each lease by reference to yield rates on collateralized debt issuances, which approximates borrowings on a collateralized basis, by companies of a similar credit rating as the Company, with adjustments for differences in years to maturity and implied company-specific credit spreads. Certain leases include renewal and termination options and the option to renew is under our sole discretion. These leases are included in the lease term in determining the ROU assets and liabilities when we are reasonably certain we will exercise the option. The ROU asset also includes initial direct costs paid less lease incentives received from the lessor. The Company also records lease income for subleases of franchise stores to certain franchisees. Lease income from sublease rentals is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Long-lived assets that are used in operations are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable through undiscounted future cash flows. Recognition and measurement of a potential impairment is performed on assets grouped with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level where identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. An impairment loss is the amount by which the carrying amount of a long-lived asset or asset group exceeds its estimated fair value. Fair value is generally estimated by internal specialists based on the present value of anticipated future cash flows or, if required, with the assistance of independent third-party valuation specialists, depending on the nature of the assets or asset group. Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Goodwill is recorded when the aggregate purchase price of an acquisition exceeds the estimated fair value of the net identified tangible and intangible assets acquired. The Company's indefinite-lived intangibles are comprised of trademarks and tradenames. In performing a quantitative test for impairment of goodwill, we primarily use the income approach method of valuation that includes the discounted cash flow method and the market approach that includes the guideline public company method to determine the fair value of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. Significant assumptions are made by management in estimating fair value under the discounted cash flow model including future trends in sales and terminal growth rates, operating expenses, overhead expenses, tax depreciation, capital expenditures, and changes in working capital, along with an appropriate discount rate based on our estimated cost of equity capital and after-tax cost of debt. Significant assumptions used to determine fair value under the guideline public company method include the selection of guideline companies and the valuation multiples applied. In the process of a quantitative test of our tradename intangible assets, we primarily use the relief-from-royalty method under the income approach method of valuation. Significant assumptions used to determine fair value under the relief of royalty method include future trends in sales, a royalty rate, and a discount rate to be applied to the forecast revenue stream. There is an inherent degree of uncertainty in preparing any forecast of future results. Future trends in system-wide sales are dependent to a significant extent on national, regional, and local economic conditions. Any decreases in customer traffic or average repair order due to these or other reasons could reduce gross sales at franchise locations, resulting in lower royalty and other payments from franchisees, as well as lower sales at company-operated locations. This could reduce the profitability of franchise locations, potentially impacting the ability of franchisees to make royalty payments owed to us when due (which could adversely impact our current cash flow from franchise operations), and company-operated sites. The determination of indefinite life is subject to reassessment if changes in facts and circumstances indicate the period of benefit has become finite. During the second quarter of 2022, management impaired the life of one indefinite-lived tradename. Refer to Note 6 for additional information. We have completed our annual test of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles for impairment and have determined there was no impairment. Definite Lived Intangible Assets The Company's definite lived intangible assets are comprised primarily of trademarks, franchise agreements, license agreements, membership agreements, customer relationships, and developed technology. Intangible assets with definite lives are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of each asset as follows: Estimated Useful Life Tradenames 1 to 3 years Franchise agreements 13 to 30 years License agreements 7 to 19 years Membership agreements 7 to 9 years Customer relationships 13 to 16 years Developed technology 5 to 8 years The lives of definite lived intangibles are reviewed and reduced if changes in their planned use occurs. If changes in the assets planned use is identified, management reviews the useful life and carrying value of the asset to assess the recoverability of the assets if facts and circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The recoverability test requires management to compare the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the intangible asset or asset group to the carrying value. If the carrying amounts of the intangible asset is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment charge is recognized to the extent the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Management reviews business combinations to identify intangible assets, which are typically tradenames and customer relationships, and value the assets based on information and assumptions available to us at the date of purchase utilizing income and market approaches to determine fair value. Assets Held for Sale Assets currently available for sale and expected to be sold within one year are classified as assets held for sale. There were no assets designated as held for sale as of December 31, 2022. The Company had one car wash site which was part of one of the 2021 acquisitions with a total carrying value of $3 million that was designated as held-for-sale as of December 25, 2021. Accrued Liabilities Included within accrued expenses and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet were $58 million and $65 million of accrued payroll, bonus, and benefits at December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, respectively. Derivative instruments We utilize derivative financial instruments to manage our interest rate and foreign exchange exposure. For derivatives instruments where we have not elected hedge accounting, the change in fair value is recognized in earnings. For derivative instruments where we have elected hedge accounting, the changes in the derivative and the hedged item attributable to the hedged risks are recognized in the same line within our consolidated statement of operations. For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative is initially recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently recorded to the statement of operations when the hedged item impacts earnings. Derivatives designated as hedge accounting are assessed at inception and on an ongoing basis whether the instrument is, and will continue to be, highly effective in offsetting cash flow or fair value of the hedged item and whether it remains probable the forecasted transaction will occur. Changes in the fair value for derivative instruments that do not qualify as hedge accounting are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. Refer to Note 11 for additional information regarding our derivative assets and liabilities. Revenue Recognition Franchise royalties and fees Franchisees are required to pay an upfront license fee prior to the opening of a location. The initial license payment received is recognized ratably over the life of the franchise agreement. Franchisees will also pay continuing royalty fees, at least monthly, based on a percentage of the store level retail sales or a flat amount, depending on the brand. The royalty income is recognized as the underlying sales occur. In addition to the initial fees and royalties, the Company also recognizes revenue associated with development fees charged to franchisees, which are recognized as income over the life of the associated franchise agreement. Development fees relate to the right of a franchisee to open additional locations in an agreed upon territory. Company-operated store sales Company-operated store sales are recognized, net of sales discounts, upon delivery of services and the service-related product. Customers also have the ability to purchase car wash club memberships that allow a customer unlimited washes for the duration of the membership. The Company recognizes revenue from these membership programs on a straight-line basis over the membership term. Sales proceeds for gift cards are recognized as a contract liability; the liability is reduced and revenue is recognized when the gift card is subsequently redeemed for services. Breakage on unredeemed gift card balances is estimated and recognized as revenue using the proportional method based on historical redemption patterns. The states and municipalities in which the Company operates impose sales tax on all of the Company’s nonexempt revenue. The Company collects the sales tax from its customers and remits the entire amount to the appropriate taxing authority. The Company’s policy is to exclude the tax collected and remitted from net revenue and direct costs. The Company accrues sales tax liabilities as it records sales, maintaining the amount owed to the taxing authorities in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Independently-operated store sales and expenses Independently-operated store sales and expenses consist of our car wash sites outside North America. The Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling its performance obligation of providing car wash and other vehicle cleaning services but engages a third-party to provide site labor and operate these stores on its behalf. The Company pays a commission to these third-parties to perform this service. Revenue from car washes at these locations is recorded in independently-operated store sales at the time the service is performed, while the commissions paid to the third-parties are recorded in independently-operated store expenses. Advertising contributions Franchised and company-operated stores are generally required to contribute advertising dollars according to the terms of their respective contract (typically based on a percentage of sales) that are used for, among other activities, advertising the brand on a national and local basis, as determined by the brand’s franchisor. The Company’s franchisees make their contributions to a marketing fund which in turn administers and distributes their advertising contributions directly to the franchisor. This advertising fee revenue is recognized as the underlying sales occur. Advertising expenses are recorded as incurred. Revenues and expenses related to these advertising collections and expenditures are reported on a gross basis in the consolidated statements of operations. The assets related to the advertising fund are considered restricted and disclosed as such on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Any excess or deficiency of advertising fee revenue compared to advertising expenditures is recognized in the fourth quarter of the Company's fiscal year. Any excess of revenue over expenditures is recognized only to the extent of previously recognized deficits. When advertising revenues exceed the related advertising expenses and there is no recovery of a previously recognized deficit of advertising revenues, advertising costs are accrued up to the amount of revenues. Supply and other revenue Supply and other revenue includes revenue related to product sales, vendor incentive revenue, insurance licensing fees, store leases, software maintenance fees, and automotive training services revenue. Supply and other revenue is recognized once title of goods is transferred to franchisees or other independent parties, as the sales of the related products occur, or ratably. Vendor incentive revenue is recognized as sales of the related product occur. Insurance licensing fee revenue is generated when the Company is acting as an agent on behalf of its franchisees and is recognized once title of goods is transferred to franchisees. The insurance license revenue is presented net of any related expense with any residual revenue reflecting the management fee the Company charges for the program. Store lease revenue is recognized ratably over the underlying property lease term. Software maintenance fee revenue is recognized monthly in connection with providing and servicing software. Automotive training services are provided to third party shop owner/operators in accordance with agreed upon contract terms. These contracts may be for one-time shop visits or agreements to receive access to education and training programs for multiple years. For one-time shop visits, revenue is recognized at the time the service is rendered. For the multi-year education and training contracts, revenue is recognized ratably over the contract term. Assets Recognized from the Costs to Obtain a Contract with a Customer: The Company has elected a practical expedient to expense costs as incurred for costs to obtain a contract when the amortization period would have been one year or less. The Company records contract assets, included in deferred commissions on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet, for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if we expect the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year and if such costs are material. Commission expenses, a primary cost associated with the sale of franchise licenses, are amortized to selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations ratably over the life of the associated franchise agreement. Contract Balances The Company generally records a contract liability when cash is provided for a contract with a customer before the Company has completed its contractual performance obligation. This includes cash payments for initial franchise fees as well as upfront payments on store owner consulting and education contracts. Franchise fees and shop owner consulting contract payments are recognized over the life of the agreement, which range from five three Company-Operated Store Expenses Company-operated store expenses consist of payroll and benefit costs for employees at company-operated locations, as well as rent, costs associated with procuring materials from suppliers, and other store-level operating costs. The Company receives volume rebates based on a variety of factors which are included in accounts receivable on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and accounted for as a reduction of company-operated store expenses as they are earned. Sales discounts received from suppliers are recorded as a reduction of the cost of inventory. Advanced rebates are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and are accounted for as a reduction of company-operated store expenses as they are earned over the term of the supply agreement. In addition, the Company includes subleasing expense associated with the subleasing of store buildings to franchisees within supply and other expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Store Opening Costs Store opening costs consist of employee, facility, and grand opening marketing costs that company-operated stores incur prior to opening. The Company typically incurs store opening costs when opening new company-operated stores and when converting independently branded, acquired company-operated stores to one of its brands. These expenses are charged to expense as incurred. Equity-based Compensation The Company recognizes expense related to equity-based compensation awards over the service period (generally the vesting period) in the consolidated financial statements based on the estimated fair value of the award on the grant-date. Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. Fair Value of Financial Instruments Financial assets and liabilities are categorized, based on the inputs to the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to the quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. Observable market data, when available, is required to be used in making fair value measurements. When inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company classifies and discloses assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories. Level 1: Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date, Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; or Level 3: Inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. The Company estimates the fair value of financial instruments using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The carrying amount for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, inventory, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of their short maturities. The notes receivable carrying value also approximates fair value due to interest rates that approximate market rates for agreements with similar maturities and credit quality. The fair value of long-term debt is estimated based on Level 2 inputs using discounted cash flows and market-based expectations for interest rates, credit risk and contractual terms of the debt agreements. Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2022 are summarized as follows: (in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Total Mutual fund investments held in rabbi trust $ 758 $ — $ 758 Derivative assets, recorded in prepaid and other assets — 158 158 Derivative assets, recorded in other assets — 2,148 2,148 Derivative liabilities, recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities — 5,005 5,005 Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 25, 2021 are summarized as follows: (in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Total Mutual fund investments held in rabbi trust $ 976 $ — $ 976 Derivative liabilities, recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities — 336 336 Derivative liabilities, recorded in long-term accrued expenses and other liabilities — 200 200 The fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments are derived from valuation models, which use observable inputs such as quoted market prices, interest rates, and forward yield curves. The carrying value and estimated fair value of total long-term debt were as follows: December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 (in thousands) Carrying value Estimated fair value Carrying value Estimated fair value Long-term debt $ 2,784,175 $ 2,477,456 $ 2,382,364 $ 2,411,987 Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax laws and rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the assets and liabilities are expected to be recovered or settled. The effects on deferred tax assets and liabilities of subsequent changes in the tax laws and rates are recognized in income during the year the changes are enacted. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized on the consolidated financial statements from such positions are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon settlement with tax authorities. The Company records any interest and penalties associated as additional income tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Deferred Financing Costs The costs related to the issuance of debt are presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt and amortized over the terms of the related debt agreements as interest expense using the effective interest method. Insurance Reserves The Company is partially self-insured for employee medical coverage. The Company records a liabil

Business Acquisitions

Business Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
Business Acquisitions	Dec. 31, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]
Business Acquisitions	Business Acquisitions The Company strategically acquires companies in order to increase its footprint and offer products and services that diversify its existing offerings, primarily through asset purchase agreements. These acquisitions are accounted for as business combinations using the acquisition method, whereby the purchase price is allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values at the date of the acquisition with the remaining amount recorded in goodwill. 2022 Acquisitions The Company completed 22 acquisitions in the Car Wash segment during the year ended December 31, 2022, representing 35 sites, which were deemed to be business combinations. The aggregate cash consideration for these acquisitions, net of cash acquired, was approximately $350 million. On June 14, 2022, the Car Wash segment acquired Jimmy Clean Car Wash, which was comprised of 3 sites for a total consideration of $32 million. On July 6, 2022, the Car Wash segment acquired Speedy Shine Express Car Wash, which was comprised of 2 sites for a total consideration of $34 million. On October 5, 2022, the Car Wash segment acquired Quick & Clean Car Wash, which was comprised of 4 sites for a total consideration of $38 million. The Company completed 6 acquisitions in the Maintenance segment during the year ended December 31, 2022, representing 14 sites, each individually immaterial, which were deemed to be business combinations. The aggregate cash consideration for these acquisitions, net of cash acquired and liabilities assumed, was $25 million. The Company completed 10 acquisitions in the Paint, Collision & Glass segment during the year ended December 31, 2022 representing 174 sites, which were deemed to be business combinations. The aggregate cash consideration for these acquisitions, net of cash acquired, was $406 million. On December 30, 2021 the Company acquired AGN, which was comprised of 79 sites at the time of the Company’s acquisition, for a total consideration of $171 million. The purchase price allocation resulted in the recognition of $49 million of intangible assets, $37 million of which was a trade name intangible asset. The fair value of the acquired trade name was estimated using an income approach, specifically, the relief-from-royalty method. The Company utilized assumptions with respect to forecasted sales, the discount rate, and the royalty rate in determining the fair value of the acquired trade name. The purchase price allocation was considered complete for AGN as of December 31, 2022. On April 28, 2022, the Company acquired All Star Glass (“ASG”), which was comprised of 31 sites at the time of the acquisition for a total consideration of $36 million. On July 6, 2022, the Company acquired K&K Glass, which was comprised of 8 sites for a total consideration of $40 million. On July 27, 2022, the Company acquired Jack Morris Auto Glass, which was comprised of 9 sites for a total consideration of $54 million. On September 8, 2022, the Company acquired Auto Glass Fitters Inc., which was comprised of 24 sites for a total consideration of $72 million. The Company will amortize the acquired lease right of use assets, customer list intangibles, and definite lived trade name over their estimated remaining lives of 4 years, 13 years, and 1 year, respectively. The Company estimated the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities as of the date of acquisition based on information currently available. As the Company finalizes the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, additional purchase price adjustments may be recorded during the measurement period. 2022 Car Wash Segment The provisional amounts for assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2022 Car Wash acquisitions are as follows: (in thousands) Quick & Clean Car Wash Speedy Shine Express Car Wash Jimmy Clean Car Wash All Other Car Wash Total Car Wash Assets: Property and equipment, net $ 28,220 $ 16,200 $ 21,740 $ 172,178 $ 238,338 Goodwill 9,445 17,296 10,196 72,039 108,976 Deferred tax assets 335 12 64 2,831 3,242 Total assets acquired 38,000 33,508 32,000 247,048 350,556 Liabilities: Accrued expenses and other liabilities 9 8 110 444 571 Total liabilities assumed 9 8 110 444 571 Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired 36,851 32,495 31,890 239,758 340,994 Deferred Consideration 1,140 1,005 — 6,846 8,991 Total Consideration, net of cash acquired $ 37,991 $ 33,500 $ 31,890 $ 246,604 $ 349,985 2022 Paint, Collision & Glass Segment The provisional amounts for assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2022 Paint, Collision & Glass acquisitions are as follows: (in thousands) Auto Glass Fitters Inc. Jack Morris Auto Glass K&K Glass All Star Glass Auto Glass Now All Other Paint, Collision & Glass Total PC&G Assets: Accounts and notes receivable, net $ 5,264 $ 1,162 $ — $ 2,349 $ — $ 832 $ 9,607 Inventory 134 1,150 1,067 546 — 1,518 4,415 Prepaid and other assets 64 70 — 119 — 14 267 Property and equipment, net 417 418 1,553 568 1,064 1,628 5,648 Operating lease right-of-use assets 1,016 1,558 587 5,943 11,177 2,865 23,146 Intangibles, net 20,600 16,100 16,600 8,500 49,100 — 110,900 Goodwill 48,038 35,651 20,836 26,548 119,569 29,689 280,331 Deferred tax assets — — — — — 84 84 Total assets acquired 75,533 56,109 40,643 44,573 180,910 36,630 434,398 Liabilities: Accounts payable 2,010 630 — 1,825 — 229 4,694 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 817 644 195 2,152 1,932 768 6,508 Current portion of long term debt — — — 10 31 — 41 Long-term debt — — — 21 89 — 110 Operating lease liabilities 262 1,030 392 4,223 8,229 2,024 16,160 Deferred tax liabilities 375 19 — — — — 394 Total liabilities assumed 3,464 2,323 587 8,231 10,281 3,021 27,907 Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired 56,044 48,386 40,056 36,342 170,629 30,209 381,666 Deferred Consideration 16,025 5,400 — — — 3,400 24,825 Total Consideration, net of cash acquired $ 72,069 $ 53,786 $ 40,056 $ 36,342 $ 170,629 $ 33,609 $ 406,491 2022 Maintenance Segment The provisional amounts for assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2022 Maintenance acquisitions are as follows: (in thousands) Maintenance Assets: Inventory $ 362 Property and equipment, net 5,040 Operating lease right-of-use assets 10,323 Goodwill 18,542 Deferred tax assets 844 Total assets acquired 35,111 Liabilities: Accrued expenses and other liabilities 792 Operating lease liabilities 9,402 Total liabilities assumed 10,194 Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired 22,849 Deferred Consideration 2,068 Total Consideration, net of cash acquired $ 24,917 Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration paid over the fair value of net assets acquired and includes the expected benefit of synergies within the existing segments and intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition. Goodwill, which was allocated to the Car Wash, Maintenance, and Paint, Collision & Glass segments, is substantially all deductible for income tax purposes. The following table presents financial information regarding the 2022 Car Wash segment and Paint, Collision & Glass segment acquisitions included in our consolidated statements of operations from the date of acquisition through December 31, 2022 under the column “Actual from acquisition date.” The following tables also present supplemental pro-forma information as if the acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of fiscal year 2021. The pro-forma information does not necessarily reflect the results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions occurred at the beginning of 2021. Cost savings are also not reflected in the pro-forma amounts for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021. Year Ended December 31, 2022 Year Ended December 31, 2022 Year Ended December 25, 2021 Actual from acquisition date (in thousands) Car Wash Acquisitions Glass Acquisitions Car Wash & Glass Acquisitions Driven Brands Holdings Consolidated Driven Brands Holdings Consolidated Revenue $ 21,526 $ 157,498 $ 179,024 $ 2,172,185 $ 1,764,435 Net income attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc. $ 5,598 $ 22,885 $ 28,483 $ 66,249 $ 61,539 2021 Acquisitions 2021 Car Wash Segment The Company completed 38 acquisitions in the Car Wash segment, representing 110 car wash sites, which were deemed to be business combinations, during the year ended December 25, 2021. The aggregate cash consideration for these acquisitions, net of cash acquired, was $732 million. On October 27, 2021, the Car Wash segment acquired Magic Tunnel Car Wash, which was comprised of 16 sites for total consideration of $88 million. On July 14, 2021, the Car Wash segment acquired Frank’s Car Wash, which was comprised of 18 sites for total consideration of $107 million. On May 20, 2021, the Car Wash segment acquired Racer Classic Car Wash, which was comprised of 10 sites for total consideration of $65 million. The amounts for assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2021 Car Wash Acquisitions are as follows: (in thousands) Magic Tunnel Car Wash Franks Car Wash Racer Classic Car Wash & AutoClean Car Wash Other Total Car Wash Assets: Inventory $ — $ — $ 311 $ — $ 311 Property and equipment, net 75,200 66,737 44,108 375,188 561,233 Operating lease right-of-use assets — — 2,587 12,277 14,864 Intangibles, net 700 800 550 — 2,050 Goodwill 12,100 38,939 20,869 95,080 166,988 Assets held for sale — — — 996 996 Deferred tax assets — 94 — 1,596 1,690 Total assets acquired 88,000 106,570 68,425 485,137 748,132 Liabilities: Accrued expenses and other liabilities — 50 155 304 509 Operating lease liabilities — — 2,687 12,277 14,964 Deferred tax liabilities — — 758 — 758 Total liabilities assumed — 50 3,600 12,581 16,231 Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired 85,800 106,520 62,874 453,454 708,648 Deferred Consideration 2,200 — 1,951 19,102 23,253 Total Consideration, net of cash acquired $ 88,000 $ 106,520 $ 64,825 $ 472,556 $ 731,901 Goodwill which was allocated to the Car Wash segment is substantially all deductible for income tax purposes. The following table presents financial information regarding the 2021 Cash Wash segment acquisitions included in the consolidated statements of operations from the date of acquisition through December 25, 2021 under the column “Actual from acquisition date in 2021.” The following table presents supplemental pro-forma information as if the acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of fiscal year 2020. The pro-forma information does not necessarily reflect the results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions occurred at the beginning of 2020. Cost savings are also not reflected in the pro-forma amounts for the year ended December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020, respectively. Actual from Pro-Forma for Year Ended (in thousands) December 25, 2021 December 26, 2020 Revenue $ 48,648 $ 1,613,479 $ 1,026,012 Net income attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc. $ 11,693 $ 47,272 $ 20,558 2021 Paint, Collision & Glass Segment In addition, the Company completed 2 acquisitions representing 12 collision sites, each individually immaterial, which are included within the Company’s Paint, Collision & Glass segment during the year ended December 25, 2021, which were deemed to be business combinations. The aggregate cash consideration for these acquisitions, net of cash acquired, was $33 million. The amounts for assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2021 PC&G Acquisitions are as follows: (in thousands) Paint, Collision & Glass Assets: Inventory $ 107 Property and equipment, net 1,512 Operating lease right-of-use assets 7,672 Intangibles, net 6,707 Goodwill 24,742 Total assets acquired 40,740 Liabilities: Accounts payable Accrued expenses and other liabilities 5 Operating lease liabilities 7,763 Total liabilities assumed 7,768 Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired 32,972 Deferred Consideration — Total Consideration, net of cash acquired $ 32,972 2021 Maintenance Segment The Company also completed 8 acquisitions in the Maintenance segment representing 13 maintenance sites, each individually immaterial, during the year ended December 25, 2021, which were deemed to be business combinations. The aggregate cash consideration for these acquisitions, net of cash acquired, was $37 million. The amounts for assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2021 Maintenance Acquisitions are as follows: (in thousands) Maintenance Assets: Inventory $ 200 Property and equipment, net 19,095 Goodwill 14,661 Assets held for sale 3,275 Deferred tax assets 90 Total assets acquired 37,321 Liabilities: Accrued expenses and other liabilities 52 Total liabilities assumed 52 Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired 36,874 Deferred Consideration 395 Total Consideration, net of cash acquired $ 37,269 Purchase accounting allocations are complete for all 2021 acquisitions as of December 31, 2022 2020 Acquisitions Acquisition of International Car Wash Group (Car Wash Segment) On August 3, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of Shine Holdco (UK) Limited, the holding company of ICWG, to expand on its service offerings by entering into the car wash business (the “ICWG Acquisition”). Under the merger agreement, RC IV ICW Merger Sub LLC, a subsidiary of RC IV Cayman ICW Holdings LLC and the direct parent of RC IV Cayman ICW LLC, merged with and into the Parent. ICWG’s shareholders received 217,980 of the Parent’s Class A common units. The Parent then contributed ICWG to the Company in exchange for 38.3 million shares of the Company’s common stock (after giving effect to the Company’s stock split, which is discussed further in Note 1 ). The ICWG Acquisition resulted in the Company acquiring 741 independently-operated and 199 company-operated car wash centers in 14 countries across Europe, the U. S., and Australia. The operating results from ICWG are included in the Car Wash segment. Approximately $249 million of the goodwill associated with this acquisition is deductible for income tax purposes. All goodwill related to this acquisition was allocated to the Car Wash segment. Acquisition of Fix Auto (Paint, Collision & Glass Segment) On April 20, 2020, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Fix Auto USA, a franchisor and operator of collision repair centers, for $29 million, net of cash received of approximately $2 million. This acquisition resulted in the Company acquiring 150 franchised locations and 10 company-operated locations and increases the Company’s collision services footprint. All goodwill related to this acquisition was allocated to the Paint, Collision & Glass segment. None of the goodwill associated with this acquisition is deductible for income tax purposes. Other Acquisitions During 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of 17 car wash sites, each individually immaterial, which are included within the Company’s Car Wash segment. The aggregate cash consideration paid for these acquisitions, net of cash acquired, was approximately $109 million. Deferred Consideration and Transaction Costs Deferred consideration is typically paid six months to one year after the acquisition closing date once all conditions under the purchase agreement have been satisfied. Included in the total consideration amounts above for the acquisitions in 2022 was $36 million of consideration not paid on the closing date. The Company had $35 million and $16 million of deferred consideration related to acquisitions at December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, respectively. The Company paid $16 million and $6 million of deferred consideration related to prior acquisitions during the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, respectively. Deferred consideration is recorded within investing activities at the time of payment. The Company incurred approximately $4 million, $3 million, and $7 million of transaction costs during the years ended December 31, 2022, December 25, 2021, and December 26, 2020, respectively. In addition, during the year ended December 25, 2021 the Company recorded a $4 million benefit to acquisition costs in the consolidated statements of operations related to the reversal of a liability previously recorded for a 2020 acquisition related to contingent consideration that was deemed to be remote. Dispositions On September 12, 2022, the Company disposed of CARSTAR franchise sites from within the Paint, Collision & Glass segment for consideration of $17 million. As a result of the sale, a $12 million gain was recognized within selling, general, and administrative expenses during the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company allocated $3 million of goodwill as part of the sale. On March 16, 2022, the Company disposed of its 75% owned subsidiary, IMO Denmark ApS, for consideration of $2 million. As a result of the sale, a $1 million loss was recognized within selling, general, and administrative expenses during the year ended December 31, 2022. Also, a noncontrolling interest of less than $1 million was derecognized. The Company allocated less than $1 million of goodwill as part of the sale. On April 27, 2021, the Company disposed of its 70% owned subsidiary, At-Pac Auto Parts Inc., for consideration of $2 million. As a result of the sale, a loss of less than $1 million was recognized within selling, general, and administrative expenses during the year ended December 31, 2022. Also, a noncontrolling interest of $1 million was derecognized.

Accounts and Notes Receivable,

Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net	12 Months Ended
Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net	Dec. 31, 2022
Receivables [Abstract]
Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net	Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net The balance on the consolidated balance sheets are amounts primarily related to customers, vendors and franchisees. As of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, the gross amount of current accounts and notes receivable were $198 million and $134 million, respectively. The current allowance for credit losses for these periods were $18 million and $16 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, the gross amount of non-current notes receivable was $4 million and $6 million, respectively. The non-current allowance for credit losses for these periods was $1 million and $2 million, respectively. The changes in the allowance for accounts and notes receivable for the year ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021 were as follows: (in thousands) Balance as of December 26, 2020 $ 19,024 Bad debt expense 1,854 Write-off of uncollectible receivables (2,493) Balance at December 25, 2021 $ 18,385 Bad debt expense, net of recoveries 5,777 Write-off of uncollectible receivables (4,556) Balance at December 31, 2022 $ 19,606

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment	12 Months Ended
Property and Equipment	Dec. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property and Equipment	Property and Equipment Property and equipment at December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021 consisted of the following: (in thousands) December 31, December 25, Buildings $ 641,520 $ 671,523 Land 127,613 152,841 Furniture and fixtures 23,464 17,855 Computer equipment and software 41,304 31,773 Store equipment 375,595 304,100 Leasehold improvements 228,006 172,737 Finance lease ROU assets 42,984 29,766 Vehicles 8,217 3,282 Construction in progress 313,821 133,724 Total property and equipment 1,802,524 1,517,601 Less: accumulated depreciation (256,786) (166,617) Total property and equipment, net $ 1,545,738 $ 1,350,984 Depreciation expense was $120 million, $91 million and $44 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, December 25, 2021, and December 26, 2020, respectively .

Goodwill and Other Intangible A

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	Dec. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and intangible assets disclosure	Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021 are as follows: (in thousands) Maintenance Car Wash Paint, Collision & Glass Platform Services Total Balance at December 26, 2020 $ 444,959 $ 828,813 $ 297,930 $ 155,649 $ 1,727,351 Acquisitions 14,661 166,988 24,742 — 206,391 Purchase price adjustments (637) 6,642 (44) — 5,961 Foreign exchange 13 (30,188) 624 240 (29,311) Balance at December 25, 2021 $ 458,996 $ 972,255 $ 323,252 $ 155,889 $ 1,910,392 Acquisitions 18,542 108,976 280,331 — 407,849 Sale of business unit — (685) (3,495) — (4,180) Purchase price adjustments — 3,860 (34) — 3,826 Foreign exchange (130) (32,800) (5,542) (2,350) (40,822) Balance at December 31, 2022 $ 477,408 $ 1,051,606 $ 594,512 $ 153,539 $ 2,277,065 Intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021 are as follows: (in thousands) Balance at December 31, 2022 Gross Carrying Value Impairment Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Value Definite Lived Amortizable Franchise agreements $ 222,617 $ — $ (59,466) $ 163,151 License agreements 11,968 — (4,354) 7,614 Membership agreements 11,600 — (5,480) 6,120 Customer relationships 128,127 — (13,689) 114,438 Developed technology 25,717 — (19,788) 5,929 Trademarks & other 26,256 — (19,749) 6,507 Total definite lived amortizable 426,285 — (122,526) 303,759 Indefinite-Lived Trademarks 587,594 (125,450) — 462,144 Total $ 1,013,879 $ (125,450) $ (122,526) $ 765,903 Balance at December 25, 2021 Gross Carrying Value Impairment Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Value Definite Lived Amortizable Franchise agreements $ 223,625 $ — $ (49,529) $ 174,096 License agreements 12,044 — (3,091) 8,953 Membership agreements 11,600 — (3,270) 8,330 Customer relationships 59,585 — (8,797) 50,788 Developed technology 25,882 — (18,959) 6,923 Trademarks & other 17,364 — (13,055) 4,309 Total definite lived amortizable 350,100 — (96,701) 253,399 Indefinite-Lived Trademarks 562,784 — — 562,784 Total $ 912,884 $ — $ (96,701) $ 816,183 The Company acquired a number of car wash businesses over the past two years. As part of those acquisitions, the Company determined a fair value for each of the associated intangible assets including trade names and customer relationships. During the second quarter of 2022, the Company made the strategic decision to rebrand the majority of its U.S. car wash locations to operate under the name “Take 5 Car Wash”, and therefore will be discontinuing the use of certain car wash trade names that were previously determined to have indefinite lives. Using a projected discounted cash flow analysis based on the relief from royalty method, the fair value of the trade names was determined to be $6 million while their carrying value was $132 million. As a result, the Company recognized a $125 million impairment charge, which is reported as trade name impairment in the consolidated statement of operations. The transition will take approximately two and a half years to complete, and therefore the remaining carrying value will be amortized over this period. During the year ended December 26, 2020, the Company elected to discontinue the use of a trade name and, as a result, recognized a $3 million impairment charge, which is included as a component of asset impairment charges in the consolidated statement of operations. Amortization expense wa s $27 million , $19 million, and $18 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, December 25, 2021, and December 26, 2020, respectively. Amortization expense related to definite lived intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter are as follows: (in thousands) Amount 2023 $ 28,616 2024 26,317 2025 21,951 2026 20,605 2027 19,737 Thereafter 186,533 Total $ 303,759

Revenue from Contracts with Cus

Revenue from Contracts with Customers	12 Months Ended
Revenue from Contracts with Customers	Dec. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue from contracts with customers	Revenue from Contracts with Customers The Company records contract assets for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if it expects the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year and if such costs are material. Commission expenses, a primary cost associated with the sale of franchise licenses, are amortized to selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations ratably over the life of the associated franchise agreement. Capitalized costs to obtain a contract as of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021 were $7 million and $11 million, respectively, and are presented within deferred commissions on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognized an immaterial amount of costs during the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, respectively, that were recorded as a contract asset at the beginning of the year. Contract liabilities consist primarily of deferred franchise fees and deferred development fees. The Company had contract liabilities of $29 million and $27 million as of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, respectively, which are presented within deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognized $4 million and $3 million in revenue relating to contract liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, respectively.

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt	Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt	Long-term Debt Our long-term debt obligations consist of the following: (in thousands) December 31, December 25, Series 2018-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 $ 261,938 $ 264,688 Series 2019-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 288,000 291,000 Series 2019-2 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 266,063 268,813 Series 2020-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 170,625 172,375 Series 2020-2 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 441,000 445,500 Series 2021-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 444,375 448,875 Series 2022-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 364,088 — Term Loan Facility 496,250 500,000 Other debt (a) 51,836 39,082 Total debt 2,784,175 2,430,333 Less: debt issuance costs (45,908) (47,969) Less: current portion of long-term debt (32,986) (26,044) Total long-term debt, net $ 2,705,281 $ 2,356,320 (a) Amount primarily consists of finance lease obligations. See Note 10 . Scheduled debt repayments for the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows: (in thousands) 2023 $ 32,986 2024 32,228 2025 286,140 2026 559,548 2027 530,717 Thereafter 1,342,556 Total future repayments $ 2,784,175 2015-1 Securitization Senior Notes In July 2015, Driven Brands Funding, LLC (the “Issuer”) issued $410 million 2015-1 Securitization Senior Notes (the “2015-1 Senior Notes”) bearing a fixed interest rate of 5.216% per annum. The 2015-1 Senior Notes had a final legal maturity date in July 2045. The Company capitalized $9 million of debt issuance costs related to the 2015 Senior Notes. In December 2020, the 2015-1 Senior Notes were paid in full and approximately $2 million of debt issuance costs were written off to loss on debt extinguishment. 2016-1 Securitization Senior Notes In May 2016, the Issuer issued $45 million 2016-1 Securitization Senior Notes (the “2016-1 Senior Notes”) bearing a fixed interest rate of 6.125% per annum. The 2016-1 Senior Notes had a final legal maturity date in July 2046. The Company capitalized $2 million of debt issuance costs related to the 2016-1 Senior Notes. On December 14, 2020, the 2016-1 Senior Notes were paid in full and approximately $1 million of debt issuance costs were written off to loss on debt extinguishment. 2018-1 Securitization Senior Notes In April 2018, the Issuer issued $275 million Series 2018-1 Securitization Senior Secured Notes (the “2018-1 Senior Notes”) bearing a fixed interest rate of 4.739% per annum. The 2018-1 Senior Notes have a final legal maturity date in April 2048 and an anticipated repayment date in April 2025. The 2018-1 Senior Notes are secured by substantially all assets of the Issuer and are guaranteed by the Securitization Entities. The Company capitalized $7 million of debt issuance costs related to the 2018-1 Senior Notes. 2019-1 Securitization Senior Notes In March 2019, the Issuer issued $300 million of Series 2019-1 Securitization Senior Notes (the “2019-1 Senior Notes”) bearing a fixed interest rate of 4.641% per annum. The 2019-1 Senior Notes have a final legal maturity date in April 2049 and an anticipated repayment date in April 2026. The 2019-1 Senior Notes are secured by substantially all assets of the Issuer and are guaranteed by the Securitization Entities. The Company capitalized $6 million of debt issuance costs related to the 2019-1 Senior Notes. 2019-2 Securitization Senior Notes In September 2019, the Issuer issued $275 million Series 2019-2 Securitization Senior Secured Notes (the “2019-2 Senior Notes”) bearing a fixed interest rate of 3.981% per annum. The 2019-2 Senior Notes have a final legal maturity date in October 2049 and an anticipated repayment date in October 2026. The 2019-2 Senior Notes are secured by substantially all assets of the Issuer and are guaranteed by the Securitization Entities. The Company capitalized $6 million of debt issuance costs related to the 2019-2 Senior Notes. Series 2019-3 Variable Funding Securitization Senior Notes In December 2019, the Issuer issued Series 2019-3 Variable Funding Senior Notes (the “2019 VFN”) in the revolving amount of $115 million. The 2019 VFN have a final legal maturity date in January 2050. The commitment under the 2019 VFN was set to expire in July 2022, with the option of three one-year extensions. In July 2022, the Company exercised the option to extend an additional year. The 2019 VFN are secured by substantially all assets of the Issuer and are guaranteed by the Securitization Entities. The Issuer may elect interest at the Base Rate plus an applicable margin or London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus an applicable margin (the LIBOR rate as the applicable interest rate). The Company capitalized $1 million of debt issuance costs related to the 2019-3 VFN. No amounts were outstanding under the 2019 VFN as of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021. As of December 31, 2022, there were $24.5 million of outstanding letters of credit that reduced the borrowing availability under the 2019 VFN. 2020-1 Securitization Senior Notes In July 2020, Driven Brands Funding, LLC and Driven Brands Canada Funding Corporation (together, the “Co-Issuers”), each wholly owned indirect subsidiaries of the Company, issued $175 million 2020-1 Securitization Senior Notes (the “2020-1 Senior Notes”) bearing a fixed interest rate of 3.786% per annum. The 2020-1 Senior Notes have a final legal maturity date in July 2050 and an anticipated repayment date in July 2027. The 2020-1 Senior Notes are secured by substantially all assets of the Co-Issuers and are guaranteed by the Canadian Co-Issuer and various subsidiaries of the Canadian Co-Issuer. The Company capitalized $11 million of debt issuance costs related to the 2020-1 Senior Notes. 2020-2 Securitization Senior Notes In December 2020, the Co-Issuers issued $450 million 2020-2 Securitization Senior Notes (the “2020-2 Senior Notes”) bearing a fixed interest rate of 3.237% per annum. The 2020-2 Senior Notes have a final legal maturity date in January 2051; and an anticipated repayment date in January 2028. The 2020-2 Senior Notes are secured by substantially all assets of the Co-Issuers and are guaranteed by the Securitization Entities. The Company capitalized $8 million of debt issuance costs related to the 2020-2 Senior Notes. The Company used the proceeds of these notes to fully repay the 2015-1 Senior Notes and 2016-1 Senior Notes detailed above. 2021-1 Securitization Senior Notes In September 2021, the Co-Issuers issued $450 million of 2021-1 Securitization Senior Notes (the “2021-1 Senior Notes”) bearing a fixed interest rate of 2.791% per annum. The 2021-1 Senior Notes have a final legal maturity date in October 2051 and an anticipated repayment date in October 2028. The 2021-1 Senior Notes are secured by substantially all assets of the Co-issuers and are guaranteed by the Securitization Entities. A portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the 2021-1 Senior Notes were used to pay off the outstanding balance on the Revolving Credit Facility with the remainder to be used for general corporate purposes, including future acquisitions. The Company capitalized $10 million of debt issuance costs related to the 2021-1 Senior Notes. 2022-1 Securitization Senior Notes In October 2022, the Co-Issuers issued $365 million of 2022-1 Securitization Senior Notes (the “2022-1 Senior Notes”), bearing a fixed interest rate of 7.393% per annum. The 2022-1 Senior Notes have a final legal maturity date in October 2052, and an anticipated repayment date in October 2027. The 2022-1 Senior Notes are secured by substantially all assets of the Co-issuers and are guaranteed by the Securitization Entities. The proceeds from the issuance of the 2022-1 Senior Notes were used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of the Revolving Credit Facility creating capacity to invest in continued growth. In conjunction with the issuance of the 2022-1 Senior Notes, the Co-Issuers also issued Series 2022-1 Class A-1 Notes in the amount of $135 million, which can be accessed at the Issuer’s option if certain conditions are met. The Company capitalized $7 million of debt issuance costs related to the 2022-1 Senior Notes. Credit Agreement Revolving Credit Facility In May 2021, Driven Holdings, LLC, (“the Borrower”) a Delaware limited liability company and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Driven Brands Holdings Inc., entered into a credit agreement to secure a revolving line of credit with a group of financial institutions (“Revolving Credit Facility”), which provides for an aggregate amount of up to $300 million, and has a maturity date in May 2026 (“Credit Agreement”). Adjusted Base Rate (“ABR”) borrowings incur interest at the highest of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% per annum, (ii) the U.S. prime rate, and (iii) the one-month adjusted LIBOR plus 1.00% per annum, in each case, plus an applicable margin of 0.50%, which may increase to 0.75% base on the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio under the Revolving Credit Facility. Eurocurrency borrowings incur interest at an adjusted LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 1.50%, which may increase to 1.75% based on the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility also includes periodic commitment fees based on the available unused balance and a quarterly administrative fee. As of December 31, 2022, there was no outstanding balance on the Revolving Credit Facility. Term Loan Facility In December 2021, the Borrower amended the Credit Agreement to provide for a new term loan credit facility (the “Term Loan Facility”), which has an initial aggregate commitment of $500 million, with loans and other extensions of credit thereunder maturing in December 2028. The Company capitalized $9 million of debt issuance costs related to the Term Loan Facility. Proceeds of borrowings of the Term Loan Facility are typically used for general corporate purposes. Borrowings bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Borrower’s option, either (a) a Eurocurrency rate determined by reference to adjusted LIBOR for the interest period (with a 0.50% floor), plus an applicable margin of 3.00% or (b) an ABR determined by reference to the highest of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% per annum, (ii) the U.S. prime rate, and (iii) the one-month adjusted LIBOR plus 1.00% per annum, in each case, plus an applicable margin of 2.00%. Starting with the second full calendar quarter after the funding of the Term Loan Facility, the Term Loan Facility requires scheduled quarterly payments in amounts equal to 0.25% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan Facility, with the balance due at maturity. Car Wash Senior Credit Facilities As part of the ICWG acquisition, the Company assumed $532 million of First Lien Term Loan debt. The First Lien Term Loan debt was set to mature in October 2024 and interest was charged at 3.25% plus one-month LIBOR and was payable at either one-, two-, three- or six-monthly intervals. The loan was subject to quarterly repayments of 0.25% of the original principal. As of December 26, 2020, the interest rate on this loan was 4.25%. The Company recorded this loan at fair value upon the acquisition of ICWG. As of December 26, 2020, there was $29 million of unamortized discount related to this loan. The loan was paid off in January 2021, and as a result the remaining unamortized discount was written-off and included loss on debt extinguishment in the consolidated statement of operations in the first quarter of 2021. As part of the ICWG acquisition, the Company also assumed $175 million of Second Lien Term Loan debt. The Second Lien Term Loan debt was set to mature in October 2025 and interest was charged at 7.50% plus one-month LIBOR and was payable at either one-, two-, three- or six-monthly intervals. As of December 26, 2020, the interest rate on this loan was 8.50%. The Company recorded this loan at fair value upon the acquisition of ICWG. As of December 26, 2020, there was $17 million of unamortized discount related to this loan. The loan was paid off in January 2021, and as result the remaining unamortized discount was written-off and included loss on debt extinguishment in the consolidated statement of operations in the first quarter of 2021. The Company also assumed a first lien revolving credit facility from ICWG with an aggregate principal amount of up to $75 million, and was set to mature in October 2022, including a letter of credit sub-facility, a swingline loan sub-facility and an ancillary sub-facility. As of December 26, 2020 there was $18 million outstanding on this credit facility and the interest rate was 3.65%. The first lien revolving credit facility was terminated and paid off in January 2021. Other Debt In April 2020, the Company entered into a bridge loan with a financial institution in the amount of $40 million, which was used to help finance 2020 acquisitions. The interest rate was based on LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The Company capitalized $1 million of debt issuance costs related to the bridge loan. The bridge loan was subsequently paid in full in 2020 and approximately $1 million of debt issuance costs were written off to loss on debt extinguishment. Guarantees and Covenants of the Notes Substantially all of the assets of the Company, including most of the domestic and certain of the foreign revenue-generating assets, which principally consist of franchise-related agreements, certain company-operated stores, certain product distribution agreements, intellectual property and license agreements for the use of intellectual property, are owned by subsidiaries of the Borrower and the Issuer, and are pledged to secure the Notes and indebtedness under the Credit Agreement (together the "Indebtedness"). The restrictions placed on the Issuer and its subsidiaries require that interest and principal (if any) on the Securitization Notes be paid prior to any residual distributions to the Company, and amounts are segregated weekly to ensure appropriate funds are reserved to pay the quarterly interest and principal (if any) amounts due. The amount of weekly cash flow that exceeds all expenses and obligations of the Issuer and its subsidiaries (including required reserve amounts) is generally remitted to the Company in the form of a dividend. The Company’s Indebtedness is subject to certain quantitative covenants related to debt service coverage and leverage ratios. In addition, the agreements related to the Indebtedness also contain various affirmative and negative operating and financial reporting covenants, which are customary for such debt instruments. These covenants, among other things, limit the ability of the Issuer and its subsidiaries to sell assets; engage in mergers, acquisitions, and other business combinations; declare dividends or redeem or repurchase capital stock; incur, assume, or permit to exist additional indebtedness or guarantees; make loans and investments; incur liens; and enter into transactions with affiliates. In the event that certain covenants are not met, the Indebtedness may become fully due and payable on an accelerated schedule. In addition, the Borrower and the Issuer may voluntarily prepay, in part or in full subject to certain pre-payment premiums or make-whole obligations. As of December 31, 2022, the Issuer was in compliance with all covenants under the agreements discussed above.

Segment Information

Segment Information	12 Months Ended
Segment Information	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information	Segment Information The Company’s worldwide operations are comprised of the following reportable segments: Maintenance, Car Wash, Paint, Collision & Glass and Platform Services. The Maintenance segment is primarily composed of the Take 5 Oil and Meineke brands, and revenue is primarily derived from the performance of maintenance services, including oil changes and regularly scheduled and as-needed automotive maintenance services and vehicle component repair and replacement. Maintenance segment revenue also includes franchise royalties and fees and supply and other product sales. The Paint, Collision & Glass segment is primarily composed of the ABRA, CARSTAR, Fix Auto, Maaco, AGN, and Uniban brands and services both retail and commercial customers such as commercial fleet operators and insurance carriers. Paint, Collision & Glass franchise includes revenue derived from license and royalty fees paid by franchisees, glass replacement and calibration and service revenue derived from company-operated locations, and supply and other product sales. The Platform Services segment is primarily composed of the 1-800 Radiator & A/C, PH, Spire Supply, and ATI brands. Platform Services revenue is primarily derived from the sale of supplies and other products, as well as automotive training services and franchise license and royalty fees paid by franchisees. Upon the acquisition of ICWG in August 2020, the Company determined an additional reportable segment (Car Wash) was necessary for the newly acquired business. Our Car Wash segment primarily operates under the IMO brand across Europe and Australia and a variety of regional brands in the U. S., which are currently being rebranded to Take 5 Car Wash, providing express-style conveyor car wash services to both retail and commercial customers. In addition to the reportable segments, the Company’s consolidated financial results include “Corporate and Other” activity. Corporate and Other incurs costs related to the advertising revenu es and expenses and shared service costs, which are related to finance, IT, human resources, legal, supply chain and other support services. Corporate and Other activity includes the adjustments necessary to eliminate certain inter-company transactions, namely sales by the Platform Services segment to the Paint, Collision & Glass and Maintenance segments. The accounting policies applicable to each segment are generally consistent with those used in the consolidated financial statements. The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on Segment Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as earnings before interest expense, net, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization, with further adjustments for acquisition-related costs, straight-line rent, equity compensation, store opening costs, loss on debt extinguishment and certain non-recurring, non-core, infrequent or unusual charges. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental measure of the operating performance of our segments and may not be comparable to similar measures reported by other companies. No asset information has been provided for these reportable segments as the Chief Operating Decision Maker does not regularly review asset information by reportable segment. Segment results for the years ended December 31, 2022, December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020 are as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2022 (in thousands) Maintenance Car Wash Paint, Platform Corporate Total Franchise fees and royalties $ 45,046 $ — $ 93,026 $ 33,662 $ — $ 171,734 Company-operated store sales 692,947 390,502 235,924 5,035 — 1,324,408 Independently-operated store sales — 195,157 — — — 195,157 Advertising — — — — 87,750 87,750 Supply and other 61,869 7,061 81,714 157,676 (54,175) 254,145 Total revenue $ 799,862 $ 592,720 $ 410,664 $ 196,373 $ 33,575 $ 2,033,194 Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 262,608 $ 184,717 $ 135,447 $ 72,538 $ (138,661) $ 516,649 Year Ended December 25, 2021 (in thousands) Maintenance Car Wash Paint, Platform Corporate Total Franchise fees and royalties $ 35,932 $ — $ 79,125 $ 29,356 $ — $ 144,413 Company-operated store sales 503,719 277,118 57,804 5,005 — 843,646 Independently-operated store sales — 204,246 — — — 204,246 Advertising — — — — 75,599 75,599 Supply and other 37,425 6,071 67,272 127,413 (38,805) 199,376 Total revenue $ 577,076 $ 487,435 $ 204,201 $ 161,774 $ 36,794 $ 1,467,280 Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 179,073 $ 153,065 $ 82,731 $ 56,954 $ (107,640) $ 364,183 Year Ended December 26, 2020 (in thousands) Maintenance Car Wash Paint, Platform Corporate Total Franchise fees and royalties $ 28,466 $ — $ 66,020 $ 23,102 $ (462) $ 117,126 Company-operated store sales 366,194 79,969 37,401 5,955 (252) 489,267 Independently-operated store sales — 67,193 — — — 67,193 Advertising — — — — 59,672 59,672 Supply and other 22,197 2,517 62,072 110,331 (26,175) 170,942 Total revenue $ 416,857 $ 149,679 $ 165,493 $ 139,388 $ 32,783 $ 904,200 Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 114,764 $ 43,137 $ 66,276 $ 49,408 $ (65,211) $ 208,374 The reconciliations of income before taxes to Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2022, December 25, 2021, and December 26, 2020 are as follows: Year Ended (in thousands) December 31, December 25, December 26, Income before taxes $ 68,340 $ 34,892 $ 7,156 Acquisition related costs (a) 15,304 62,386 15,682 Non-core items and project costs, net (b) 20,241 5,656 6,036 Store opening costs 2,878 2,497 2,928 Sponsor management fees (c) — — 5,900 Straight-line rent adjustment (d) 14,965 11,619 7,150 Equity-based compensation expense (e) 20,583 4,301 1,323 Foreign currency transaction loss (gain) (f) 17,168 20,683 (13,563) Bad debt expense (recovery) (g) (449) (3,183) 3,201 Trade name impairment (h) 125,450 — — Asset sale leaseback (gain) loss, impairment and closed store expenses (i) (29,083) (8,935) 9,311 Loss on debt extinguishment (j) — 45,576 5,490 Depreciation and amortization 147,156 112,777 62,114 Interest expense, net 114,096 75,914 95,646 Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 516,649 $ 364,183 $ 208,374 a. Consists of acquisition costs as reflected within the consolidated statement of operations, including legal, consulting and other fees and expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions completed during the applicable period, as well as inventory rationalization expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions. We expect to incur similar costs in connection with other acquisitions in the future and, under U.S. GAAP, such costs relating to acquisitions are expensed as incurred and not capitalized. b. Consists of discrete items and project costs, including (i) third party consulting and professional fees associated with strategic transformation initiatives, (ii) wage subsidies received directly applicable to the COVID-19 pandemic, (iii) $15 million relating to the change in estimate relating to the Tax Receivable Agreement in 2022, and (iv) other miscellaneous expenses, including non-capitalizable expenses relating to the Company’s initial public offering and other strategic transactions. c. Includes management fees paid to Roark Capital Management, LLC. d. Consists of the non-cash portion of rent expense, which reflects the extent to which our straight-line rent expense recognized under U.S. GAAP exceeds or is less than our cash rent payments. e. Represents non-cash equity-based compensation expense. f. Represents foreign currency transaction gains/losses, net that primarily related to the remeasurement of our intercompany loans. These losses are partially offset by unrealized gains/losses on remeasurement of cross currency swaps and forward contracts. g. Represents the expense (recovery) of previously uncollectible receivables outside of normal operations. h. Relates to an impairment of certain Car Wash trade names as the Company elected to discontinue their use. i. Relates to net (gain) loss on sale leasebacks, the discontinuation of the use of a trade name, as well as impairment of certain fixed assets and operating lease right-of-use assets related to closed locations. Also represents lease exit costs and other costs associated with stores that were closed prior to the respective lease termination dates. j. Represents charges incurred related to the Company’s repayment of the Car Wash Senior Credit Facilities in 2021 and a bridge loan which was used to help finance the 2020 acquisitions as well as charges related to the early settlement of the Company’s 2015-1 and 2016-1 securitized notes. There were no customers that accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s total revenue or accounts receivable across all segments in 2022, 2021, or 2020. The following table shows information relating to the geographic regions in which the Company operates: Total Revenue for Year Ended Total Long-Lived Assets (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 December 26, 2020 December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 December 26, 2020 United States $ 1,690,128 $ 1,137,226 $ 721,448 $ 2,402,866 $ 1,843,952 $ 1,147,235 Canada 140,972 122,179 115,559 23,605 24,503 27,616 Rest of world 202,094 207,875 67,193 418,456 478,154 537,468 Total $ 2,033,194 $ 1,467,280 $ 904,200 $ 2,844,927 $ 2,346,609 $ 1,712,319 The following table shows the Company’s capital expenditures by reportable segment: (in thousands) Maintenance Car Wash Paint, Platform Corporate Total Capital expenditures 2022 $ 81,363 $ 332,966 $ 6,985 $ 669 $ 14,222 $ 436,205 2021 49,454 105,057 920 231 5,098 160,760 2020 38,250 9,580 1,504 268 2,857 52,459

Leases

Leases	12 Months Ended
Leases	Dec. 31, 2022
Leases [Abstract]
Leases	Leases The Company’s lease and sublease portfolio primarily consists of the real property leases related to franchisee service centers and company-operated service center locations, as well as office space and various vehicle and equipment leases. Leases for real property generally have terms ranging from 10 to 25 years, with most having one or more renewal options ranging from one one The following table details our total investment in operating and finance leases where the Company is the lessee: (in thousands) Balance Sheet Location December 31, December 25, Right-of-use assets Finance leases Property and equipment, net $ 42,984 $ 29,766 Operating leases Operating lease right-of-use assets 1,299,189 995,625 Total right-of-use assets $ 1,342,173 $ 1,025,391 Current lease liabilities Finance leases Current portion of long-term debt $ 4,736 $ 3,101 Operating leases Accrued expenses and other liabilities 76,767 57,588 Total current lease liabilities $ 81,503 $ 60,689 Long-term lease liabilities Finance leases Long-term debt $ 40,719 $ 27,957 Operating leases Operating lease liabilities 1,177,501 931,604 Total long-term lease liabilities $ 1,218,220 $ 959,561 The lease cost for operating and finance leases recognized in the consolidated statement of operations were as follows: (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Finance lease expense: Amortization of right-of-use assets $ 5,207 $ 2,792 Interest on lease liabilities 1,943 1,141 Operating lease expense 130,333 116,362 Short-term lease expense 1,859 1,935 Variable lease expense 1,541 963 Total lease expense, net $ 140,883 $ 123,193 The Company recorded a $5 million and $3 million impairment loss during the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 26, 2020, respectively, related to Company’s decision to exit certain leased locations. There were no lease impairments recorded for the year ended December 25, 2021. The Company also subleases certain facilities to franchisees and others, which generated $5 million, $7 million, and $7 million in sublease revenue during each of the years ended December 31, 2022, December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020, respectively, and is included as a component of supply and other revenue on the consolidated statement of operations. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company sold 78 car wash and 11 maintenance properties in various locations throughout the U. S. for a total of $334 million, resulting in a net gain of $25 million. Concurrently with the closing of these sales, the Company entered into various operating lease agreements pursuant to which the Company leased back the properties. These lease agreements have terms ranging from 15 to 20 years and provide the Company with the option of extending the lease for up to 20 additional years. The Company does not include option periods in its determination of the lease term unless renewals are deemed reasonably certain to be exercised. The Company recorded an operating lease right-of-use asset and operating lease liability of approximately $264 million and $263 million, respectively, related to these lease arrangements. For the year ended December 25, 2021, the Company sold 38 car wash and 5 maintenance properties in various locations throughout the U. S. for a total of $144 million, resulting in a net gain of $12 million. Concurrently with the closing of these sales, the Company entered into various operating lease agreements pursuant to which the Company leased back the properties. These lease agreements have terms ranging from 15 to 20 years and provide the Company with the option of extending the lease for up to 20 additional years. The Company does not include option periods in its determination of the lease term unless renewals are deemed reasonably certain to be exercised. The Company recorded an operating lease right-of-use asset and operating lease liability of approximately $125 million and $124 million, respectively, related to these lease arrangements. During the year ended December 26, 2020, the Company received concessions from certain landlords in the form of rent deferrals of approximately $2 million and an immaterial amount of rent abatement and elected to account for these rent concessions as though enforceable rights and obligations for those concessions existed in the original lease agreements and, as a result, the lease concessions were not considered modifications of the existing lease contract. December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Weighted average remaining lease terms (years) Operating 15.4 15.0 Financing 12.0 11.7 Weighted average remaining lease terms (years) Operating 5.18 % 4.78 % Financing 5.01 % 5.06 % Supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s lease arrangements were as follows: Year Ended (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: Operating cash flows used in operating leases $ 118,474 $ 106,519 Operating cash flows used in finance leases 1,716 1,061 Financing cash flows used in finance leases 1,659 1,286 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: Operating leases $ 300,034 $ 200,499 Finance leases 11,020 12,951 As of December 31, 2022, future minimum lease payments under noncancellable leases were as follows: (in thousands) Finance Operating Income from subleases 2023 $ 7,195 $ 146,548 $ 6,486 2024 6,135 142,207 4,703 2025 5,443 136,980 4,211 2026 4,854 129,696 3,846 2027 4,663 120,151 3,507 Thereafter 31,711 1,266,868 9,567 Total undiscounted cash flows $ 60,001 $ 1,942,450 $ 32,320 Less: Present value discount 14,546 688,182 Less: Current lease liabilities 4,736 76,767 Long-term lease liabilities $ 40,719 $ 1,177,501
Leases	Leases The Company’s lease and sublease portfolio primarily consists of the real property leases related to franchisee service centers and company-operated service center locations, as well as office space and various vehicle and equipment leases. Leases for real property generally have terms ranging from 10 to 25 years, with most having one or more renewal options ranging from one one The following table details our total investment in operating and finance leases where the Company is the lessee: (in thousands) Balance Sheet Location December 31, December 25, Right-of-use assets Finance leases Property and equipment, net $ 42,984 $ 29,766 Operating leases Operating lease right-of-use assets 1,299,189 995,625 Total right-of-use assets $ 1,342,173 $ 1,025,391 Current lease liabilities Finance leases Current portion of long-term debt $ 4,736 $ 3,101 Operating leases Accrued expenses and other liabilities 76,767 57,588 Total current lease liabilities $ 81,503 $ 60,689 Long-term lease liabilities Finance leases Long-term debt $ 40,719 $ 27,957 Operating leases Operating lease liabilities 1,177,501 931,604 Total long-term lease liabilities $ 1,218,220 $ 959,561 The lease cost for operating and finance leases recognized in the consolidated statement of operations were as follows: (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Finance lease expense: Amortization of right-of-use assets $ 5,207 $ 2,792 Interest on lease liabilities 1,943 1,141 Operating lease expense 130,333 116,362 Short-term lease expense 1,859 1,935 Variable lease expense 1,541 963 Total lease expense, net $ 140,883 $ 123,193 The Company recorded a $5 million and $3 million impairment loss during the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 26, 2020, respectively, related to Company’s decision to exit certain leased locations. There were no lease impairments recorded for the year ended December 25, 2021. The Company also subleases certain facilities to franchisees and others, which generated $5 million, $7 million, and $7 million in sublease revenue during each of the years ended December 31, 2022, December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020, respectively, and is included as a component of supply and other revenue on the consolidated statement of operations. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company sold 78 car wash and 11 maintenance properties in various locations throughout the U. S. for a total of $334 million, resulting in a net gain of $25 million. Concurrently with the closing of these sales, the Company entered into various operating lease agreements pursuant to which the Company leased back the properties. These lease agreements have terms ranging from 15 to 20 years and provide the Company with the option of extending the lease for up to 20 additional years. The Company does not include option periods in its determination of the lease term unless renewals are deemed reasonably certain to be exercised. The Company recorded an operating lease right-of-use asset and operating lease liability of approximately $264 million and $263 million, respectively, related to these lease arrangements. For the year ended December 25, 2021, the Company sold 38 car wash and 5 maintenance properties in various locations throughout the U. S. for a total of $144 million, resulting in a net gain of $12 million. Concurrently with the closing of these sales, the Company entered into various operating lease agreements pursuant to which the Company leased back the properties. These lease agreements have terms ranging from 15 to 20 years and provide the Company with the option of extending the lease for up to 20 additional years. The Company does not include option periods in its determination of the lease term unless renewals are deemed reasonably certain to be exercised. The Company recorded an operating lease right-of-use asset and operating lease liability of approximately $125 million and $124 million, respectively, related to these lease arrangements. During the year ended December 26, 2020, the Company received concessions from certain landlords in the form of rent deferrals of approximately $2 million and an immaterial amount of rent abatement and elected to account for these rent concessions as though enforceable rights and obligations for those concessions existed in the original lease agreements and, as a result, the lease concessions were not considered modifications of the existing lease contract. December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Weighted average remaining lease terms (years) Operating 15.4 15.0 Financing 12.0 11.7 Weighted average remaining lease terms (years) Operating 5.18 % 4.78 % Financing 5.01 % 5.06 % Supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s lease arrangements were as follows: Year Ended (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: Operating cash flows used in operating leases $ 118,474 $ 106,519 Operating cash flows used in finance leases 1,716 1,061 Financing cash flows used in finance leases 1,659 1,286 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: Operating leases $ 300,034 $ 200,499 Finance leases 11,020 12,951 As of December 31, 2022, future minimum lease payments under noncancellable leases were as follows: (in thousands) Finance Operating Income from subleases 2023 $ 7,195 $ 146,548 $ 6,486 2024 6,135 142,207 4,703 2025 5,443 136,980 4,211 2026 4,854 129,696 3,846 2027 4,663 120,151 3,507 Thereafter 31,711 1,266,868 9,567 Total undiscounted cash flows $ 60,001 $ 1,942,450 $ 32,320 Less: Present value discount 14,546 688,182 Less: Current lease liabilities 4,736 76,767 Long-term lease liabilities $ 40,719 $ 1,177,501

Derivatives

Derivatives	12 Months Ended
Derivatives	Dec. 31, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivatives	Derivatives The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments primarily to hedge its exposure to changes in interest rates and movements in foreign currency exchange rates. All derivative financial instruments are recorded on the balance sheet at their respective fair values. The Company does not use financial instruments or derivatives for any trading or other speculative purposes. Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk In July 2022, the Company entered into an interest rate swap, which was designated as a hedge against adverse fluctuations in interest rates by reducing the exposure to variability in cash flows relating to either interest payments or total proceeds on a forecasted issuance of long-term debt. The notional amount of this hedge was $275 million. In October 2022, upon issuance of the 2022-1 Senior Notes, the Company terminated the interest rate swap and recorded the related gain of $11 million in accumulated other comprehensive income and reclassified less than $1 million into interest expense, net in the fourth quarter of 2022. This gain will be recognized ratably over the 5 year life of the contract. Historically, the Company entered into interest rate swap transactions to hedge against the changes in cash flows associated with changes in the one-month LIBOR, the benchmark interest rate being hedged, associated with interest payments on the first $300 million of the Company's First and Second Lien Term Loans, respectively. See Note 8 for additional details on the Company’s debt agreements. In January 2021, the company officially terminated the interest rate swaps associated with the debt agreements and recorded an immaterial amount of expense related to the cancellation of this instrument. Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedge of Exchange Rate Risk In December 2021, the Company entered into a cross currency swap as an economic hedge against exposure to changes in the Canadian dollar in connection with its Canadian securitization transaction, which is discussed in greater detail in Note 8 . The cross currency swap has an $88 million notional and a settlement date in July 2027. Throughout the term of the swap agreements, the Company pays interest at a fixed rate in Canadian dollars and receives interest at a fixed rate in U.S. dollars. The Company recorded a gain of $7 million and a loss of $1 million relating to foreign currency derivative contracts in other comprehensive income and as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, respectively. The Company expects an immaterial amount to be reclassified from other comprehensive income to loss (gain) on foreign currency transactions, net in the consolidated statement of operations during the next 12 months. The Company will continue to assess the effectiveness of the hedge on a quarterly basis. Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges of Exchange Rate Risk To manage exposure to changes with our foreign currency intercompany transactions, the Company enters into short term foreign currency forward contracts. We have foreign currency derivative contracts with a notional value of $87 million. The settlements can be rolled into the next periods trade if desired. As part of the acquisition of ICWG, the Company assumed three cross-currency interest rate swap agreements to mitigate the interest rate risk and exchange rate risk associated with the variable interest, USD-denominated senior loans raised by ICWG. The cross-currency interest rate swaps had a total notional amount of $235 million and were scheduled to terminate in October 2021. In January 2021, the company officially terminated the cross currency swaps associated with the debt agreements and recorded an immaterial amount of expense related to the cancellation of this instrument. Throughout the term of the swap agreements, the Company paid interest at a fixed rate and received interest at the three-month LIBOR rate. The Company recorded a less than $1 million loss, a $5 million gain, and a $10 million loss during the years ended December 31, 2022, December 25, 2021, and December 26, 2020, respectively, related to the change in fair value of derivatives in loss (gain) on foreign currency transactions, net in the consolidated statement of operations The fair value of our derivative instruments held were as follows: (in thousands) December 31, 2022 Balance Sheet Location Fair Value Derivative liabilities Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: Cross currency swap Other assets $ 2,148 Cross currency swap Accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 165 Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: Foreign exchange forward contract Prepaid and other assets $ 158 Foreign exchange forward contract Accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 4,840 (in thousands) December 25, 2021 Balance Sheet Location Fair Value Derivative liabilities: Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: Cross currency swap Accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 336 Cross currency swap Long-term accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 200 Counterparty Credit Risk By entering into derivative instrument contracts, the Company exposes itself, from time to time, to counterparty credit risk. Counterparty credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. When the fair value of a derivative contract is in an asset position, the counterparty has a liability to the Company, which creates credit risk for the Company. The Company attempts to minimize this risk by selecting counterparties with investment grade credit ratings, limiting its exposure to any single counterparty and regularly monitoring its market position with each counterparty.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The provision for income taxes was computed based on the following amounts of income (loss) before income taxes: Year Ended (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 December 26, Domestic $ 63,297 $ 86,257 $ 996 Foreign 5,043 (51,365) 6,160 Income before income taxes $ 68,340 $ 34,892 $ 7,156 The components of our income tax expense (benefit) were as follows: Year Ended (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 December 26, 2020 Current: Federal $ (4,964) $ 6,969 $ (908) State 5,192 3,990 3,420 Foreign 1,548 3,414 4,924 Deferred: Federal 21,723 22,324 2,071 State (6,169) (787) 2,316 Foreign 7,837 (10,554) (451) Total income tax expense $ 25,167 $ 25,356 $ 11,372 A reconciliation between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and the effective tax rate reflected in the accompanying financial statements is as follows: Year Ended (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 December 26, 2020 Federal income tax at statutory rate $ 14,351 21.0 % $ 7,327 21.0 % $ 1,503 21.0 % State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits (459) (0.7) % 4,971 14.2 % 1,605 22.4 % State deferred tax rate change (2,358) (3.5) % (2,118) (6.1) % 1,689 23.6 % Foreign deferred tax rate change 1,190 1.7 % 2,375 6.8 % — — % Foreign tax rate differential (188) (0.3) % (2,135) (6.1) % (869) (12.1) % Non-deductible advertising fund loss 694 1.0 % (32) (0.1) % 486 6.8 % Non-deductible transaction costs — — % 10,525 30.2 % 1,006 14.1 % Non-deductible stock compensation 1,224 1.8 % 598 1.7 % 278 3.9 % Taxable foreign source income 5,174 7.6 % — — % — — % Other permanent differences (517) (0.8) % 809 2.3 % (176) (2.5) % Deferred tax adjustments 1,617 2.5 % (147) (0.4) % 818 11.4 % Current tax adjustments 356 0.5 % (956) (2.7) % (647) (9.0) % Reserve for uncertain tax positions (76) (0.1) % (313) (0.9) % 2,232 31.2 % Valuation allowance on deferred tax asset 4,158 6.1 % 4,452 12.8 % 3,447 48.2 % Effective tax rate $ 25,167 36.8 % $ 25,356 72.7 % $ 11,372 159.0 % Deferred tax assets (liabilities) are comprised of the following: (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Deferred tax asset Accrued liabilities $ 7,592 $ 11,165 Accounts receivable allowance 5,046 4,590 Net operating loss carryforwards 63,128 31,024 Lease liabilities 316,212 250,401 Interest expense limitation 35,154 24,622 Deferred revenue 6,693 6,447 Other deferred assets 8,952 2,171 Total deferred tax asset 442,777 330,420 Less valuation allowance (27,422) (24,371) Net deferred tax asset 415,355 306,049 Deferred tax liabilities Goodwill and intangible assets 164,004 188,627 Right-of-use assets 320,006 246,726 Fixed asset basis differences 188,761 116,902 Unrealized foreign exchange differences 5,542 2,970 Other deferred liabilities 10,880 6,382 Total deferred liabilities 689,193 561,607 Net deferred liabilities $ 273,838 $ 255,558 The following table presents the activity included in the deferred tax valuation allowance as follows: (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Balance at beginning of period $ 24,371 $ 21,284 Additions 4,158 4,452 Translation (1,107) (1,365) Balance at end of period $ 27,422 $ 24,371 During the year ended December 31, 2022, the valuation allowance increased by $3 million principally related to a valuation allowance connected to a deferral on interest in Germany and the application of anti-hybrid loss limitation rules in the U.K. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had pre-tax federal operating loss carry forwards of $225 million, of which $34 million are subject to expiration by 2040 and the remainder is not subject to expiration. State tax effected net operating loss carryforwards were $8 million for which portions begin to expire in fiscal year 2023. Some of the federal net operating losses are subject to certain limitations under IRC Sect. 382, however, the Company believes that these losses are more likely than not to be utilized. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had pre-tax foreign operating loss carryforwards of $31 million for which portions of the operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in fiscal year 2023, while others are indefinite lived and not subject to expiration. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $1.1 billion of goodwill that was deductible for tax purposes. The Company has designated the undistributed earnings of its foreign operations as indefinitely reinvested and as a result the Company does not provide for deferred income taxes on the unremitted earnings of these subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2022, the determination of the amount of such unrecognized deferred tax liability is not practicable. At December 31, 2022, the Company had $2 million of unrecognized tax benefits. A reconciliation of the change in the accrual for unrecognized income tax benefits is as follows: (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Balance at beginning of period $ 1,909 $ 2,232 Increases (reductions) for prior year tax positions (76) (313) Translation adjustments (105) $ (10) Balance at end of period $ 1,728 $ 1,909 The unrecognized income tax benefits could affect the Company's effective tax rate, if recognized. However, it is not expected that any material portion of the unrecognized tax benefit will reverse over the next twelve months. The Company had $0.6 million of aggregate accrued interest and penalties at both December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021. As of December 31, 2022 the U.S. consolidated group of companies had the following tax credit carryforwards available: (in thousands) Tax Credits ($) Year of Expiration Work Opportunity Tax Credit: 2022 $ 533 2043 The Company files income tax returns in the U.S., Canada, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. Examinations by various taxing authorities covering years 2018 to 2020 are on-going. The Company is generally subject to income tax examinations for years 2016 through 2021 and believes appropriate provisions for all outstanding matters have been made for all jurisdictions and open years. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Related-Party Transactions

Related-Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related-Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related-Party Transactions	Related-Party Transactions The Company had management advisory services agreements with Roark Capital Management, LLC (“Roark”), an affiliated entity, which provided that the Company pay an annual advisory services fee to Roark. The Company and Roark terminated all advisory services agreements in January 2021 in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. The Company paid $6 million during the year ended December 26, 2020. As further described in Note 1 , in August 2020, pursuant to the acquisition of ICWG, RC IV ICW Merger Sub LLC, a subsidiary of RC IV Cayman ICW Holdings LLC and the direct parent of RC IV Cayman ICW LLC, merged with and into Driven Investor LLC, our former parent company. Both Driven Equity LLC and RC IV Cayman ICW Holdings LLC were related entities of Roark Capital Management, LLC. In June 2015, the Company provided a loan of $1 million secured by a Promissory Note, which was scheduled to mature in July 2020 to an Executive of the Company in connection with that Executive’s purchase of 1,500 units of Driven Investor LLC. Those units were pledged to Driven Brands, Inc. as security for repayment of the loan. In February 2020, the loan was settled and extinguished. The Company made payments for facilities maintenance services in the aggregate amount of approximately $6 million and $1.5 million during the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, respectively, to Divisions Maintenance Group, an entity owned by affiliates of Roark Capital Management, LLC, which is related to the company’s principal stockholders (Driven Equity Sub LLC, Driven Equity LLC, RC IV Cayman ICW Holdings Sub LLC and RC IV Cayman ICW Holdings LLC). The transactions were reviewed, ratified, and approved by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors in accordance with the Company’s Related Person Transactions Policy.

Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans	Dec. 31, 2022
Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plans	Employee Benefit Plans The Company has a 401(k) plan that covers eligible employees as defined by the plan agreement. Employer contributions to the plan wer e $2 million, $1 million, and less than $1 million in 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively. The Company has a rabbi trust to fund the obligations of its non-qualified deferred compensation plan for its executive level employees, which became effective as of January 2018. The rabbi trust comprises various mutual fund investments selected by plan participants. The Company records the mutual fund investment assets at fair value with any subsequent changes in fair value recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. As such, offsetting changes in the asset values and defined contribution plan obligations would be recorded in the statements of operations in the same period. The trust asset balances and the deferred compensation plan liability balances were $1 million as of December 31, 2022, and December 25, 2021. The trust assets and liabilities are recorded within prepaid and other assets and accrued expenses and other liabilities, respectively, within the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has an unfunded pension plan covering employees within the Car Wash segment in Germany which was assumed as part of the ICWG acquisition in 2020. The plan’s Accumulated benefit obligation and Projected Benefit Obligation were both $6 million and $8 million as of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, respectively. Pension expense was less than $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, December 25, 2021, and December 26, 2020. The pension liability was recorded within long-term accrued expenses and other liabilities within the consolidated balance sheet. The discount rate used to determine benefit obligation for the pension plan was 4.15% and 1.23% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021. The compensation increase used to determine benefit obligation for the pension plan was 0% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021. There are no required contributions for 2023. Pension benefit payments under the plan are expected to be $2 million spread ratably over the next 5 years.

Equity Agreements and Incentive

Equity Agreements and Incentive Equity Plan	12 Months Ended
Equity Agreements and Incentive Equity Plan	Dec. 31, 2022
Equity [Abstract]
Equity Agreements and Incentive Equity Plan	Equity Agreements and Incentive Equity Plan On April 17, 2015, Driven Investor LLC established the Driven Investor LLC Incentive Equity Plan (the “Equity Plan”). The Equity Plan, among other things, established the ownership of certain membership units in Driven Investor LLC and defined the distribution rights and allocations of profits and losses associated with those membership units. Additionally, the Equity Plan calls for certain restrictions regarding transfers of units, corporate governance and board of director representation. In April 2015, Driven Investor LLC established certain profits interest units as part of the award agreements (the “Award Agreements”) granted pursuant to the Equity Plan. The Award Agreements provide for grants of certain profits interest units to employees, directors or consultants of Driven Investor LLC and Subsidiaries. For both the Profits Interest Time Units and Profits Interest Performance Units, if the grantee’s continuous service terminated for any reason, the grantee forfeits all right, title, and interest in and to any unvested units as of the date of such termination, unless the grantee’s continuous service period is terminated by the Company without cause within the six-month period prior to the date of consummation of the change in control. In addition, the grantee forfeits all right, title, and interest in and to any vested units if the grantee was terminated for cause, breaches any post-termination covenants, or fail to execute any general release required to be executed. The Profits Interest Performance Units were also subject to certain performance criteria which may cause the units not to vest. On January 6, 2021, the Company’s board of directors approved the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and, effective January 14, 2021, the Company’s shareholders adopted and approved the Plan. The Plan provides for the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, other stock-based awards, other cash-based awards, or any combination of the foregoing to current and prospective employees and directors of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company and its affiliates. The maximum number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Plan is 12,533,984 shares. In conjunction with the closing of the IPO, our Board granted awards under the Plan to certain of our employees, representing an aggregate of 5,582,522 shares of common stock. Profits Interest Units Prior to IPO, the Parent’s equity awards included Profits Interest Units as noted above. There were two forms of Profits Interest - Time Units and Performance Units. Time Units generally vested in five installments of 20% on each of the first five The Performance Units were to vest immediately prior to the effective date of a consummated sale transaction or qualified public offering, including the IPO (a “Liquidity Event”). The percentage of vesting was based on achieving certain performance criteria. No vesting occurred as a result of the IPO as the minimum performance criteria threshold was not achieved. In connection with the IPO, the Performance Units were exchanged for performance-based restricted stock awards. The vesting conditions of the performance-based restricted stock awards were modified to vest subject to an additional performance condition. Employees who received IPO Options have the same vesting conditions for the performance-based portion of the IPO Options as the performance-based restricted stock awards. The Company calculated the fair value of these performance-based restricted stock awards on the modification date and determined the fair value of these awards increased to $66 million as a result of modification. In addition, the grant date fair value of the performance-based IPO Options was $26 million. The fair value of the performance-based restricted stock awards and performance-based IPO Options was determined by using a Monte Carlo simulation, using the following assumptions: (i) an expected term of 4.96 years, (ii) an expected volatility of 40.6%, (iii) a risk-free interest rate of 0.48%, and (iv) no expected dividends. For the awards, if the grantee’s continuous service terminates for any reason, the grantee forfeits all right, title, and interest in and to any unvested units as of the date of such termination, unless the grantee’s continuous service period is terminated by the Company without cause within the six-month period prior to the date of consummation of a Liquidity Event. In addition, the grantee forfeits all right, title, and interest in and to any vested units if the grantee resigns, is terminated for cause, breaches any post-termination covenants, or fail to execute any general release required to be executed. There was approximately $3 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to the time-based restricted stock awards and time-based IPO Options at December 31, 2022, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of 2.3 years. There was approximately $87 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to the performance-based restricted stock awards and performance-based IPO Options at December 31, 2022. For the years ended December 31, 2022, December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020, no compensation cost was recognized for the performance-based restricted stock awards and performance-based IPO Options given that the performance criteria was not met or probable. Once the performance conditions are deemed probable, the Company will recognize compensation cost equal to the portion of the requisite service period that has elapsed. Certain former employees continued to hold performance-based awards after the IPO. The following is a summary of the Profits Interest - Time Units and Performance Units for 2020: Profits Interest - Time Units Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit Profits Interest -Performance Units Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit Outstanding as of December 28, 2019 13,581 $ 492 24,636 $ 351 Granted 13,055 696 25,597 693 Forfeited/Cancelled (2,668) 976 (8,387) 894 Repurchases (6,677) 288 — — Outstanding as of December 26, 2020 17,291 $ 652 41,846 $ 554 There were no stock grants, forfeitures or repurchases for the period from December 26, 2020 through January 14, 2021. The existing Profits Interest - Time and Performance units were converted into new time and performance awards on January 14, 2021. Unvested Time Awards Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit Unvested Performance Awards Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit Outstanding as of January 14, 2021 610,477 $ 12.65 4,178,246 $ 15.79 Forfeited/Cancelled (17,304) 21.27 (84,737) 13.55 Vested (164,868) 10.04 — — Outstanding as of December 25, 2021 428,305 $ 13.31 4,093,509 $ 15.84 Forfeited/Cancelled (30,869) 10.34 (77,760) 15.34 Vested (107,767) 12.95 — — Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 289,669 $ 13.76 4,015,749 $ 15.84 Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units The Company established other new awards in connection with and subsequent to the IPO, including restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance stock units (“PSUs”). Awards are eligible to vest provided that the employee remains in continuous service on each vesting date. The RSUs vest ratably in three installments on each of the first three For RSUs and PSUs with a performance condition the grant date fair value is based upon the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. For PSUs with a market condition, the Company estimates the grant date fair value using the Monte Carlo valuation model. For all PSUs, the Company reassesses the probability of the achievement of the performance condition at each reporting period. The range of assumptions used for issued PSUs with a market condition valued using the Monte Carlo model were as follows: For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Annual dividend yield —% —% Expected term (years) 2.7-3.0 3.0 Risk-free interest rate 2.32-3.05% 0.2% Expected volatility 40.9-43.9% 41.2% Correlation to the index peer group 50.7-59.5% 65.9% There was approximately $7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested RSUs at December 31, 2022, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of 2.3 years. In addition, there was approximately $18 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested PSUs, which are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of 2.2 years. The following are the restricted stock units and performance stock units granted in conjunction with or after the IPO: Unvested Time Units Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit Unvested Performance Units Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit Outstanding as of January 14, 2021 (pre-IPO) — $ — — $ — Granted post-IPO 81,160 23.11 144,735 24.52 Forfeited/Cancelled (18,735) 22.18 (37,439) 24.36 Outstanding as of December 25, 2021 62,425 23.38 107,296 24.58 Granted 300,067 27.96 488,488 32.39 Forfeited/Cancelled (20,424) 26.18 (46,024) 29.22 Vested (20,465) 23.41 — — Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 321,603 $ 27.49 549,760 $ 31.13 Restricted Stock Options The Company also established and granted restricted stock options (“RSOs”) which vest provided that the employee remains in continuous service on the vesting date. The RSOs were granted at the stock price of the Company on the grant date and permit the holder to exercise them for 10 years from the grant date. The options generally vest on each of the fourth anniversaries of the grant date, but such vesting could accelerate for certain options based on certain conditions under the award. There was approximately $20 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested RSOs at December 31, 2022, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of 3 years. The following are the restricted stock options granted in conjunction with or after the IPO: Time Based Restricted Stock Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price Performance Based Restricted Stock Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price Outstanding as of January 14, 2021 $ 198,984 $ 22.00 — $ — Granted post-IPO 3,587,575 26.75 3,621,719 22.00 Forfeited/Cancelled (77,294) 22.00 (152,239) 22.00 Exercised (23,705) 21.30 — — Outstanding as of December 25, 2021 3,685,560 26.63 3,469,480 22.00 Forfeited/Cancelled (68,510) 19.50 (190,544) 22.00 Exercised (23,721) 21.70 — — Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 3,593,329 $ 26.79 3,278,936 $ 22.00 Exercisable as of December 31, 2022 676,987 $ 21.94 — $ — The fair value of all time based units granted was estimated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following weighted-average assumptions for each of fiscal 2021 and 2020: For the Year Ended December 25, 2021 December 26, 2020 Annual dividend yield —% —% Weighted-average expected life (years) 7.0 1.8 Risk-free interest rate 1.3% 0.9% Expected volatility 40.1% 46.7% The expected term of the incentive units is based on evaluations of historical and expected future employee behavior. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rates at the date of grant with maturity dates approximately equal to the expected life at the grant date. Volatility is based on the historical volatility of guideline public entities that are similar to the Company, as the Company does not have sufficient historical transactions of its own shares to calculate expected volatility. As of December 31, 2022, the Company does not intend to pay dividends or distributions in the future. Employee Stock Purchase Plan On January 6, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) and effective January 14, 2021, the Company’s shareholders adopted and approved the ESPP. On March 22, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors approved the International Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "International ESPP"). The ESPP and International ESPP provide employees of certain designated subsidiaries of the Company with an opportunity to purchase the Company’s common stock at a discount, subject to certain limitations set forth in the ESPP and International ESSP. The ESPP and International ESSP plans authorized the issuance of 1,790,569 shares of the Company’s common stock. Total contributions to the ESPP were $1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. 143,707 shares of common stock were purchased under the ESPP as of December 31, 2022. 111,924 of the shares of common stock were purchased on December 28, 2021 related to employee contributions during the year ended December 25, 2021.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share	12 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share	Dec. 31, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share	Earnings Per Share The Company calculates basic and diluted earnings per share using the two-class method. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to common shareholders: Year Ended (in thousands, except per share amounts) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 December 26, 2020 Basic earnings per share: Net income (loss) attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc. $ 43,188 $ 9,632 $ (4,199) Less: Net income attributable to participating securities, basic 914 207 — Net income (loss) after participating securities, basic $ 42,274 $ 9,425 $ (4,199) Weighted-average common shares outstanding (a) 162,762 160,684 104,318 Basic earnings per share $ 0.26 $ 0.06 $ (0.04) Diluted earnings per share: Net income (loss) attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc. $ 43,188 $ 9,632 $ (4,199) Less: Net income attributable to participating securities, diluted 816 185 — Net income (loss) after participating securities, diluted $ 42,372 $ 9,447 $ (4,199) Weighted-average common shares outstanding (a) 162,762 160,684 104,318 Dilutive effect of share-based awards 3,981 3,960 — Weighted-average common shares outstanding, as adjusted (a) 166,743 164,644 104,318 Diluted earnings per share $ 0.25 $ 0.06 $ (0.04) (a) Weighted average common shares for 2020 have been adjusted to reflect an implied 88,990-for-one stock split that became effective on January 14, 2021. See Note 1 for additional information. Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc. after participating securities by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. In addition, the Company’s participating securities are related to certain restricted stock awards issued to Section 16 officers which include non-forfeitable dividend rights. The Company has excluded 4,661,504 shares for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 4,007,164 shares for the years ended December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020 from the computation of weighted average shares for performance awards that are contingent on performance conditions. The Company reported a net loss for the year ended December 25, 2020, therefore the number of shares used to calculate diluted loss per share is the same as the number of shares used to calculate basic loss per share because the potentially dilutive shares, if any, would have been antidilutive if included. The following securities were not included in the computation of diluted shares outstanding because the effect would be antidilutive: Year Ended Number of securities (in thousands) December 31, December 25, December 26, Restricted stock units 51 — — Stock options 2,003 2,036 — Total 2,054 2,036 —

Summary of Significant Accoun_2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Fiscal Year	Fiscal year The Company operates and reports financial information on a 52 or 53 week year with the fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in December and fiscal quarters ending on the 13th Saturday of each quarter (or 14th Saturday when applicable with respect to the fourth fiscal quarter), except for the Car Wash segment, which is currently consolidated based on a calendar month end. Our 2022 fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 consisted of 53 weeks and our 2021 and 2020 fiscal years ending December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020, respectively, consisted of 52 weeks.
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Driven Brands Holdings Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The three months and year ended December 31, 2022 includes approximately $7.5 million and $3.7 million of pre-tax income adjustments, respectively, for items that originated in previous quarters during fiscal year 2022, as well as prior years. The Company evaluated the materiality of the adjustments on prior period financial statements and recording the adjustments in the current period and concluded the effect of the adjustments were immaterial to both the current and prior period financial statements. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements. Significant items that are subject to estimates and assumptions include, but not limited to, valuation of intangible assets and goodwill; income taxes; allowance for credit losses; valuation of derivatives; self-insurance claims; and stock-based compensation. Management evaluates its estimates on an ongoing basis and may employ outside experts to assist in its evaluations. Changes in such estimates, based on historical experience, current conditions, and various other additional information, may affect amounts reported in future periods. Actual results could differ due to the uncertainty inherent in the natures of these estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents consist of demand deposits and short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. These investments are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. Restricted Cash
Accounts and Notes Receivable	Accounts and Notes Receivable The Company’s accounts receivable consists principally of amounts due related to product sales, centrally billed commercial fleet work, centrally billed insurance claims, advertising and franchise fees, rent due from franchisees, and training services.
Allowance for Credit Losses	Allowance for Credit Losses The Company adopted ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses , on December 26, 2020, which was retroactively applied as of the first day of fiscal year 2020 using the modified retrospective adoption method. This accounting standard requires companies to measure expected credit losses on financial instruments based on the total estimated amount to be collected over the lifetime of the instrument. Prior to the adoption of this accounting standard, the Company recorded incurred credit losses against receivable balances based on current and historical information. Upon adoption of this guidance, the Company recognized an increase to its allowance for credit losses of $2 million and a corresponding adjustment to retained earnings, net of tax, as a cumulative effect of an accounting change. Expected credit losses for uncollectible receivable balances consider both current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future conditions. Current conditions considered include pre-defined aging criteria, as well as specified events that indicate the balance due is not collectible. Reasonable and supportable forecasts used in determining the probability of future collection consider publicly available macroeconomic data and whether future credit losses are expected to differ from historical losses.
Inventory	Inventory Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The Company primarily purchases its oil, lubricants, soap and auto glass in bulk quantities to take advantage of volume discounts and to ensure inventory availability to complete services. Inventories are presented net of volume rebates.
Property and Equipment, net	Property and Equipment, netProperty and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life or the remaining lease term of the related asset. Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.
Leases	Leases The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 Leases and the subsequent ASUs that modified ASU 2016-02 (collectively, the amendments) during the twelve months ended December 26, 2020 and retroactively adopted the amendments as of the first day of fiscal year 2019. The adoption of the standard resulted in a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset of approximately $324 million primarily from operating leases for our company-operated stores, a $4 million reduction to retained earnings, net of taxes, as a cumulative effect of an accounting change, and a lease liability of approximately $330 million as of December 28, 2019. The remaining $1 million related to the derecognition of certain liabilities and assets that had been recorded in accordance with GAAP that had been applied prior to the adoption of the amendments. The lease standard requires the lessee in an operating lease to record a balance sheet gross-up upon lease commencement by recognizing an ROU asset and lease liability equal to the present value of the lease payments over the expected lease term. The ROU asset and lease liability are derecognized in a manner that effectively yields a straight-line lease expense over the lease term. In addition to the changes to the lessee operating lease accounting requirements, the amendments also change the types of costs that can be capitalized related to a lease agreement for both lessees and lessors. Finance lease ROU assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lesser of the useful life of the leased asset or lease term. Finance lease liabilities are recognized using the effective interest method, with interest determined as the amount that results in a constant periodic discount rate on the remaining balance of the liability. Interest associated with finance lease liabilities is recognized in interest expense, net, on the consolidated statements of operations and is included in changes in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. At contract inception, we determine whether the contract is or contains a lease based on the terms and conditions of the contract. Lease contracts are recognized on our consolidated balance sheet as ROU assets and lease liabilities; however, we have elected not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities on leases with terms of one year or less. Variable lease payments that are dependent on usage, output, or may vary for other reasons are excluded from lease payments in the measurement of the ROU assets and lease liabilities and are recognized as lease expense in the period the obligation is incurred. For lease agreements entered into or reassessed after the adoption of Topic 842, we combine lease and non-lease components. The Company’s vehicle and equipment leases are comprised of a single lease component. If a lease does not provide enough information to determine the implicit interest rate in the agreements, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate in calculating the lease liability. The Company determines its incremental borrowing rate for each lease by reference to yield rates on collateralized debt issuances, which approximates borrowings on a collateralized basis, by companies of a similar credit rating as the Company, with adjustments for differences in years to maturity and implied company-specific credit spreads. Certain leases include renewal and termination options and the option to renew is under our sole discretion. These leases are included in the lease term in determining the ROU assets and liabilities when we are reasonably certain we will exercise the option. The ROU asset also includes initial direct costs paid less lease incentives received from the lessor. The Company also records lease income for subleases of franchise stores to certain franchisees. Lease income from sublease rentals is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets	Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Long-lived assets that are used in operations are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable through undiscounted future cash flows. Recognition and measurement of a potential impairment is performed on assets grouped with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level where identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. An impairment loss is the amount by which the carrying amount of a long-lived asset or asset group exceeds its estimated fair value. Fair value is generally estimated by internal specialists based on the present value of anticipated future cash flows or, if required, with the assistance of independent third-party valuation specialists, depending on the nature of the assets or asset group.
Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Goodwill is recorded when the aggregate purchase price of an acquisition exceeds the estimated fair value of the net identified tangible and intangible assets acquired. The Company's indefinite-lived intangibles are comprised of trademarks and tradenames. In performing a quantitative test for impairment of goodwill, we primarily use the income approach method of valuation that includes the discounted cash flow method and the market approach that includes the guideline public company method to determine the fair value of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. Significant assumptions are made by management in estimating fair value under the discounted cash flow model including future trends in sales and terminal growth rates, operating expenses, overhead expenses, tax depreciation, capital expenditures, and changes in working capital, along with an appropriate discount rate based on our estimated cost of equity capital and after-tax cost of debt. Significant assumptions used to determine fair value under the guideline public company method include the selection of guideline companies and the valuation multiples applied. In the process of a quantitative test of our tradename intangible assets, we primarily use the relief-from-royalty method under the income approach method of valuation. Significant assumptions used to determine fair value under the relief of royalty method include future trends in sales, a royalty rate, and a discount rate to be applied to the forecast revenue stream. There is an inherent degree of uncertainty in preparing any forecast of future results. Future trends in system-wide sales are dependent to a significant extent on national, regional, and local economic conditions. Any decreases in customer traffic or average repair order due to these or other reasons could reduce gross sales at franchise locations, resulting in lower royalty and other payments from franchisees, as well as lower sales at company-operated locations. This could reduce the profitability of franchise locations, potentially impacting the ability of franchisees to make royalty payments owed to us when due (which could adversely impact our current cash flow from franchise operations), and company-operated sites. The determination of indefinite life is subject to reassessment if changes in facts and circumstances indicate the period of benefit has become finite. During the second quarter of 2022, management impaired the life of one indefinite-lived tradename. Refer to Note 6 for additional information. We have completed our annual test of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles for impairment and have determined there was no impairment. Definite Lived Intangible Assets The Company's definite lived intangible assets are comprised primarily of trademarks, franchise agreements, license agreements, membership agreements, customer relationships, and developed technology. Intangible assets with definite lives are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of each asset as follows: Estimated Useful Life Tradenames 1 to 3 years Franchise agreements 13 to 30 years License agreements 7 to 19 years Membership agreements 7 to 9 years Customer relationships 13 to 16 years Developed technology 5 to 8 years The lives of definite lived intangibles are reviewed and reduced if changes in their planned use occurs. If changes in the assets planned use is identified, management reviews the useful life and carrying value of the asset to assess the recoverability of the assets if facts and circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The recoverability test requires management to compare the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the intangible asset or asset group to the carrying value. If the carrying amounts of the intangible asset is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment charge is recognized to the extent the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Management reviews business combinations to identify intangible assets, which are typically tradenames and customer relationships, and value the assets based on information and assumptions available to us at the date of purchase utilizing income and market approaches to determine fair value.
Derivative Instruments	Derivative instruments We utilize derivative financial instruments to manage our interest rate and foreign exchange exposure. For derivatives instruments where we have not elected hedge accounting, the change in fair value is recognized in earnings. For derivative instruments where we have elected hedge accounting, the changes in the derivative and the hedged item attributable to the hedged risks are recognized in the same line within our consolidated statement of operations. For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative is initially recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently recorded to the statement of operations when the hedged item impacts earnings. Derivatives designated as hedge accounting are assessed at inception and on an ongoing basis whether the instrument is, and will continue to be, highly effective in offsetting cash flow or fair value of the hedged item and whether it remains probable the forecasted transaction will occur. Changes in the fair value for derivative instruments that do not qualify as hedge accounting are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. Refer to Note 11
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition Franchise royalties and fees Franchisees are required to pay an upfront license fee prior to the opening of a location. The initial license payment received is recognized ratably over the life of the franchise agreement. Franchisees will also pay continuing royalty fees, at least monthly, based on a percentage of the store level retail sales or a flat amount, depending on the brand. The royalty income is recognized as the underlying sales occur. In addition to the initial fees and royalties, the Company also recognizes revenue associated with development fees charged to franchisees, which are recognized as income over the life of the associated franchise agreement. Development fees relate to the right of a franchisee to open additional locations in an agreed upon territory. Company-operated store sales Company-operated store sales are recognized, net of sales discounts, upon delivery of services and the service-related product. Customers also have the ability to purchase car wash club memberships that allow a customer unlimited washes for the duration of the membership. The Company recognizes revenue from these membership programs on a straight-line basis over the membership term. Sales proceeds for gift cards are recognized as a contract liability; the liability is reduced and revenue is recognized when the gift card is subsequently redeemed for services. Breakage on unredeemed gift card balances is estimated and recognized as revenue using the proportional method based on historical redemption patterns. The states and municipalities in which the Company operates impose sales tax on all of the Company’s nonexempt revenue. The Company collects the sales tax from its customers and remits the entire amount to the appropriate taxing authority. The Company’s policy is to exclude the tax collected and remitted from net revenue and direct costs. The Company accrues sales tax liabilities as it records sales, maintaining the amount owed to the taxing authorities in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Independently-operated store sales and expenses Independently-operated store sales and expenses consist of our car wash sites outside North America. The Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling its performance obligation of providing car wash and other vehicle cleaning services but engages a third-party to provide site labor and operate these stores on its behalf. The Company pays a commission to these third-parties to perform this service. Revenue from car washes at these locations is recorded in independently-operated store sales at the time the service is performed, while the commissions paid to the third-parties are recorded in independently-operated store expenses. Advertising contributions Franchised and company-operated stores are generally required to contribute advertising dollars according to the terms of their respective contract (typically based on a percentage of sales) that are used for, among other activities, advertising the brand on a national and local basis, as determined by the brand’s franchisor. The Company’s franchisees make their contributions to a marketing fund which in turn administers and distributes their advertising contributions directly to the franchisor. This advertising fee revenue is recognized as the underlying sales occur. Advertising expenses are recorded as incurred. Revenues and expenses related to these advertising collections and expenditures are reported on a gross basis in the consolidated statements of operations. The assets related to the advertising fund are considered restricted and disclosed as such on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Any excess or deficiency of advertising fee revenue compared to advertising expenditures is recognized in the fourth quarter of the Company's fiscal year. Any excess of revenue over expenditures is recognized only to the extent of previously recognized deficits. When advertising revenues exceed the related advertising expenses and there is no recovery of a previously recognized deficit of advertising revenues, advertising costs are accrued up to the amount of revenues. Supply and other revenue Supply and other revenue includes revenue related to product sales, vendor incentive revenue, insurance licensing fees, store leases, software maintenance fees, and automotive training services revenue. Supply and other revenue is recognized once title of goods is transferred to franchisees or other independent parties, as the sales of the related products occur, or ratably. Vendor incentive revenue is recognized as sales of the related product occur. Insurance licensing fee revenue is generated when the Company is acting as an agent on behalf of its franchisees and is recognized once title of goods is transferred to franchisees. The insurance license revenue is presented net of any related expense with any residual revenue reflecting the management fee the Company charges for the program. Store lease revenue is recognized ratably over the underlying property lease term. Software maintenance fee revenue is recognized monthly in connection with providing and servicing software. Automotive training services are provided to third party shop owner/operators in accordance with agreed upon contract terms. These contracts may be for one-time shop visits or agreements to receive access to education and training programs for multiple years. For one-time shop visits, revenue is recognized at the time the service is rendered. For the multi-year education and training contracts, revenue is recognized ratably over the contract term. Assets Recognized from the Costs to Obtain a Contract with a Customer: The Company has elected a practical expedient to expense costs as incurred for costs to obtain a contract when the amortization period would have been one year or less. The Company records contract assets, included in deferred commissions on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet, for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if we expect the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year and if such costs are material. Commission expenses, a primary cost associated with the sale of franchise licenses, are amortized to selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations ratably over the life of the associated franchise agreement. Contract Balances five three
Company-Operated Store Expenses	Company-Operated Store Expenses Company-operated store expenses consist of payroll and benefit costs for employees at company-operated locations, as well as rent, costs associated with procuring materials from suppliers, and other store-level operating costs. The Company receives volume rebates based on a variety of factors which are included in accounts receivable on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and accounted for as a reduction of company-operated store expenses as they are earned. Sales discounts received from suppliers are recorded as a reduction of the cost of inventory. Advanced rebates are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and are accounted for as a reduction of company-operated store expenses as they are earned over the term of the supply agreement. In addition, the Company includes subleasing expense associated with the subleasing of store buildings to franchisees within supply and other expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
Store Opening Costs	Store Opening Costs Store opening costs consist of employee, facility, and grand opening marketing costs that company-operated stores incur prior to opening. The Company typically incurs store opening costs when opening new company-operated stores and when converting independently branded, acquired company-operated stores to one of its brands. These expenses are charged to expense as incurred.
Equity-based Compensation	Equity-based Compensation The Company recognizes expense related to equity-based compensation awards over the service period (generally the vesting period) in the consolidated financial statements based on the estimated fair value of the award on the grant-date. Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments	Fair Value of Financial Instruments Financial assets and liabilities are categorized, based on the inputs to the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to the quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. Observable market data, when available, is required to be used in making fair value measurements. When inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company classifies and discloses assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories. Level 1: Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date, Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; or Level 3: Inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. The Company estimates the fair value of financial instruments using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The carrying amount for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, inventory, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of their short maturities. The notes receivable carrying value also approximates fair value due to interest rates that approximate market rates for agreements with similar maturities and credit quality. The fair value of long-term debt is estimated based on Level 2 inputs using discounted cash flows and market-based expectations for interest rates, credit risk and contractual terms of the debt agreements.
Income Tax	Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax laws and rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the assets and liabilities are expected to be recovered or settled. The effects on deferred tax assets and liabilities of subsequent changes in the tax laws and rates are recognized in income during the year the changes are enacted. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.
Deferred Financing Costs	Deferred Financing Costs The costs related to the issuance of debt are presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt and amortized over the terms of the related debt agreements as interest expense using the effective interest method.
Insurance Reserves	Insurance ReservesThe Company is partially self-insured for employee medical coverage. The Company records a liability for the ultimate settlement of claims incurred as of the balance sheet date based upon estimates provided by the third-party that administers the claims on the Company’s behalf. The Company also reviews historical payment trends and knowledge of specific claims in determining the reasonableness of the reserve. Adjustments to the reserve are made when the facts and circumstances of the underlying claims change. If the actual settlements of the medical claims are greater than the estimated amount, additional expense will be recognized.
Foreign Currency Translation	Foreign Currency Translation We translate assets and liabilities of non-U.S. operations into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses at the average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). Transactions resulting in foreign exchange gains and losses are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Standards	Recently Adopted Accounting Standards In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards. The Company adopted the ASU in the first quarter of 2021, and the adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Recently Issued Accounting Standards In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting . This ASU provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted

Summary of Significant Accoun_3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment	The following table presents the estimated useful lives for each asset category: Buildings and improvements 5 to 40 years Furniture and fixtures 5 to 7 years Store equipment 5 to 15 years Leasehold improvements 5 to 15 years Vehicles 3 to 5 years Computer equipment and software 3 to 5 years Property and equipment at December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021 consisted of the following: (in thousands) December 31, December 25, Buildings $ 641,520 $ 671,523 Land 127,613 152,841 Furniture and fixtures 23,464 17,855 Computer equipment and software 41,304 31,773 Store equipment 375,595 304,100 Leasehold improvements 228,006 172,737 Finance lease ROU assets 42,984 29,766 Vehicles 8,217 3,282 Construction in progress 313,821 133,724 Total property and equipment 1,802,524 1,517,601 Less: accumulated depreciation (256,786) (166,617) Total property and equipment, net $ 1,545,738 $ 1,350,984
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets	Intangible assets with definite lives are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of each asset as follows: Estimated Useful Life Tradenames 1 to 3 years Franchise agreements 13 to 30 years License agreements 7 to 19 years Membership agreements 7 to 9 years Customer relationships 13 to 16 years Developed technology 5 to 8 years Intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021 are as follows: (in thousands) Balance at December 31, 2022 Gross Carrying Value Impairment Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Value Definite Lived Amortizable Franchise agreements $ 222,617 $ — $ (59,466) $ 163,151 License agreements 11,968 — (4,354) 7,614 Membership agreements 11,600 — (5,480) 6,120 Customer relationships 128,127 — (13,689) 114,438 Developed technology 25,717 — (19,788) 5,929 Trademarks & other 26,256 — (19,749) 6,507 Total definite lived amortizable 426,285 — (122,526) 303,759 Indefinite-Lived Trademarks 587,594 (125,450) — 462,144 Total $ 1,013,879 $ (125,450) $ (122,526) $ 765,903 Balance at December 25, 2021 Gross Carrying Value Impairment Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Value Definite Lived Amortizable Franchise agreements $ 223,625 $ — $ (49,529) $ 174,096 License agreements 12,044 — (3,091) 8,953 Membership agreements 11,600 — (3,270) 8,330 Customer relationships 59,585 — (8,797) 50,788 Developed technology 25,882 — (18,959) 6,923 Trademarks & other 17,364 — (13,055) 4,309 Total definite lived amortizable 350,100 — (96,701) 253,399 Indefinite-Lived Trademarks 562,784 — — 562,784 Total $ 912,884 $ — $ (96,701) $ 816,183
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis	Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2022 are summarized as follows: (in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Total Mutual fund investments held in rabbi trust $ 758 $ — $ 758 Derivative assets, recorded in prepaid and other assets — 158 158 Derivative assets, recorded in other assets — 2,148 2,148 Derivative liabilities, recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities — 5,005 5,005 Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 25, 2021 are summarized as follows: (in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Total Mutual fund investments held in rabbi trust $ 976 $ — $ 976 Derivative liabilities, recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities — 336 336 Derivative liabilities, recorded in long-term accrued expenses and other liabilities — 200 200
Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Value of Total Long-Term Debt	The carrying value and estimated fair value of total long-term debt were as follows: December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 (in thousands) Carrying value Estimated fair value Carrying value Estimated fair value Long-term debt $ 2,784,175 $ 2,477,456 $ 2,382,364 $ 2,411,987
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Business Acquisitions (Tables)

Business Acquisitions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Business Acquisitions (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]
Schedule of Estimated Purchase Price Allocation	The provisional amounts for assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2022 Car Wash acquisitions are as follows: (in thousands) Quick & Clean Car Wash Speedy Shine Express Car Wash Jimmy Clean Car Wash All Other Car Wash Total Car Wash Assets: Property and equipment, net $ 28,220 $ 16,200 $ 21,740 $ 172,178 $ 238,338 Goodwill 9,445 17,296 10,196 72,039 108,976 Deferred tax assets 335 12 64 2,831 3,242 Total assets acquired 38,000 33,508 32,000 247,048 350,556 Liabilities: Accrued expenses and other liabilities 9 8 110 444 571 Total liabilities assumed 9 8 110 444 571 Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired 36,851 32,495 31,890 239,758 340,994 Deferred Consideration 1,140 1,005 — 6,846 8,991 Total Consideration, net of cash acquired $ 37,991 $ 33,500 $ 31,890 $ 246,604 $ 349,985 The provisional amounts for assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2022 Paint, Collision & Glass acquisitions are as follows: (in thousands) Auto Glass Fitters Inc. Jack Morris Auto Glass K&K Glass All Star Glass Auto Glass Now All Other Paint, Collision & Glass Total PC&G Assets: Accounts and notes receivable, net $ 5,264 $ 1,162 $ — $ 2,349 $ — $ 832 $ 9,607 Inventory 134 1,150 1,067 546 — 1,518 4,415 Prepaid and other assets 64 70 — 119 — 14 267 Property and equipment, net 417 418 1,553 568 1,064 1,628 5,648 Operating lease right-of-use assets 1,016 1,558 587 5,943 11,177 2,865 23,146 Intangibles, net 20,600 16,100 16,600 8,500 49,100 — 110,900 Goodwill 48,038 35,651 20,836 26,548 119,569 29,689 280,331 Deferred tax assets — — — — — 84 84 Total assets acquired 75,533 56,109 40,643 44,573 180,910 36,630 434,398 Liabilities: Accounts payable 2,010 630 — 1,825 — 229 4,694 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 817 644 195 2,152 1,932 768 6,508 Current portion of long term debt — — — 10 31 — 41 Long-term debt — — — 21 89 — 110 Operating lease liabilities 262 1,030 392 4,223 8,229 2,024 16,160 Deferred tax liabilities 375 19 — — — — 394 Total liabilities assumed 3,464 2,323 587 8,231 10,281 3,021 27,907 Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired 56,044 48,386 40,056 36,342 170,629 30,209 381,666 Deferred Consideration 16,025 5,400 — — — 3,400 24,825 Total Consideration, net of cash acquired $ 72,069 $ 53,786 $ 40,056 $ 36,342 $ 170,629 $ 33,609 $ 406,491 The provisional amounts for assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2022 Maintenance acquisitions are as follows: (in thousands) Maintenance Assets: Inventory $ 362 Property and equipment, net 5,040 Operating lease right-of-use assets 10,323 Goodwill 18,542 Deferred tax assets 844 Total assets acquired 35,111 Liabilities: Accrued expenses and other liabilities 792 Operating lease liabilities 9,402 Total liabilities assumed 10,194 Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired 22,849 Deferred Consideration 2,068 Total Consideration, net of cash acquired $ 24,917 The amounts for assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2021 Car Wash Acquisitions are as follows: (in thousands) Magic Tunnel Car Wash Franks Car Wash Racer Classic Car Wash & AutoClean Car Wash Other Total Car Wash Assets: Inventory $ — $ — $ 311 $ — $ 311 Property and equipment, net 75,200 66,737 44,108 375,188 561,233 Operating lease right-of-use assets — — 2,587 12,277 14,864 Intangibles, net 700 800 550 — 2,050 Goodwill 12,100 38,939 20,869 95,080 166,988 Assets held for sale — — — 996 996 Deferred tax assets — 94 — 1,596 1,690 Total assets acquired 88,000 106,570 68,425 485,137 748,132 Liabilities: Accrued expenses and other liabilities — 50 155 304 509 Operating lease liabilities — — 2,687 12,277 14,964 Deferred tax liabilities — — 758 — 758 Total liabilities assumed — 50 3,600 12,581 16,231 Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired 85,800 106,520 62,874 453,454 708,648 Deferred Consideration 2,200 — 1,951 19,102 23,253 Total Consideration, net of cash acquired $ 88,000 $ 106,520 $ 64,825 $ 472,556 $ 731,901 The amounts for assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2021 PC&G Acquisitions are as follows: (in thousands) Paint, Collision & Glass Assets: Inventory $ 107 Property and equipment, net 1,512 Operating lease right-of-use assets 7,672 Intangibles, net 6,707 Goodwill 24,742 Total assets acquired 40,740 Liabilities: Accounts payable Accrued expenses and other liabilities 5 Operating lease liabilities 7,763 Total liabilities assumed 7,768 Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired 32,972 Deferred Consideration — Total Consideration, net of cash acquired $ 32,972 The amounts for assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2021 Maintenance Acquisitions are as follows: (in thousands) Maintenance Assets: Inventory $ 200 Property and equipment, net 19,095 Goodwill 14,661 Assets held for sale 3,275 Deferred tax assets 90 Total assets acquired 37,321 Liabilities: Accrued expenses and other liabilities 52 Total liabilities assumed 52 Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired 36,874 Deferred Consideration 395 Total Consideration, net of cash acquired $ 37,269
Schedule of Pro Forma Information	The pro-forma information does not necessarily reflect the results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions occurred at the beginning of 2021. Cost savings are also not reflected in the pro-forma amounts for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021. Year Ended December 31, 2022 Year Ended December 31, 2022 Year Ended December 25, 2021 Actual from acquisition date (in thousands) Car Wash Acquisitions Glass Acquisitions Car Wash & Glass Acquisitions Driven Brands Holdings Consolidated Driven Brands Holdings Consolidated Revenue $ 21,526 $ 157,498 $ 179,024 $ 2,172,185 $ 1,764,435 Net income attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc. $ 5,598 $ 22,885 $ 28,483 $ 66,249 $ 61,539 The following table presents financial information regarding the 2021 Cash Wash segment acquisitions included in the consolidated statements of operations from the date of acquisition through December 25, 2021 under the column “Actual from acquisition date in 2021.” The following table presents supplemental pro-forma information as if the acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of fiscal year 2020. The pro-forma information does not necessarily reflect the results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions occurred at the beginning of 2020. Cost savings are also not reflected in the pro-forma amounts for the year ended December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020, respectively. Actual from Pro-Forma for Year Ended (in thousands) December 25, 2021 December 26, 2020 Revenue $ 48,648 $ 1,613,479 $ 1,026,012 Net income attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc. $ 11,693 $ 47,272 $ 20,558

Accounts and Notes Receivable_2

Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2022
Receivables [Abstract]
Schedule of Allowance for Accounts Receivable	The changes in the allowance for accounts and notes receivable for the year ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021 were as follows: (in thousands) Balance as of December 26, 2020 $ 19,024 Bad debt expense 1,854 Write-off of uncollectible receivables (2,493) Balance at December 25, 2021 $ 18,385 Bad debt expense, net of recoveries 5,777 Write-off of uncollectible receivables (4,556) Balance at December 31, 2022 $ 19,606
Schedule of Allowance for Notes Receivable	The changes in the allowance for accounts and notes receivable for the year ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021 were as follows: (in thousands) Balance as of December 26, 2020 $ 19,024 Bad debt expense 1,854 Write-off of uncollectible receivables (2,493) Balance at December 25, 2021 $ 18,385 Bad debt expense, net of recoveries 5,777 Write-off of uncollectible receivables (4,556) Balance at December 31, 2022 $ 19,606

Property and Equipment (Tables)

Property and Equipment (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Property and Equipment (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment	The following table presents the estimated useful lives for each asset category: Buildings and improvements 5 to 40 years Furniture and fixtures 5 to 7 years Store equipment 5 to 15 years Leasehold improvements 5 to 15 years Vehicles 3 to 5 years Computer equipment and software 3 to 5 years Property and equipment at December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021 consisted of the following: (in thousands) December 31, December 25, Buildings $ 641,520 $ 671,523 Land 127,613 152,841 Furniture and fixtures 23,464 17,855 Computer equipment and software 41,304 31,773 Store equipment 375,595 304,100 Leasehold improvements 228,006 172,737 Finance lease ROU assets 42,984 29,766 Vehicles 8,217 3,282 Construction in progress 313,821 133,724 Total property and equipment 1,802,524 1,517,601 Less: accumulated depreciation (256,786) (166,617) Total property and equipment, net $ 1,545,738 $ 1,350,984

Goodwill and Other Intangible_2

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of goodwill	Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021 are as follows: (in thousands) Maintenance Car Wash Paint, Collision & Glass Platform Services Total Balance at December 26, 2020 $ 444,959 $ 828,813 $ 297,930 $ 155,649 $ 1,727,351 Acquisitions 14,661 166,988 24,742 — 206,391 Purchase price adjustments (637) 6,642 (44) — 5,961 Foreign exchange 13 (30,188) 624 240 (29,311) Balance at December 25, 2021 $ 458,996 $ 972,255 $ 323,252 $ 155,889 $ 1,910,392 Acquisitions 18,542 108,976 280,331 — 407,849 Sale of business unit — (685) (3,495) — (4,180) Purchase price adjustments — 3,860 (34) — 3,826 Foreign exchange (130) (32,800) (5,542) (2,350) (40,822) Balance at December 31, 2022 $ 477,408 $ 1,051,606 $ 594,512 $ 153,539 $ 2,277,065
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets	Intangible assets with definite lives are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of each asset as follows: Estimated Useful Life Tradenames 1 to 3 years Franchise agreements 13 to 30 years License agreements 7 to 19 years Membership agreements 7 to 9 years Customer relationships 13 to 16 years Developed technology 5 to 8 years Intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021 are as follows: (in thousands) Balance at December 31, 2022 Gross Carrying Value Impairment Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Value Definite Lived Amortizable Franchise agreements $ 222,617 $ — $ (59,466) $ 163,151 License agreements 11,968 — (4,354) 7,614 Membership agreements 11,600 — (5,480) 6,120 Customer relationships 128,127 — (13,689) 114,438 Developed technology 25,717 — (19,788) 5,929 Trademarks & other 26,256 — (19,749) 6,507 Total definite lived amortizable 426,285 — (122,526) 303,759 Indefinite-Lived Trademarks 587,594 (125,450) — 462,144 Total $ 1,013,879 $ (125,450) $ (122,526) $ 765,903 Balance at December 25, 2021 Gross Carrying Value Impairment Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Value Definite Lived Amortizable Franchise agreements $ 223,625 $ — $ (49,529) $ 174,096 License agreements 12,044 — (3,091) 8,953 Membership agreements 11,600 — (3,270) 8,330 Customer relationships 59,585 — (8,797) 50,788 Developed technology 25,882 — (18,959) 6,923 Trademarks & other 17,364 — (13,055) 4,309 Total definite lived amortizable 350,100 — (96,701) 253,399 Indefinite-Lived Trademarks 562,784 — — 562,784 Total $ 912,884 $ — $ (96,701) $ 816,183
Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	Intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021 are as follows: (in thousands) Balance at December 31, 2022 Gross Carrying Value Impairment Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Value Definite Lived Amortizable Franchise agreements $ 222,617 $ — $ (59,466) $ 163,151 License agreements 11,968 — (4,354) 7,614 Membership agreements 11,600 — (5,480) 6,120 Customer relationships 128,127 — (13,689) 114,438 Developed technology 25,717 — (19,788) 5,929 Trademarks & other 26,256 — (19,749) 6,507 Total definite lived amortizable 426,285 — (122,526) 303,759 Indefinite-Lived Trademarks 587,594 (125,450) — 462,144 Total $ 1,013,879 $ (125,450) $ (122,526) $ 765,903 Balance at December 25, 2021 Gross Carrying Value Impairment Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Value Definite Lived Amortizable Franchise agreements $ 223,625 $ — $ (49,529) $ 174,096 License agreements 12,044 — (3,091) 8,953 Membership agreements 11,600 — (3,270) 8,330 Customer relationships 59,585 — (8,797) 50,788 Developed technology 25,882 — (18,959) 6,923 Trademarks & other 17,364 — (13,055) 4,309 Total definite lived amortizable 350,100 — (96,701) 253,399 Indefinite-Lived Trademarks 562,784 — — 562,784 Total $ 912,884 $ — $ (96,701) $ 816,183
Schedule of amortization expense	Amortization expense related to definite lived intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter are as follows: (in thousands) Amount 2023 $ 28,616 2024 26,317 2025 21,951 2026 20,605 2027 19,737 Thereafter 186,533 Total $ 303,759

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

Long-Term Debt (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Long-term Debt	Our long-term debt obligations consist of the following: (in thousands) December 31, December 25, Series 2018-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 $ 261,938 $ 264,688 Series 2019-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 288,000 291,000 Series 2019-2 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 266,063 268,813 Series 2020-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 170,625 172,375 Series 2020-2 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 441,000 445,500 Series 2021-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 444,375 448,875 Series 2022-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2 364,088 — Term Loan Facility 496,250 500,000 Other debt (a) 51,836 39,082 Total debt 2,784,175 2,430,333 Less: debt issuance costs (45,908) (47,969) Less: current portion of long-term debt (32,986) (26,044) Total long-term debt, net $ 2,705,281 $ 2,356,320 (a) Amount primarily consists of finance lease obligations. See Note 10 .
Schedule of Future Repayments	Scheduled debt repayments for the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows: (in thousands) 2023 $ 32,986 2024 32,228 2025 286,140 2026 559,548 2027 530,717 Thereafter 1,342,556 Total future repayments $ 2,784,175

Segment Information (Tables)

Segment Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Segment Information (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Segment Results	Segment results for the years ended December 31, 2022, December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020 are as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2022 (in thousands) Maintenance Car Wash Paint, Platform Corporate Total Franchise fees and royalties $ 45,046 $ — $ 93,026 $ 33,662 $ — $ 171,734 Company-operated store sales 692,947 390,502 235,924 5,035 — 1,324,408 Independently-operated store sales — 195,157 — — — 195,157 Advertising — — — — 87,750 87,750 Supply and other 61,869 7,061 81,714 157,676 (54,175) 254,145 Total revenue $ 799,862 $ 592,720 $ 410,664 $ 196,373 $ 33,575 $ 2,033,194 Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 262,608 $ 184,717 $ 135,447 $ 72,538 $ (138,661) $ 516,649 Year Ended December 25, 2021 (in thousands) Maintenance Car Wash Paint, Platform Corporate Total Franchise fees and royalties $ 35,932 $ — $ 79,125 $ 29,356 $ — $ 144,413 Company-operated store sales 503,719 277,118 57,804 5,005 — 843,646 Independently-operated store sales — 204,246 — — — 204,246 Advertising — — — — 75,599 75,599 Supply and other 37,425 6,071 67,272 127,413 (38,805) 199,376 Total revenue $ 577,076 $ 487,435 $ 204,201 $ 161,774 $ 36,794 $ 1,467,280 Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 179,073 $ 153,065 $ 82,731 $ 56,954 $ (107,640) $ 364,183 Year Ended December 26, 2020 (in thousands) Maintenance Car Wash Paint, Platform Corporate Total Franchise fees and royalties $ 28,466 $ — $ 66,020 $ 23,102 $ (462) $ 117,126 Company-operated store sales 366,194 79,969 37,401 5,955 (252) 489,267 Independently-operated store sales — 67,193 — — — 67,193 Advertising — — — — 59,672 59,672 Supply and other 22,197 2,517 62,072 110,331 (26,175) 170,942 Total revenue $ 416,857 $ 149,679 $ 165,493 $ 139,388 $ 32,783 $ 904,200 Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 114,764 $ 43,137 $ 66,276 $ 49,408 $ (65,211) $ 208,374 The following table shows the Company’s capital expenditures by reportable segment: (in thousands) Maintenance Car Wash Paint, Platform Corporate Total Capital expenditures 2022 $ 81,363 $ 332,966 $ 6,985 $ 669 $ 14,222 $ 436,205 2021 49,454 105,057 920 231 5,098 160,760 2020 38,250 9,580 1,504 268 2,857 52,459
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Income Before Taxes	The reconciliations of income before taxes to Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2022, December 25, 2021, and December 26, 2020 are as follows: Year Ended (in thousands) December 31, December 25, December 26, Income before taxes $ 68,340 $ 34,892 $ 7,156 Acquisition related costs (a) 15,304 62,386 15,682 Non-core items and project costs, net (b) 20,241 5,656 6,036 Store opening costs 2,878 2,497 2,928 Sponsor management fees (c) — — 5,900 Straight-line rent adjustment (d) 14,965 11,619 7,150 Equity-based compensation expense (e) 20,583 4,301 1,323 Foreign currency transaction loss (gain) (f) 17,168 20,683 (13,563) Bad debt expense (recovery) (g) (449) (3,183) 3,201 Trade name impairment (h) 125,450 — — Asset sale leaseback (gain) loss, impairment and closed store expenses (i) (29,083) (8,935) 9,311 Loss on debt extinguishment (j) — 45,576 5,490 Depreciation and amortization 147,156 112,777 62,114 Interest expense, net 114,096 75,914 95,646 Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 516,649 $ 364,183 $ 208,374 a. Consists of acquisition costs as reflected within the consolidated statement of operations, including legal, consulting and other fees and expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions completed during the applicable period, as well as inventory rationalization expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions. We expect to incur similar costs in connection with other acquisitions in the future and, under U.S. GAAP, such costs relating to acquisitions are expensed as incurred and not capitalized. b. Consists of discrete items and project costs, including (i) third party consulting and professional fees associated with strategic transformation initiatives, (ii) wage subsidies received directly applicable to the COVID-19 pandemic, (iii) $15 million relating to the change in estimate relating to the Tax Receivable Agreement in 2022, and (iv) other miscellaneous expenses, including non-capitalizable expenses relating to the Company’s initial public offering and other strategic transactions. c. Includes management fees paid to Roark Capital Management, LLC. d. Consists of the non-cash portion of rent expense, which reflects the extent to which our straight-line rent expense recognized under U.S. GAAP exceeds or is less than our cash rent payments. e. Represents non-cash equity-based compensation expense. f. Represents foreign currency transaction gains/losses, net that primarily related to the remeasurement of our intercompany loans. These losses are partially offset by unrealized gains/losses on remeasurement of cross currency swaps and forward contracts. g. Represents the expense (recovery) of previously uncollectible receivables outside of normal operations. h. Relates to an impairment of certain Car Wash trade names as the Company elected to discontinue their use. i. Relates to net (gain) loss on sale leasebacks, the discontinuation of the use of a trade name, as well as impairment of certain fixed assets and operating lease right-of-use assets related to closed locations. Also represents lease exit costs and other costs associated with stores that were closed prior to the respective lease termination dates. j. Represents charges incurred related to the Company’s repayment of the Car Wash Senior Credit Facilities in 2021 and a bridge loan which was used to help finance the 2020 acquisitions as well as charges related to the early settlement of the Company’s 2015-1 and 2016-1 securitized notes. The provision for income taxes was computed based on the following amounts of income (loss) before income taxes: Year Ended (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 December 26, Domestic $ 63,297 $ 86,257 $ 996 Foreign 5,043 (51,365) 6,160 Income before income taxes $ 68,340 $ 34,892 $ 7,156
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area	The following table shows information relating to the geographic regions in which the Company operates: Total Revenue for Year Ended Total Long-Lived Assets (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 December 26, 2020 December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 December 26, 2020 United States $ 1,690,128 $ 1,137,226 $ 721,448 $ 2,402,866 $ 1,843,952 $ 1,147,235 Canada 140,972 122,179 115,559 23,605 24,503 27,616 Rest of world 202,094 207,875 67,193 418,456 478,154 537,468 Total $ 2,033,194 $ 1,467,280 $ 904,200 $ 2,844,927 $ 2,346,609 $ 1,712,319

Leases (Tables)

Leases (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Leases (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2022
Leases [Abstract]
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information	The following table details our total investment in operating and finance leases where the Company is the lessee: (in thousands) Balance Sheet Location December 31, December 25, Right-of-use assets Finance leases Property and equipment, net $ 42,984 $ 29,766 Operating leases Operating lease right-of-use assets 1,299,189 995,625 Total right-of-use assets $ 1,342,173 $ 1,025,391 Current lease liabilities Finance leases Current portion of long-term debt $ 4,736 $ 3,101 Operating leases Accrued expenses and other liabilities 76,767 57,588 Total current lease liabilities $ 81,503 $ 60,689 Long-term lease liabilities Finance leases Long-term debt $ 40,719 $ 27,957 Operating leases Operating lease liabilities 1,177,501 931,604 Total long-term lease liabilities $ 1,218,220 $ 959,561
Schedule of Lease Cost and Supplemental Cash Flow Information	The lease cost for operating and finance leases recognized in the consolidated statement of operations were as follows: (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Finance lease expense: Amortization of right-of-use assets $ 5,207 $ 2,792 Interest on lease liabilities 1,943 1,141 Operating lease expense 130,333 116,362 Short-term lease expense 1,859 1,935 Variable lease expense 1,541 963 Total lease expense, net $ 140,883 $ 123,193 Supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s lease arrangements were as follows: Year Ended (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: Operating cash flows used in operating leases $ 118,474 $ 106,519 Operating cash flows used in finance leases 1,716 1,061 Financing cash flows used in finance leases 1,659 1,286 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: Operating leases $ 300,034 $ 200,499 Finance leases 11,020 12,951
Lease, Cost	The lease cost for operating and finance leases recognized in the consolidated statement of operations were as follows: (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Finance lease expense: Amortization of right-of-use assets $ 5,207 $ 2,792 Interest on lease liabilities 1,943 1,141 Operating lease expense 130,333 116,362 Short-term lease expense 1,859 1,935 Variable lease expense 1,541 963 Total lease expense, net $ 140,883 $ 123,193 Supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s lease arrangements were as follows: Year Ended (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: Operating cash flows used in operating leases $ 118,474 $ 106,519 Operating cash flows used in finance leases 1,716 1,061 Financing cash flows used in finance leases 1,659 1,286 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: Operating leases $ 300,034 $ 200,499 Finance leases 11,020 12,951
Assets a\nd Liabilities, Lessee	December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Weighted average remaining lease terms (years) Operating 15.4 15.0 Financing 12.0 11.7 Weighted average remaining lease terms (years) Operating 5.18 % 4.78 % Financing 5.01 % 5.06 %
Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Finance Lease	As of December 31, 2022, future minimum lease payments under noncancellable leases were as follows: (in thousands) Finance Operating Income from subleases 2023 $ 7,195 $ 146,548 $ 6,486 2024 6,135 142,207 4,703 2025 5,443 136,980 4,211 2026 4,854 129,696 3,846 2027 4,663 120,151 3,507 Thereafter 31,711 1,266,868 9,567 Total undiscounted cash flows $ 60,001 $ 1,942,450 $ 32,320 Less: Present value discount 14,546 688,182 Less: Current lease liabilities 4,736 76,767 Long-term lease liabilities $ 40,719 $ 1,177,501
Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Operating Lease	As of December 31, 2022, future minimum lease payments under noncancellable leases were as follows: (in thousands) Finance Operating Income from subleases 2023 $ 7,195 $ 146,548 $ 6,486 2024 6,135 142,207 4,703 2025 5,443 136,980 4,211 2026 4,854 129,696 3,846 2027 4,663 120,151 3,507 Thereafter 31,711 1,266,868 9,567 Total undiscounted cash flows $ 60,001 $ 1,942,450 $ 32,320 Less: Present value discount 14,546 688,182 Less: Current lease liabilities 4,736 76,767 Long-term lease liabilities $ 40,719 $ 1,177,501
Future Minimum Lease Payments From Subleases	As of December 31, 2022, future minimum lease payments under noncancellable leases were as follows: (in thousands) Finance Operating Income from subleases 2023 $ 7,195 $ 146,548 $ 6,486 2024 6,135 142,207 4,703 2025 5,443 136,980 4,211 2026 4,854 129,696 3,846 2027 4,663 120,151 3,507 Thereafter 31,711 1,266,868 9,567 Total undiscounted cash flows $ 60,001 $ 1,942,450 $ 32,320 Less: Present value discount 14,546 688,182 Less: Current lease liabilities 4,736 76,767 Long-term lease liabilities $ 40,719 $ 1,177,501

Derivatives (Tables)

Derivatives (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Derivatives (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions	The fair value of our derivative instruments held were as follows: (in thousands) December 31, 2022 Balance Sheet Location Fair Value Derivative liabilities Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: Cross currency swap Other assets $ 2,148 Cross currency swap Accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 165 Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: Foreign exchange forward contract Prepaid and other assets $ 158 Foreign exchange forward contract Accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 4,840 (in thousands) December 25, 2021 Balance Sheet Location Fair Value Derivative liabilities: Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: Cross currency swap Accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 336 Cross currency swap Long-term accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 200

Income Taxes (Tables)

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Income Before Taxes	The reconciliations of income before taxes to Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2022, December 25, 2021, and December 26, 2020 are as follows: Year Ended (in thousands) December 31, December 25, December 26, Income before taxes $ 68,340 $ 34,892 $ 7,156 Acquisition related costs (a) 15,304 62,386 15,682 Non-core items and project costs, net (b) 20,241 5,656 6,036 Store opening costs 2,878 2,497 2,928 Sponsor management fees (c) — — 5,900 Straight-line rent adjustment (d) 14,965 11,619 7,150 Equity-based compensation expense (e) 20,583 4,301 1,323 Foreign currency transaction loss (gain) (f) 17,168 20,683 (13,563) Bad debt expense (recovery) (g) (449) (3,183) 3,201 Trade name impairment (h) 125,450 — — Asset sale leaseback (gain) loss, impairment and closed store expenses (i) (29,083) (8,935) 9,311 Loss on debt extinguishment (j) — 45,576 5,490 Depreciation and amortization 147,156 112,777 62,114 Interest expense, net 114,096 75,914 95,646 Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 516,649 $ 364,183 $ 208,374 a. Consists of acquisition costs as reflected within the consolidated statement of operations, including legal, consulting and other fees and expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions completed during the applicable period, as well as inventory rationalization expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions. We expect to incur similar costs in connection with other acquisitions in the future and, under U.S. GAAP, such costs relating to acquisitions are expensed as incurred and not capitalized. b. Consists of discrete items and project costs, including (i) third party consulting and professional fees associated with strategic transformation initiatives, (ii) wage subsidies received directly applicable to the COVID-19 pandemic, (iii) $15 million relating to the change in estimate relating to the Tax Receivable Agreement in 2022, and (iv) other miscellaneous expenses, including non-capitalizable expenses relating to the Company’s initial public offering and other strategic transactions. c. Includes management fees paid to Roark Capital Management, LLC. d. Consists of the non-cash portion of rent expense, which reflects the extent to which our straight-line rent expense recognized under U.S. GAAP exceeds or is less than our cash rent payments. e. Represents non-cash equity-based compensation expense. f. Represents foreign currency transaction gains/losses, net that primarily related to the remeasurement of our intercompany loans. These losses are partially offset by unrealized gains/losses on remeasurement of cross currency swaps and forward contracts. g. Represents the expense (recovery) of previously uncollectible receivables outside of normal operations. h. Relates to an impairment of certain Car Wash trade names as the Company elected to discontinue their use. i. Relates to net (gain) loss on sale leasebacks, the discontinuation of the use of a trade name, as well as impairment of certain fixed assets and operating lease right-of-use assets related to closed locations. Also represents lease exit costs and other costs associated with stores that were closed prior to the respective lease termination dates. j. Represents charges incurred related to the Company’s repayment of the Car Wash Senior Credit Facilities in 2021 and a bridge loan which was used to help finance the 2020 acquisitions as well as charges related to the early settlement of the Company’s 2015-1 and 2016-1 securitized notes. The provision for income taxes was computed based on the following amounts of income (loss) before income taxes: Year Ended (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 December 26, Domestic $ 63,297 $ 86,257 $ 996 Foreign 5,043 (51,365) 6,160 Income before income taxes $ 68,340 $ 34,892 $ 7,156
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	The components of our income tax expense (benefit) were as follows: Year Ended (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 December 26, 2020 Current: Federal $ (4,964) $ 6,969 $ (908) State 5,192 3,990 3,420 Foreign 1,548 3,414 4,924 Deferred: Federal 21,723 22,324 2,071 State (6,169) (787) 2,316 Foreign 7,837 (10,554) (451) Total income tax expense $ 25,167 $ 25,356 $ 11,372
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation	A reconciliation between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and the effective tax rate reflected in the accompanying financial statements is as follows: Year Ended (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 December 26, 2020 Federal income tax at statutory rate $ 14,351 21.0 % $ 7,327 21.0 % $ 1,503 21.0 % State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits (459) (0.7) % 4,971 14.2 % 1,605 22.4 % State deferred tax rate change (2,358) (3.5) % (2,118) (6.1) % 1,689 23.6 % Foreign deferred tax rate change 1,190 1.7 % 2,375 6.8 % — — % Foreign tax rate differential (188) (0.3) % (2,135) (6.1) % (869) (12.1) % Non-deductible advertising fund loss 694 1.0 % (32) (0.1) % 486 6.8 % Non-deductible transaction costs — — % 10,525 30.2 % 1,006 14.1 % Non-deductible stock compensation 1,224 1.8 % 598 1.7 % 278 3.9 % Taxable foreign source income 5,174 7.6 % — — % — — % Other permanent differences (517) (0.8) % 809 2.3 % (176) (2.5) % Deferred tax adjustments 1,617 2.5 % (147) (0.4) % 818 11.4 % Current tax adjustments 356 0.5 % (956) (2.7) % (647) (9.0) % Reserve for uncertain tax positions (76) (0.1) % (313) (0.9) % 2,232 31.2 % Valuation allowance on deferred tax asset 4,158 6.1 % 4,452 12.8 % 3,447 48.2 % Effective tax rate $ 25,167 36.8 % $ 25,356 72.7 % $ 11,372 159.0 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities	Deferred tax assets (liabilities) are comprised of the following: (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Deferred tax asset Accrued liabilities $ 7,592 $ 11,165 Accounts receivable allowance 5,046 4,590 Net operating loss carryforwards 63,128 31,024 Lease liabilities 316,212 250,401 Interest expense limitation 35,154 24,622 Deferred revenue 6,693 6,447 Other deferred assets 8,952 2,171 Total deferred tax asset 442,777 330,420 Less valuation allowance (27,422) (24,371) Net deferred tax asset 415,355 306,049 Deferred tax liabilities Goodwill and intangible assets 164,004 188,627 Right-of-use assets 320,006 246,726 Fixed asset basis differences 188,761 116,902 Unrealized foreign exchange differences 5,542 2,970 Other deferred liabilities 10,880 6,382 Total deferred liabilities 689,193 561,607 Net deferred liabilities $ 273,838 $ 255,558
Summary of Valuation Allowance	The following table presents the activity included in the deferred tax valuation allowance as follows: (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Balance at beginning of period $ 24,371 $ 21,284 Additions 4,158 4,452 Translation (1,107) (1,365) Balance at end of period $ 27,422 $ 24,371
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward	A reconciliation of the change in the accrual for unrecognized income tax benefits is as follows: (in thousands) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Balance at beginning of period $ 1,909 $ 2,232 Increases (reductions) for prior year tax positions (76) (313) Translation adjustments (105) $ (10) Balance at end of period $ 1,728 $ 1,909
Schedule of Tax Credit Carryforwards	As of December 31, 2022 the U.S. consolidated group of companies had the following tax credit carryforwards available: (in thousands) Tax Credits ($) Year of Expiration Work Opportunity Tax Credit: 2022 $ 533 2043

Equity Agreements and Incenti_2

Equity Agreements and Incentive Equity Plan (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Equity Agreements and Incentive Equity Plan (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2022
Equity [Abstract]
Schedule of Activity	The following is a summary of the Profits Interest - Time Units and Performance Units for 2020: Profits Interest - Time Units Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit Profits Interest -Performance Units Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit Outstanding as of December 28, 2019 13,581 $ 492 24,636 $ 351 Granted 13,055 696 25,597 693 Forfeited/Cancelled (2,668) 976 (8,387) 894 Repurchases (6,677) 288 — — Outstanding as of December 26, 2020 17,291 $ 652 41,846 $ 554 Unvested Time Awards Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit Unvested Performance Awards Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit Outstanding as of January 14, 2021 610,477 $ 12.65 4,178,246 $ 15.79 Forfeited/Cancelled (17,304) 21.27 (84,737) 13.55 Vested (164,868) 10.04 — — Outstanding as of December 25, 2021 428,305 $ 13.31 4,093,509 $ 15.84 Forfeited/Cancelled (30,869) 10.34 (77,760) 15.34 Vested (107,767) 12.95 — — Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 289,669 $ 13.76 4,015,749 $ 15.84
Schedule of Valuation Assumptions	The range of assumptions used for issued PSUs with a market condition valued using the Monte Carlo model were as follows: For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 Annual dividend yield —% —% Expected term (years) 2.7-3.0 3.0 Risk-free interest rate 2.32-3.05% 0.2% Expected volatility 40.9-43.9% 41.2% Correlation to the index peer group 50.7-59.5% 65.9% The fair value of all time based units granted was estimated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following weighted-average assumptions for each of fiscal 2021 and 2020: For the Year Ended December 25, 2021 December 26, 2020 Annual dividend yield —% —% Weighted-average expected life (years) 7.0 1.8 Risk-free interest rate 1.3% 0.9% Expected volatility 40.1% 46.7%
Schedule of Option Activity	The following are the restricted stock units and performance stock units granted in conjunction with or after the IPO: Unvested Time Units Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit Unvested Performance Units Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit Outstanding as of January 14, 2021 (pre-IPO) — $ — — $ — Granted post-IPO 81,160 23.11 144,735 24.52 Forfeited/Cancelled (18,735) 22.18 (37,439) 24.36 Outstanding as of December 25, 2021 62,425 23.38 107,296 24.58 Granted 300,067 27.96 488,488 32.39 Forfeited/Cancelled (20,424) 26.18 (46,024) 29.22 Vested (20,465) 23.41 — — Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 321,603 $ 27.49 549,760 $ 31.13 The following are the restricted stock options granted in conjunction with or after the IPO: Time Based Restricted Stock Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price Performance Based Restricted Stock Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price Outstanding as of January 14, 2021 $ 198,984 $ 22.00 — $ — Granted post-IPO 3,587,575 26.75 3,621,719 22.00 Forfeited/Cancelled (77,294) 22.00 (152,239) 22.00 Exercised (23,705) 21.30 — — Outstanding as of December 25, 2021 3,685,560 26.63 3,469,480 22.00 Forfeited/Cancelled (68,510) 19.50 (190,544) 22.00 Exercised (23,721) 21.70 — — Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 3,593,329 $ 26.79 3,278,936 $ 22.00 Exercisable as of December 31, 2022 676,987 $ 21.94 — $ —

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share	The Company calculates basic and diluted earnings per share using the two-class method. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to common shareholders: Year Ended (in thousands, except per share amounts) December 31, 2022 December 25, 2021 December 26, 2020 Basic earnings per share: Net income (loss) attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc. $ 43,188 $ 9,632 $ (4,199) Less: Net income attributable to participating securities, basic 914 207 — Net income (loss) after participating securities, basic $ 42,274 $ 9,425 $ (4,199) Weighted-average common shares outstanding (a) 162,762 160,684 104,318 Basic earnings per share $ 0.26 $ 0.06 $ (0.04) Diluted earnings per share: Net income (loss) attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc. $ 43,188 $ 9,632 $ (4,199) Less: Net income attributable to participating securities, diluted 816 185 — Net income (loss) after participating securities, diluted $ 42,372 $ 9,447 $ (4,199) Weighted-average common shares outstanding (a) 162,762 160,684 104,318 Dilutive effect of share-based awards 3,981 3,960 — Weighted-average common shares outstanding, as adjusted (a) 166,743 164,644 104,318 Diluted earnings per share $ 0.25 $ 0.06 $ (0.04) (a) Weighted average common shares for 2020 have been adjusted to reflect an implied 88,990-for-one stock split that became effective on January 14, 2021. See Note 1 for additional information.
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share	The following securities were not included in the computation of diluted shares outstanding because the effect would be antidilutive: Year Ended Number of securities (in thousands) December 31, December 25, December 26, Restricted stock units 51 — — Stock options 2,003 2,036 — Total 2,054 2,036 —

Description of Business (Detail

Description of Business (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands						12 Months Ended
	Sep. 12, 2022 $ / shares shares	Sep. 08, 2021 shares	Aug. 02, 2021 $ / shares shares	Feb. 10, 2021 USD ($) shares	Jan. 14, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) franchise_location shares	Dec. 25, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 13, 2021 shares
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of locations franchised, independently-operated, and company-operated \| franchise_location						4,800
Number of states in which entity operates \| franchise_location						49
Number of countries across Europe in which entity operates \| franchise_location						13
Percentage of locations franchised or independently operated						0.75
Repayment of debt \| $					$ 725,000
Loss on debt extinguishment \| $					$ 46,000	$ 0	$ 45,576	$ 5,490
Income tax receivable liability \| $						171,000	156,000
Income tax receivable liability, current \| $						53,328	24,255
Income tax receivable liability, noncurrent \| $						$ 117,915	$ 131,715
Stock split					88,990
Number of authorized shares (in shares)					1,000,000,000				10,000
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)					900,000,000	900,000,000	900,000,000
Number of shares of preferred stock authorized (in shares)					100,000,000	100,000,000	100,000,000
Pre-IPO Stockholders
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Income taxes receivable (percent)					0.85
IPO
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock (in shares)					32,000,000
Sale of stock (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 22
Total proceeds received \| $				$ 761,000
Number of shares purchased from existing shareholders (in shares)					2,000,000
Over-Allotment Option
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock (in shares)		881,393		5,000,000
Total proceeds received \| $					$ 43,000
Secondary Offering
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock (in shares)			12,000,000
Sale of stock (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 29.50
Secondary Offering \| Common stock
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, percentage	61%
Underwritten Secondary Offering
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock (in shares)	7,000,000
Sale of stock (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 32.19

Summary of Significant Accoun_4

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 25, 2021 USD ($) franchise_location	Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Pre-tax income adjustment	$ 7,500	$ 3,700
Restricted cash	34,000	34,000	$ 39,000
Operating leases	1,299,189	1,299,189	995,625
Adjustment to retained earnings	(84,795)	(84,795)	(41,607)
Assets	6,499,898	6,499,898	5,857,369
Liabilities	4,846,329	4,846,329	4,212,127
Total carrying value	0	0	3,000
Employee-related accrued liabilities	$ 58,000	$ 58,000	$ 65,000
Minimum \| Franchise Fees
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Capitalized contract cost, agreement life	5 years	5 years
Minimum \| Shop Owner Consulting Contract Payments
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Capitalized contract cost, agreement life	3 years	3 years
Maximum \| Franchise Fees
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Capitalized contract cost, agreement life	20 years	20 years
Maximum \| Shop Owner Consulting Contract Payments
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Capitalized contract cost, agreement life	4 years	4 years
Car Wash Sites
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of businesses identified \| franchise_location			1
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Increase in allowance for credit losses				$ 2,000
Adjustment to retained earnings				$ 2,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Assets					$ 1,000
Liabilities					1,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Operating leases					324,000
Adjustment to retained earnings					4,000
Operating lease liability					$ 330,000

Summary of Significant Accoun_5

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Buildings and improvements \| Minimum
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	5 years
Buildings and improvements \| Maximum
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	40 years
Furniture and fixtures \| Minimum
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	5 years
Furniture and fixtures \| Maximum
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	7 years
Store equipment \| Minimum
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	5 years
Store equipment \| Maximum
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	15 years
Leasehold improvements \| Minimum
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	5 years
Leasehold improvements \| Maximum
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	15 years
Vehicles \| Minimum
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	3 years
Vehicles \| Maximum
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	5 years
Computer equipment and software \| Minimum
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	3 years
Computer equipment and software \| Maximum
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	5 years

Summary of Significant Accoun_6

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Definite Lived Intangible Assets Estimated Useful Lives (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Tradenames
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	1 year
Tradenames \| Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	1 year
Tradenames \| Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	3 years
Franchise agreements \| Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	13 years
Franchise agreements \| Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	30 years
License agreements \| Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	7 years
License agreements \| Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	19 years
Membership agreements \| Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	7 years
Membership agreements \| Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	9 years
Customer relationships \| Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	13 years
Customer relationships \| Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	16 years
Developed technology \| Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	5 years
Developed technology \| Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	8 years

Summary of Significant Accoun_7

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Mutual fund investments held in rabbi trust	$ 758	$ 976
Prepaid and other assets
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Derivative assets	158
Other assets
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Derivative assets	2,148
Derivative liabilities, recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	5,005	336
Derivative liabilities, recorded in long-term accrued expenses and other liabilities
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities		200
Level 1
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Mutual fund investments held in rabbi trust	758	976
Level 1 \| Prepaid and other assets
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Derivative assets	0
Level 1 \| Other assets
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Derivative assets	0
Level 1 \| Derivative liabilities, recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Level 1 \| Derivative liabilities, recorded in long-term accrued expenses and other liabilities
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities		0
Level 2
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Mutual fund investments held in rabbi trust	0	0
Level 2 \| Prepaid and other assets
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Derivative assets	158
Level 2 \| Other assets
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Derivative assets	2,148
Level 2 \| Derivative liabilities, recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	$ 5,005	336
Level 2 \| Derivative liabilities, recorded in long-term accrued expenses and other liabilities
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities		$ 200

Summary of Significant Accoun_8

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Value of Total Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Carrying value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 2,784,175	$ 2,382,364
Estimated fair value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 2,477,456	$ 2,411,987

Business Acquisitions - Narrati

Business Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Oct. 05, 2022 USD ($) car_wash_site

Sep. 08, 2022 USD ($) car_wash_site

Jul. 27, 2022 USD ($) car_wash_site

Jul. 06, 2022 USD ($) car_wash_site

Jun. 14, 2022 USD ($) car_wash_site

Apr. 28, 2022 USD ($) car_wash_site

Mar. 16, 2022 USD ($)

Dec. 30, 2021 USD ($) collision_site

Oct. 27, 2021 USD ($) car_wash_site

Jul. 14, 2021 USD ($) car_wash_site

May 20, 2021 USD ($) car_wash_site

Apr. 27, 2021 USD ($)

Apr. 20, 2020 USD ($) countries

Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) acquisition maintenance_site car_wash_site franchise_location

Dec. 25, 2021 USD ($) acquisition collision_site maintenance_site

Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($) countries

Sep. 12, 2022 USD ($)

Aug. 03, 2020 USD ($) countries shares

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

$ 763,061

$ 800,829

$ 105,031

Number of countries across Europe in which entity operates | franchise_location

Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisitions

$ 0

2,783

Acquisition costs

15,304

62,386

$ 15,682

Consideration received

144,000

Net loss on disposal (less than)

(25,000)

(12,000)

CARSTAR Franchise | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Consideration received

$ 17,000

Net loss on disposal (less than)

(12,000)

Goodwill

3,000

IMO Denmark ApS | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Consideration received

$ 2,000

Net loss on disposal (less than)

1,000

Goodwill

1,000

Ownership interest disposed of (as a percent)

75%

Derecognized noncontrolling interest

1,000

At-Pac Auto Parts Inc | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Consideration received

$ 2,000

Net loss on disposal (less than)

1,000

Ownership interest disposed of (as a percent)

70%

Derecognized noncontrolling interest

$ 1,000

Minimum

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Deferred consideration, payment period

6 months

Maximum

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Deferred consideration, payment period

1 year

Tradenames

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life

1 year

Tradenames | Minimum

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life

1 year

Tradenames | Maximum

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life

3 years

Lease Right of Use Assets | Minimum

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life

4 years

Customer Lists

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life

13 years

2022 Acquisitions

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Total consideration

$ 36,000

Intangibles, net

49,000

2022 Acquisitions | Tradenames

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Intangibles, net

$ 37,000

2022 Acquisitions | Car Wash

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of acquisitions | acquisition

Number of car wash sites | car_wash_site

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

$ 350,000

2022 Acquisitions | Jimmy Clean Car Wash

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of car wash sites | car_wash_site

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

$ 32,000

2022 Acquisitions | Speedy Shine Express Car Wash

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of car wash sites | car_wash_site

Total consideration

$ 34,000

2022 Acquisitions | Quick & Clean Car Wash

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of car wash sites | car_wash_site

Total consideration

$ 38,000

2022 Acquisitions | Maintenance

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of acquisitions | acquisition

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

$ 25,000

Number of maintenance sites | maintenance_site

2022 Acquisitions | All Star Glass

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of car wash sites | car_wash_site

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

$ 36,000

2022 Acquisitions | K&K Glass

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of car wash sites | car_wash_site

Total consideration

$ 40,000

2022 Acquisitions | Jack Morris Auto Glass

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of car wash sites | car_wash_site

Total consideration

$ 54,000

2022 Acquisitions | Auto Glass Fitters Inc.

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of car wash sites | car_wash_site

Total consideration

$ 72,000

2022 PC&G Acquisitions

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of acquisitions | acquisition

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

$ 381,666

Total consideration

$ 406,491

Number of maintenance sites | maintenance_site

174

Intangibles, net

$ 110,900

2022 PC&G Acquisitions | Auto Glass Now

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

170,629

Total consideration

170,629

Intangibles, net

49,100

2022 PC&G Acquisitions | All Star Glass

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

36,342

Total consideration

36,342

Intangibles, net

8,500

2022 PC&G Acquisitions | K&K Glass

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

40,056

Total consideration

40,056

Intangibles, net

16,600

2022 PC&G Acquisitions | Jack Morris Auto Glass

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

48,386

Total consideration

53,786

Intangibles, net

16,100

2022 PC&G Acquisitions | Auto Glass Fitters Inc.

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

56,044

Total consideration

72,069

Intangibles, net

$ 20,600

Auto Glass Now Acquisition

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Total consideration

$ 171,000

Number of sites | collision_site

2021 Car Wash Acquisitions

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of acquisitions | acquisition

Number of car wash sites | car_wash_site

110

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

$ 732,000

708,648

Total consideration

731,901

Intangibles, net

2,050

Magic Tunnel Car Wash

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of car wash sites | car_wash_site

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

85,800

Total consideration

$ 88,000

88,000

Intangibles, net

700

Franks Car Wash

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of car wash sites | car_wash_site

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

106,520

Total consideration

$ 107,000

106,520

Intangibles, net

800

Racer Classic Car Wash & AutoClean Car Wash

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of car wash sites | car_wash_site

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

62,874

Total consideration

$ 65,000

64,825

Intangibles, net

$ 550

2021 PC&G Acquisitions

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of acquisitions | acquisition

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

$ 32,972

Total consideration

32,972

Intangibles, net

$ 6,707

Number of collision sites | collision_site

2021 Maintenance Acquisitions

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of acquisitions | acquisition

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

$ 36,874

Total consideration

$ 37,269

Number of maintenance sites | maintenance_site

Shine Holdco UK Limited

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Common units received (in shares) | shares

38,300,000

Number of independently-operated car wash center | countries

741

Number of company-operated car wash centers | countries

199

Number of countries across Europe in which entity operates | countries

Goodwill deductible for income tax purposes

$ 249,000

Shine Holdco UK Limited | International Cash Wash Group

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Common units received (in shares) | shares

217,980

Fix Auto

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Total consideration

$ 29,000

Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired

100%

Cash acquired from acquisition

$ 2,000

Number of franchised locations acquired | countries

150

Number of company-operated locations acquired | countries

2020 Cash Wash Acquisitions

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Number of acquisitions | countries

Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired

$ 109,000

2021 and 2020 Acquisitions

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Consideration liability

35,000

$ 16,000

Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisitions

16,000

6,000

2021 Acquisitions

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Acquisition costs

$ 4,000

3,000

$ 7,000

2020 Acquisitions

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Benefit to acquisition costs

$ 4,000

Business Acquisitions - Schedul

Business Acquisitions - Schedule of Estimated Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2021	Jul. 14, 2021	May 20, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Assets
Goodwill				$ 2,277,065	$ 1,910,392	$ 1,727,351
Liabilities [Abstract]
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				763,061	800,829	$ 105,031
2022 Car Wash Acquisition
Assets
Property and equipment, net				238,338
Goodwill				108,976
Deferred tax assets				3,242
Total assets acquired				350,556
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				571
Total liabilities assumed				571
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				340,994
Deferred Consideration				8,991
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired				349,985
2022 Car Wash Acquisition \| Quick & Clean Car Wash
Assets
Property and equipment, net				28,220
Goodwill				9,445
Deferred tax assets				335
Total assets acquired				38,000
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				9
Total liabilities assumed				9
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				36,851
Deferred Consideration				1,140
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired				37,991
2022 Car Wash Acquisition \| Speedy Shine Express Car Wash
Assets
Property and equipment, net				16,200
Goodwill				17,296
Deferred tax assets				12
Total assets acquired				33,508
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				8
Total liabilities assumed				8
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				32,495
Deferred Consideration				1,005
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired				33,500
2022 Car Wash Acquisition \| Jimmy Clean Car Wash
Assets
Property and equipment, net				21,740
Goodwill				10,196
Deferred tax assets				64
Total assets acquired				32,000
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				110
Total liabilities assumed				110
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				31,890
Deferred Consideration				0
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired				31,890
2022 Car Wash Acquisition \| All Other Car Wash
Assets
Property and equipment, net				172,178
Goodwill				72,039
Deferred tax assets				2,831
Total assets acquired				247,048
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				444
Total liabilities assumed				444
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				239,758
Deferred Consideration				6,846
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired				246,604
2022 PC&G Acquisitions
Assets
Property and equipment, net				5,648
Goodwill				280,331
Deferred tax assets				84
Accounts and notes receivable, net				9,607
Inventory				4,415
Prepaid and other assets				267
Operating lease right-of-use assets				23,146
Intangibles, net				110,900
Total assets acquired				434,398
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				6,508
Accounts payable				4,694
Current portion of long term debt				41
Long-term debt				110
Operating lease liabilities				16,160
Deferred tax liabilities				394
Total liabilities assumed				27,907
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				381,666
Deferred Consideration				24,825
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired				406,491
2022 PC&G Acquisitions \| Auto Glass Fitters Inc.
Assets
Property and equipment, net				417
Goodwill				48,038
Deferred tax assets				0
Accounts and notes receivable, net				5,264
Inventory				134
Prepaid and other assets				64
Operating lease right-of-use assets				1,016
Intangibles, net				20,600
Total assets acquired				75,533
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				817
Accounts payable				2,010
Current portion of long term debt				0
Long-term debt				0
Operating lease liabilities				262
Deferred tax liabilities				375
Total liabilities assumed				3,464
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				56,044
Deferred Consideration				16,025
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired				72,069
2022 PC&G Acquisitions \| Jack Morris Auto Glass
Assets
Property and equipment, net				418
Goodwill				35,651
Deferred tax assets				0
Accounts and notes receivable, net				1,162
Inventory				1,150
Prepaid and other assets				70
Operating lease right-of-use assets				1,558
Intangibles, net				16,100
Total assets acquired				56,109
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				644
Accounts payable				630
Current portion of long term debt				0
Long-term debt				0
Operating lease liabilities				1,030
Deferred tax liabilities				19
Total liabilities assumed				2,323
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				48,386
Deferred Consideration				5,400
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired				53,786
2022 PC&G Acquisitions \| K&K Glass
Assets
Property and equipment, net				1,553
Goodwill				20,836
Deferred tax assets				0
Accounts and notes receivable, net				0
Inventory				1,067
Prepaid and other assets				0
Operating lease right-of-use assets				587
Intangibles, net				16,600
Total assets acquired				40,643
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				195
Accounts payable				0
Current portion of long term debt				0
Long-term debt				0
Operating lease liabilities				392
Deferred tax liabilities				0
Total liabilities assumed				587
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				40,056
Deferred Consideration				0
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired				40,056
2022 PC&G Acquisitions \| All Star Glass
Assets
Property and equipment, net				568
Goodwill				26,548
Deferred tax assets				0
Accounts and notes receivable, net				2,349
Inventory				546
Prepaid and other assets				119
Operating lease right-of-use assets				5,943
Intangibles, net				8,500
Total assets acquired				44,573
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				2,152
Accounts payable				1,825
Current portion of long term debt				10
Long-term debt				21
Operating lease liabilities				4,223
Deferred tax liabilities				0
Total liabilities assumed				8,231
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				36,342
Deferred Consideration				0
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired				36,342
2022 PC&G Acquisitions \| Auto Glass Now
Assets
Property and equipment, net				1,064
Goodwill				119,569
Deferred tax assets				0
Accounts and notes receivable, net				0
Inventory				0
Prepaid and other assets				0
Operating lease right-of-use assets				11,177
Intangibles, net				49,100
Total assets acquired				180,910
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				1,932
Accounts payable				0
Current portion of long term debt				31
Long-term debt				89
Operating lease liabilities				8,229
Deferred tax liabilities				0
Total liabilities assumed				10,281
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				170,629
Deferred Consideration				0
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired				170,629
2022 PC&G Acquisitions \| All Other Paint, Collision & Glass
Assets
Property and equipment, net				1,628
Goodwill				29,689
Deferred tax assets				84
Accounts and notes receivable, net				832
Inventory				1,518
Prepaid and other assets				14
Operating lease right-of-use assets				2,865
Intangibles, net				0
Total assets acquired				36,630
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				768
Accounts payable				229
Current portion of long term debt				0
Long-term debt				0
Operating lease liabilities				2,024
Deferred tax liabilities				0
Total liabilities assumed				3,021
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				30,209
Deferred Consideration				3,400
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired				33,609
2022 Maintenance Acquisitions
Assets
Property and equipment, net				5,040
Goodwill				18,542
Deferred tax assets				844
Inventory				362
Operating lease right-of-use assets				10,323
Total assets acquired				35,111
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				792
Operating lease liabilities				9,402
Total liabilities assumed				10,194
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				22,849
Deferred Consideration				2,068
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired				24,917
2021 Car Wash Acquisitions
Assets
Property and equipment, net					561,233
Goodwill					166,988
Deferred tax assets					1,690
Inventory					311
Operating lease right-of-use assets					14,864
Intangibles, net					2,050
Assets held for sale					996
Total assets acquired					748,132
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities					509
Operating lease liabilities					14,964
Deferred tax liabilities					758
Total liabilities assumed					16,231
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired				$ 732,000	708,648
Deferred Consideration					23,253
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired					731,901
Magic Tunnel Car Wash
Assets
Property and equipment, net					75,200
Goodwill					12,100
Deferred tax assets					0
Inventory					0
Operating lease right-of-use assets					0
Intangibles, net					700
Assets held for sale					0
Total assets acquired					88,000
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities					0
Operating lease liabilities					0
Deferred tax liabilities					0
Total liabilities assumed					0
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired					85,800
Deferred Consideration					2,200
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired	$ 88,000				88,000
Franks Car Wash
Assets
Property and equipment, net					66,737
Goodwill					38,939
Deferred tax assets					94
Inventory					0
Operating lease right-of-use assets					0
Intangibles, net					800
Assets held for sale					0
Total assets acquired					106,570
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities					50
Operating lease liabilities					0
Deferred tax liabilities					0
Total liabilities assumed					50
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired					106,520
Deferred Consideration					0
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired		$ 107,000			106,520
Racer Classic Car Wash & AutoClean Car Wash
Assets
Property and equipment, net					44,108
Goodwill					20,869
Deferred tax assets					0
Inventory					311
Operating lease right-of-use assets					2,587
Intangibles, net					550
Assets held for sale					0
Total assets acquired					68,425
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities					155
Operating lease liabilities					2,687
Deferred tax liabilities					758
Total liabilities assumed					3,600
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired					62,874
Deferred Consideration					1,951
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired			$ 65,000		64,825
Other
Assets
Property and equipment, net					375,188
Goodwill					95,080
Deferred tax assets					1,596
Inventory					0
Operating lease right-of-use assets					12,277
Intangibles, net					0
Assets held for sale					996
Total assets acquired					485,137
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities					304
Operating lease liabilities					12,277
Deferred tax liabilities					0
Total liabilities assumed					12,581
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired					453,454
Deferred Consideration					19,102
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired					472,556
2021 PC&G Acquisitions
Assets
Property and equipment, net					1,512
Goodwill					24,742
Inventory					107
Operating lease right-of-use assets					7,672
Intangibles, net					6,707
Total assets acquired					40,740
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities					5
Operating lease liabilities					7,763
Total liabilities assumed					7,768
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired					32,972
Deferred Consideration					0
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired					32,972
2021 Maintenance Acquisitions
Assets
Property and equipment, net					19,095
Goodwill					14,661
Deferred tax assets					90
Inventory					200
Assets held for sale					3,275
Total assets acquired					37,321
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued expenses and other liabilities					52
Total liabilities assumed					52
Cash Consideration, net of cash acquired					36,874
Deferred Consideration					395
Total Consideration, net of cash acquired					$ 37,269

Business Acquisitions - Sched_2

Business Acquisitions - Schedule of Pro Forma Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Car Wash Acquisitions
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 21,526
Net income attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc.	5,598
Glass Acquisitions
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Revenue	157,498
Net income attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc.	22,885
Car Wash & Glass Acquisitions
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Revenue	179,024
Net income attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc.	28,483
Driven Brands Holdings Consolidated Pro-forma
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Revenue	2,172,185	$ 1,764,435
Net income attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc.	$ 66,249	61,539
2021 Car Wash Acquisitions
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Revenue		48,648
Net income attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc.		11,693
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Revenue		1,613,479	$ 1,026,012
Net income attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc.		$ 47,272	$ 20,558

Accounts and Notes Receivable_3

Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Receivables [Abstract]
Gross current accounts and notes receivable	$ 198	$ 134
Current credit losses	18	16
Gross non-current notes receivable	4	6
Non-current allowance for credit losses	$ 1	$ 2

Accounts and Notes Receivable_4

Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net - Schedule of Allowance for Accounts and Notes Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance as of beginning of period	$ 18,385	$ 19,024
Bad debt expense	5,777	1,854
Write-off of uncollectible receivables	(4,556)	(2,493)
Balance as of end of period	$ 19,606	$ 18,385

Property and Equipment - Compon

Property and Equipment - Components (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 1,802,524	$ 1,517,601
Less: accumulated depreciation	(256,786)	(166,617)
Property and equipment, net	1,545,738	1,350,984
Buildings
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	641,520	671,523
Land
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	127,613	152,841
Furniture and fixtures
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	23,464	17,855
Computer equipment and software
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	41,304	31,773
Store equipment
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	375,595	304,100
Leasehold improvements
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	228,006	172,737
Finance lease ROU assets
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	42,984	29,766
Vehicles
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	8,217	3,282
Construction in progress
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 313,821	$ 133,724

Property and Equipment - Narrat

Property and Equipment - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation	$ 120	$ 91	$ 44

Goodwill and Other Intangible_3

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill Carrying Amount (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning balance	$ 1,910,392	$ 1,727,351
Acquisitions	407,849	206,391
Purchase price adjustments	3,826	5,961
Foreign exchange	(40,822)	(29,311)
Sale of business unit	(4,180)
Goodwill, ending balance	2,277,065	1,910,392
Maintenance
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning balance	458,996	444,959
Acquisitions	18,542	14,661
Purchase price adjustments	0	(637)
Foreign exchange	(130)	13
Sale of business unit	0
Goodwill, ending balance	477,408	458,996
Car Wash
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning balance	972,255	828,813
Acquisitions	108,976	166,988
Purchase price adjustments	3,860	6,642
Foreign exchange	(32,800)	(30,188)
Sale of business unit	(685)
Goodwill, ending balance	1,051,606	972,255
Paint, Collision & Glass
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning balance	323,252	297,930
Acquisitions	280,331	24,742
Purchase price adjustments	(34)	(44)
Foreign exchange	(5,542)	624
Sale of business unit	(3,495)
Goodwill, ending balance	594,512	323,252
Platform Services
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning balance	155,889	155,649
Acquisitions	0	0
Purchase price adjustments	0	0
Foreign exchange	(2,350)	240
Sale of business unit	0
Goodwill, ending balance	$ 153,539	$ 155,889

Goodwill and Other Intangible_4

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 426,285	$ 350,100
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(122,526)	(96,701)
Net Carrying Value	303,759	253,399
Gross Carrying Value	1,013,879	912,884
Intangibles, net	765,903	816,183
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trade name impairment	(125,450)	0	$ 0
Trademarks
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Gross	587,594	562,784
Indefinite-Lived Gross Carrying Value	462,144	562,784
Trade name impairment	(125,450)	0
Franchise agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	222,617	223,625
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(59,466)	(49,529)
Net Carrying Value	163,151	174,096
License agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	11,968	12,044
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(4,354)	(3,091)
Net Carrying Value	7,614	8,953
Membership agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	11,600	11,600
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(5,480)	(3,270)
Net Carrying Value	6,120	8,330
Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	128,127	59,585
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(13,689)	(8,797)
Net Carrying Value	114,438	50,788
Developed technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	25,717	25,882
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(19,788)	(18,959)
Net Carrying Value	5,929	6,923
Trademarks & other
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	26,256	17,364
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(19,749)	(13,055)
Net Carrying Value	$ 6,507	$ 4,309

Goodwill and Other Intangible_5

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment charge	$ 125,450	$ 0	$ 0
Amortization of intangible assets	27,000	$ 19,000	18,000
Tradenames
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets fair value	6,000
Intangible assets	132,000
Impairment charge	$ 125,000		$ 3,000

Goodwill and Other Intangible_6

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
2023	$ 28,616
2024	26,317
2025	21,951
2026	20,605
2027	19,737
Thereafter	186,533
Net Carrying Value	$ 303,759	$ 253,399

Revenue from Contracts with C_2

Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Capitalized costs to obtain a contract	$ 7	$ 11
Contract liabilities	29	27
Revenue recognized	$ 4	$ 3

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Lo

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 2,784,175	$ 2,430,333
Less: debt issuance costs	(45,908)	(47,969)
Current portion of long-term debt	(32,986)	(26,044)
Total long-term debt, net	2,705,281	2,356,320
Senior notes \| Series 2018-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	261,938	264,688
Senior notes \| Series 2019-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	288,000	291,000
Senior notes \| Series 2019-2 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	266,063	268,813
Senior notes \| Series 2020-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	170,625	172,375
Senior notes \| Series 2020-2 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	441,000	445,500
Senior notes \| Series 2021-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	444,375	448,875
Senior notes \| Series 2022-1 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	364,088	0
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	496,250	500,000
Other debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 51,836	$ 39,082

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Fu

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Future Repayments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
2023	$ 32,986
2024	32,228
2025	286,140
2026	559,548
2027	530,717
Thereafter	1,342,556
Total future repayments	$ 2,784,175	$ 2,430,333

Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Det

Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 14, 2020 USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2021

May 31, 2021 USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) extension_option

Dec. 25, 2021 USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)

Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($)

Dec. 30, 2021 USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)

Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)

Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)

May 31, 2016 USD ($)

Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Capitalized debt issuance costs

$ 1

2020-1 Securitization Senior Notes

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt issued

$ 175

Capitalized debt issuance costs

$ 11

2020-2 Securitization Senior Notes

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt issued

$ 450

Capitalized debt issuance costs

2021-01 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt issued

$ 450

Interest rate (as a percent)

2.791%

2022-1 Securitization Senior Notes

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt issued

$ 365

Interest rate (as a percent)

7.393%

2022-1 Securitization Senior Notes A1

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt issued

$ 135

Bridge Loan

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt issued

$ 40

Capitalized debt issuance costs

Write off of debt issuance cost

$ 1

Revolving Credit Facility | Series 2019-3 Variable Funding Senior Notes, Class A-1

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Aggregate principal amount

$ 115

Number of extension options | extension_option

Extension period

1 year

Outstanding debt

$ 0

Outstanding letters of credit

24.5

Revolving Credit Facility | Driven Holdings Revolving Credit Facility

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Aggregate principal amount

$ 300

Revolving Credit Facility | Car Wash First Lien Term Loan

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Outstanding debt

$ 18

Long-term debt

$ 75

Effective interest rate (as a percent)

3.65%

Senior notes | 5.216% Fixed Rate Securitization Senior Notes

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt issued

$ 410

Interest rate (as a percent)

5.216%

Capitalized debt issuance costs

$ 9

Write off of debt issuance cost

$ 2

Senior notes | 6.125% Fixed Rate Securitization Senior Notes

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt issued

$ 45

Interest rate (as a percent)

6.125%

Capitalized debt issuance costs

$ 2

Write off of debt issuance cost

$ 1

Senior notes | 4.739% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt issued

$ 275

Interest rate (as a percent)

4.739%

Capitalized debt issuance costs

$ 7

Senior notes | 4.641% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt issued

$ 300

Interest rate (as a percent)

4.641%

Capitalized debt issuance costs

$ 6

Senior notes | Series 2019-2 3.981% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt issued

$ 275

Interest rate (as a percent)

3.981%

Capitalized debt issuance costs

$ 6

Senior notes | 2020-1 Securitization Senior Notes

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Interest rate (as a percent)

3.786%

Senior notes | 2020-2 Securitization Senior Notes

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Interest rate (as a percent)

3.237%

Senior notes | 2021-01 Securitization Senior Notes, Class A-2

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Capitalized debt issuance costs

$ 10

Senior notes | 2022-1 Securitization Senior Notes

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Capitalized debt issuance costs

$ 7

Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Driven Holdings Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Margin rate (as a percent)

1.50%

Maximum margin rate (as a percent)

1.75%

Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Driven Holdings Revolving Credit Facility | One Month LIBOR

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Interest rate floor (as a percent)

0.50%

Margin rate (as a percent)

0.50%

Maximum margin rate (as a percent)

0.75%

Term Loan Facility | Incremental Assumption And Amendment Agreement

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt issued

$ 500

Capitalized debt issuance costs

$ 9

Interest rate floor (as a percent)

0.50%

Periodic payment, percent of original principal

0.25%

Term Loan Facility | Incremental Assumption And Amendment Agreement | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Margin rate (as a percent)

Term Loan Facility | Incremental Assumption And Amendment Agreement | Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Margin rate (as a percent)

0.50%

Term Loan Facility | Incremental Assumption And Amendment Agreement | One Month LIBOR

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Margin rate (as a percent)

Term Loan Facility | Incremental Assumption And Amendment Agreement | Additional Applicable Margin

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Margin rate (as a percent)

Term Loan Facility | Car Wash First Lien Term Loan

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Periodic payment, percent of original principal

0.25%

Long-term debt

$ 532

Interest, base rate (as a percent)

3.25%

Effective interest rate (as a percent)

4.25%

Unamortized discount

$ 29

Term Loan Facility | Car Wash Second Lien Term Loan

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term debt

$ 175

Interest, base rate (as a percent)

7.50%

Effective interest rate (as a percent)

8.50%

Unamortized discount

$ 17

Segment Information - Schedule

Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Results (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	$ 2,033,194	$ 1,467,280	$ 904,200
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	516,649	364,183	208,374
Franchise fees and royalties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	171,734	144,413	117,126
Company-operated store sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	1,324,408	843,646	489,267
Independently-operated store sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	195,157	204,246	67,193
Advertising
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	87,750	75,599	59,672
Supply and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	254,145	199,376	170,942
Operating Segments \| Maintenance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	799,862	577,076	416,857
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	262,608	179,073	114,764
Operating Segments \| Maintenance \| Franchise fees and royalties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	45,046	35,932	28,466
Operating Segments \| Maintenance \| Company-operated store sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	692,947	503,719	366,194
Operating Segments \| Maintenance \| Independently-operated store sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| Maintenance \| Advertising
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| Maintenance \| Supply and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	61,869	37,425	22,197
Operating Segments \| Car Wash
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	592,720	487,435	149,679
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	184,717	153,065	43,137
Operating Segments \| Car Wash \| Franchise fees and royalties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| Car Wash \| Company-operated store sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	390,502	277,118	79,969
Operating Segments \| Car Wash \| Independently-operated store sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	195,157	204,246	67,193
Operating Segments \| Car Wash \| Advertising
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| Car Wash \| Supply and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	7,061	6,071	2,517
Operating Segments \| Paint, Collision & Glass
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	410,664	204,201	165,493
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	135,447	82,731	66,276
Operating Segments \| Paint, Collision & Glass \| Franchise fees and royalties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	93,026	79,125	66,020
Operating Segments \| Paint, Collision & Glass \| Company-operated store sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	235,924	57,804	37,401
Operating Segments \| Paint, Collision & Glass \| Independently-operated store sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| Paint, Collision & Glass \| Advertising
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| Paint, Collision & Glass \| Supply and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	81,714	67,272	62,072
Operating Segments \| Platform Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	196,373	161,774	139,388
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	72,538	56,954	49,408
Operating Segments \| Platform Services \| Franchise fees and royalties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	33,662	29,356	23,102
Operating Segments \| Platform Services \| Company-operated store sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	5,035	5,005	5,955
Operating Segments \| Platform Services \| Independently-operated store sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| Platform Services \| Advertising
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| Platform Services \| Supply and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	157,676	127,413	110,331
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	33,575	36,794	32,783
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	(138,661)	(107,640)	(65,211)
Corporate and Other \| Franchise fees and royalties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	0	0	(462)
Corporate and Other \| Company-operated store sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	0	0	(252)
Corporate and Other \| Independently-operated store sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	0	0	0
Corporate and Other \| Advertising
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	87,750	75,599	59,672
Corporate and Other \| Supply and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	$ (54,175)	$ (38,805)	$ (26,175)

Segment Information - Reconcili

Segment Information - Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Income Before Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 14, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income before taxes			$ 68,340	$ 34,892	$ 7,156
Acquisition related costs			15,304	62,386	15,682
Store opening costs			2,878	2,497	2,928
Bad debt expense			5,777	1,854	7,059
Trade name impairment			125,450	0	0
Loss on debt extinguishment	$ 46,000		0	45,576	5,490
Depreciation and amortization			147,156	112,777	62,114
Interest expense, net		$ 1,000	114,096	75,914	95,646
Segment Adjusted EBITDA			$ 516,649	364,183	208,374
Impairment Of Intangible Asset Finite Lived Statement Of Income Or Comprehensive Income Extensible Enumeration Not Disclosed Flag			Trade name impairment(h)
Trademarks
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Trade name impairment			$ 125,450	0
Tax Receivable Agreement in 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Change in estimate relating to tax			15,000
Segment Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs			15,304	62,386	15,682
Non-core items and project costs, net			20,241	5,656	6,036
Store opening costs			2,878	2,497	2,928
Sponsor management fees			0	0	5,900
Straight-line rent adjustments			14,965	11,619	7,150
Equity-based compensation expense			20,583	4,301	1,323
Foreign currency transaction loss (gain)			17,168	20,683	(13,563)
Bad debt expense			(449)	(3,183)	3,201
Asset sale leaseback (gain) loss, impairment and closed store expenses			(29,083)	(8,935)	9,311
Loss on debt extinguishment			0	45,576	5,490
Segment Reconciling Items \| Trademarks
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Trade name impairment			$ 125,450	$ 0	$ 0

Segment Information - Informati

Segment Information - Information Relating to Geographic Regions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 2,033,194	$ 1,467,280	$ 904,200
Long-lived assets	2,844,927	2,346,609	1,712,319
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,690,128	1,137,226	721,448
Long-lived assets	2,402,866	1,843,952	1,147,235
Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	140,972	122,179	115,559
Long-lived assets	23,605	24,503	27,616
Rest of world
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	202,094	207,875	67,193
Long-lived assets	$ 418,456	$ 478,154	$ 537,468

Segment Reporting - Capital Exp

Segment Reporting - Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 436,205	$ 160,760	$ 52,459
Maintenance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	81,363	49,454	38,250
Car Wash
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	332,966	105,057	9,580
Paint, Collision & Glass
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	6,985	920	1,504
Platform Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	669	231	268
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 14,222	$ 5,098	$ 2,857

Leases - Narrative (Details)

Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 25, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 wash_center	Dec. 31, 2022 maintenance_site	Dec. 25, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 25, 2021 wash_center	Dec. 25, 2021 maintenance_site
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Impairment loss	$ 5,000	$ 3,000
Sublease revenue	5,000	7,000	$ 7,000
Number cash wash properties sold					78	11		38	5
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	$ 333,798	$ 144,134	100,174
Consideration received							$ 144,000
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Disposal Statement Of Income Extensible List Not Disclosed Flag	net gain	net gain
Net gain on sale	$ 25,000	$ 12,000
Operating lease right-of-use assets				$ 1,299,189			995,625
Deferred rent			$ 2,000
March 2021 Operating Lease Agreements
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Renewal term	20 years	20 years
Minimum \| March 2021 Operating Lease Agreements
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term	15 years	15 years
Operating lease right-of-use assets				264,000			125,000
Operating lease liability				$ 263,000			$ 124,000
Maximum \| March 2021 Operating Lease Agreements
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term	20 years	20 years
Land and Building \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term	10 years
Renewal term	1 year
Land and Building \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term	25 years
Renewal term	10 years
Equipment \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term	1 year
Equipment \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term	5 years
Vehicles \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term	1 year
Vehicles \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term	5 years

Leases - Supplemental Balance S

Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Right-of-use assets
Finance leases	$ 42,984	$ 29,766
Operating leases	1,299,189	995,625
Total right-of-use assets	1,342,173	1,025,391
Current lease liabilities
Finance leases	4,736	3,101
Operating leases	76,767	57,588
Total current lease liabilities	81,503	60,689
Long-term lease liabilities
Finance leases	40,719	27,957
Operating lease liabilities	1,177,501	931,604
Total long-term lease liabilities	$ 1,218,220	$ 959,561
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Property and equipment, net	Property and equipment, net
Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Current portion of long-term debt	Current portion of long-term debt
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Long-term debt, net	Long-term debt, net

Leases - Schedule of Lease Cost

Leases - Schedule of Lease Cost and Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Finance lease expense:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$ 5,207	$ 2,792
Interest on lease liabilities	1,943	1,141
Operating lease expense	130,333	116,362
Short-term lease expense	1,859	1,935
Variable lease expense	1,541	963
Total lease expense, net	$ 140,883	$ 123,193

Leases - Weighted Average Remai

Leases - Weighted Average Remaining Lease Terms (Details)	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term	15 years 4 months 24 days	15 years
Finance lease, weighted average remaining lease term	12 years	11 years 8 months 12 days
Operating lease, weighted average discount rate, percent	5.18%	5.06%
Finance lease, weighted average discount rate, percent	5.01%	4.78%

Leases - Cash Flows Related to

Leases - Cash Flows Related to Lease Arrangements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows used in operating leases	$ 118,474	$ 106,519
Operating cash flows used in finance leases	1,716	1,061
Financing cash flows used in finance leases	1,659	1,286
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	300,034	200,499
Finance leases	$ 11,020	$ 12,951

Leases - Lease Payments (Detail

Leases - Lease Payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Finance
2023	$ 7,195
2024	6,135
2025	5,443
2026	4,854
2027	4,663
Thereafter	31,711
Total undiscounted cash flows	60,001
Less: Present value discount	14,546
Less: Current lease liabilities	4,736	$ 3,101
Long-term lease liabilities	40,719	27,957
Operating
2023	146,548
2024	142,207
2025	136,980
2026	129,696
2027	120,151
Thereafter	1,266,868
Total undiscounted cash flows	1,942,450
Less: Present value discount	688,182
Less: Current lease liabilities	76,767	57,588
Long-term lease liabilities	1,177,501	$ 931,604
Income from subleases
2023	6,486
2024	4,703
2025	4,211
2026	3,846
2027	3,507
Thereafter	9,567
Total undiscounted cash flows	$ 32,320

Derivatives - Narrative (Detail

Derivatives - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Derivatives - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020	Jul. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2021
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on derivative			$ 7,000	$ (1,000)
Interest expense, net		$ 1,000	114,096	$ 75,914	$ 95,646
Derivative, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]				Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss) and Derivative Asset and Liabilities, before Tax
First And Second Lien Term Loans
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest payments hedged								$ 300,000
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on derivative			$ (1,000)	$ 5,000	$ 10,000
Interest Rate Swap \| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: \| Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount						$ 275,000
Gain (loss) on derivative	$ 11,000
Derivative, term of contract			5 years
Cross Currency Swap \| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: \| Fair Value Hedging
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount				$ 88,000
Cross Currency Swap \| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount							$ 235,000
Foreign exchange forward contract \| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount		$ 87,000	$ 87,000

Derivative - Fair Value of Deri

Derivative - Fair Value of Derivatives (Details) - Fair Value, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	$ 5,005	$ 336
Derivative liabilities, recorded in long-term accrued expenses and other liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities		200
Level 2 \| Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	5,005	336
Level 2 \| Derivative liabilities, recorded in long-term accrued expenses and other liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities		200
Level 2 \| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: \| Cross currency swap \| Other assets
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	2,148
Level 2 \| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: \| Cross currency swap \| Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	165	336
Level 2 \| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: \| Cross currency swap \| Derivative liabilities, recorded in long-term accrued expenses and other liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities		$ 200
Level 2 \| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: \| Foreign Exchange Forward Contract One \| Prepaid and other assets
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	158
Level 2 \| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: \| Foreign Exchange Forward Contract Two \| Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	$ 4,840

Income Taxes - Provision for In

Income Taxes - Provision for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	$ 68,340	$ 34,892	$ 7,156
Domestic
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	63,297	86,257	996
Foreign
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	$ 5,043	$ (51,365)	$ 6,160

Income Taxes - Components of In

Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income tax expense	$ 25,167	$ 25,356	$ 11,372
Federal
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Current income tax expense (benefit)	(4,964)	6,969	(908)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	21,723	22,324	2,071
State
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Current income tax expense (benefit)	5,192	3,990	3,420
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	(6,169)	(787)	2,316
Foreign
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Current income tax expense (benefit)	1,548	3,414	4,924
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	$ 7,837	$ (10,554)	$ (451)

Income Taxes - Schedule of Effe

Income Taxes - Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]
Federal income tax at statutory rate	$ 14,351	$ 7,327	$ 1,503
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits	(459)	4,971	1,605
Foreign tax rate differential	(188)	(2,135)	(869)
Non-deductible advertising fund loss	694	(32)	486
Non-deductible transaction costs	0	10,525	1,006
Non-deductible stock compensation	1,224	598	278
Taxable foreign source income	5,174	0	0
Other permanent differences	(517)	809	(176)
Deferred tax adjustments	1,617	(147)	818
Current tax adjustments	356	(956)	(647)
Reserve for uncertain tax positions	(76)	(313)	2,232
Valuation allowance on deferred tax asset	4,158	4,452	3,447
Income tax expense	$ 25,167	$ 25,356	$ 11,372
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]
Federal income tax at statutory rate	21%	21%	21%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits	(0.70%)	14.20%	22.40%
Foreign tax rate differential	(0.30%)	(6.10%)	(12.10%)
Non-deductible advertising fund loss	1%	(0.10%)	6.80%
Non-deductible transaction costs	0%	30.20%	14.10%
Non-deductible stock compensation	1.80%	1.70%	3.90%
Taxable foreign source income	7.60%	0%	0%
Other permanent differences	(0.80%)	2.30%	(2.50%)
Deferred tax adjustments	2.50%	(0.40%)	11.40%
Current tax adjustments	0.50%	(2.70%)	(9.00%)
Reserve for uncertain tax positions	(0.10%)	(0.90%)	31.20%
Valuation allowance on deferred tax asset	6.10%	12.80%	48.20%
Effective tax rate	36.80%	72.70%	159%
State
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]
Deferred tax rate change	$ (2,358)	$ (2,118)	$ 1,689
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]
Deferred tax rate change	(3.50%)	(6.10%)	23.60%
Foreign
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]
Deferred tax rate change	$ 1,190	$ 2,375	$ 0
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]
Deferred tax rate change	1.70%	6.80%	0%

Income Taxes -Deferred Tax Asse

Income Taxes -Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Deferred tax asset
Accrued liabilities	$ 7,592	$ 11,165
Accounts receivable allowance	5,046	4,590
Net operating loss carryforwards	63,128	31,024
Lease liabilities	316,212	250,401
Interest expense limitation	35,154	24,622
Deferred revenue	6,693	6,447
Other deferred assets	8,952	2,171
Total deferred tax asset	442,777	330,420
Less valuation allowance	(27,422)	(24,371)	$ (21,284)
Net deferred tax asset	415,355	306,049
Deferred tax liabilities
Goodwill and intangible assets	164,004	188,627
Right-of-use assets	320,006	246,726
Fixed asset basis differences	188,761	116,902
Unrealized foreign exchange differences	5,542	2,970
Other deferred liabilities	10,880	6,382
Total deferred liabilities	689,193	561,607
Net deferred liabilities	$ 273,838	$ 255,558

Income Taxes - Summary of Valua

Income Taxes - Summary of Valuation Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Valuation Allowance Rollforward [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 24,371	$ 21,284
Additions	4,158	4,452
Translation	(1,107)	(1,365)
Balance at end of period	$ 27,422	$ 24,371

Income Taxes - Narrative (Detai

Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Increase in valuation allowance	$ 3,000
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes	1,100,000
Unrecognized tax benefits	1,728	$ 1,909	$ 2,232
Accrued interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits	600	$ 600
GILTI income	25,000
Interest limitation	53,000
Domestic Tax Authority
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Pre-tax operating loss carryforwards	225,000
Operating loss carryforwards, subject to expiration	34,000
State and Local Jurisdiction
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Pre-tax operating loss carryforwards	8,000
Foreign Tax Authority
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Pre-tax operating loss carryforwards	$ 31,000

Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax

Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 1,909	$ 2,232
Increases (reductions) for prior year tax positions	(76)	(313)
Translation adjustments	(105)	(10)
Balance at end of period	$ 1,728	$ 1,909

Income Taxes - Tax Credit Carry

Income Taxes - Tax Credit Carryforwards (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax Credits	$ 533

Related-Party Transactions (Det

Related-Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Affiliated Entity \| Annual Advisory Services Agreements
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sponsor management fees				$ 6
Executive Officer
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loan secured by Promissory Note	$ 1
Purchase of units (in shares)	1,500
Divisions Maintenance Group \| Facilities and Maintenance Services
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party		$ 6	$ 1.5

Employee Benefit Plans (Details

Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]
Defined contribution plan, employer discretionary contribution amount	$ 2	$ 1	$ 1
Deferred compensation plan assets	1	1
Germany
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Accumulated benefit obligation	6	8
Projected benefit obligation	6	8
Pension expense (less than)	$ 1	$ 1	$ 1
Discount rate	4.15%	1.23%
Rate of compensation increase	0%	0%
Expected pension benefit payments in 2022 (less than)	$ 2

Equity Agreements and Incenti_3

Equity Agreements and Incentive Equity Plan - Narrative (Details)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2021 shares	Jan. 06, 2021 USD ($) shares	Jan. 14, 2021 shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) intallment shares	Dec. 25, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($) shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average expected life (years)					7 years	1 year 9 months 18 days
Expected volatility					40.10%	46.70%
Risk-free interest rate					1.30%	0.90%
Termination period				6 months
Equity-based compensation expense \| $				$ 20,583,000	$ 4,301,000	$ 1,323,000
Common stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued under ESPP (in shares)				143,707
Profits Interest - Time Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)			0			13,055
Forfeited/Cancelled (in shares)			0			(2,668)
Repurchases (in shares)			0			(6,677)
Time-based RSUs and options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $				$ 3,000,000
Compensation expense recognition period				2 years 3 months 18 days
Performance-based RSAs and Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $				$ 87,000,000
Equity-based compensation expense \| $				0	$ 0	$ 0
Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $				$ 7,000,000
Compensation expense recognition period				2 years 3 months 18 days
Performance Stock Unit
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average expected life (years)					3 years
Expected volatility					41.20%
Risk-free interest rate					0.20%
Performance Stock Unit \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights percentage				0%
Weighted-average expected life (years)				2 years 8 months 12 days
Expected volatility				40.90%
Risk-free interest rate				2.32%
Performance Stock Unit \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights percentage				200%
Weighted-average expected life (years)				3 years
Expected volatility				43.90%
Risk-free interest rate				3.05%
Profits Interest -Performance Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $				$ 18,000,000
Compensation expense recognition period				2 years 2 months 12 days
Granted (in shares)						25,597
Forfeited/Cancelled (in shares)						(8,387)
Repurchases (in shares)						0
Restricted Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise period				10 years
Time Based Restricted Stock Options Outstanding
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $				$ 20,000,000
Compensation expense recognition period				3 years
2021 Omnibus Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares that may be issued (in shares)		12,533,984
2021 Omnibus Plan \| Profits Interest - Time Units \| Driven Investor LLC
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of vesting installments \| intallment				5
Award vesting rights percentage				20%
Award vesting period				5 years
2021 Omnibus Plan \| Restricted stock award, performance-based
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of award as a result of modification \| $		$ 26,000,000		$ 66,000,000
Weighted-average expected life (years)				4 years 11 months 15 days
Expected volatility				40.60%
Risk-free interest rate				0.48%
2021 Omnibus Plan \| Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of vesting installments \| intallment				3
Award vesting period				3 years
2021 Omnibus Plan \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares that may be issued (in shares)			5,582,522
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares that may be issued (in shares)		1,790,569
Contributions to ESPP \| $				$ 1,000,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan \| Employee Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock purchased (in shares)	111,924

Equity Agreements and Incenti_4

Equity Agreements and Incentive Equity Plan - Schedule of Activity (Details) - $ / shares	1 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 14, 2021	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 26, 2020
Profits Interest - Time Units
Time and Performance Units
Beginning balance (in shares)	17,291			13,581
Granted (in shares)	0			13,055
Forfeited/Cancelled (in shares)	0			(2,668)
Repurchases (in shares)	0			(6,677)
Ending balance (in shares)				17,291
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit
Beginning balance (in dollars per share)	$ 652			$ 492
Granted (in dollars per share)				696
Forfeited/Cancelled (in dollars per share)				976
Repurchases (in dollars per share)				288
Ending balance (in dollars per share)				$ 652
Profits Interest -Performance Units
Time and Performance Units
Beginning balance (in shares)	41,846			24,636
Granted (in shares)				25,597
Forfeited/Cancelled (in shares)				(8,387)
Repurchases (in shares)				0
Ending balance (in shares)				41,846
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit
Beginning balance (in dollars per share)	$ 554			$ 351
Granted (in dollars per share)				693
Forfeited/Cancelled (in dollars per share)				894
Repurchases (in dollars per share)				0
Ending balance (in dollars per share)				$ 554
Unvested Time Awards
Time and Performance Units
Beginning balance (in shares)		610,477	428,305
Forfeited/Cancelled (in shares)		(17,304)	(30,869)
Vested (in shares)		(164,868)	(107,767)
Ending balance (in shares)	610,477	428,305	289,669
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit
Beginning balance (in dollars per share)		$ 12.65	$ 13.31
Forfeited/Cancelled (in dollars per share)		21.27	10.34
Vested (in dollars per share)		10.04	12.95
Ending balance (in dollars per share)	$ 12.65	$ 13.31	$ 13.76
Unvested Performance Awards
Time and Performance Units
Beginning balance (in shares)		4,178,246	4,093,509
Forfeited/Cancelled (in shares)		(84,737)	(77,760)
Vested (in shares)		0	0
Ending balance (in shares)	4,178,246	4,093,509	4,015,749
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit
Beginning balance (in dollars per share)		$ 15.79	$ 15.84
Forfeited/Cancelled (in dollars per share)		13.55	15.34
Vested (in dollars per share)		0	0
Ending balance (in dollars per share)	$ 15.79	$ 15.84	$ 15.84
Unvested Time Units
Time and Performance Units
Beginning balance (in shares)		0	62,425
Granted (in shares)		81,160	300,067
Forfeited/Cancelled (in shares)		(18,735)	(20,424)
Vested (in shares)			(20,465)
Ending balance (in shares)	0	62,425	321,603
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit
Beginning balance (in dollars per share)		$ 0	$ 23.38
Granted (in dollars per share)		23.11	27.96
Forfeited/Cancelled (in dollars per share)		22.18	26.18
Vested (in dollars per share)			23.41
Ending balance (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 23.38	$ 27.49
Unvested Performance Units
Time and Performance Units
Beginning balance (in shares)		0	107,296
Granted (in shares)		144,735	488,488
Forfeited/Cancelled (in shares)		(37,439)	(46,024)
Vested (in shares)			0
Ending balance (in shares)	0	107,296	549,760
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, per unit
Beginning balance (in dollars per share)		$ 0	$ 24.58
Granted (in dollars per share)		24.52	32.39
Forfeited/Cancelled (in dollars per share)		24.36	29.22
Vested (in dollars per share)			0
Ending balance (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 24.58	$ 31.13

Equity Agreements and Incenti_5

Equity Agreements and Incentive Equity Plan - Schedule of Fair Value Assumptions (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual dividend yield		0%	0%
Weighted-average expected life (years)		7 years	1 year 9 months 18 days
Risk-free interest rate		1.30%	0.90%
Expected volatility		40.10%	46.70%
Performance Stock Unit
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual dividend yield	0%	0%
Weighted-average expected life (years)		3 years
Risk-free interest rate		0.20%
Expected volatility		41.20%
Correlation to the index peer group	65.90%
Performance Stock Unit \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average expected life (years)	2 years 8 months 12 days
Risk-free interest rate	2.32%
Expected volatility	40.90%
Correlation to the index peer group	50.70%
Performance Stock Unit \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average expected life (years)	3 years
Risk-free interest rate	3.05%
Expected volatility	43.90%
Correlation to the index peer group	59.50%

Equity Agreements and Incenti_6

Equity Agreements and Incentive Equity Plan - Activity of Restricted Stock Options (Details) - $ / shares	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022
Time Based Restricted Stock Options Outstanding
Time and Performance RSOs
Beginning balance (in shares)	198,984	3,685,560
Granted post-IPO (in shares)	3,587,575
Forfeited/Cancelled (in shares)	(77,294)	(68,510)
Exercised (in shares)	(23,705)	(23,721)
Ending balance (in shares)	3,685,560	3,593,329
Exercisable (in shares)		676,987
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning balance (in dollars per share)	$ 22	$ 26.63
Granted post-IPO (in dollars per share)	26.75
Forfeited/Cancelled (in dollars per share)	22	19.50
Exercised (in dollars per share)	21.30	21.70
Ending balance (in dollars per share)	$ 26.63	26.79
Exercisable (in dollars per share)		$ 21.94
Performance Based Restricted Stock Options Outstanding
Time and Performance RSOs
Beginning balance (in shares)	0	3,469,480
Granted post-IPO (in shares)	3,621,719
Forfeited/Cancelled (in shares)	(152,239)	(190,544)
Exercised (in shares)	0	0
Ending balance (in shares)	3,469,480	3,278,936
Exercisable (in shares)		0
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning balance (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 22
Granted post-IPO (in dollars per share)	22
Forfeited/Cancelled (in dollars per share)	22	22
Exercised (in dollars per share)	0	0
Ending balance (in dollars per share)	$ 22	22
Exercisable (in dollars per share)		$ 0

Earnings Per Share - Schedule o

Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
		Jan. 14, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 25, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Basic earnings per share:
Net income (loss) attributable to Driven Brands Holdings Inc.			$ 43,188	$ 9,632	$ (4,199)
Less: Net income attributable to participating securities, basic			914	207	0
Net income (loss) after participating securities, basic			$ 42,274	$ 9,425	$ (4,199)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in shares) \| shares	[1]		162,762,000	160,684,000	104,318,000
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	[1]		$ 0.26	$ 0.06	$ (0.04)
Diluted earnings per share:
Less: Net income attributable to participating securities, diluted			$ 816	$ 185	$ 0
Net income (loss) after participating securities, diluted			$ 42,372	$ 9,447	$ (4,199)
Dilutive effect of share-based awards \| shares			3,981,000	3,960,000	0
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, as adjusted (in shares) \| shares	[1]		166,743,000	164,644,000	104,318,000
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	[1]		$ 0.25	$ 0.06	$ (0.04)
Stock split		88,990

[1]Share and per share amounts have been adjusted to reflect an implied 88,990-for-one stock split that became effective on January 14, 2021. See Note 16 for additional information.

Earnings Per Share - Narrative

Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) - shares	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Performance awards contingent on performance conditions which have not been met yet (in shares)	4,661,504	4,007,164	4,007,164

Earnings Per Share - Schedule_2

Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Antidilutive Shares (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares)	2,054	2,036	0
Restricted stock units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares)	51	0	0
Stock options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares)	2,003	2,036	0