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Equity-Based Compensation - Schedule of Activity Related to Stock Option Awards (Detail) (Long-Term Incentive Options [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 03, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Long-Term Incentive Options [Member]
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Options, granted 903,270us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_LongtermIncentiveOptionsMember
903,270us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_LongtermIncentiveOptionsMember
Options, Exercised   0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_LongtermIncentiveOptionsMember
Options, forfeited/expired   0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_LongtermIncentiveOptionsMember
Options, Outstanding, Ending Balance   903,270us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_LongtermIncentiveOptionsMember
Options, Exercisable at March 31, 2015   0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_LongtermIncentiveOptionsMember
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted $ 18.96us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_LongtermIncentiveOptionsMember
$ 18.96us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_LongtermIncentiveOptionsMember
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised   $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_LongtermIncentiveOptionsMember
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeited/expired   $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_LongtermIncentiveOptionsMember
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding, Ending Balance   $ 18.96us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_LongtermIncentiveOptionsMember
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable at March 31, 2015   $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_LongtermIncentiveOptionsMember
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Outstanding at March 31, 2015   9 years 10 months 24 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Exercisable at March 31, 2015     
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding at March 31, 2015   $ 3,965us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_LongtermIncentiveOptionsMember
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable at March 31, 2015   $ 0us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= seas_LongtermIncentiveOptionsMember