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Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Impact of Corrections on Affected Financial Statements (Consolidated Balance Sheet Line Items) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Selected Balance Sheet Data:        
Other assets $ 31,316us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent $ 35,890us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent    
Total assets 2,442,474us-gaap_Assets 2,577,410us-gaap_Assets    
Long-term debt 1,589,403us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 1,632,531us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent    
Deferred tax liabilities, net 31,760us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 25,670us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent    
Retained earnings 33,516us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 1,886us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit    
Total stockholders' equity 579,535us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 648,027us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 442,301us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 868,143us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 2,442,474us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 2,577,410us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity    
As Previously Reported [Member]        
Selected Balance Sheet Data:        
Other assets   40,753us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
   
Total assets   2,582,273us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
   
Long-term debt   1,627,183us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
   
Deferred tax liabilities, net   29,776us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
   
Retained earnings   7,991us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
   
Total stockholders' equity   654,132us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
   
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   2,582,273us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
   
Adjustments [Member]        
Selected Balance Sheet Data:        
Other assets   (4,863)us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember
   
Total assets   (4,863)us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember
   
Long-term debt   5,348us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember
   
Deferred tax liabilities, net   (4,106)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember
   
Retained earnings   (6,105)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember
   
Total stockholders' equity   (6,105)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember
   
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   (4,863)us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember
   
Scenario as Revised [Member]        
Selected Balance Sheet Data:        
Other assets   35,890us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= seas_ScenarioAsRevisedMember
   
Total assets   2,577,410us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= seas_ScenarioAsRevisedMember
   
Long-term debt   1,632,531us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= seas_ScenarioAsRevisedMember
   
Deferred tax liabilities, net   25,670us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= seas_ScenarioAsRevisedMember
   
Retained earnings   1,886us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= seas_ScenarioAsRevisedMember
   
Total stockholders' equity   648,027us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= seas_ScenarioAsRevisedMember
   
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 2,577,410us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= seas_ScenarioAsRevisedMember