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Planet Fitness, Inc
(NYSE:PLNT) 

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Planet Fitness, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, franchises and operates fitness centers under the Planet Fitness brand. It operates through three segments: Franchise, Corporate-Owned Stores, and Equipment. The Franchise segment is involved in franchising business in the United States, Puerto R...

Founded: 1992
Full Time Employees: 1,735
CEO: Chris Rondeau  
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Leisure

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      revenue:
                                                
      franchise
    102,249,000 98,609,000 92,245,000 96,877,000 93,240,000 89,537,000 82,873,000 87,676,000 84,234,000 80,604,000 80,587,000 80,846,000 75,878,000 72,053,000 65,975,000 67,917,000 65,614,000 64,151,000 61,481,000 59,758,000 52,180,000 49,863,000 47,171,000 16,214,000 48,910,000 58,515,000 53,443,000 58,225,000 52,956,000 45,739,000 41,997,000 45,417,000 42,162,000 37,498,000 31,413,000 32,791,000 30,281,000 27,332,000 23,046,000 25,506,000 21,491,000 19,956,000 16,148,000  
      national advertising fund revenue
    32,218,000 20,836,000 21,430,000 22,781,000 21,940,000 19,485,000 19,542,000 20,114,000 19,786,000 17,634,000 17,578,000 17,996,000 16,804,000 14,945,000 14,578,000 14,585,000 13,967,000 13,868,000 13,863,000 13,021,000 11,609,000 16,792,000 12,538,000 4,743,000 9,229,000 13,169,000 12,652,000 12,522,000 11,812,000 9,197,000 11,377,000 11,158,000 10,461,000            
      corporate-owned clubs
    140,622,000 135,606,000 137,833,000 138,989,000 133,669,000 126,311,000 128,132,000                                      
      equipment
    62,147,000 121,207,000 78,837,000 82,232,000 27,813,000 105,117,000 61,699,000 67,685,000 21,619,000 70,437,000 66,141,000 73,862,000 23,661,000 94,554,000 62,310,000 40,446,000 30,435,000 60,359,000 34,973,000 23,823,000 9,939,000 27,985,000 17,337,000 9,813,000 28,186,000 76,996,000 59,364,000 70,154,000 45,011,000 81,570,000 46,428,000 48,148,000 34,013,000 65,798,000 33,374,000 41,237,000 27,264,000 58,346,000 33,107,000 35,610,000 29,969,000 56,474,000 23,870,000 40.7 
      total revenue
    337,236,000 376,258,000 330,345,000 340,879,000 276,662,000 340,450,000 292,246,000 300,941,000 248,017,000 285,086,000 277,551,000 286,463,000 222,225,000 281,268,000 244,386,000 224,442,000 186,676,000 183,640,000 154,255,000 137,251,000 111,877,000 133,771,000 105,383,000 40,234,000 127,231,000 191,511,000 166,815,000 181,661,000 148,817,000 174,360,000 136,656,000 140,550,000 121,333,000 134,028,000 97,496,000 107,316,000 91,102,000 116,419,000 87,007,000 91,472,000 83,343,000 105,845,000 68,817,000 100 
      yoy
    21.89% 10.52% 13.04% 13.27% 11.55% 19.42% 5.29% 5.05% 11.61% 1.36% 13.57% 27.63% 19.04% 53.16% 58.43% 63.53% 66.86% 37.28% 46.38% 241.13% -12.07% -30.15% -36.83% -77.85% -14.51% 9.84% 22.07% 29.25% 22.65% 30.09% 40.17% 30.97% 33.18% 15.13% 12.06% 17.32% 9.31% 9.99% 26.43% 91471900.00%     
      qoq
    -10.37% 13.90% -3.09% 23.21% -18.74% 16.49% -2.89% 21.34% -13.00% 2.71% -3.11% 28.91% -20.99% 15.09% 8.89% 20.23% 1.65% 19.05% 12.39% 22.68% -16.37% 26.94% 161.93% -68.38% -33.56% 14.80% -8.17% 22.07% -14.65% 27.59% -2.77% 15.84% -9.47% 37.47% -9.15% 17.80% -21.75% 33.80% -4.88% 9.75% -21.26% 53.81% 68816900.00%  
      operating costs and expenses:
                                                
      cost of revenue
    45,341,000 90,245,000 58,155,000 59,423,000 22,485,000 80,494,000 45,701,000 51,934,000 18,993,000 57,465,000 53,751,000 59,457,000 19,354,000 73,764,000 48,531,000 32,544,000 22,361,000 47,414,000 27,097,000 18,497,000 7,985,000 25,330,000 15,302,000 8,478,000 21,846,000 59,378,000 46,194,000 54,391,000 34,486,000 62,532,000 36,871,000 36,744,000 26,500,000 50,871,000 25,819,000 31,452,000 21,124,000 44,952,000 25,925,000 27,801,000 23,639,000 43,388,000 18,858,000 32 
      club operations
    88,194,000 79,636,000 79,792,000 77,437,000 81,680,000 74,388,000 71,614,000                                      
      selling, general and administrative
    34,150,000 37,291,000 30,525,000 35,511,000 34,307,000 35,693,000 32,647,000 31,613,000 29,193,000 31,225,000 33,290,000 32,646,000 27,767,000 28,677,000 27,148,000 28,202,000 30,826,000 27,292,000 22,969,000 21,789,000 22,490,000 17,442,000 18,295,000 15,896,000 16,953,000 20,874,000 20,928,000 18,864,000 18,154,000 20,380,000 17,233,000 17,210,000 17,623,000 17,710,000 14,071,000 14,768,000 13,820,000 13,538,000 12,244,000 12,381,000 11,845,000 11,733,000 17,348,000 15.6 
      national advertising fund expense
    32,218,000 21,430,000 21,429,000 22,777,000 21,944,000 19,385,000 19,720,000 20,112,000 19,792,000 17,599,000 17,618,000 17,890,000 16,987,000 15,671,000 17,009,000 18,889,000 14,547,000 17,574,000 15,586,000 13,529,000 12,753,000 15,015,000 20,157,000 10,878,000 15,205,000 13,167,000 12,652,000 12,522,000 11,812,000 9,622,000 11,377,000 11,158,000 10,461,000            
      depreciation and amortization
    40,251,000 39,967,000 39,108,000 38,429,000 38,281,000 40,116,000 41,033,000 39,817,000 39,380,000 39,159,000 37,477,000 36,767,000 36,010,000 33,595,000 32,572,000 32,172,000 25,683,000 16,042,000 16,248,000 15,036,000 15,474,000 14,396,000 13,636,000 13,008,000 12,792,000 12,030,000 11,832,000 10,577,000 9,907,000 9,313,000 8,863,000 8,619,000 8,465,000 7,779,000 8,137,000 7,894,000 7,951,000 8,375,000 7,745,000 7,678,000 7,703,000 7,998,000 7,976,000 10.1 
      other gains
    -1,587,000                                            
      total operating costs and expenses
    238,567,000 270,253,000 223,277,000 238,477,000 197,460,000 250,704,000 210,995,000 213,562,000 182,195,000 213,730,000 205,200,000 209,461,000 170,069,000 216,873,000 182,452,000 169,350,000 138,019,000 154,450,000 109,708,000 96,999,000 82,471,000 101,599,000 89,341,000 62,956,000 92,964,000 129,941,000 113,754,000 116,395,000 95,632,000 121,618,000 93,083,000 91,739,000 82,415,000 91,751,000 63,542,000 69,066,000 58,047,000 80,350,000 60,854,000 63,641,000 57,733,000 77,053,000 58,478,000 76.2 
      income from operations
    98,669,000 106,005,000 107,068,000 102,402,000 79,202,000 89,746,000 81,251,000 87,379,000 65,822,000 71,356,000 72,351,000 77,002,000 52,156,000 64,395,000 61,934,000 55,092,000 48,657,000 29,190,000 44,547,000 40,252,000 29,406,000 32,172,000 16,042,000 -22,722,000 34,267,000 61,570,000 53,061,000 65,266,000 53,185,000 52,742,000 43,573,000 48,811,000 38,918,000 42,277,000 33,954,000 38,250,000 33,055,000 36,069,000 26,153,000 27,831,000 25,610,000 28,792,000 10,339,000 23.8 
      yoy
    24.58% 18.12% 31.77% 17.19% 20.33% 25.77% 12.30% 13.48% 26.20% 10.81% 16.82% 39.77% 7.19% 120.61% 39.03% 36.87% 65.47% -9.27% 177.69% -277.15% -14.19% -47.75% -69.77% -134.81% -35.57% 16.74% 21.77% 33.71% 36.66% 24.75% 28.33% 27.61% 17.74% 17.21% 29.83% 37.44% 29.07% 25.27% 152.95% 116936874.79%     
      qoq
    -6.92% -0.99% 4.56% 29.29% -11.75% 10.46% -7.01% 32.75% -7.76% -1.38% -6.04% 47.64% -19.01% 3.97% 12.42% 13.23% 66.69% -34.47% 10.67% 36.88% -8.60% 100.55% -170.60% -166.31% -44.34% 16.04% -18.70% 22.72% 0.84% 21.04% -10.73% 25.42% -7.95% 24.51% -11.23% 15.72% -8.36% 37.92% -6.03% 8.67% -11.05% 178.48% 43441076.47%  
      operating margin %
    29.26% 28.17% 32.41% 30.04% 28.63% 26.36% 27.80% 29.04% 26.54% 25.03% 26.07% 26.88% 23.47% 22.89% 25.34% 24.55% 26.06% 15.90% 28.88% 29.33% 26.28% 24.05% 15.22% -56.47% 26.93% 32.15% 31.81% 35.93% 35.74% 30.25% 31.89% 34.73% 32.08% 31.54% 34.83% 35.64% 36.28% 30.98% 30.06% 30.43% 30.73% 27.20% 15.02% 23.80% 
      other income, net:
                                                
      interest income
    5,662,000 5,561,000 5,936,000 5,690,000 5,812,000 6,428,000 5,610,000 5,616,000 5,461,000 5,402,000 4,245,000 4,163,000 3,931,000 2,761,000 1,561,000 474,000 209,000 233,000 233,000 195,000 217,000 302,000 349,000 359,000 1,927,000 1,468,000 1,808,000 1,979,000 1,798,000 2,201,000 2,025,000              
      interest expense
    -32,967,000 -29,524,000 -26,342,000 -26,181,000 -26,197,000 -27,468,000 -26,603,000 -24,533,000 -21,433,000 -21,805,000 -21,704,000 -21,468,000 -21,599,000 -22,101,000 -21,917,000 -21,979,000 -22,631,000 -20,492,000 -20,350,000 -20,125,000 -20,244,000 -20,723,000 -20,686,000 -20,467,000 -20,240,000 -16,660,000 -14,807,000 -14,636,000 -14,749,000 -15,021,000 -17,909,000 -8,628,000 -8,734,000 -8,572,000 -8,920,000 -9,028,000 -8,763,000 -8,306,000 -6,291,000 -6,161,000 -6,367,000 -6,677,000 -6,556,000 -8.3 
      other income
    615,000 -3,746,000 1,067,000 1,942,000 283,000 -1,680,000 -558,000 1,043,000 647,000 2,881,000 148,000 370,000 113,000 5,983,000 4,762,000 148,000 4,090,000 -11,797,000 677,000 -147,000 165,000        -3,318,000 -5,837,000 -27,000  192,000 316,771,000 408,000 -933,000 682,000 1,341,000 -204,000 -160,000 393,000   -0.1 
      total other expense
    -26,690,000   -18,549,000 -20,102,000 -22,720,000 -21,551,000 -17,874,000 -15,325,000 -13,522,000 -17,311,000 -16,935,000 -17,555,000 -13,357,000 -15,594,000 -21,357,000 -18,332,000 -32,056,000 -19,440,000 -20,077,000 -19,862,000 -14,734,000 -20,361,000 -20,181,000 -19,000,000 -10,857,750 -13,060,000 -14,101,000 -16,269,000 -8,395,750 -15,911,000 -9,130,000 -8,542,000 -6,638,500 -8,512,000 -9,961,000 -8,081,000 -6,965,000 -6,495,000 -6,321,000 -5,974,000 -4,325,000 -8,371,000 -8.4 
      income before income taxes
    71,979,000 78,296,000 87,729,000 83,853,000 59,100,000 67,026,000 59,700,000 69,505,000 50,497,000 57,834,000 55,040,000 60,067,000 34,601,000 51,038,000 46,340,000 33,735,000 30,325,000 -2,866,000 25,107,000 20,175,000 9,544,000 17,438,000 -4,319,000 -42,903,000 15,267,000 45,095,000 40,001,000 51,165,000 36,916,000 34,085,000 27,662,000 39,681,000 30,376,000 350,476,000 25,442,000 28,289,000 24,974,000 29,104,000 19,658,000 21,510,000 19,636,000 24,467,000 1,968,000 15.4 
      provision for income taxes
    19,309,000 16,754,000 27,974,000 24,930,000 16,216,000 18,619,000 16,523,000 18,977,000 14,324,000 19,657,000 13,474,000 15,814,000 9,567,000 14,573,000 15,661,000 8,570,000 11,711,000 -9,329,000 6,475,000 5,159,000 3,354,000 7,756,000 -1,035,000 -10,918,000 4,884,000 10,840,000 10,309,000 11,338,000 5,277,000 5,307,000 7,190,000 9,263,000 6,883,000 349,647,000 6,540,000 10,285,000 7,108,000 7,157,000 4,795,000 3,419,000 3,291,000 7,227,000 1,230,000 0.5 
      losses from equity-method investments, net of tax
    -874,000   -628,000 -805,000 -844,000 -782,000 -1,216,000 -1,200,000                                    
      net income
    51,796,000 60,707,000 59,183,000 58,295,000 42,079,000 47,563,000 42,395,000 49,312,000 34,973,000 36,763,000 41,324,000 44,180,000 24,769,000 36,332,000 30,677,000 25,071,000 18,376,000 6,284,000 18,632,000 15,016,000 6,190,000 9,682,000 -3,284,000 -31,985,000 10,383,000 34,255,000 29,692,000 39,827,000 31,639,000 28,778,000 20,472,000 30,418,000 23,493,000 829,000 18,902,000 18,004,000 17,866,000 21,947,000 14,863,000 18,091,000 16,345,000 17,240,000 738,000 11.6 
      yoy
    23.09% 27.63% 39.60% 18.22% 20.32% 29.38% 2.59% 11.62% 41.20% 1.19% 34.71% 76.22% 34.79% 478.17% 64.65% 66.96% 196.87% -35.10% -667.36% -146.95% -40.38% -71.74% -111.06% -180.31% -67.18% 19.03% 45.04% 30.93% 34.67% 3371.41% 8.31% 68.95% 31.50% -96.22% 27.17% -0.48% 9.31% 27.30% 1913.96% 155956796.55%     
      qoq
    -14.68% 2.58% 1.52% 38.54% -11.53% 12.19% -14.03% 41.00% -4.87% -11.04% -6.46% 78.37% -31.83% 18.43% 22.36% 36.43% 192.43% -66.27% 24.08% 142.58% -36.07% -394.82% -89.73% -408.05% -69.69% 15.37% -25.45% 25.88% 9.94% 40.57% -32.70% 29.48% 2733.90% -95.61% 4.99% 0.77% -18.59% 47.66% -17.84% 10.68% -5.19% 2236.04% 6361968.97%  
      net income margin %
    15.36% 16.13% 17.92% 17.10% 15.21% 13.97% 14.51% 16.39% 14.10% 12.90% 14.89% 15.42% 11.15% 12.92% 12.55% 11.17% 9.84% 3.42% 12.08% 10.94% 5.53% 7.24% -3.12% -79.50% 8.16% 17.89% 17.80% 21.92% 21.26% 16.50% 14.98% 21.64% 19.36% 0.62% 19.39% 16.78% 19.61% 18.85% 17.08% 19.78% 19.61% 16.29% 1.07% 11.60% 
      less net income attributable to non-controlling interests
    242,000    212,000    664,000 1,423,000 2,190,000 3,045,000 2,064,000 2,649,000 3,764,000 2,729,000 1,912,000 544,000 1,189,000 1,006,000 609,000 992,000 -173,000 -2,808,000 1,776,000 4,590,000 3,915,000 4,983,000 4,230,000 3,983,000 3,001,000 4,544,000 3,613,000 4,282,000 3,557,000 5,592,000 9,024,000 11,373,000 11,438,000 13,959,000 12,977,000 14,755,000 4,631,000  
      net income attributable to planet fitness, inc.
    51,554,000 60,389,000 58,829,000 58,019,000 41,867,000 47,084,000 42,009,000 48,640,000 34,309,000 35,340,000 39,134,000 41,135,000 22,705,000 33,683,000 26,913,000 22,342,000 16,464,000 5,740,000 17,443,000 14,010,000 5,581,000 8,690,000 -3,111,000 -29,177,000 8,607,000 29,665,000 25,777,000 34,844,000 27,409,000 24,795,000 17,471,000 25,874,000 19,880,000 -3,453,000 15,345,000 12,412,000 8,842,000 10,574,000 3,425,000 4,132,000 3,368,000 2,485,000 -3,893,000  
      net income per share
                                                
      basic
    0.65 0.73 0.7 0.69 0.5 0.56 0.5 0.56 0.39 0.41 0.46 0.49 0.27 0.4 0.32 0.26 0.2 0.06 0.21 0.17 0.07 0.11 -0.04 -0.36 0.11 0.37 0.31 0.41 0.33 0.29 0.2 0.3 0.23 -0.06 0.18 0.16  0.22 0.08 0.11  0.013 0.05  
      diluted
    0.65 0.73 0.7 0.69 0.5 0.55 0.5 0.56 0.39 0.41 0.46 0.48 0.27 0.4 0.32 0.26 0.19 0.07 0.21 0.17 0.07 0.11 -0.04 -0.36 0.11 0.37 0.31 0.41 0.32 0.28 0.2 0.29 0.23 -0.06 0.18 0.16  0.22 0.08 0.11  0.01 0.04  
      weighted-average shares of class a common stock outstanding:
                                                
      basic
    79,575 83,519 83,517 83,861 84,170 85,621 84,570 86,809 86,909 84,896 84,610 84,618 84,444 84,137 84,156 84,810 84,166 83,296 83,274 83,223 83,084 80,303 80,221 79,966 79,098 82,977 83,157 84,143 83,806 87,235 88,047 87,693 87,434 78,910 85,663 79,154 64,121 43,300 44,669 36,771   35,661  
      diluted
    79,786 83,726 83,717 84,065 84,402 85,827 84,728 86,955 87,222 85,185 84,886 84,908 84,787 84,544 84,547 85,197 84,635 83,894 83,879 83,837 83,707 80,303 80,221 79,966 79,723 83,619 83,807 84,835 84,425 87,675 88,458 88,105 87,698 78,972 85,734 79,193 64,150 43,305 44,686 36,773   98,710  
      other loss
     1,684,000 -5,732,000               17,500,000 57,000 -282,000 -2,138,000 3,828,000 580,000 15,000 11,000 1,747,000 -147,000 -122,000 368,000 -80,000 -12,000 -39,000 1,010,000 73,000 -36,000 348,000    21,000  -197,000 -9,000 -0.1 
      total other (expense)
     -14,497,500 -19,339,000                                          
      loss from equity-method investments, net of tax
     -501,250 -572,000                                          
      less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests
     210,500 354,000 276,000  430,500 386,000 672,000                                     
      other losses
       4,900,000 -1,237,000 628,000 280,000 -66,000 484,000 2,674,000 -56,000 3,825,000 3,936,000 7,533,000 -700,000 1,181,000 -2,933,000                            
      corporate-owned stores
           125,466,000 122,378,000 116,411,000 113,245,000 113,759,000 105,882,000 100,453,000 101,330,000 101,453,000 76,157,000 44,864,000 43,899,000 40,579,000 37,877,000 38,918,000 28,289,000 9,419,000 40,516,000 41,216,000 40,742,000 39,695,000 38,044,000 36,234,000 35,406,000 34,252,000 32,708,000 28,228,000 28,560,000 28,285,000 27,041,000 25,965,000 26,675,000 26,383,000 25,697,000 24,716,000 25,153,000 31.6 
      store operations
           70,152,000 74,353,000 65,608,000 63,120,000 58,876,000 66,015,000 57,633,000 57,892,000 56,362,000 47,535,000 28,628,000 27,751,000 28,430,000 25,907,000 25,588,000 21,371,000 14,681,000 26,157,000 22,745,000 22,295,000 20,163,000 20,905,000 19,851,000 18,751,000 18,047,000 18,356,000 15,318,000 15,551,000 14,604,000 15,184,000 14,448,000 15,181,000 15,760,000 14,732,000 14,131,000 14,305,000 18.6 
      other expense, net:
                                                
      equity losses of unconsolidated entities, net of tax
             -145,000 -242,000 -73,000 -265,000 -133,000 -2,000                              
      commission income
                 184,250 193,000 41,000 503,000 398,000 39,000 70,000 272,000 213,000 48,000 45,000 390,000 1,615,000 614,000 1,065,000 994,000 1,620,000 1,448,000 1,575,000 1,989,000 2,504,000 4,149,000 5,003,000 6,516,000 4,776,000 4,179,000 3,973,000 6,186,000 4,699,000 3,646,000 
      equity earnings of unconsolidated entities, net of tax
                   -94,000 -238,000                            
      other expense
                         -196,000 -24,000 -73,000 -687,000 -1,206,000 -61,000 -1,444,000    -502,000          2,352,000 -1,815,000  
      other gain
                                        -32,000 -101,500 -241,000  -186,000    
      net income per share
                                                
      basic & diluted
                                        0.14    0.09    
      weighted-average shares of class a common stock outstanding:
                                                
      provision for income taxes, as reported
                                               0.4 
      purchase accounting adjustments
                                               0.3 
      management fees
                                               0.3 
      it system upgrade costs
                                               0.4 
      transaction fees
                                                
      ipo-related costs
                                               3.3 
      pre-openings costs
                                               0.1 
      purchase accounting amortization
                                               5.3 
      adjusted income before income taxes
                                               21.7 
      pro forma income taxes
                                               8.8 
      pro forma adjusted net income
                                               12.9 
      pro forma adjusted net income per share, diluted
                                               0.13 
      pro forma shares outstanding
                                               98.7 
      franchise revenue
                                               23.7 
      franchise segment
                                               27.7 
      less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                               0.1 
      net income attributable to pla-fit holdings, llc
                                               14.8 
    Balance Sheets:
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        assets
                                                  
        current assets:
                                                  
        cash and cash equivalents
      375,273,000 345,652,000 329,020,000 335,723,000 343,910,000 293,150,000 298,783,000 246,961,000 301,707,000 275,842,000 308,970,000 236,144,000 460,425,000 409,840,000 404,463,000 383,511,000 471,176,000 545,909,000 527,346,000 469,137,000 445,606,000 439,478,000 419,658,000 423,553,000 547,494,000 436,256,000 219,752,000 330,550,000 335,961,000 289,431,000 572,731,000 147,784,000 127,146,000 113,080,000 93,267,000 78,521,000 60,236,000 40,393,000 65,954,000 55,664,000 38,268,000 31,430,000 28,461,000 32,148,000 
        restricted cash
      81,223,000 66,304,000 56,388,000 56,452,000 56,581,000 56,524,000 67,766,000 47,800,000 46,190,000 46,279,000 46,381,000 62,516,000 62,578,000 62,659,000 62,714,000 62,762,000 65,492,000 58,032,000 58,128,000 58,234,000 58,327,000 76,322,000 81,944,000 86,407,000 63,226,000 42,539,000 30,499,000 30,576,000 30,645,000 30,708,000 35,915,000              
        short-term marketable securities
      98,533,000 106,761,000 114,363,000 106,998,000 109,718,000 114,163,000 108,629,000 103,197,000 93,362,000 74,901,000 108,460,000 117,765,000                                 
        accounts receivable
      41,076,000 70,431,000 70,425,000 72,847,000 38,643,000 77,145,000 48,958,000 41,334,000 23,837,000 41,890,000 36,362,000 47,385,000 20,750,000 46,242,000 34,475,000 23,274,000 12,886,000 27,257,000 11,137,000 15,480,000 7,024,000 16,447,000 11,899,000 15,251,000 21,082,000 42,268,000 29,398,000 26,566,000 18,919,000 38,960,000 26,145,000 14,932,000 18,620,000 37,272,000 16,358,000 15,721,000 14,988,000 26,873,000 14,435,000 11,575,000 10,446,000 19,079,000 9,890,000 11,374,000 
        inventory
      4,809,000 7,581,000 6,982,000 4,347,000 1,974,000 6,146,000 4,858,000 5,200,000 4,959,000 4,677,000 7,536,000 6,854,000 4,996,000 5,266,000 4,224,000 3,040,000 1,745,000 1,155,000 4,099,000 1,197,000 468,000 473,000 1,806,000 2,778,000 2,820,000 877,000 2,612,000 2,513,000 3,445,000 5,122,000 6,142,000 3,193,000 4,056,000 2,692,000 550,000 1,447,000 1,331,000 1,802,000 759,000 893,000 1,476,000 4,557,000 2,775,000 767,000 
        restricted assets - national advertising fund
      15,376,000   9,071,000 16,670,000  363,000 12,268,000 17,945,000                                    
        prepaid expenses
      26,275,000 24,605,000 23,176,000 19,202,000 16,547,000 21,499,000 14,432,000 15,910,000 18,945,000 13,842,000 18,073,000 11,528,000 17,364,000 11,078,000 13,922,000 14,046,000 18,476,000 12,869,000 12,827,000 12,019,000 12,804,000 11,881,000 15,274,000 12,160,000 7,263,000 8,025,000 8,649,000 10,068,000 7,254,000 4,947,000 3,813,000 3,796,000 4,051,000 3,929,000    3,591,000    5,152,000   
        other receivables
      42,590,000 34,094,000 15,650,000 24,954,000 18,816,000 16,776,000 7,882,000 15,390,000 12,513,000 11,072,000 8,678,000 8,902,000 6,570,000 14,975,000 14,015,000 21,310,000 19,622,000 13,519,000 9,453,000 11,836,000 13,053,000 16,754,000 20,513,000 21,301,000 9,969,000 9,226,000 9,232,000 12,866,000 9,805,000 12,548,000 10,993,000 23,343,000 14,550,000 9,562,000 10,768,000 10,550,000 9,715,000 7,935,000       
        income tax receivable
      1,917,000 2,958,000   734,000 2,616,000   1,324,000 3,314,000    5,471,000    3,673,000    5,461,000    947,000    6,824,000    6,947,000    4,693,000       
        total current assets
      687,072,000 658,386,000 625,650,000 637,382,000 603,593,000 588,019,000 556,444,000 493,850,000 520,782,000 471,817,000 540,119,000 505,339,000 588,759,000 555,531,000 540,471,000 523,382,000 615,635,000 662,414,000 629,112,000 581,255,000 556,194,000 566,816,000 561,130,000 581,481,000 664,470,000 540,138,000 306,270,000 424,123,000 417,436,000 388,540,000 665,475,000 200,685,000 181,512,000 177,001,000 135,564,000 117,353,000 99,591,000 91,225,000 103,120,000 88,387,000 68,813,000 72,945,000 59,801,000 54,027,000 
        long-term marketable securities
      96,963,000 88,263,000 78,177,000 83,327,000 76,091,000 65,668,000 55,535,000 49,718,000 45,165,000 50,886,000 10,252,000 2,499,000                                 
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses
      68,927,000                                            
        property and equipment
      452,201,000 466,747,000 448,324,000 430,387,000 419,313,000 423,991,000 421,633,000 400,239,000 382,019,000 390,405,000 366,780,000 346,646,000 344,344,000 348,820,000 332,840,000 334,661,000 332,935,000 173,687,000 162,378,000 160,071,000 161,731,000 160,677,000 159,053,000 149,624,000 145,114,000 145,481,000 131,454,000 118,517,000 114,676,000 114,367,000 97,240,000 87,570,000 84,545,000 83,327,000 72,426,000 67,564,000 61,104,000 61,238,000 56,577,000 54,931,000 54,302,000 56,139,000 54,335,000 51,901,000 
        right-of-use assets
      398,676,000 409,320,000 403,314,000 417,573,000 416,237,000 395,174,000 400,246,000 393,564,000 385,796,000 381,010,000 381,819,000 355,405,000 341,703,000 346,937,000 348,246,000 357,615,000 353,536,000 190,330,000 177,733,000 171,485,000 161,574,000 164,252,000 163,119,000 155,523,000 150,284,000 155,633,000 127,746,000 115,390,000 115,745,000                
        intangible assets
      278,389,000 286,409,000 295,587,000 304,961,000 314,139,000 323,318,000 334,236,000 346,993,000 359,750,000 372,507,000 385,462,000 398,416,000 404,490,000 417,067,000 427,675,000 441,278,000 475,419,000 200,937,000 204,598,000 208,757,000 212,916,000 217,075,000 221,286,000 225,498,000 229,709,000 233,921,000 227,575,000 231,425,000 228,663,000 234,330,000 237,896,000 237,092,000 241,105,000 235,657,000 239,741,000 244,437,000 249,148,000 253,862,000 258,799,000 263,739,000 268,679,000 273,619,000 278,986,000 284,390,000 
        goodwill
      712,340,000 712,450,000 710,571,000 721,118,000 720,834,000 720,633,000 719,127,000 719,063,000 719,074,000 717,502,000 717,502,000 717,502,000 702,690,000 702,690,000 700,207,000 714,153,000 696,299,000 228,569,000 227,821,000 227,821,000 227,821,000 227,821,000 227,821,000 227,821,000 227,821,000 227,821,000 206,752,000 206,752,000 199,513,000 199,513,000 199,513,000 191,038,000 191,038,000 176,981,000 176,981,000 176,981,000 176,981,000 176,981,000 176,981,000 176,981,000 176,981,000 176,981,000 176,981,000 176,981,000 
        deferred income taxes
      394,765,000 406,724,000 415,673,000 443,082,000 459,035,000 470,197,000 481,456,000 490,912,000 499,839,000 504,188,000 492,965,000 482,834,000 494,695,000 454,565,000 471,495,000 487,694,000 493,834,000 539,264,000 510,255,000 513,354,000 517,867,000 511,200,000 467,229,000 458,196,000 456,322,000 412,293,000 418,745,000 425,647,000 431,947,000 414,841,000 416,707,000 406,699,000 409,216,000 407,782,000 731,131,000 737,953,000 561,342,000 410,407,000 255,729,000 194,240,000 115,523,000 117,358,000 120,792,000  
        other assets
      15,308,000 5,396,000 10,482,000 10,426,000 7,423,000 7,058,000 4,426,000 4,102,000 3,993,000 3,871,000 3,911,000 3,926,000 3,799,000 3,857,000 3,933,000 4,117,000 3,661,000 2,022,000 1,851,000 1,856,000 1,881,000 1,896,000 1,914,000 1,894,000 1,916,000 1,903,000 1,690,000 1,613,000 1,612,000 1,825,000 4,608,000 1,637,000 8,437,000 11,717,000 10,177,000 10,353,000 8,186,000 7,729,000 1,132,000 1,133,000 1,368,000 2,135,000 10,248,000 12,391,000 
        total assets
      3,104,641,000 3,103,395,000 3,058,209,000 3,119,152,000 3,091,922,000 3,069,708,000 3,048,181,000 2,974,040,000 2,992,778,000 2,969,693,000 2,944,847,000 2,848,235,000 2,905,565,000 2,854,589,000 2,846,256,000 2,884,086,000 2,992,402,000 2,015,983,000 1,949,697,000 1,899,599,000 1,864,984,000 1,849,737,000 1,801,552,000 1,800,037,000 1,875,636,000 1,717,190,000 1,420,232,000 1,523,467,000 1,509,592,000 1,353,416,000 1,621,439,000 1,124,721,000 1,115,853,000 1,092,465,000 1,366,020,000 1,354,641,000 1,156,352,000 1,001,442,000 852,338,000 779,411,000 685,666,000 699,177,000 701,143,000 579,690,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
                                                  
        current liabilities:
                                                  
        current maturities of long-term debt
      25,750,000 23,875,000 22,500,000 22,500,000 22,500,000 22,500,000 22,500,000 20,500,000 20,750,000 20,750,000 20,750,000 20,750,000 20,750,000 20,750,000 20,750,000 20,750,000 20,750,000 17,500,000 17,500,000 17,500,000 17,500,000 17,500,000 17,500,000 17,500,000 17,500,000 17,500,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 7,185,000 7,185,000 7,185,000 7,185,000 7,185,000 7,185,000 7,185,000 5,100,000 5,100,000 5,100,000 5,100,000 5,100,000 5,100,000 
        accounts payable
      33,094,000 39,683,000 48,013,000 49,128,000 25,757,000 32,887,000 31,844,000 29,728,000 20,560,000 23,788,000 28,364,000 29,461,000 16,961,000 20,578,000 22,218,000 22,312,000 24,147,000 27,892,000 21,703,000 18,124,000 14,561,000 19,388,000 19,783,000 11,461,000 37,640,000 21,267,000 23,037,000 16,277,000 23,060,000 30,428,000 23,400,000 16,268,000 15,664,000 28,648,000 12,826,000 18,532,000 13,278,000 28,507,000 14,415,000 11,992,000 10,090,000 23,950,000 14,695,000 11,754,000 
        accrued expenses
      68,789,000 75,371,000 61,159,000 57,768,000 61,538,000 67,895,000 66,530,000 56,898,000 43,709,000 66,299,000 56,430,000 44,752,000 47,014,000 66,993,000 54,302,000 55,993,000 63,784,000 51,714,000 33,042,000 25,367,000 25,145,000 22,042,000 25,669,000 19,767,000 21,063,000 31,623,000 25,737,000 22,558,000 23,679,000 32,384,000 26,764,000 14,715,000 14,787,000 18,590,000 13,357,000 12,215,000 10,263,000 19,190,000 10,207,000 9,100,000 9,853,000 13,667,000 8,358,000 9,804,000 
        equipment deposits
      7,414,000 10,165,000 11,177,000 7,860,000 2,489,000 1,851,000 10,345,000 5,138,000 7,594,000 4,506,000 13,933,000 12,098,000 12,851,000 8,443,000 32,020,000 22,861,000 12,966,000 6,036,000 20,889,000 7,483,000 174,000 795,000 1,522,000 3,832,000 5,394,000 3,008,000 8,566,000 7,376,000 12,502,000 7,908,000 11,449,000 9,001,000 14,283,000 6,498,000 8,121,000 7,560,000 10,739,000 2,170,000 3,978,000 4,519,000 5,253,000 5,587,000 7,498,000 2,805,000 
        deferred revenue, current
      86,373,000 58,593,000 65,219,000 77,309,000 80,755,000 62,111,000 67,517,000 76,052,000 77,263,000 59,591,000 64,352,000 72,210,000 73,249,000 53,759,000 56,159,000 63,446,000 64,178,000 28,351,000 31,120,000 34,773,000 35,909,000 26,691,000 23,921,000 32,147,000 53,593,000 27,596,000 24,638,000 27,076,000 25,920,000 23,488,000 21,959,000 23,186,000 20,842,000 19,083,000 17,124,000 20,271,000 18,226,000 17,780,000 17,084,000 20,619,000 15,477,000 14,717,000 12,362,000 17,797,000 
        payable pursuant to tax benefit arrangements, current
      55,508,000 55,518,000 49,672,000 55,044,000 55,556,000 55,556,000 48,553,000 49,181,000 41,294,000 41,294,000 38,193,000 41,392,000 31,940,000 31,940,000 31,482,000 35,894,000 20,302,000 20,302,000 12,456,000 9,190,000   8,027,000 30,912,000 26,468,000 26,468,000 25,506,000 25,506,000 24,765,000 24,765,000 25,578,000   31,062,000           
        other current liabilities
      54,810,000 49,285,000 40,091,000 40,581,000 38,858,000 39,695,000 39,001,000 34,629,000 35,331,000 35,101,000 50,019,000 53,751,000 47,458,000 42,067,000 41,208,000 42,300,000 44,876,000 24,815,000 23,475,000 22,642,000 21,900,000 25,479,000 20,497,000 18,959,000 18,506,000 18,016,000 15,780,000 14,519,000 12,519,000 430,000 456,000 436,000 493,000 474,000 438,000 565,000 536,000 369,000 222,000 313,000 253,000 212,000 682,000 148,000 
        total current liabilities
      331,738,000 312,490,000 300,444,000 310,190,000 287,453,000 282,495,000 286,290,000 272,126,000 246,501,000 251,329,000 272,846,000 274,414,000 250,223,000 244,530,000 258,139,000 263,556,000 326,003,000 176,610,000 160,185,000 135,079,000 115,189,000 111,895,000 120,365,000 134,578,000 180,164,000 145,478,000 135,921,000 125,424,000 134,475,000 131,403,000 125,024,000 96,442,000 104,394,000 112,030,000 86,546,000 90,815,000 71,510,000 83,273,000 66,343,000 62,998,000 51,896,000 66,252,000 61,008,000 49,247,000 
        long-term debt
      2,453,337,000 2,458,379,000 2,135,129,000 2,139,418,000 2,143,718,000 2,148,029,000 2,152,276,000 2,156,551,000 1,959,032,000 1,962,874,000 1,966,682,000 1,970,487,000 1,974,303,000 1,978,131,000 1,982,158,000 1,985,730,000 1,989,533,000 1,665,273,000 1,668,054,000 1,670,831,000 1,673,622,000 1,676,426,000 1,679,191,000 1,681,953,000 1,684,727,000 1,687,505,000 1,155,049,000 1,156,792,000 1,158,483,000 1,160,127,000 1,161,712,000 693,957,000 695,264,000 696,576,000 697,876,000 699,175,000 700,672,000 702,003,000 477,067,000 477,969,000 478,875,000 479,779,000 498,450,000 499,725,000 
        lease liabilities, net of current portion
      406,984,000 419,120,000 417,624,000 432,950,000 433,151,000 405,324,000 408,588,000 401,405,000 390,399,000 381,589,000 379,810,000 346,900,000 336,024,000 341,843,000 341,961,000 351,462,000 346,695,000 197,682,000 183,942,000 175,934,000 166,350,000 167,910,000 165,372,000 154,501,000 148,006,000 152,920,000 127,646,000 113,748,000 114,470,000                
        deferred revenue, net of current portion
      29,133,000 29,657,000 30,167,000 30,752,000 31,163,000 31,990,000 33,578,000 34,114,000 33,820,000 32,047,000 32,670,000 32,790,000 33,071,000 33,152,000 32,793,000 33,032,000 32,607,000 33,428,000 31,641,000 31,900,000 32,203,000 32,587,000 33,002,000 33,585,000 34,193,000 34,458,000 31,532,000 29,648,000 27,652,000 26,374,000 25,916,000 23,255,000 22,942,000 8,440,000 8,180,000 7,746,000 8,445,000 8,351,000 8,472,000 8,456,000 10,277,000 12,016,000 12,033,000 9,308,000 
        deferred tax liabilities
      1,076,000 1,177,000 620,000 1,250,000 1,323,000 1,386,000 1,566,000 1,599,000 1,666,000 1,644,000 1,397,000 1,399,000 1,459,000 1,471,000 965,000 886,000 910,000  724,000 767,000 821,000 881,000 1,194,000 1,562,000 1,139,000 1,116,000 2,067,000 1,874,000 1,798,000 2,303,000 1,730,000 1,389,000 1,379,000 1,629,000 751,000 1,142,000 1,052,000 1,238,000 1,275,000 1,167,000     
        payable pursuant to tax benefit arrangements, net of current portion
      360,273,000 360,273,000 363,429,000 358,569,000 411,276,000 411,360,000 428,858,000 424,107,000 456,700,000 454,368,000 451,569,000 433,608,000 464,840,000 462,525,000 474,032,000 474,130,000 504,016,000 507,805,000 485,906,000 486,953,000 496,143,000 488,200,000 447,979,000 438,105,000 442,243,000 400,748,000 407,884,000 408,099,000 424,725,000 404,468,000 405,577,000   400,298,000           
        other liabilities
      4,892,000 5,677,000 5,153,000 4,304,000 3,702,000 4,497,000 4,139,000 3,968,000 3,891,000 4,833,000 4,803,000 4,598,000 4,224,000 4,498,000 4,314,000 4,298,000 3,576,000 3,030,000 2,650,000 2,505,000 2,334,000 2,511,000 2,368,000 2,453,000 2,333,000 2,719,000 2,250,000 2,254,000 2,031,000 1,447,000 1,331,000 1,350,000 4,379,000 4,302,000 4,111,000 4,786,000 5,271,000 5,225,000 489,000 484,000 484,000 484,000 483,000 482,000 
        total noncurrent liabilities
      3,255,695,000 3,274,283,000 2,952,122,000 2,967,243,000 3,024,333,000 3,002,586,000 3,029,005,000 3,021,744,000 2,845,508,000 2,837,355,000 2,836,931,000 2,789,782,000 2,813,921,000 2,821,620,000 2,836,223,000 2,849,538,000 2,877,337,000 2,482,218,000 2,447,917,000 2,443,890,000 2,446,473,000 2,443,515,000 2,404,106,000 2,387,159,000 2,387,641,000 2,279,466,000 1,726,428,000 1,712,415,000 1,729,159,000 1,604,802,000 1,606,563,000 1,119,527,000 1,133,893,000 1,117,372,000 1,419,113,000 1,420,581,000 1,272,866,000 1,132,924,000 757,337,000 697,822,000 626,509,000 634,005,000 654,337,000 514,523,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                  
        stockholders’ equity
                                                  
        class a common stock, 0.0001 par value...
      8,000  9,000 9,000 9,000  9,000 9,000 9,000                                    
        class b common stock, 0.0001 par value...
                                                  
        additional paid in capital
      625,604,000 623,333,000 618,939,000 615,040,000 612,196,000 609,115,000 602,948,000 594,049,000 581,332,000 575,631,000 570,397,000 564,170,000 555,267,000 505,144,000 534,365,000 529,026,000 479,535,000 63,428,000 53,970,000 50,917,000 48,275,000 45,673,000 40,671,000 38,900,000 36,460,000 29,820,000 27,240,000 24,495,000 22,576,000 19,732,000 17,237,000 14,744,000 13,011,000 12,118,000 11,693,000 10,629,000 23,087,000 34,467,000 14,825,000 7,981,000 577,000 352,000 122,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      -605,000 1,311,000 1,121,000 1,010,000 -1,352,000 -2,348,000 220,000 -1,096,000 -435,000 172,000    -448,000 -626,000 -110,000 97,000 12,000 12,000 56,000 38,000 27,000 -38,000 -57,000 -306,000 303,000 189,000 251,000 148,000  256,000           -1,710,000 -1,888,000 -1,529,000 
        accumulated deficit
      -1,107,227,000 -1,107,429,000 -814,832,000 -774,753,000 -830,743,000 -822,156,000 -869,309,000 -910,626,000 -677,321,000 -691,461,000 -726,800,000 -765,815,000 -706,017,000 -703,717,000 -737,399,000 -714,297,000 -692,340,000 -708,804,000 -714,544,000 -731,987,000 -745,997,000 -751,578,000 -760,268,000 -757,139,000 -727,946,000 -736,587,000 -466,032,000 -333,870,000 -368,714,000 -394,410,000 -118,964,000 -94,348,000 -120,245,000 -130,966,000 -127,513,000 -142,864,000 -155,288,000 -164,062,000  -7,673,000 -11,805,000 -14,032,000 -17,376,000  
        total stockholders’ deficit attributable to planet fitness, inc.
      -482,220,000 -482,777,000 -194,763,000 -158,694,000 -219,890,000 -215,380,000 -266,132,000 -317,664,000 -96,415,000 -115,649,000    -199,012,000    -645,355,000    -705,869,000    -706,455,000                   
        non-controlling interests
      -572,000 -601,000 406,000 413,000 26,000 7,000 -982,000 -2,166,000 -2,816,000 -3,342,000 -7,852,000 -13,992,000 -7,471,000 -12,549,000 -44,455,000 -43,636,000 1,761,000 2,510,000 2,148,000 1,635,000 997,000 196,000 -3,293,000 -3,413,000 -386,000 -1,299,000 -3,523,000 -5,257,000 -8,062,000 -8,215,000 -8,687,000 -11,269,000 -14,840,000 -17,451,000 -22,816,000 -23,198,000 -54,559,000 -83,996,000 19,194,000 19,340,000 20,866,000 14,300,000 4,930,000  
        total stockholders’ deficit
      -482,792,000 -483,378,000 -194,357,000 -158,281,000 -219,864,000 -215,373,000 -267,114,000 -319,830,000 -99,231,000 -118,991,000 -164,930,000 -215,961,000 -158,579,000 -211,561,000 -248,106,000 -229,008,000 -210,938,000 -642,845,000 -658,405,000 -679,370,000 -696,678,000 -705,673,000 -722,919,000 -721,700,000 -692,169,000 -707,754,000 -442,117,000                  
        total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
      3,104,641,000 3,103,395,000  3,119,152,000 3,091,922,000 3,069,708,000 3,048,181,000 2,974,040,000 2,992,778,000 2,969,693,000 2,944,847,000 2,848,235,000 2,905,565,000 2,854,589,000 2,846,256,000 2,884,086,000 2,992,402,000 2,015,983,000 1,949,697,000 1,899,599,000 1,864,984,000 1,849,737,000 1,801,552,000 1,800,037,000 1,875,636,000 1,717,190,000 1,420,232,000                  
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses of 24,424 and 18,834 as of december 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
       69,700,000                                           
        class a common stock, .0001 par value...
       8,000    9,000    9,000                                   
        class b common stock, .0001 par value...
                                                  
        income tax receivable and prepayments
        9,646,000 7,788,000   4,773,000 5,790,000                                     
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses of 23,923 and 18,834 as of september 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
        70,431,000                                          
        restricted liabilities - national advertising fund
        2,613,000                                    2,455,000      
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
        3,058,209,000                                          
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses of 23,437 and 18,834 as of june 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
         70,896,000                                         
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses of 19,126 and 18,834 as of march 31, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
          75,257,000                                        
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses of 18,834 and 17,689 as of december 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
           75,650,000                                       
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses of 18,538 and 17,689 as of september 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
            75,078,000                                      
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses of 18,246 and 17,689 as of june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
             75,599,000                                     
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses of 18,164 and 17,689 as of march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
              76,360,000                                    
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses of 17,689 and 14,957 as of december 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
               77,507,000                                   
        income tax receivables
                5,659,000 4,327,000 2,689,000  4,885,000 2,635,000 3,669,000  4,960,000 4,990,000 5,191,000  10,036,000                      
        investments, net of allowances for expected credit losses of 14,951 and 14,957 as of september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                46,037,000                                  
        restricted liabilities – national advertising fund
                805,000            3,446,000    657,000 112,000 30,000  3,418,000 73,000 78,000  3,008,000          
        class a common stock
                9,000 9,000 9,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000  
        class b common stock
                   1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                -684,000 -333,000 -367,000                   -385,000 -370,000 -648,000 -1,013,000 -1,332,000 -1,274,000 -1,174,000 -1,123,000 -1,067,000 -2,387,000    
        total stockholders’ deficit attributable to planet fitness inc.
                -157,078,000 -201,969,000 -151,108,000  -203,651,000 -185,372,000 -212,699,000  -660,553,000 -681,005,000 -697,675,000  -719,626,000 -718,287,000 -691,783,000  -438,594,000                  
        restricted assets – national advertising fund
                 9,918,000 13,387,000  1,773,000 12,804,000 22,569,000          657,000 5,208,000   3,418,000 73,000 78,000  3,014,000 859,000 2,502,000  2,455,000 1,656,000 5,300,000    
        investments, net of allowances for expected credit losses of 15,052 and 14,957 as of june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                 35,668,000                                 
        investments, net of allowances for expected credit losses of 15,212 and 14,957 as of march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                  25,085,000                                
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses of 14,957 and 17,462 as of december 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
                   25,122,000                               
        borrowings under variable funding notes
                      75,000,000  75,000,000 75,000,000 75,000,000 75,000,000 75,000,000 75,000,000 75,000,000                    
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses of 15,890 and 17,462 as of september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                    21,389,000                              
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses of 15,617 and 17,462 as of june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                     21,186,000                             
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses of 15,352 and 17,462 as of march 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                      21,083,000                            
        investments, net of allowance for expected credit losses of 17,462 and 0 as of december 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
                       18,760,000                           
        borrowings under 2018 variable funding notes
                       75,000,000                           
        deferred expenses – national advertising fund
                        1,162,000 8,362,000 13,721,000   7,942,000 10,363,000    6,530,000   1,648,000 4,596,000            
        investments
                        35,949,000 35,000,000 25,000,000                        
        other current assets
                             12,089,000 2,253,000  5,471,000 5,776,000 4,877,000  6,318,000 5,916,000 5,355,000  8,623,000 7,330,000 7,905,000  19,420,000 17,626,000 12,318,000 5,825,000 8,949,000 7,398,000 
        deferred rent, net of current portion
                                   10,083,000 10,297,000 7,700,000 6,907,000 6,127,000 5,289,000 5,166,000 5,213,000 5,108,000 4,878,000 4,799,000 4,665,000 4,554,000 4,373,000 4,291,000 
        liabilities and stockholders' deficit
                                                  
        stockholders' equity
                                                  
        total stockholders' deficit attributable to planet fitness inc.
                                 -309,115,000 -345,980,000  -101,461,000 -79,979,000 -107,594,000  -116,823,000 -133,557,000 -133,465,000   -749,000 -13,605,000    
        total stockholders' deficit
                                 -314,372,000 -354,042,000 -382,789,000 -110,148,000 -91,248,000 -122,434,000 -136,937,000 -139,639,000 -156,755,000 -188,024,000 -214,755,000       
        total liabilities and stockholders' deficit
                                 1,523,467,000 1,509,592,000 1,353,416,000 1,621,439,000 1,124,721,000 1,115,853,000 1,092,465,000 1,366,020,000 1,354,641,000 1,156,352,000 1,001,442,000       
        due from related parties
                                      3,060,000 3,020,000 2,984,000 2,925,000 2,914,000 2,864,000 97,000 973,000 1,005,000 4,940,000 4,708,000 644,000 
        restricted assets – naf
                                       499,000    3,074,000    1,962,000 5,018,000 1,696,000 
        restricted liabilities - naf
                                       490,000           
        stockholders' equity:
                                                  
        accumulated other comprehensive gain
                                   94,000               
        total stockholders' deficit attributable to planet fitness, inc.
                                   -374,574,000    -119,486,000    -130,759,000       
        payable to related parties pursuant to tax benefit arrangements, current
                                     25,578,000 31,062,000  24,487,000 24,487,000 11,283,000 8,072,000 8,916,000 7,389,000 5,870,000 3,019,000 3,022,000  
        payable to related parties pursuant to tax benefit arrangements, net of current portion
                                     391,876,000 403,022,000  702,906,000 702,566,000 552,213,000 410,999,000 265,156,000 204,947,000 132,208,000 137,172,000 138,989,000  
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                  
        due to related parties
                                            3,966,000 3,966,000     
        retained earnings
                                            -4,248,000      
        total stockholders' equity (deficit) attributable to planet fitness inc.
                                            9,464,000      
        total stockholders' equity
                                            28,658,000 18,591,000 7,261,000    
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                            852,338,000 779,411,000 685,666,000    
        notes receivable, current
                                                  
        notes receivable, net of current portion
                                                  
        liabilities and stockholders' deficit/members' equity
                                                  
        stockholders'/members' equity:
                                                  
        members’ equity
                                                 10,994,000 
        total stockholders' deficit attributable to planet fitness, inc./members' equity
                                               -15,380,000   
        total stockholders' deficit/members' equity
                                               -1,080,000 -14,202,000  
        total liabilities and stockholders' deficit/members' equity
                                               699,177,000 701,143,000  
        current maturities of obligations under capital leases
                                                70,000 143,000 
        restricted liabilities – naf
                                                5,018,000 1,696,000 
        taxes payable
                                                4,203,000  
        obligations under capital leases, net of current portion
                                                9,000 21,000 
        deferred tax liabilities – non current
                                                 696,000 
        stockholders' deficit/members' equity:
                                                  
        total stockholders' deficit attributable to planet fitness inc./members' equity
                                                -19,132,000  
        liabilities and equity
                                                  
        equity:
                                                  
        total equity attributable to pla-fit holdings, llc
                                                 9,465,000 
        noncontrolling interests in variable interest entities
                                                 6,455,000 
        total equity
                                                 15,920,000 
        total liabilities and equity
                                                 579,690,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 
                                                   
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                   
          net income
        51,796,000 60,707,000 59,183,000 58,295,000 42,079,000 47,563,000 42,395,000 49,312,000 34,973,000 36,763,000 41,324,000 44,179,000 24,769,000 36,332,000 30,677,000 25,071,000 18,376,000 6,284,000 18,632,000 15,016,000 6,190,000 9,682,000 -3,284,000 -31,985,000 10,383,000 34,255,000 29,692,000 39,827,000 31,639,000 28,778,000 20,472,000 30,419,000 23,493,000 829,000 18,902,000 18,004,000 17,866,000 21,947,000 14,863,000 18,092,000 16,345,000 17,240,000 738,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                   
          depreciation and amortization
        40,251,000 39,967,000 39,108,000 38,429,000 38,281,000 40,116,000 41,033,000 39,817,000 39,380,000 39,159,000 37,477,000 36,767,000 36,010,000 33,595,000 32,572,000 32,172,000 25,683,000 16,042,000 16,248,000 15,036,000 15,474,000 14,396,000 13,636,000 13,008,000 12,792,000 12,030,000 11,832,000 10,577,000 9,907,000 9,313,000 8,863,000 8,619,000 8,465,000 7,779,000 8,137,000 7,894,000 7,951,000 8,375,000 7,745,000 7,679,000 7,703,000 7,998,000 7,976,000 
          equity-based compensation expense
        2,981,000  2,994,000 3,507,000 2,631,000  3,118,000 1,872,000 975,000                                   
          deferred tax expense
        11,841,000 9,468,000 26,789,000 16,658,000 10,961,000 15,612,000 13,316,000 15,394,000 11,367,000 16,305,000 13,309,000 13,493,000 8,082,000 13,592,000 16,183,000 7,903,000 10,940,000 -11,246,000 5,564,000 4,473,000 2,737,000 14,719,000 -3,793,000 -7,839,000 4,126,000 5,959,000 6,812,000 6,689,000 2,165,000 4,279,000 6,354,000 8,391,000 4,909,000 351,078,000 6,755,000 9,291,000 5,298,000 4,544,000 4,359,000 5,349,000 1,354,000 6,276,000  
          amortization of deferred financing costs
        1,536,000 1,387,000 1,336,000 1,325,000 1,314,000 1,378,000 1,350,000 1,288,000 1,346,000 1,378,000 1,383,000 1,371,000 1,360,000 1,385,000 1,374,000 1,386,000 1,369,000 1,593,000 1,598,000 1,584,000 1,571,000 1,610,000 1,614,000 1,600,000 1,587,000 1,440,000 1,350,000 1,308,000 1,356,000 1,359,000 1,068,000 489,000 484,000 496,000 497,000 477,000 465,000 430,000 373,000 370,000 371,000 526,000 384,000 
          accretion of marketable securities discount
        -131,000 -228,000 -272,000 -349,000 -488,000 -649,000 -779,000 -1,008,000 -871,000 -1,049,000 -1,280,000                                 
          losses from equity-method investments, net of tax
        874,000 835,000 572,000 628,000 805,000 844,000 782,000 1,216,000 1,200,000                                   
          dividends accrued on held-to-maturity investment
        -603,000 -604,000 -594,000 -578,000 -561,000 -562,000 -553,000 -537,000 -528,000                                   
          credit loss on held-to-maturity investment
        502,000 501,000 486,000 4,311,000 292,000 296,000 292,000 82,000 475,000                                   
          gain on re-measurement of tax benefit arrangement liability
          -475,000 -1,210,000 -84,000  575,000 -987,000 -362,000                                   
          gain on insurance proceeds
         -1,000 1,000 -1,461,000                                       
          other
        -697,000 304,000 -360,000 526,000 -316,000 1,142,000 -259,000 438,000 -41,000 -527,000 184,000 88,000 -139,000 196,000 1,000 118,000 -53,000 -21,000 81,000 -93,000 11,000 -401,000 -527,000 -559,000 993,000                   
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                   
          accounts receivable
        29,404,000 -258,000 2,737,000 -33,743,000 38,490,000 -29,016,000 -7,823,000 -17,704,000 18,084,000 -5,325,000 10,867,000 -26,400,000 25,619,000 -11,700,000 -11,361,000 -10,531,000 14,415,000 -16,125,000 4,315,000 -8,422,000 9,428,000 -4,535,000 1,229,000 5,508,000 21,409,000 -13,674,000 314,000 -7,567,000 20,032,000 -12,845,000 -11,359,000 3,644,000 18,637,000 -21,580,000 -443,000 -317,000 11,859,000 -12,652,000 -2,887,000 -1,079,000 8,864,000 -9,244,000 1,478,000 
          inventory
        2,811,000 -541,000 -2,635,000 -2,373,000 4,172,000 -1,283,000 343,000 -257,000 -287,000 2,869,000 -690,000 -1,846,000 266,000 -1,041,000 -1,186,000 -1,296,000 -589,000 2,944,000 -2,901,000 -730,000 6,000 1,333,000 971,000 43,000 -1,943,000 1,735,000 -99,000 931,000 1,677,000 1,020,000 -2,949,000 863,000 -1,364,000 -2,143,000 898,000 -116,000 471,000 -1,043,000 134,000 583,000 3,081,000 -1,782,000 -2,008,000 
          other assets and other current assets
        1,603,000 -17,508,000 6,981,000 -6,268,000 868,000 -13,520,000 8,048,000 131,000 -6,444,000 2,651,000 -6,153,000 2,421,000 2,010,000 -4,585,000 7,116,000 -2,161,000 -5,522,000 -1,359,000 3,559,000 2,351,000 3,708,000 8,688,000 4,959,000 -16,073,000 -250,000 1,430,000 4,660,000 -6,640,000 -2,648,000 806,000 8,081,000 -1,768,000 -1,341,000 -568,000 826,000 -1,052,000 -2,187,000 -6,309,000 1,439,000 1,558,000 -4,632,000 -5,157,000 24,000 
          restricted assets - national advertising fund
        -15,380,000  11,636,000 7,647,000 -16,670,000  11,900,000 5,677,000 -17,945,000   3,469,000 -13,387,000  11,031,000 9,765,000 -22,569,000                           
          accounts payable and accrued expenses
        -12,337,000 10,660,000 -5,045,000 15,251,000 -13,934,000 8,494,000 12,120,000 15,228,000 -18,530,000 6,513,000 5,939,000 6,501,000 -19,928,000 7,800,000 -2,572,000 -12,665,000 -7,284,000 21,515,000 9,515,000 7,575,000 -7,677,000 210,000 11,206,000 -28,735,000 6,381,000 6,671,000 7,892,000 -6,191,000 -14,640,000 12,080,000 19,310,000 -126,000 -16,758,000 21,195,000 -2,841,000 7,100,000 -21,244,000 17,600,000 3,759,000 2,271,000 -16,202,000 12,008,000 1,419,000 
          other liabilities and other current liabilities
        -724,000 -309,000 754,000 491,000 -918,000 222,000 -42,000 -151,000 -548,000 -14,961,000 -1,457,000 3,405,000 4,907,000 6,908,000 -497,000 1,190,000 1,035,000 477,000 185,000 151,000 -3,876,000 3,923,000 -1,011,000 1,721,000 -249,000 177,000 -267,000 1,563,000 214,000 34,000 39,000 -2,991,000 83,000 254,000 -691,000 -221,000 188,000 2,777,000 -34,000 -26,000 30,000 42,000 15,000 
          income taxes
        6,661,000 5,617,000 -366,000 -9,720,000 4,967,000 1,960,000 1,079,000 -4,575,000 1,943,000 2,287,000 -1,472,000 -1,368,000 2,736,000 439,000 -2,175,000 -561,000 625,000 1,750,000 39,000 118,000 295,000 -2,576,000 2,600,000 -3,170,000 -1,315,000 3,184,000 1,060,000 219,000 1,768,000 -834,000 897,000 -1,767,000 1,898,000 -1,565,000 -1,056,000 -716,000 310,000 1,550,000 -1,721,000 -3,508,000 -2,314,000   
          payments pursuant to tax benefit arrangements
        -10,000 -1,510,000 -38,000   -16,160,000                                     
          equipment deposits
        -2,751,000 -1,031,000 3,315,000 5,372,000 637,000 -8,488,000 5,203,000 -2,456,000 3,088,000 -9,432,000 1,841,000 -754,000 4,408,000 -23,592,000 9,211,000 9,969,000 6,869,000 -14,864,000 13,411,000 7,309,000 -621,000 -726,000 -2,310,000 -1,562,000 2,386,000 -5,558,000 1,190,000 -5,126,000 4,594,000 -3,540,000 2,447,000 -5,281,000 7,784,000 -1,623,000 561,000 -3,179,000 8,569,000 -1,808,000 -541,000 -734,000 -334,000 -1,911,000 4,693,000 
          deferred revenue
        27,298,000 -7,189,000 -9,908,000 -4,035,000 17,805,000 -6,777,000 -9,101,000 -866,000 19,519,000 -5,486,000 -7,885,000 -2,082,000 19,395,000 -2,102,000 -6,277,000 2,477,000 15,306,000 -1,134,000 -3,836,000 -1,483,000 8,802,000 2,210,000 -8,872,000 -22,172,000 25,992,000 5,349,000 -528,000 2,963,000 3,668,000 2,096,000 1,315,000 2,693,000 3,536,000 2,234,000 -2,784,000 1,299,000 527,000 612,000 -3,496,000 3,323,000 -1,091,000 2,368,000 -2,604,000 
          leases
        2,596,000 2,273,000 1,713,000 2,598,000 5,001,000 3,640,000 4,300,000 2,767,000 2,071,000 2,819,000 4,317,000 724,000 -379,000 1,633,000 560,000                             
          net cash from operating activities
        147,521,000 109,060,000 131,467,000 43,967,000 133,927,000 49,131,000 126,794,000 78,216,000 89,732,000 63,334,000 109,590,000 59,420,000 97,910,000 49,781,000 80,163,000 52,253,000 58,010,000 39,799,000 75,224,000 50,743,000 23,523,000 33,253,000 10,869,000 -86,106,000 73,122,000 51,574,000 70,233,000 24,570,000 57,934,000 40,513,000 65,392,000 30,360,000 48,134,000 37,993,000 30,030,000 32,526,000 30,472,000 33,079,000 25,652,000 34,824,000 15,262,000 25,090,000 19,937,000 
          capital expenditures
        -25,501,000 -50,093,000 -54,776,000 -35,746,000 -23,055,000 -42,093,000 -48,623,000 -38,034,000 -26,311,000 -51,350,000 -39,493,000 -22,146,000 -22,997,000 -34,919,000 -23,715,000 -17,551,000 -23,872,000 -22,283,000 -12,396,000 -13,036,000 -6,359,000 -15,841,000 -15,558,000 -12,051,000 -9,110,000 -20,752,000 -18,213,000 -11,454,000 -7,471,000 -22,259,000 -10,465,000 -6,100,000 -2,036,000 -14,493,000 -9,102,000 -8,791,000 -5,336,000 -6,111,000 -4,779,000 -3,622,000 -865,000 -5,658,000 -5,292,000 
          free cash flows
        122,020,000 58,967,000 76,691,000 8,221,000 110,872,000 7,038,000 78,171,000 40,182,000 63,421,000 11,984,000 70,097,000 37,274,000 74,913,000 14,862,000 56,448,000 34,702,000 34,138,000 17,516,000 62,828,000 37,707,000 17,164,000 17,412,000 -4,689,000 -98,157,000 64,012,000 30,822,000 52,020,000 13,116,000 50,463,000 18,254,000 54,927,000 24,260,000 46,098,000 23,500,000 20,928,000 23,735,000 25,136,000 26,968,000 20,873,000 31,202,000 14,397,000 19,432,000 14,645,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                   
          additions to property and equipment
        -25,501,000 -50,093,000 -54,776,000 -35,746,000 -23,055,000 -42,093,000 -48,623,000 -38,034,000 -26,311,000 -51,350,000 -39,493,000 -22,146,000 -22,997,000 -34,919,000 -23,715,000 -17,551,000 -23,872,000 -22,283,000 -12,396,000 -13,036,000 -6,359,000 -15,841,000 -15,558,000 -12,051,000 -9,110,000 -20,752,000 -18,213,000 -11,454,000 -7,471,000 -22,259,000 -10,465,000 -6,100,000 -2,036,000 -14,493,000 -9,102,000 -8,791,000 -5,336,000 -6,111,000 -4,779,000 -3,622,000 -865,000 -5,658,000 -5,292,000 
          insurance proceeds for property and equipment
         2,053,000                                       
          payment of deferred consideration for acquired clubs
          15,000 -60,000 -1,479,000                                       
          purchases of marketable securities
        -36,395,000 -37,740,000 -36,443,000 -39,624,000 -42,334,000 -38,590,000 -42,903,000 -39,008,000 -34,922,000 -48,278,000 -35,393,000                                 
          maturities of marketable securities
        35,340,000 35,268,000 34,355,000 35,205,000 36,749,000 22,750,000 33,083,000 25,250,000 22,589,000 42,500,000                                  
          issuance of promissory notes to related parties
        -20,647,000                                           
          other investing activities
            -33,000                                       
          net cash from investing activities
        -47,203,000 -54,123,000 -35,079,000 -42,863,000 -28,099,000 -60,400,000 -57,875,000 -51,792,000 -38,644,000 -92,076,000 -46,894,000 -178,024,000 -22,997,000 -37,368,000 -2,895,000 -16,597,000 -449,706,000 -24,144,000 -12,378,000 -23,035,000 -31,359,000 -15,841,000 -15,445,000 -12,017,000 -8,975,000 -58,539,000 -18,483,000 -26,222,000 -7,450,000 -22,259,000 -27,652,000 -6,006,000 -30,499,000 -13,979,000 -8,936,000 -8,791,000 -5,336,000 -5,830,000 -4,519,000 -3,500,000 -845,000 -5,407,000 -5,283,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                   
          repayment of long-term debt
        -4,563,000 -414,687,000 -5,625,000    -3,626,000          -634,250,000 -4,375,000 -4,375,000 -4,375,000 -4,375,000 -4,375,000 -4,375,000 -4,375,000 -4,375,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -705,877,000 -1,796,000 -1,796,000 -1,797,000 -1,796,000 -1,796,000 -1,796,000 -1,796,000 -1,275,000 -1,275,000 -1,275,000 -11,275,000 -1,275,000 
          payment of deferred financing and other debt-related costs
        -141,000           -225,000 242,000 -2,000 -16,191,000             58,000          
          proceeds from issuance of class a common stock
        613,000 374,000 301,000 522,000 655,000 4,654,000 7,413,000 9,358,000 450,000 585,000 203,000 1,624,000 6,748,000 146,000 103,000 151,000 525,000 7,270,000 338,000 234,000 344,000 690,000 298,000 1,092,000 491,000   913,000 607,000     308,000 146,000         
          repurchase and retirement of class a common stock
        -51,105,000 -350,347,000 -97,941,000 -2,076,000 -50,009,000 -280,200,000 -20,005,000 -100,025,000 -25,005,000 -1,000 -50,015,000           -300,221,000    -300,293,000              
          principal payments on capital lease obligations
        -45,000 -56,000 -42,000 -20,000 -31,000 2,000 -28,000 -36,000 -36,000 -41,000 -45,000 -51,000 -56,000 -61,000 -75,000 -80,000 -52,000 -36,000 -42,000 -51,000 -53,000 -47,000 -34,000 -43,000 -41,000 -34,000 -32,000 -15,000 -12,000 -12,000 -12,000 -12,000 -11,000     -9,000 -12,000 -13,000 -12,000 -33,000 -85,000 
          distributions paid to members of pla-fit holdings
        -365,000  -190,000 -982,000 -349,000  -1,613,000 -1,514,000 -218,000  -480,000 -2,630,000 -1,106,000                               
          net cash from financing activities
        -55,606,000 -28,509,000 -103,497,000 -10,730,000 -55,359,000 -3,448,000 2,146,000 -78,696,000 -24,997,000 -5,031,000 -5,510,000 -106,269,000 -24,607,000 -7,012,000 -55,854,000 -125,626,000 324,217,000 2,779,000 -4,604,000 -4,337,000 -4,084,000 -3,903,000 -4,222,000 -3,443,000 69,418,000 235,188,000 -162,453,000 -4,120,000 -4,267,000 -306,151,000 422,927,000 -3,537,000 -3,319,000 -4,213,000 -6,549,000 -5,617,000 -5,324,000 -52,746,000 -10,807,000 -13,932,000 -7,698,000 -16,693,000 -18,253,000 
          effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        -172,000 120,000 342,000 1,310,000 348,000 -2,158,000 723,000 -864,000 -315,000 543,000 -495,000 530,000 198,000 -79,000 -510,000 -425,000 206,000 33,000 -139,000 67,000 53,000 689,000 440,000 806,000 -1,640,000 321,000 -172,000 292,000 250,000 -610,000 195,000 -179,000 -250,000 12,000 201,000 167,000 31,000 -64,000 -36,000 4,000 119,000 -21,000 -88,000 
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        44,540,000 26,548,000 -6,767,000 -8,316,000 50,817,000 -16,875,000   25,776,000    50,504,000 5,322,000 20,904,000   18,467,000 58,103,000 23,438,000 -11,867,000 14,198,000 -8,358,000 -100,760,000 131,925,000 228,544,000 -110,875,000 -5,480,000 46,467,000 -288,507,000              
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
        411,956,000 349,674,000 322,121,000 472,499,000 603,941,000 515,800,000 478,795,000 320,139,000              
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
        456,496,000 26,548,000 -6,767,000 -8,316,000 400,491,000 -16,875,000 71,788,000 -53,136,000 347,897,000 -33,230,000 56,691,000 -224,343,000 523,003,000 5,322,000 20,904,000 -90,395,000 536,668,000 18,467,000 58,103,000 23,438,000 503,933,000 14,198,000 -8,358,000 -100,760,000 610,720,000 228,544,000 -110,875,000 -5,480,000 366,606,000 -288,507,000              
          supplemental cash flow information:
                                                   
          cash paid for interest
        21,485,000 25,243,000 24,937,000 25,002,000 25,065,000 37,135,000 12,904,000 20,649,000 20,165,000 20,220,000 20,271,000 20,320,000 20,373,000 20,426,000 20,478,000 23,183,000 16,874,000 18,638,000 18,695,000 18,742,000 18,794,000 18,879,000 19,026,000 18,956,000 18,768,000 13,378,000 13,412,000 13,446,000 13,477,000 18,609,000 3,220,000 8,649,000 8,146,000 7,781,000 7,747,000 8,033,000 7,857,000 7,115,000 5,708,000 5,664,000 5,815,000 6,157,000 6,237,000 
          net cash paid for income taxes
        329,000  1,129,000 17,996,000 289,000 824,000 2,080,000   864,000 1,631,000    1,719,000 1,223,000 130,000  794,000 567,000 322,000  164,000 84,000 2,071,000 940,000 2,531,000 5,051,000 1,479,000 1,239,000 848,000 2,823,000 106,000 -47,000 855,000 1,319,000 1,595,000 -1,081,000 2,150,000 1,635,000 4,336,000 1,729,000 817,000 
          non-cash investing activities:
                                                   
          non-cash additions to property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued expenses
        12,006,000  5,492,000 6,022,000 10,645,000  -199,000 7,245,000 11,400,000                                   
          equity-based compensation
                 1,580,000 1,533,000 2,744,000 2,049,000 1,126,000 1,341,000 2,751,000 2,850,000 2,538,000 2,218,000 2,610,000 1,439,000 1,213,000 1,071,000 1,546,000 947,000 1,261,000 1,286,000 964,000 1,315,000 1,342,000 1,450,000 1,689,000 998,000 731,000 788,000 632,000 380,000 355,000 413,000 384,000 576,000 230,000  
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                      1,583,000                        
          loss on re-measurement of tax benefit arrangement liability
                                                   
          gain on sale of corporate-owned clubs
                                                  
          payment of consideration for acquired clubs
                                                   
          proceeds from sale of corporate-owned clubs
                                                  
          issuance of note receivable, related party
                                                 
          other investments
                 -18,045,000 -10,000,000                                 
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                   900,000,000                        
          payment of share repurchase excise tax
                                                 
          distributions to members of pla-fit holdings
                                                   
          purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued expenses
                                                   
          fair value of clubs exchanged for equity-method investment
                                                   
          other investing activity
          144,000                                         
          loss on disposal of property and equipment
            56,000 -1,071,000 -503,000 36,000 867,000                 -75,000 -30,000   -80,000 -5,000 -103,000 650,000           
          repayment of long-term debt and variable funding notes
            -5,625,000    -5,188,000 -5,186,000 -5,188,000 -5,187,000 -5,188,000 -5,188,000 -5,187,000                             
          acquisitions of franchisees
                                                   
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment and insurance proceeds
                                                   
          proceeds from issuance of variable funding notes
                     75,000,000                           
          fair value of common stock issued as consideration for acquisition
                     393,730,000                           
          loss on reacquired franchise rights
                   1,160,000             10,000 350,000           
          acquisition of franchisees, net of cash acquired
                                                  
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment
                 97,000      27,000 18,000   113,000 34,000 135,000 25,000 30,000 33,000 21,000 62,000 94,000 40,000 514,000    281,000 260,000 122,000 20,000 251,000 9,000 
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                  56,691,000      -67,273,000                           
          net cash paid for (refund received) income taxes
                1,013,000                                   
          write-off of deferred financing costs
                                                 
          gain on sale of corporate-owned stores
                                                  
          proceeds from sale of corporate-owned stores
                                                  
          fair value of stores exchanged for equity-method investment
                                                   
          dividends accrued on investment
                  -511,000 -496,000 -483,000 -485,000 -477,000 -463,000 -451,000 -452,000                          
          equity losses of unconsolidated entities, net of tax
                  242,000 73,000 265,000 133,000 2,000                             
          gain on adjustment of allowance for credit losses on held-to-maturity investment
                      273,000 265,000 -2,110,000                           
          gain on re-measurement of tax benefit arrangement
                      -4,510,000 -83,000 -3,788,000  -348,000          42,000 -396,000  -541,000       
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions:
                                                   
          restricted liabilities (assets) - national advertising fund
                                                   
          payable pursuant to tax benefit arrangements
                                                 
          payment of financing and other debt-related costs
                                                   
          non-cash investing & financing activities:
                                                   
          non-cash additions to property and equipment
                  5,532,000 3,376,000 11,682,000 2,370,000 1,958,000 5,138,000 4,470,000 152,000 2,007,000 -3,919,000 7,419,000 -6,457,000 5,530,000 -220,000 2,319,000 -2,010,000 2,941,000 -2,255,000 4,151,000 3,234,000 145,000 1,619,000 453,000 379,000 -506,000 950,000 38,000 2,076,000 -99,000 56,000 170,000 -502,000  
          accrued taxes on share repurchases
                                                   
          loss on adjustment of allowance for credit losses on held-to-maturity investment
                   -160,000 255,000                               
          amortization of asset retirement obligations
                    95,000    17,000  17,000 59,000 -21,000  15,000 26,000 7,000  10,000 -53,000 221,000               
          acquisition of franchises, net of cash acquired
                      894,000 -425,834,000                           
          net (refund received) cash paid for income taxes
                    -1,016,000                               
          loss on re-measurement of tax benefit arrangement
                             -5,447,000 -502,000 1,328,000 -214,000 1,479,000 3,373,000               
          credit loss expense on held-to-maturity investment
                                                   
          investments
                         -10,000,000 -25,000,000                       
          dividend equivalent paid to members of pla-fit holdings
                                                   
          net cash paid (refund received) for income taxes
                                                   
          distributions to continuing llc members
                       -1,208,000 -815,000  -525,000    -58,000 -1,600,000  -1,757,000 -1,900,000 -1,842,000  -1,866,000 -1,769,000 -1,734,000  -3,716,000 -2,450,000 -3,142,000  -9,599,000 -11,061,000 -6,411,000   
          equity loss of unconsolidated entities, net of tax
                        238,000                           
          leases and deferred rent
                        -90,000  337,000 -143,000 126,000  391,000 110,000 774,000  37,000 -43,000 60,000               
          amortization of favorable leases and asset retirement obligations
                                     95,000 94,000 93,000 93,000 74,000 76,000 90,000 94,000 95,000 99,000 99,000 99,000 98,000 145,000 
          provision for bad debts
                            -29,000 -17,000 5,000 -33,000 74,000 23,000 -12,000 2,000 11,000 16,000 6,000 -14,000 -63,000 16,000 1,000 27,000 15,000 31,000 6,000 7,000 120,000 1,000 
          gain on disposal of property and equipment
                                        198,000 -34,000   -167,000 -182,000 21,000 -186,000 -197,000 -9,000 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                   
          deferred rent
                                     -157,000 2,562,000 741,000 853,000 838,000 116,000 139,000 106,000 253,000 97,000 197,000 85,000 172,000 88,000 
          acquisitions of franchises
                                                   
          purchase of intellectual property
                                                  
          national advertising fund
                          7,200,000 5,359,000 -13,721,000  11,387,000 2,422,000 -10,363,000   1,404,000 -6,500,000   2,952,000 -4,586,000           
          proceeds from borrowings under variable funding notes
                              75,000,000                   
          dividend equivalent payments
                              -53,000 -117,000 -57,000  -91,000 -118,000 -20,000  -743,000 -118,000 -20,000  -1,183,000 -119,000 -20,000       
          amortization and settlement of interest rate caps
                                                   
          due from related parties
                                                   
          acquisition of franchises
                                     -17,249,000 -28,503,000           
          third party debt refinancing expense
                                                 
          premiums paid for interest rate caps
                                         -366,000      
          amortization of favorable leases
                                                   
          amortization of interest rate caps
                                      724,000 251,000 195,000 203,000 598,000 522,000 432,000 338,000 238,000 146,000 75,000   
          due to and due from related parties
                                  117,000 -192,000 -269,000  -201,000 3,210,000 165,000  -291,000    963,000     
          exercise of stock options and espp proceeds
                                                   
          payable to related parties pursuant to tax benefit arrangements
                                             -3,894,000 -2,113,000   
          repurchase and retirement of class b common stock
                                                 
          dividend paid to holders of class a common stock
                                                   
          non-cash financing activities:
                                                   
          non-cash dividend equivalent payments
                                                   
          exercise of stock options
                                      706,000 158,000 242,000           
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                       20,638,000 14,066,000 19,813,000 14,746,000 18,285,000 19,843,000 -25,561,000 10,290,000 17,396,000 6,838,000 2,969,000 -3,687,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
                                       113,080,000 40,393,000 31,430,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
                                       20,638,000 127,146,000 19,813,000 14,746,000 18,285,000 60,236,000 -25,561,000 10,290,000 17,396,000 38,268,000 2,969,000 -3,687,000 
          proceeds from issuance of class a common stock sold in initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions
                                                  
          use of proceeds from issuance of class a common stock to purchase holdings units
                                                  
          notes receivable and due from related parties
                                            -99,000    3,544,000 -322,000 2,574,000 
          payments to related parties pursuant to tax benefit arrangements
                                                   
          distributions to variable interest entities
                                                   
          non-cash consideration for acquisition of franchises
                                                   
          non-cash distributions to members
                                                   
          exercise of common stock options
                                                   
          unsettled distributions to members
                                                   
          gain on decrease in tax benefit arrangement
                                                   
          net repayments on line of credit
                                                   
          contributions from variable interest entities
                                                   
          unrealized gain on interest rate swaps
                                                   
          state income taxes
                                                  538,000 
          deferred tax benefit
                                                   
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
                                                   
          distributions to members